Welcome to the Shaar Shalom Library!  Our Library has been built up over the life of our congregation, with books purchased and donated to the shul for more than 50 years.  We currently have over 1,500 titles on topics ranging from Jewish fiction, the Holocaust, holidays, baking, history, art, kids’ books, religion, books in Hebrew and Yiddish and many more!  We also have books donated by family and friends to the Laura Hershorn Memorial Library, the Sylvia Hershorn Collection, the Leonia Falk Yiddish Collection and other rare books.  We have a section of books on death and dying and the grieving process from a Jewish perspective, and books for those involved in conversion to Judaism. 

The Library is overseen by a small group of volunteer members of the congregation, who look after it on behalf of the whole congregation, under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.  Look through our Library, and it’s like looking through the history of the Shaar – you’ll find many books with inscriptions that were donated on special occasions like bar and bat mitzvahs, birthdays, and other special occasions in the life of the shul.  Every Chanukah we have a book sale, bringing in new Jewish books from Bookmark and Woozles (we get 20% from the sale of these books), and selling some of our donated books that we can’t use. 

We also have copies of Philip Riteman’s biography, Millions of Souls, direct from his publisher – the Shaar makes 40% on the cover price of these books – if you would like a copy, please let us know.

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