Rabbi Shmuel's Newsletter for week of 16 June 2024
- Rabbi Stephen Epstein
- Jun 16, 2024
- 4 min read
Calendar
This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below
Sunday, 16 June 2024-No Religious School (Happy Father's Day)
Wednesday, 19 June 2024-Torah Study (?)
Thursday, 20 June 2024-Board Meeting
Friday, 21 June 2024-Sisterhood Meeting
Friday & Saturday, 21 & 22 June 2024-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 23 June 2024-No Religious School (Jewish Federation Event)
Wednesday, 26 June 2024-Torah Study
Thursday, 27 June 2024-Judaic Studies
Friday, 28 June 2024-Congregation Dinner 68th Anniversary of TSO
Friday & Saturday, 28 & 29 June 2024-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 30 June 2024-In-Person Religious School & Special Adult Program
Sunday, 7 July 2024-Movie Day
We are now offering Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org
Please note what the payment is for. Thank you.
Kabbalah Thought for this week
"A delicate balance of judgement and mercy is attained within our souls, giving us the ability to share and love others in a pure and spiritual manner. Judgement, sweetened with the appropriate measure of mercy, is akin to a devoted parent reprimanding their child out of love and concern for the child's welfare. Because the universe reflects all of our behavioral actions towards others back at us, it is vital that we extend mercy and judgement in proper measure so that life treats us kindly in return."
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.
Office Hours for the next few weeks:
Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day to be more available.
Sunday, June 16, 2024 (No Hebrew School for Father's Day)
Thursday, June 20, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7:30pm)
Friday, June 21, 2024 10:00am - 7:30pm (Sisterhood Meeting @ 10:00am & Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, June 23, 2024 (No Hebrew School, 30th Anniversary Jewish Federation Event)
Friday, June 28, 2024 1:30pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, June 30, 2024 9:00am - 2:00pm (In Person Religious School)
Friday, July 5, 2024 1:30pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, July 7, 2024 10:00am - 3:00pm (Movie Day @ 1:00pm)
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
Adult Torah Study Class
Next Session: Wednesday, June 19 at 7:30 pm PT
Tentative
Zoom Links sent in separate email Wednesday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them.
Parashat Beha’alotcha 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ
22 June 2024 / 16 Sivan 5784 (Diaspora)
Parashat Beha’alotcha is the 36th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16
Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, complaints of the Israelites and their punishments, and a disease that affects Miriam. [1]
Triennial year 2
1: 9:15-18 · 4 p’sukim
2: 9:19-23 · 5 p’sukim
3: 10:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
4: 10:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
5: 10:11-20 · 10 p’sukim
6: 10:21-28 · 8 p’sukim
7: 10:29-34 · 6 p’sukim
maf: 10:32-34 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Hertz Chumash: pp. 609– 613 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 613 – 619)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 780 – 787 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 774 – 797)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 821 – 826 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 816 – 835)
Board Meeting
Thursday, June 20, 2024 7pm - 9pm
Judaic Studies
Next session: Thursday, June 27, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Preempted June 20 for Board Meeting
Discussing Solomon Schecter and the Conservative Movement
Sisterhood Board Meeting
Friday, June 21, 2024 10am - 11am
Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA
🕯️ Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, June 21⋅7:47pm
✨ Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, June 22⋅8:49pm
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Upcoming Services
Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, June 21, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, June 22, 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 Beha’alotcha 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ
22 June 2024 / 16 Sivan 5784 (Diaspora)
Parashat Beha’alotcha is the 36th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16
Triennial year 2
1: 9:15-18 · 4 p’sukim
2: 9:19-23 · 5 p’sukim
3: 10:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
4: 10:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
5: 10:11-20 · 10 p’sukim
6: 10:21-28 · 8 p’sukim
7: 10:29-34 · 6 p’sukim
maf: 10:32-34 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Hertz Chumash: pp. 609– 613 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 613 – 619)
Next In-Person Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario
on Sunday, June 30, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Join us for some fun special activities and Bible Stories
Special program for Adults as well!
Join Us For our celebration of 68 years!
Movie Day at Temple Sholom of Ontario
July 7, 2024
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