Meet Our Rabbi!

We are elated to have Rabbi Lindsey Healey-Pollack as our new rabbi. Rabbi Lindsey is a passionate educator, ritual facilitator and spiritual guide who seeks to foster deep connection with our authentic selves, our communities, and the Jewish tradition.

She previously served as rabbi of Congregation Kol HaNeshamah in Englewood, NJ. She also was an educator and program coordinator for the Introduction to Judaism program at Town and Village Synagogue in New York, where she taught and guided students through the process of joining the Jewish people.

To learn more about Rabbi Lindsey Healey-Pollack please click here

Welcome to Congregation Or Shalom

Congregation Or Shalom of Orange, Connecticut, invites you to celebrate Judaism in our friendly, family-oriented synagogue.

Experience our "services-in-the-round" which enhance our sense of community and inclusiveness. Stand beside us in our commitment to social action--Tikun Olam--repairing and healing the world. Join us as we discover the ancient texts of our heritage and the light they shed on the issues of today.

Meeting The Moment

Explore the depths of American Jewish history and connect with the stories that shape our present. This multi-session series invites thoughtful discussion and reflection on issues that matter today.

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Kristallnact Commemoration 2025

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Pictured from left to right: Rabbi Lindsey Healey-Pollack of Cong. Or Shalom,Rabbi Emeritus Alvin Wainhaus,David Pettigrew, Professor at Southern CT State Univ.,State Representative Matt Blumenthal,Linda Stillman, Varian Fry’s niece, Bella Meyer, Marc & Bella Chagall’s granddaughter Danielle Kinstlinger, escapee at 4 weeks old

Thank you to Or Shalom Men's Club Yellow Candle Program, Mr. James Shure of Robert E. Shure Funeral Home, The Selmon Family and Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven whose generosity made this program possible.

We Stand With Israel!

As always, our Jewish community stands proudly together with Israel at the frontline of Jewish security as they stand up to terror. We pledge to help those in harm’s way as we pray for a swift end to these hostilities and trauma so our family in Israel can return to their daily lives in peace.

Israel will prevail, and the Jewish people will stand together as we always do. Am Yisrael chai.