Rabbi Shmuel's newsletter for week of 1 September 2024
- Rabbi Stephen Epstein
- Sep 1, 2024
- 7 min read
Calendar
This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below
Sunday, 1 September 2024-Adult Hebrew (tentative)
Monday, 2 September 2024-Labor Day
Tuesday, 3 - 4 September 2024-Rosh Hodesh Elul
Tuesday, 4 September 2024-Rosh Hodesh Behemot (New Year for Animals)
Wednesday, 4 September 2024-Torah Study
Thursday, 5 September 2024-Judaic Studies
Friday & Saturday, 6 & 7 September 2024-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 8 September 2024-The Poetic World of Judy Kronenfeld
Wednesday, 11 September 2024-Torah Study
Thursday, 12 September 2024-Judaic Studies
Friday & Saturday, 13 & 14 September 2024-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 22 September 2024-Open House
Saturday, 28 September 2024-Selichot
Wednesday (eve) - Friday, 2-4 October 2024-Rosh Hashana
Friday & Saturday, 11 - 12 October 2024-Yom Kippur
Wednesday - Wednesday, 16 - 23 October 2024-Sukkot
Thursday, 24 October 2024-Shmini Atzeret
Friday, 25 October 2024-Simchat Torah
We are now offering Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org
Please note what the payment is for. Thank you.
Announcements
-Office Hours
-This week’s 10-Minute
-Events
-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA)
-Shabbat Services
-School
*For your information, I have included below my schedule, including office hours for the next two weeks and specific classes in which I am involved.
**For your convenience and information, Zoom links will be provided in separate emails for security purposes.
***I continue to update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you.
Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day when applicable to be more available.
Friday, September 6, 2024 1:30pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, September 8, 2024 9:00am - 2:30pm (Adult Hebrew 10:30am - 11:30am? and Poetry Reading 1:00pm - 2:30pm)
Thursday, September 12, 2024 1:30pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7:00pm)
Friday, September 13, 2024 1:30pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, September 15, 2024 9:00am - 2:30pm
Friday, September 20, 2024 1:30pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 9:00am - 2:30pm (Open House 10:00am - 12:00pm)
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
(7 September 2024 / 4 Elul 5784) פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים
Elul 2024 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל 5784
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar 🌒
Rosh Chodesh Elul for Hebrew Year 5784 begins at sundown on Monday, 2 September 2024 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 6th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2024 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5784
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5784 begins at sundown on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.
Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.
Adult Torah Study Class
Next Session: Wednesday, September 4 at 7:30 pm PT
Zoom Links sent in separate email Wednesday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them.
Parashat Shoftim 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים
(7 September 2024 / 4 Elul 5784)
Parashat Shoftim is the 48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the rite performed in a case of unsolved murder. [1]
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Hertz Chumash: pp. 825 – 829 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 820 – 835)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 1030 – 1037 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 1024 – 1045)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 1094 – 1099 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 1088 – 1106)
Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm
We'll be discussing the Book of Proverbs
Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA
🕯️ Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, September 6⋅6:50pm
✨ Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, September 7⋅7:45pm
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Upcoming Services
Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, September 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 9:30 am
Shabbat Zoom Links sent in a separate email Friday afternoon.
Please reply if you do not receive them.
We are now incorporating guitar accompaniment with our Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv
Parashat Shoftim is the 48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the rite performed in a case of unsolved murder. [1]
Triennial year 2
1: 18:6-8 · 3 p’sukim
2: 18:9-13 · 5 p’sukim
3: 18:14-17 · 4 p’sukim
4: 18:18-22 · 5 p’sukim
5: 19:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
6: 19:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
7: 19:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
maf: 21:7-9 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 · 24 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Hertz Chumash: pp. 825 – 829 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 820 – 835)
Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario
See you in the fall!
We're on break for the summer.
Sunday, September 1 @ 10:30am -11:30am
Our Adult Hebrew class is on Sundays, from 10:30am until 11:30am. We are using the NJOP Crash Hebrew reading course. We've used it in the past and it's very effective. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Leil Selichot 2024 / סליחות 5784
Service: Saturday, September 28 @ 7:00pm
Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays 🕍
Leil Selichot for Hebrew Year 5784 occurs after nightfall on Saturday, 28 September 2024.
Selichot or slichot (Hebrew: סליחות) are Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on Fast Days. In the Ashkenazic tradition, it begins on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah. If, however, the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday or Tuesday, Selichot are said beginning the Saturday night prior to ensure that Selichot are recited at least four times.
Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯
Wed, 2 Oct 2024 sunset - Fri, 4 Oct 2024 nightfall 1-2 Tishrei
The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.
Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 dawn - nightfall
Ma'ariv Rosh Hashana: Wednesday, 2 October 2024 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Shacharit Rosh Hashana 1: Thursday, 3 October 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm
Shacharit Rosh Hashana 2: Friday, 4 October 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm
Yom Kippur ✡️
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 sunset - Sat, 12 Oct 2024 nightfall 10 Tishrei
Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.
Kol Nidre/Shabbat Ma'ariv: Friday, 11 October 2024 5:45pm - 8:00pm
Shacharit Yom Kippur/Shabbat: Saturday, 12 October 2024 9:30am - 1:45pm
Mincha Yom Kippur/Shabbat: Saturday, 12 October 2024 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Sukkot 🌿🍋
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 sunset - Wed, 23 Oct 2024 nightfall 15-21 Tishrei
Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim).
Sukkot Ma'ariv: Wednesday, 16 October 2024 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Shacharit Sukkot 1: Thursday, 17 October 2024 9:30am - 12:15pm
Shacharit Sukkot 2: Friday, 18 October 2024 9:30am - 12:15pm
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 sunset - Fri, 25 Oct 2024 nightfallDates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel) 22-23 Tishrei
Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel.
Shmini Atzeret: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 sunset - Thu, 24 Oct 2024 nightfall
Shacharit Shmini Atzeret : Thursday, 24 October 2024 9:30am - 12:15pm
Simchat Torah: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 sunset - Fri, 25 Oct 2024 nightfall
Ma'ariv Simchat Torah: Thursday, 24 October 2024 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Shacharit Simchat Torah: Friday, 25 Ocober 2024 9:30am - 12:15pm
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