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Rabbi Stephen's Weekly Newsletter for week of 15 May 2023




Announcements

-Office Hours

-This week’s 10-Minute

-Events

-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA)


Calendar

Sunday, 14 May 2023-Hebrew School

-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism

Monday, 15 May 2023-Adult Torah Study

Thursday, 18 May 2023-Judaic Studies

Friday & Saturday, 19 & 20 May 2023-This week's Shabbat service

Sunday, 21 May 2023-Hebrew School

-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism

-SemiAnnual Congregation Meeting

-Family Game Day

Friday & Saturday, 26 & 27 May 2023-Shavuot

Sunday, 28 May 2023-Hebrew School

-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism

Monday, 29 May 2023-Adult Torah Study

Friday & Saturday, 2 & 3 June 2023-This week's Shabbat services


-Mi Sheberach List



*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 have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. 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 this week:

Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School and Miller Course from my office and making Sunday an office day to be more available.

Sunday, May 14, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm (Hebrew Class 10am-11:30am & Miller Course 11:45am-12:45pm)

Monday, May 15, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm

Friday, May 19, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)

Sunday, May 21, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm (Hebrew Class 10am-11:30am & Miller Course 11:45am-12:45pm)

Monday, May 22, 2023 2:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm)

Friday, May 26, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat/Shavuot Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)

(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)







Adult Torah Study Class

Next Session: Monday, May 15 at 7:30 pm PT

Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them.

Parashat Bamidbar 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר

20 May 2023 / 29 Iyyar 5783

Parashat Bamidbar is the 34th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 1:1-4:20

Bamidbar (“In The Desert”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Numbers. It describes God's command to take a census and details the camping formation of the Israelites in the desert. It also begins to enumerate the responsibilities of the Levites when transporting the Mishkan (Tabernacle). [1]

Commentary and Divrei Torah


Soncino Chumash: pp. 568 – 572 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 568 – 580)

Artscroll Chumash: pp. 726 – 733 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 726 – 747)

Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 769 - 774 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.769 - 785)



Judaic Studies

Next session: Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 7:30pm

Our next topic will be Jewish ethics. We will be reading most of a book by Rabbi Louis Jacobs (1920-2006), Jewish Personal and Social Ethics. The book is quite accessible, and reflects a great deal of scholarshp by this distinguished British rabbi and theologian, whose perspective is close to that of American Conservative Judaism. The text will be made available on line, along with a few additional readings on these topics.




Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA

  • Yom Yerushalayim occurs on Friday, May 19

  • Candle lighting: 7:30pm on Friday, May 19

  • Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan occurs on Saturday, May 20

  • This week's Torah portion is Parashat Bamidbar

  • Havdalah (50 min): 8:39pm on Saturday, May 20

שבת פרשת במדבר

May 19 - כ״ח אייר

Candle lighting 7:30

Shabbat ends 8:32

72 minutes 9:01



Upcoming Services

Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, May 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm

Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 9:30 am

Zoom Links sent in 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 Bamidbar 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר

20 May 2023 / 29 Iyyar 5783

Parashat Bamidbar is the 34th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 1:1-4:20

Triennial year 1

1: 1:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·

2: 1:5-16 · 12 p’sukim ·

3: 1:17-19 · 3 p’sukim ·

4: 1:20-27 · 8 p’sukim ·

5: 1:28-35 · 8 p’sukim ·

6: 1:36-43 · 8 p’sukim ·

7: 1:44-54 · 11 p’sukim ·

maf: 1:52-54 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah*: I Samuel 20:18-42 · 25 p’sukim *Shabbat Machar Chodesh

Soncino Chumash: pp. 568 – 572 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 568 – 580)

*Note that we are now doing the Triennial reading for our Shabbat Torah services. 5783 will be Triennial Year 1

**We are holding live Shabbat services back in the synagogue. We will still continue to broadcast on Zoom for those unable to come to the sanctuary. Please call the office for more information if you'd like to attend.



Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan Saturday, May 20

Molad Sivan: Sat, 52 minutes and 14 chalakim after 2:00

The Shabbat before the start of a Jewish month (Rosh Chodesh) is known as Shabbat Mevarchim, “the Shabbat when we bless.” On this day, during the synagogue service, we recite a special blessing for the new month and announce the timing of Rosh Chodesh.






Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario

Next Hebrew School will be Sunday, May 21 2023

First Session Sunday 10:00am - 10:40am

Second Session Sunday 10:50am - 11:30am

Hebrew school is back on at Temple Sholom of Ontario. We will continue in the fall hold classes virtually on Sundays starting at 10:00am PT. There will be two sessions, 40 minutes each, with a 10-minute break in between.


The first session will focus on Hebrew reading and prayers. We will read from the week's Torah portion using a Chumash and an online site. Besides the main prayers used in our services, we will also learn Torah and Haftarah blessings.

The second session will be a general learning session of that weekly sedrah/portion. We will also discuss notable Jewish personalities, from celebrities to prophets and kings. There will also be special topics such as gossip and evolution.

Please let us know if you'd like to join us and of course if you have any questions.




Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism

Next Session: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Module 10: High Holy Days

Your Jewish Journey Starts at Miller Intro to Judaism

Welcome to the Miller Intro to Judaism Program! We invite you to explore Judaism with us. Whether you are in an interfaith relationship, re-discovering your Jewish heritage, or seek to convert to Judaism, we are here to support your journey.

The core of the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program is an 18-week course that surveys Jewish living and practice, including history, ritual, culture, texts, and values. Classes are designed to be highly interactive, with much time for discussion and questions, and include personalized instruction in reading Hebrew.




SemiAnnual Congregation Meeting

Sunday, May 21st, 2023 3p.m. to 4p.m.




Family Game Day

Sunday, May 21st, 2023 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

domingo, 21 de mayo de 2023 13:00. a las 15:00 metro

TEMPLE SHOLOM OF ONTARIO

963 West 6th Street, Ontario, CA 91762

Free to all

Refreshments provided


Come one…Come all! Fun for all ages!

Bring games you like to play or come and play the games that are there…But whatever you do, don’t miss out on this fun afternoon!

gratuita para todos

bocadillos proporcionados

¡Llegado uno viene todos! ¡Diversión para todas las edades!


Trae los juegos que te gustan o ven a jugar a los que hay allí… Pero hagas lo que hagas, ¡no te pierdas esta tarde divertida!



Shavuot 2023 / שָׁבוּעוֹת 5783

Festival of Weeks ⛰️🌸

Shavuot for Hebrew Year 5783 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Thursday, 25 May 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 27 May 2023.

The festival of Shavuot (or Shavuos, in Ashkenazi usage; Shabhuʿoth in Classical and Mizrahi Hebrew Hebrew: שבועות, lit. “Weeks”) is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June). Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day G-d gave the Torah to the entire Israelite nation assembled at Mount Sinai, although the association between the giving of the Torah (Matan Torah) and Shavuot is not explicit in the Biblical text. The holiday is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. It marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer.



Memorial Day

Monday, May 29, 2023



***I have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you.



*The titles in blue and underlined are "hyperlinks". If you click on any of those, it will lead to that site/URL. The hyperlink gives a descriptive title with the actual link embedded in that title. Anyone who is concerned about clicking a link or hyperlink can access any of these resources by going to my website, www.modernrabbistephen.com. You can find them in the "Blog" and "Videos" sections, as well as the "Instagram Links" by clicking on the various pictures.




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