Rabbi Stephen Epstein5 hours ago1 minReplay of this past Shabbat's Services (April 9 & 10, 2021)Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv April 9, 2021 https://youtu.be/ml8C62e3JFk https://www.facebook.com/TempleSholomofOntario/videos/27369813265...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein20 hours ago4 minWhere the Word ‘Anti-Semitism’ Comes FromHatred of Jews has been around for centuries, but only in the 1800s did it begin to be referred to as 'anti-Semitism.' BY RICHARD LEVY...
Rabbi Stephen Epsteina day ago2 minThis week's 10-Minute Torah (April 17, 2021): "Parashat Tazria-Metzora" 5781https://youtu.be/SQpekvl6WLo Parashat Tazria-Metzora/ פרשת תַזְרִיעַ־מְּצֹרָע Read on 17 April 2021 (5 Iyyar 5781). Parashat...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein3 days ago7 minThe Historical Roots of Anti-SemitismTwo millennia of European anti-Semitism can be traced to early Christian beliefs about Jewish culpability in the murder of Jesus. BY...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein6 days ago4 minShabbat ShalomOntario, California, USA Shabbat Times Pesach VIII occurs on Sunday, Apr 4 Havdalah (50 min): 8:04pm on Sunday, Apr 4 Yom HaShoah occurs...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinApr 41 minReplay of this past Shabbat's servicesPassover 8th day Morning Services w/Yizkor led by Rabbi Stephen Epstein and Temple Sholom of Ontario https://www.facebook.com/TempleSholo...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinApr 41 minThis week's 10-Minute Torah (April 10, 2021): "Parashat Shemini" 5781https://youtu.be/FUgP81cUUqc Parashat Shmini / פרשת שְּׁמִינִי Read on 10 April 2021 (28 Nisan 5781). Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 291 minReplay of this past Shabbat and Pesach ServicesFriday Night, Shabbat Ma'ariv, March 26, 2021: https://youtu.be/ibuMdRDg99Y Sermon @ 47:40 https://www.facebook.com/TempleSholomofOntari...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 264 minThis week's 10-Minute Torah (April 3, 2021): "Parashat Pesach" 5781Parashat Pesach This week is Passover. Besides a special portion for the Shabbat that occurs during Passover, we have Torah readings for...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 242 minHappy PassoverHappy Passover חַג פֵּסַח שַׂמֵחַ Pesach / פֶּסַח Pesach (Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins in the...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 221 minReplay of Services for previous Shabbat (March 19 & 20)Friday Evening Shabbat Ma'ariv, March 19, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/TempleSholomofOntario/videos/231134278694899...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 223 minThis week's 10-Minute Torah (March 27, 2021): "Parashat Tzav" 5781 and "Parashat Pesach I & II"Parashat Tzav (Link to YouTube video) Parashat Tzav / פרשת צַו Read in the Diaspora on 27 March 2021 (14 Nisan 5781). Parashat Tzav is...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 185 minKedushah d’Yotzeir: A Call to HolinessThis prayer invoking the heavenly angels offers key insights into the purpose of prayer and our broader responsibility as religious...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 141 minReplay of previous Shabbat Services (March 12 & 13, 2021)Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv (March 12, 2021): https://www.facebook.com/TempleSholomofOntario/videos/755661731750069...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 142 minThis week's 10-Minute Torah (March 20, 2021): "Parashat Vayikra" 5781Parashat Vayikra 5781 Parashat Vayikra / פרשת וַיִּקְרָא Read in the Diaspora on 20 March 2021 (7 Nisan 5781). Parashat Vayikra is the...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 96 minSacred Space, Sacred Time Parashat VaYakhel-PekudeiRabbi Yitz Greenberg - ygreenberg@hadar.org Download in pdf format (text) Download in mp3 format (audio) Parashat VaYakhel-Pekudei 5781...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 71 minReplay of last Shabbat's services (March 5 & 6, 2021)Replay of Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv, March 5, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/TempleSholomofOntario/videos/2855623034722157...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 72 minThis week's 10-Minute Torah (March 13, 2021): "Parashat Vayekhel-Pekudai" 5781Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei / פרשת וַיַּקְהֵל־פְקוּדֵי Read in the Diaspora on 13 March 2021 (29 Adar 5781). Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei is...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 32 minPsalm 150: Praising God, LoudlyThe final chapter of the Book of Psalms calls for a symphony of horns, drums, lyres and more. BY LEX ROFEBERG Some people might...
Rabbi Stephen EpsteinMar 11 minReplay of Purim Magilla Reading and last week's services:Thursday, February 25, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/TempleSholomofOntario/videos/1111048382670629 Purim Magilla Reading Friday, ...