Rabbi Shmuel's newsletter for week of 4 May 2025
- Rabbi Stephen Epstein
- May 4
- 4 min read
Sunday, May 4 @ 12:00pm
Calendar
This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below
Sunday, 4 May 2025-In Person Religious School, Semi Annual Cong Meeting
Thursday, 8 May 2025-Board Meeting
Thursday, 8 May 2025-Judaic Studies
Friday & Saturday, 9 & 10 May 2025-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 11 May 2025-In Person Religious School (?) & Adult Hebrew 2
Thursday, 15 May 2025-Judaic Studies
Friday & Saturday, 16 & 17 May 2025-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 18 May 2025-In Person Religious School (?) & Adult Hebrew 2
Thursday, 22 May 2025-Judaic Studies
Friday & Saturday, 23 & 24 May 2025-Shabbat Services
Sunday & Monday, 25 & 26May 2025-Memorial Day Weekend
For your convenience, we offer Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org
Please note what the payment is for. Thank you.
*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.
Sunday, 4 May 2025 9:00am - 1:30pm (In Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm & Semi Annual Congregation Meeting 1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Friday, 9 May 2025 1:00pm - 7:30pm (Shabbat Service @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, 11 May 2025 9:00am - 1:30pm (In Person Religious School 9:30am - 12:00pm & Adult Hebrew 2 12:00pm - 1:00pm)
Friday, 16 May 2025 1:00pm - 7:30pm (Shabbat Service @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, 18 May 2025 9:00am - 1:30pm (In Person Religious School 9:30am - 12:00pm & Adult Hebrew 2 12:00pm - 1:00pm)
Friday, 23 May 2025 1:00pm - 7:30pm (Shabbat Service @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, 25 May 2025 9:00am - 1:30pm Memorial Day Weekend
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
10 May 2025 / 12 Iyyar 5785
(2 May 2025)
Thursday, May 8 2025 @ 7:30pm
Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA
🕯️ Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, May 9⋅7:26pm
✨ Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, May 10⋅8:23pm
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Upcoming Services
Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, May 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, May 10, 2025 @ 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 Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים
10 May 2025 / 12 Iyyar 5785
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29th and 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 19:15-20:27
Triennial year 3
1: 19:15-18 · 4 p’sukim
2: 19:19-22 · 4 p’sukim
3: 19:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
4: 19:33-37 · 5 p’sukim
5: 20:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
6: 20:8-22 · 15 p’sukim
7: 20:23-27 · 5 p’sukim
maf: 20:25-27 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Hertz Chumash: pp. 500 – 508 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 480 – 508)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 660 – 671 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 636 – 671)
Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario
Zoom Religious School:
Next session will be Sunday, May 11 @ 10:00am - 11:30am
(May be in person)
First session: 10:00am - 10:40am Hebrew and Prayers
Second session: 10:50am - 11:30am Torah, Prophets, Holidays
We are planning on a more consistent schedule. We will have our in-person learning on the first weekend of the month. The other 3 or 4 weeks will be on Zoom and consist of Hebrew instruction and Torah learning. We will also discuss the holidays as they come up and other topics, like prophets.
Thursday, May 9 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Adult Hebrew Course
Next phase coming soon. Stay tuned!
Preparing for monitoring the weekly Torah Reading
with the NJOP Hebrew Crash Course
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