Temple Beth Shalom

21 East Foster Street, Melrose, MA (781) 665-4520

How good and pleasant it is for us to dwell together in harmony

Welcome!

Welcome to Temple Beth Shalom

Temple Beth Shalom is a warm and welcoming Jewish community based in Melrose, Massachusetts. We take pride in the fact that people who join our temple have told us they found a "home" at the congregation. We believe that the main purpose of a congregation is to provide a home for its members.

We work hard to create a spiritual home through the beauty of the Jewish religion, a community home through the many ways we try to connect people with each other, a fulfilling home through our many efforts over the years to support Melrose and its institutions via our social action and larger community outreach efforts.

R'tzei

Here is a clip of the TBS Choir rehearsing a wonderful rendition of R'tzei as composed by our talented member Jill Goldman.

Shalom School B'nai Mitzvah - Food Pantry

The Shalom School B'nai Mitzvah class project is to collect donated food and deliver it to the Melrose Food Pantry. Here is a short video of Jason Kawa delivering some of the food donated by TBS members to the food pantry.

Whats New?

The latest addition to the website is the Oneg Hosting information. This can be found under the Members Only menu item. Click on the Members Only menu item and login in to see the Oneg Hosting Schedule as well as the Oneg Instruction Sheet.

In addition, the songs and prayers recorded by Beth Purcell are now available under the Worship menu item.

And something that most people will find useful are ~40 of our common prayers in both Hebrew and English Transliteration. This can be found under the Shalom School menu item under the Resources link.

New! Jewish Holiday Happenings Family Program

Temple Beth Shalom of Melrose presents the brand new: Jewish Holiday Happenings Family Program!

Join other families with toddlers (siblings under age 8 welcomed) monthly for themed sessions which are filled with music, crafts, movement and fun! Click here to read more details about the program.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ellen Shore at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 781-665-4520 and leave a message.

Shalom School Teen Initiative

There is a new program at Temple Beth Shalom in Melrose and is open to teens from 8th Grade through 10th grade. SSTI will meet twice a month on Wednesday’s from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. We will begin with a social dinner followed by two hours of interactive programming.