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OUR STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot is a Reform Jewish community that provides a spiritual home guided by memory and mitzvah, committed to mentsch making and making meaning.

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OUR CLERGY

Learn more about Rabbi Steinberg, Rabbi DePaolo and Cantor Karlin.

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OUR HOME

SHM is our home and our family all at once! Learn more about why SHM is the place to be for you and your family in Orange County and beyond!

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WHO WE ARE: The 4 M’s

MEMORY
MEMORY

We use our collective Jewish memory to guide us on our paths. We pass our tradition from generation to generation and create new Jewish memories for those who come after us.

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MITZVAH
MITZVAH

We strive to create a community centered in kindness and serve as a place where people are inspired to perform Mitzvot as part of their very being, representing the best of humanity.

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MENTSCH MAKING
MENTSCH MAKING

We create a holy community, beginning with the walls of our synagogue and flowing outward, where everyone is special and has something unique to offer. We teach one another to be good, kind and caring.

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MAKING MEANING
MAKING MEANING

We treat each minute, from the classroom to the boardroom, as a gift from God to be used wisely. We search for meaning in all that we do. In times of joy and sadness, we commit to bringing a Jewish message to those moments, filling time with depth.

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