Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום (May 16, 2022)
- Rabbi Stephen Epstein
- May 15, 2022
- 6 min read
Updated: May 16, 2022
-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA)
-Office Hours
-This week's 10-Minute Torah
-Adult Torah Study
-Lag BaOmer
-Judaic Studies
-This week's Shabbat services & replay of last week's services
-Hebrew School
-Miller Course
-Yom Yirushalayim
-Memorial Day
-Continuing Hebrew Reading Course: Prayers
**We are holding live Shabbat services back in the synagogue, pandemic protocols per state mandates apply. We will still continue to broadcast on Zoom and Facebook for those unable to come to the sanctuary. Please call the office for more information if you'd like to attend.
Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA
Lag BaOmer occurs on Thursday, May 19
Candle lighting: 7:31pm on Friday, May 20
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Behar
Havdalah (50 min): 8:40pm on Saturday, May 21
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שבת פרשת בהר
May 20 - י״ט אייר
Candle lighting 7:31
Shabbat ends 8:33
72 minutes 9:02
Office Hours this week:
Monday May 16, 2022 9:30am - 1:15pm
Tuesday May 17, 2022 10:00am - 2:00pm
Friday May 20, 2022 2:00pm - 8:00pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 8:00pm)
Monday May 23, 2022 (Out of the office for Jury Duty)
Tuesday May 24, 2022 9:30am - 1:15pm (Assuming no Jury Assignment)
Friday May 27, 2022 2:00pm - 8:00pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 8:00pm)
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
Adult Torah Study Class
Next Session: Monday, May 16 at 7:30 pm PT
Topic: Torah Study at 7:30PM
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89850756759?pwd=dEFBVTRlVXhVdEV5WDdrNnpHODV4Zz09
Meeting ID: 898 5075 6759 Passcode: 152859
Parashat Behar 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר
21 May 2022 / 20 Iyyar 5782 (Diaspora)
Parashat Behar is the 32nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:1-26:2 https://tikkun.io/#/r/3-25-1
Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (Shemita), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the Jubilee year (Yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership.
Triennial year 3
1: 25:29-34 · 6 p’sukim ·
2: 25:35-38 · 4 p’sukim ·
3: 25:39-43 · 5 p’sukim ·
4: 25:44-46 · 3 p’sukim ·
5: 25:47-50 · 4 p’sukim ·
6: 25:51-54 · 4 p’sukim ·
7: 25:55-26:2 · 3 p’sukim ·
maf: 25:55-26:2 · 3 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 · 22 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Soncino Chumash: pp. 535 - 539 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 531 - 539)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 700 - 707 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 686 - 707)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 742 - 749 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 738 - 749)
Lag BaOmer 2022 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5782
33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥
Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5782 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 18 May 2022 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 19 May 2022.
Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: ל״ג בעומר), also Lag B’Omer, is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. One reason given for the holiday is as the day of passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Modern Jewish tradition links the holiday to the Bar Kokhba Revolt against the Roman Empire (132-135 CE). In Israel, it is celebrated as a symbol for the fighting Jewish spirit.
Judaic Studies
Next session: Thursday, May 26 @ 7:30pm
Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica. Topic to be the book of Ruth for Shavuot.
Upcoming Services
Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, May 20, 2022 @ 8:00 pm
Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, May 21, 2022 @ 10:00 am
*Note that we are now doing the Triennial reading for our Shabbat Torah services. 5782 is Triennial Year 3
**We are holding live Shabbat services back in the synagogue, pandemic protocols per state mandates apply. We will still continue to broadcast on Zoom and Facebook for those unable to come to the sanctuary. Please call the office for more information if you'd like to attend.
Schedule of services attached
Replay of this past Shabbat services (May 6 & 7, 2022):
13 May 22 Shabbat Ma'ariv Services
Sermon @
14 May 22 Shabbat Shacharit services
D'var Torah @ 1:
Links for this past Shabbat services will be posted soon. Please check back.
Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario
May 22 will be our last class until fall.
Children's Reading Class Sunday, May 22, 2022 9:20 - 9:50 am PT
First Session Sunday, May 22, 2022 10:00 - 10:40 am PT
Second Session Sunday, May 22, 2022 10:50 - 11:30 am PT
Hebrew school is in session at Temple Sholom of Ontario. We will hold classes virtually on Sundays starting at 10:00am PT. There will be two sessions, 40 minutes each, with a 10 minute break in between.
**This is a work-in-progress based on the status of the pandemic and as currently planned. We will alter the format and schedule based on updated information.
We have added a special Hebrew reading crash course for those students not adept in reading Hebrew. It will be from 9:20am to 9:50 am before the regular sessions.
The first session will focus on Hebrew reading and prayers. We will read from the week's Torah portion using a Chumash and an online site. Besides the main prayers used in our services, we will also learn Torah and Haftarah blessings.
The second session will be a general learning session of that weekly sedrah/portion. We will also discuss notable Jewish personalities, from celebrities to prophets and kings. There will also be special topics such as gossip and evolution.
Please let us know if you'd like to join us and of course if you have any questions. RSVP for Zoom links.
Temple Sholom of Ontario is proud to announce we are once again offering:
Next session: Sunday May 22, 2022 @ 11:45am PT
Fifteenth Module: Chapter 15 – Grief
Miller Intro to Judaism Program
If you're thinking of converting to Judaism: Completion of the Intro Program fulfills the learning requirements for conversion of the Rabbinical Assembly of America. Once you finish the course requirements and secure a sponsoring rabbi, you are eligible to become officially part of the Jewish People.
If you're already Jewish: Whether you were born Jewish but never quite learned what it’s all about, you’re back after a long hiatus, or you’re just looking for a deeper understanding of your heritage, most of us could use a bit of a refresher. Jews from all walks of life enroll in the program: from people who had a Jewish day school education to those whose strongest connection was the annual box of matza on the kitchen counter.
More details to follow. Please let us know if you're interested. Application is attached below or reply with request for more information
Yom Yerushalayim 2022 / יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם 5782
Jerusalem Day 🇮🇱
Yom Yerushalayim for Hebrew Year 5782 begins at sundown on Saturday, 28 May 2022 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 29 May 2022.
Jerusalem Day (Hebrew: יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushalayim) is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Jerusalem Day a minor religious holiday to thank G-d for victory in the Six-Day War and for answering the 2,000-year-old prayer of "Next Year in Jerusalem".
Memorial Day
Memorial Day for the year 2022 is celebrated/observed on Monday, May 30th.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed every year on the last Monday in May. It honors those who died serving in the United States military. In the United States, Memorial Day weekend kicks off the start of the summer season and with Labor Day weekend ending the summer. Most government and businesses offices will be closed on this Day. Armed Forces Day honors those who currently serve in the military and Veterans Day honors men and women who have previously served in the United States Military.
Continuing Adult Hebrew Reading Course
TBA - Probably End of June or July
People have been asking for more practice in Hebrew Reading. We are planning a Hebrew reading course that will help you understand the prayers as well
For this week's Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing, please advise any changes
**If you have any changes to names on the list, please let us know so we can update. Thank you.
(Names will no longer be published to respect people's privacy).
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