Rabbi Stephen's Weekly Newsletter for week of 8 May 2023
Announcements
-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA)
-Office Hours
-This week’s 10-Minute
-Events
Calendar
Monday, 8 May 2023-Adult Torah Study
Thursday, 11 May 2023-Board Meeting
Friday & Saturday, 12 & 13 May 2023-This week's Shabbat services
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
-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.
Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA
Lag BaOmer occurs on Tuesday, May 9
Candle lighting: 7:24pm on Friday, May 12
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
Havdalah (50 min): 8:34pm on Saturday, May 13
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שבת פרשת בהר-בחקתי
May 12 - כ״א אייר
Candle lighting 7:25
Shabbat ends 8:26
72 minutes 8:56
Office Hours this week:
Sunday, May 7, 2023 (Family Fun Learning 10am-12:00pm & Miller Course 12:00pm-1:00pm)
Thursday, May 11, 2023 2:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Friday, May 12, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
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)
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
This week's 10-Minute Torah (13 May 2023): Parashat Behar-Bechukotai 5783
Adult Torah Study Class
Next Session: Monday, May 8 at 7:30 pm PT
Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them.
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר־בְּחֻקֹּתַי
13 May 2023 / 22 Iyyar 5783
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai is the 32nd and 33rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:1-27:34
Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (Shemita), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the Jubilee year (Yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership. Bechukotai (“In My Laws”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus. It begins describing blessings that follow obedience to God's laws and curses that come with desecration of them. It ends with laws of vows and consecration of people and property. [1]
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University
Soncino Chumash: pp. 531 – 536 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 531 – 550)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 696 – 679 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 696 – 723)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 736 - 7 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.736- 7)
Lag BaOmer 2023 / ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר 5783
33rd day of counting the Omer 🔥
Lag BaOmer for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Monday, 8 May 2023 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 9 May 2023.
Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: ל״ג בעומר), also Lag B’Omer, is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. One reason given for the holiday is as the day of passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Modern Jewish tradition links the holiday to the Bar Kokhba Revolt against the Roman Empire (132-135 CE). In Israel, it is celebrated as a symbol for the fighting Jewish spirit.
Judaic Studies
Next session: Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Preempted May 11 due to Board Meeting
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.
Upcoming Services
Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, May 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, May 13, 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 Behar-Bechukotai 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר־בְּחֻקֹּתַי
13 May 2023 / 22 Iyyar 5783
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai is the 32nd and 33rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:1-27:34
Triennial year 1
1: 25:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
2: 25:4-7 · 4 p’sukim ·
3: 25:8-13 · 6 p’sukim ·
4: 25:14-18 · 5 p’sukim ·
5: 25:19-24 · 6 p’sukim ·
6: 25:25-28 · 4 p’sukim ·
7: 25:29-38 · 10 p’sukim ·
maf: 25:35-38 · 4 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 · 17 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University
Soncino Chumash: pp. 531 – 536 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 531 – 550)
*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.
Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario
Next Hebrew School will be Sunday, May 14 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 14, 2023
Module 9: Rabbinic Judaism
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!
***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.
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.
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