Live Friday Night Services at 7PM








Join Us for Friday Night Services at Sim Shalom's Universalist Online Synagogue.

Led by Rabbi and Cantor Steven Blane with our great Shabbat melodies played on piano by Rabbi Blane.

It doesn't get more "spiritual" than this! Casual attire is fine! 


Jewish Universalism

"Jewish Universalism" asserts that all people of all faiths are under the consideration and Love of God and that all paths to the divine are equally holy.

As such the concept of Or LaGoyim, a "light to the nations," which originates from the Prophet Isaiah, is not a mandate for the Jewish community to solely provide spiritual and moral guidance for the world- but rather to nurture partnerships with all the great traditions of Humankind. 

Regarding Chosenness, we reject any implied superiority of our tradition or the rejection of any other tradition. We affirm that God has chosen us- together with all humankind- to help repair and bring peace to the world.

Home

Welcome to Rabbi.net! Consider this website a gateway to exploring and understanding the evolution of Jewish Tradition, and our modern Universalist approach to living our lives as non-judgmental partners among all faiths and cultures. In Jewish Universalism, as applied by Rabbi Blane, there are no barriers to anyone joining us in worship and participating in all our Jewish rituals.

At Rabbi.net we explore the history and progression of Torah, Rabbis, Rabbinical Schools, Synagogues, the Jewish Holidays and Jewish Life-Cycles. 

At Rabbi.net it is our sincere desire to effect positive change in the Jewish community by utilizing the internet to worship, teach and reach out to millions of unaffiliated Jews and Interfaith families.

Technology and the internet have altered the course of everything- and our Jewish community must adapt to it. As mainstream synagogues struggle with dwindling memberships and resources, a new paradigm rises to meet the needs of millions of unaffiliated and Interfaith families. Aspects of this paradigm involve utilizing the power of the internet to train rabbis and to build Jewish communities. 

We have developed our own online Jewish institutions to meet these challenges- Sim Shalom Online Synagogue and JSLI- The Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute, among them.

Ii is our belief that, in understanding our past, we grow closer to our present and to the source of all things. And we grow more excited by our vision of shaping a non-judgmental and all-inclusive world community.
About Rabbi Steve Blane

Rabbi Steven Blane has held several traditional pulpits as Rabbi and as Cantor. Most were challenged by changing demographics and uninspired lay-leadership. Echoing the experience of his mentor Rabbi Joseph Gelberman (of Blessed Memory), he heard a voice in his heart. "I was in pain- I was sad. Yes, I was doing well- I was serving a lovely community. I was making a good salary but I was not growing..."

About Sim Shalom Online

Sim Shalom is an interactive Online Jewish Universalist Synagogue- liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy. We are an unaffiliated and pluralistic Jewish community, evolving and organically growing. We welcome members of our community from throughout the world! We offer weekly online synagogue services. Here are a few other things you should know about us...

About JSLI

JSLI- The Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute is our rabbinical seminary. It is multi-denomiational and adherents of all streams of Judaism are welcome. Our curriculum is built around weekly online video conference Havurot. Web based technology allows us to work together with students anywhere in the world. At each session, we join together in prayer (daven), explore the weekly Torah portion (parasha) and discuss relevant Rabbinic commentaries (responsa.) Each month we also focus on Jewish rituals and life-cycles...