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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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D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת מַּטּוֹת־מַסְעֵי / Parashat Matot-Masei 5785 26 July 2025 / 1 Av 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Matot-Masei is the 42nd and 43rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading....

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jul 154 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס / Parashat Pinchas 5785 19 July 2025 / 23 Tamuz 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Pinchas is the 41st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: ...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jul 103 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק / Parashat Balak 5785 12 July 2025 / 16 Tamuz 5785 (Diaspora)
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Balak is the 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. This page...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jul 24 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת / Parashat Chukat 5785 5 July 2025 / 9 Tamuz 5785 (Diaspora)
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Chukat is the 39th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. This page...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jun 254 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח / Parashat Korach 5785 (28 June 2025 / 2 Tamuz 5785)
Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Parashat...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jun 244 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח־לְךָ / Parashat Sh’lach 5785 (21 June 2025 / 25 Sivan 5785)
https://youtu.be/6-L38wXG8fg Parashat Sh’lach is the 37th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jun 104 min read


Sermon for Friday, 6 June 2025
Sermon discussing attacker of Jews in Boulder and putting his family at risk.

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jun 81 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ / Parashat Beha’alotcha 5785 (14 June 2025 / 18 Sivan 5785)
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Beha’alotcha is the 36th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jun 44 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂא Parashat Nasso 5785 7 June 2025 / 11 Sivan 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Nasso is the 35th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: ...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 274 min read


D'var Torah for Shavuot 2025 / שָׁבוּעוֹת 5785 Festival of Weeks ⛰️🌸
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Shavuot for Hebrew Year 5785 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Sunday, 1 June 2025 and ends at nightfall...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 215 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר Parashat Bamidbar 5785 31 May 2025 / 4 Sivan 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Bamidbar is the 34th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 204 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר־בְּחֻקֹּתַי Parashat Behar-Bechukotai 5785 24 May 2025 / 26 Iyyar 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Behar-Bechukotai is the 32nd and 33rd (Thirty-second & Thirty-third) weekly Torah portion in the...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 134 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's newsletter for week of 11 May 2025
www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below Sunday, 11 May 2025-...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 115 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר / Parashat Emor 5785 17 May 2025 / 19 Iyyar 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Emor is the 31st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: ...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 64 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's newsletter for week of 4 May 2025
www.templesholomofontario.org Sunday, May 4 @ 12:00pm Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 44 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים / Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5785 10 May 2025 / 12 Iyyar 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29th and 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
May 24 min read


Rabbi Shmuel's newsletter for week of 20 & 27 April 2025
This Newsletter covers the next two weeks as I will be out of town this upcoming weekend. www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Apr 207 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ־מְּצֹרָע Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5785 3 May 2025 / 5 Iyyar 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Tazria-Metzora is the 27th and 28th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading....

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Apr 184 min read


D'var Torah for פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי / Parashat Shmini 5785 26 April 2025 / 28 Nisan 5785
10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Leviticus...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Apr 182 min read
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