About Temple Beth Sholom...
We are a liberal, conservative synagogue located in Hull, MA. We are five blocks from downtown and only two blocks from the beach. Our synagogue uses the Conservative Siddur, happily maintains a Kosher kitchen, and conducts a weekly Minyan.
Temple Beth Sholom is a beit Knesset, a house of assembly. It is here that we come together as a community for celebrations of family and sacred times. It is here that we congregate to break bread together, to enjoy cultural events, to labor for the welfare of the Congregation, and to discuss the issues facing the community.
Temple Beth Sholom is a bet midrash, a house of study. Within these walls, even as was envisioned when the cornerstone was laid, the children of the Jewish community come together to learn about their Jewish heritage, and observe that heritage, and to pass it on to their children and their children's children. And it is within these walls that adults, too, can come to learn (or relearn) their heritage, to connect (or reconnect) with the learning of Torah that is part and parcel of what has shaped the Jewish people for more than three millennia.
Temple Beth Sholom is a beit tefillah, a house of prayer. It is a place where the spiritual life so essential to Jewishness and the human condition can be pursued not only through learning, but in communing with the divine. Those who come and join can enter into dialogue with G-d, can meditate, can contemplate the divine and the link that binds Heaven and Earth and its inhabitants in a perpetual covenant that goes back to Sinai.
Temple Beth Sholom is a beit Knesset, a house of assembly. It is here that we come together as a community for celebrations of family and sacred times. It is here that we congregate to break bread together, to enjoy cultural events, to labor for the welfare of the Congregation, and to discuss the issues facing the community.
Temple Beth Sholom is a bet midrash, a house of study. Within these walls, even as was envisioned when the cornerstone was laid, the children of the Jewish community come together to learn about their Jewish heritage, and observe that heritage, and to pass it on to their children and their children's children. And it is within these walls that adults, too, can come to learn (or relearn) their heritage, to connect (or reconnect) with the learning of Torah that is part and parcel of what has shaped the Jewish people for more than three millennia.
Temple Beth Sholom is a beit tefillah, a house of prayer. It is a place where the spiritual life so essential to Jewishness and the human condition can be pursued not only through learning, but in communing with the divine. Those who come and join can enter into dialogue with G-d, can meditate, can contemplate the divine and the link that binds Heaven and Earth and its inhabitants in a perpetual covenant that goes back to Sinai.
Our History...
With roots dating back to 1938, what we now know as Temple Beth Sholom has been a pillar of the Hull community for almost a century.
On November 11, 1938, twenty-two Jewish families in town came together in an effort to form a group that would bring together the Jewish residents of the community. They came to call themselves the Hebrew Benevolent Association (HBA) and annual dues for membership were $2.00.
In early 1939, plans were made to create a Hebrew school, and by November of 1940, twenty-two children enrolled.
By the end of 1940, the HBA had started some of our current traditions, such as the Friday Night Shabbat Service and the Annual Chanukah Party.
In November of 1953, a new constitution was drafted and Temple Beth Sholom of Hull was officially created. By 1958, Temple Beth Sholom had over 600 families and plans to build a new facility were in place. In June of that year, the building site that is now 600 Nantasket Avenue was purchased. On January 24, 1960, the groundbreaking ceremony took place.
Finally, on July 9, 1961 the cornerstone of the current Temple Beth Sholom building was laid.
On November 11, 1938, twenty-two Jewish families in town came together in an effort to form a group that would bring together the Jewish residents of the community. They came to call themselves the Hebrew Benevolent Association (HBA) and annual dues for membership were $2.00.
In early 1939, plans were made to create a Hebrew school, and by November of 1940, twenty-two children enrolled.
By the end of 1940, the HBA had started some of our current traditions, such as the Friday Night Shabbat Service and the Annual Chanukah Party.
In November of 1953, a new constitution was drafted and Temple Beth Sholom of Hull was officially created. By 1958, Temple Beth Sholom had over 600 families and plans to build a new facility were in place. In June of that year, the building site that is now 600 Nantasket Avenue was purchased. On January 24, 1960, the groundbreaking ceremony took place.
Finally, on July 9, 1961 the cornerstone of the current Temple Beth Sholom building was laid.
Our Temple President: Patrick Guiney
Patrick Guiney is the new President of Temple Beth Sholom and he has been a Board member for many years prior to becoming President.
Patrick grew up in Illinois, moved to Massachusetts in 1988, and has been a Hull resident since 1990 with his wife, Harriet. He attended law school at New England Law and continues to work for Social Security. His family were members of Congregation Sha’aray Shalom in Hingham during the 1990’s, where Patrick also served as a Board member. His family joined Temple Beth Sholom around 2000 and they have been members since. He also has served as an elected member of Sustainable Greener Hull for a number of years .
Patrick grew up in Illinois, moved to Massachusetts in 1988, and has been a Hull resident since 1990 with his wife, Harriet. He attended law school at New England Law and continues to work for Social Security. His family were members of Congregation Sha’aray Shalom in Hingham during the 1990’s, where Patrick also served as a Board member. His family joined Temple Beth Sholom around 2000 and they have been members since. He also has served as an elected member of Sustainable Greener Hull for a number of years .