TY's President Page: Meet Andrew Sholes
Welcome to Temple Torat Yisrael. After being in Cranston, RI for over 60 years, we relocated to our beautifully landscaped 6 ½ acre campus at 1251 Middle Road, East Greenwich, RI in 2013. We constructed our new modern and spacious Synagogue building which offers all the amenities including a large sanctuary, paneled chapel, social hall, outdoor patio, double kosher kitchen, religious school multipurpose room and class rooms. The easterly glass walls of our sanctuary and social hall look out to a protected natural area.
Torat Yisrael offers varied spiritual services and programs. We have weekly Friday evening Shabbat services, and on Saturday mornings we alternate among traditional Shabbat morning service, family oriented Learn, Pray, Love Shabbat morning service and Torah at The Table which is a discussion of that Shabbat’s parsha led by Rabbi Aaron Philmus. The calendar on our website indicates which service is being offered for each week.
Torat Yisrael is a welcoming spiritual and social home for all our congregants. We are keenly aware that the needs of our congregants and those of potential congregants are ever changing. As a Congregation, we are ever changing. We are not the typical Conservative synagogue of yesteryear. Times have changed and so have we. We are always working to address the needs of all our Congregants including those of our young parents with school age children, our empty nesters and our seniors.
In July, 2014, we welcomed Rabbi Aaron Philmus as our new spiritual leader. He is a dynamic and enthusiastic Rabbi who will make you feel at ease and welcome whether you are a regular weekly worshiper or the occasional worshiper. He is an accomplished guitarist who incorporates music as an integral part of each service. Rabbi Philmus’s love for life and nature shines through his services. .
We offer family membership, head of household membership for a single or intermarried parent with children and single membership. Our Membership Committee chaired by Joy Weisbord is available to meet with you to explain our membership packages.
Torat Yisrael has a large and active religious school under the leadership of our Education Director, Dori Adler. We offer Sunday religious education from Pre K through Grade 7. We are constantly reviewing our curricula and teaching methods to make the religious school experience for each student an exciting learning experience while instilling the necessary educational requirements to be prepared for his/her Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
Torat Yisrael is going forward with new spiritual, educational and lay leadership this year. I am humbled to have been elected President and will do my best to continue to have Torat Yisrael remain a jewel in the community. I am excited that Rabbi Philmus has joined us as our spiritual leader. He brings many new dimensions to our services. He makes our services extra special through his music and commentary. I am thrilled to have Dori Adler as our Education Director. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge for Jewish education. I look forward to working with both of them. Torat Yisrael is on the move to be the most dynamic and exciting congregation in Rhode Island.
Torat Yisrael is a congregation that has brought prayer and teaching methods into the 21st Century while still retaining its traditions. If you are interested in joining a vibrant Congregation, please join us at one of our Shabbat services. For additional information, please contact me at president@toratyisrael.org.
Torat Yisrael offers varied spiritual services and programs. We have weekly Friday evening Shabbat services, and on Saturday mornings we alternate among traditional Shabbat morning service, family oriented Learn, Pray, Love Shabbat morning service and Torah at The Table which is a discussion of that Shabbat’s parsha led by Rabbi Aaron Philmus. The calendar on our website indicates which service is being offered for each week.
Torat Yisrael is a welcoming spiritual and social home for all our congregants. We are keenly aware that the needs of our congregants and those of potential congregants are ever changing. As a Congregation, we are ever changing. We are not the typical Conservative synagogue of yesteryear. Times have changed and so have we. We are always working to address the needs of all our Congregants including those of our young parents with school age children, our empty nesters and our seniors.
In July, 2014, we welcomed Rabbi Aaron Philmus as our new spiritual leader. He is a dynamic and enthusiastic Rabbi who will make you feel at ease and welcome whether you are a regular weekly worshiper or the occasional worshiper. He is an accomplished guitarist who incorporates music as an integral part of each service. Rabbi Philmus’s love for life and nature shines through his services. .
We offer family membership, head of household membership for a single or intermarried parent with children and single membership. Our Membership Committee chaired by Joy Weisbord is available to meet with you to explain our membership packages.
Torat Yisrael has a large and active religious school under the leadership of our Education Director, Dori Adler. We offer Sunday religious education from Pre K through Grade 7. We are constantly reviewing our curricula and teaching methods to make the religious school experience for each student an exciting learning experience while instilling the necessary educational requirements to be prepared for his/her Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
Torat Yisrael is going forward with new spiritual, educational and lay leadership this year. I am humbled to have been elected President and will do my best to continue to have Torat Yisrael remain a jewel in the community. I am excited that Rabbi Philmus has joined us as our spiritual leader. He brings many new dimensions to our services. He makes our services extra special through his music and commentary. I am thrilled to have Dori Adler as our Education Director. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge for Jewish education. I look forward to working with both of them. Torat Yisrael is on the move to be the most dynamic and exciting congregation in Rhode Island.
Torat Yisrael is a congregation that has brought prayer and teaching methods into the 21st Century while still retaining its traditions. If you are interested in joining a vibrant Congregation, please join us at one of our Shabbat services. For additional information, please contact me at president@toratyisrael.org.
