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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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Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום
-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week's 10-Minute Torah -Adult Torah Study -Rosh Hodesh Adar II -This...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 27, 20226 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (March 5, 2022): "Parashat Pekudei" 5782
https://youtu.be/6z3Ox9b134c Parashat Pekudei 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי Read on 5 March 2022 / 2 Adar II 5782. Parashat Pekudei is the...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום
*Note that this email is now going out a day earlier. Torah Study is now scheduled for Monday evenings. -Candle Lighting Times for...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 21, 20226 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (February 26, 2022): "Parashat Vayekhel" 5782
https://youtu.be/k_q1g9vYBSE Parashat Vayakhel 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל Read on 26 February 2022 / 25 Adar I 5782. Parashat Vayakhel...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 18, 20222 min read
A Long Journey: The Hidden Jews of the Southwest
https://www.pbs.org/video/a-long-journey-the-hidden-jews-of-the-southwest-pjxuez A one-hour film bringing to life the stories of...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 16, 20221 min read
Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום
-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week's 10-Minute Torah -Adult Torah Study -This week's Shabbat...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 14, 20225 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (February 19, 2022): "Parashat Ki Tisa" 5782
https://youtu.be/3SkVuFL3sMc Parashat Ki Tisa 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא Read on 19 February 2022 / 18 Adar I 5782. Parashat Ki Tisa...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום
*Note that this email is now going out a day earlier. Torah Study is now scheduled for Monday evenings. -Candle Lighting Times for...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 7, 20225 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (February 12, 2002): "Parashat Tetzaveh" 5782
https://youtu.be/bo6KIKPpuuI Parashat Tetzaveh 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה Read on 12 February 2022 / 11 Adar I 5782. Parashat Tetzaveh is...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Feb 4, 20222 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (February 5, 2022): "Parashat Terumah" 5782
https://youtu.be/RoRbbxfN2vY Parashat Terumah 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה Read on 5 February 2022 / 4 Adar I 5782. Parashat Terumah is the...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 28, 20222 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (January 29, 2022): "Parashat Mishpatim" 5782
https://youtu.be/Orl25zY96ak Parashat Mishpatim 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת מִּשְׁפָּטִים Read on 29 January 2022 / 27 Sh'vat 5782. Parashat...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Colleyville: Prayers designed for moments of danger
As Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis unfolded, Jews turned to prayers designed for moments of danger BY PHILISSA CRAMER JANUARY 15,...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 18, 20223 min read
‘We were terrified’: Texas rabbi credits security — and rabbinic — training with helping him
https://www.jta.org/2022/01/17/united-states/i-threw-a-chair-at-the-door-rabbi-describes-escape-from-gunman-at-texas-synagogue?utm_source...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 18, 20224 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (January 22, 2022): "Parashat Yitro"
Parashat Yitro 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ Read on 22 January 2022 / 20 Sh'vat 5782. Parashat Yitro is the 17th weekly Torah portion in the...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 14, 20222 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (January 15, 2022): "Parashat Beshalach" 5782
https://youtu.be/QcHUj2czTqc Parashat Beshalach 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח Read on 15 January 2022 / 13 Sh'vat 5782. Parashat Beshalach...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 7, 20223 min read
Psalm 23: Who Walks in the Valley of the Shadow of Death?
These words are commonly understood as reassurance that God accompanies us in our darkest moments, but some ancient rabbis understood...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 5, 20225 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (January 8, 2022): "Parashat Bo" 5782
https://youtu.be/cG8addJb8lw Parashat Bo 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא Read on 8 January 2022 / 6 Sh'vat 5782. Parashat Bo is the 15th weekly...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Jan 2, 20222 min read
How the order of the Amidah (Silent Standing Prayer) was established
Megillah 17b:8 - 18a:9 https://www.sefaria.org/Megillah.17b.8?lang=en 17b § The baraita cited previously taught that the halakha...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Dec 29, 20218 min read
This week's 10-Minute Torah (January 1, 2022): "Parashat Vaera" 5782
https://youtu.be/47-dnARPs5g Parashat Vaera 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא Read on 1 January 2022 / 28 Tevet 5782. Parashat Vaera is the 14th...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Dec 24, 20214 min read
‘All That Lives Shall Bless Your Name’
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/all-that-lives-shall-bless-your-name/?utm_campaign=MJL_Prayer&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mjl_ma...
Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Dec 23, 20214 min read
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