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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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Last Shabbat's Services (November 20 & 21, 2020)
Shabbat Ma'ariv Kabbalat Shabbat Friday Evening Services Sermon @ 49:41 Shabbat Shachrit Shabbat Toledoth Saturday Morning Services

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 24, 20201 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (November 28, 2020): "Parashat Vayeitzei" 5781
Parashat Vayeitzei Parashat Vayetzei / פרשת וַיֵּצֵא Read in the Diaspora on 28 November 2020 (12 Kislev 5781). Parashat Vayetzei is the...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 24, 20203 min read


Jewish Prayer: Three Ways to Love God
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE The Shema: How Listening Leads to Oneness PRAY The Shema PRAY There is no prayer more iconic within Jewish life as...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 18, 20204 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (November 20, 2022): "Parashat Toldot" 5781
Parashat Toldot This week’s portion focuses on Yitzhak, Isaac, continuing the legacy of his father Abraham. Isaac has taken Rivka,...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 17, 20204 min read


Mechayeh Hameitim: Reimagining the Resurrection Blessing
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/mechayeh-hameitim-rethinking-the-resurrection-blessing/?utm_source=mjl_maropost&utm_campaign=MJL...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 12, 20203 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (November 14, 2020): "Chayei Sarah" 5781
Parashat Chayei Sarah 5781 The sedrah opens with Sarah dying at the age of 127. The parashat lists her age as "100 years, twenty years...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 10, 20202 min read



Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 4, 20201 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (November 7, 2020): "Parashat Vayera" 5781
Parashat Vayera / פרשת וַיֵּרָא Abraham is in his third day recovering from his circumcision. Sitting outside his tent, ...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Nov 3, 20205 min read


Min Ha-meitzar: Calling to God From the DepthsFrom the constriction of our places of pain, Psalm 118
Min Ha-meitzar karati Yah, Anani b’merchav Yah From a narrow place I called out to YAH; God answered me within the expanse Traditionally,...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 28, 20203 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (October 31. 2020): "Parashat Lech Lecha" 5781
Parashat Lech Lecha 5781 This week’s portion, Lech L’cha, focuses on Abram (Avram), who will be re-named Abraham (Avraham). Abram is...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 27, 20203 min read



Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 26, 20201 min read


The Amidah: Standing Still to Receive God’s Blessings
Article The centerpiece of Jewish prayer, recited quietly three times each day, is the meeting place of our human yearnings with God's...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 21, 20203 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (October 24, 2020): "Parashat Noach" 5781
Parashat Noach D’var Torah for Parashat Noach 5781 Noah is the second portion of the Torah, Bereishit. Noah is ten generations from Adam...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 20, 20202 min read



Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 18, 20201 min read



Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 13, 20201 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (October 17, 2020): "Parashat Bereishit" 5781
Parashat Bereisht 5781 D’var Torah for Bereishit 5781 Chapter 1 starts with the story of creation. The enlarged “Beit” (ב) that opens up...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 13, 20202 min read


Tefillat Geshem: The Prayer for Rain
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tefillat-geshem-the-prayer-for-rain/?utm_campaign=MJL_Prayer&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mjl_mar...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 8, 20203 min read


This week's 10-Minute Torah (October 17 & 18, 2020): Parashat Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
D'var Torah

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 6, 20201 min read



Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 6, 20201 min read


Ushpizin: Inviting in Our Ancestors on Sukkot (October 3, 2020)
Ushpizin Sermon YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Sukkot at Home SUKKOT Celebrating Sukkot without a Sukkah SUKKOT My Jewish Learning is a...

Rabbi Stephen Epstein
Oct 1, 20203 min read
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