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RABBI STEPHEN EPSTEIN
רבי שמואל בן-יהושע
A MODERN CONSERVATIVE RABBI
Rabbi at Temple Sholom of Ontario
Serving San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, CA and all of Southern California
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This week's 10-Minute Torah (21 October 2023): Parashat Noah 5784
Parashat Noach 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת נֹחַ 21 October 2023 / 6 Cheshvan 5784 10-Minute Torah for Parashat Noah 5784 Parashat Noach is the 2nd...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 12, 20233 min read


Message to Congregation and Friends about recent attack against Israel
https://youtu.be/9DGSH6hOW7c The numbers are devastating. At this point, we have heard that 800 Israelis are dead and over 2,000 wounded...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 9, 20233 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's Weekly Newsletter for week of 8 October 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "The Power of Repentance is manifested in the cosmos through the story of Cain's repentance for the murder...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 8, 20235 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (14 October 2023): Parashat Bereishit 5784
https://youtu.be/T1xaP4E1A7s Parashat Bereshit 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית 14 October 2023 / 29 Tishrei 5784 Parashat Bereshit is the...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 5, 20233 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's Weekly Newsletter for week of 1 October 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "The Kabbalists believe that the motivation for sharing should never be based upon moral and ethical...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 1, 20236 min read


This year's 10-Minute Torah (8 October 2023): Parashat Simchat Torah 5784
https://youtu.be/I5qRMCEhVBc Simchat Torah 2023 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 5784 Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️ Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 28, 20231 min read


This year's 10-Minute Torah (7 October 2023): Parashat Shmini Atzeret 5784
https://youtu.be/I5qRMCEhVBc Shmini Atzeret 2023 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5784 Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5784...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 28, 20231 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's Weekly Newsletter for week of 24 September 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "Man requires a metaphysical filament - the firmament - to create resistance against the...Evil...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 24, 20237 min read


This year's 10-Minute Torah for Sukkot (29 September - 6 October 2023): Parashot Sukkot
https://youtu.be/PdJgrDNIoQo Sukkot 2023 / סוּכּוֹת 5784 Feast of Booths 🌿🍋 Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5784 begins at sundown on Friday, 29...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 21, 20235 min read


This year's 10-Minute Torah (24 & 25 September 2023): Parashat Yom Kippur 5784
Yom Kippur 2023 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 5784 Day of Atonement ✡️ https://youtu.be/6cqs34whcKc https://youtu.be/7d4jf3S9qTo Yom Kippur for Hebrew...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 18, 20235 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's Weekly Newsletter for week of 17 September 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "A person's name establishes a profound link to his soul and essence. The letters that compose a name...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 17, 20236 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (23 September 2023): Parashat Ha'azinu 5784
Parashat Ha’azinu 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת הַאֲזִינוּ 23 September 2023 / 8 Tishrei 5784 https://youtu.be/IKOQXmbUiC4 Parashat Ha’azinu is the...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 14, 20234 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's Weekly Newsletter for week of 10 September 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "The Creation process, the Zohar explains, began in a state of utter chaos. We can attain the ability to...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 10, 20237 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (16 & 17 September 2023): Parashat Rosh Hashana 5784
Rosh Hashana 2023 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 5784 The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯 https://youtu.be/e42a2h0Pu6M Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5784 begins...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 7, 20235 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's Weekly Newsletter for week of 3 September 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "The Zohar teaches that we learn that our primary purpose in life is to complete and perfect creation...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Sep 3, 20236 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (9 September 2023): Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִ
https://youtu.be/B49gD246ib0 9 September 2023 / 23 Elul 5783 Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech is the 51st and 52nd weekly Torah portion in the...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Rabbi Stephen's Weekly Newsletter for week of 27 August 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "People may unknowinglty embark on a spiritual path for selfish reasons. They have hidden expectations of...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Aug 29, 20236 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (2 September 2023): Parashat Ki Tavo 5783
https://youtu.be/fDdsX1gGY6A Parashat Ki Tavo 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא 2 September 2023 / 16 Elul 5783 Parashat Ki Tavo is the 50th...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Aug 24, 20231 min read


Rabbi Stephen's Weekly Newsletter for week of 20 August 2023
Kabbalah Thought for this week "A child learns to walk by falling down and standing up again. Measured against a lifetime of walking,...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Aug 20, 20236 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (26 August 2023): Parashat Ki Teitzei 5783
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbm2kCFpKWE&t=36s Parashat Ki Teitzei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תֵצֵא 26 August 2023 / 9 Elul 5783 Parashat...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Aug 17, 20234 min read
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