Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום (January 23, 2022)
- Rabbi Stephen Epstein
- Jan 22, 2023
- 5 min read
-Announcements
-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA)
-Office Hours
-This week’s 10-Minute Torah
-Adult Torah Study
-Judaic Studies
-This week's Upcoming Shabbat services
-Hebrew School
-Adult Hebrew Class
-Family Fun Learning Day:Tu B'Shvat Seder
-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism
-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.
** Please note that recent security issues have been resolved and I am now transitioning to using the templesholomofontario.org email platform, but some emails will continue to go out from this address.
***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
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat occurs on Monday, Jan 23
Candle lighting: 4:58pm on Friday, Jan 27
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Bo
Havdalah (50 min): 6:07pm on Saturday, Jan 28
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שבת פרשת בא
January 27 - ה׳ שבט
Candle lighting 4:58
Shabbat ends 5:57
72 minutes 6:30
Office Hours this week:
Monday, January 23, 2023 9:00 am –2:00 pm Friday, January 27, 2023 10:00am - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
Monday, January 30, 2023 9:30 am –1:30 pm Tuesday, January 31, 2023 9:30 am –1:30 pm Friday, February 3, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
Parashat Bo is the 15th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 10:1-13:16
Adult Torah Study Class
Next Session: Monday January 23 at 7:30 pm PT
Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them.
Parashat Bo 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא
28 January 2023 / 6 Sh'vat 5783
Parashat Bo is the 15th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 10:1-13:16
Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. [1]
Triennial year 1
1: 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
2: 10:4-6 · 3 p’sukim ·
3: 10:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
4: 10:12-15 · 4 p’sukim ·
5: 10:16-23 · 8 p’sukim ·
6: 10:24-29 · 6 p’sukim ·
7: 11:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
maf: 11:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 · 16 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Soncino Chumash: pp. 248 - 252 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 248 - 262)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 340 - 347 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 340 - 365)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 374 - 379 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 374 - 394)
Judaic Studies
Next session: Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica.
We will continue reading Ecclesiastes (Kohelet), the Biblical book that includes such familiar English quotations as “Vanity, vanity, all is vanity” and “The race is not always to the swift” and “For everything there is a season.” In class we will use the new Jewish Publication Society translation available on Sefaria, but any translation you have will be fine. You can find Ecclesiastes in any Hebrew Bible.
Upcoming Services
Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, January 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Note new start time
Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, January 28, 2023 @ 9:30 am Note that start time
Zoom Links sent in separate email Friday afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them.
Parashat Bo 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא
28 January 2023 / 6 Sh'vat 5783
Parashat Bo is the 15th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 10:1-13:16
Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. [1]
Triennial year 1
1: 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
2: 10:4-6 · 3 p’sukim ·
3: 10:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
4: 10:12-15 · 4 p’sukim ·
5: 10:16-23 · 8 p’sukim ·
6: 10:24-29 · 6 p’sukim ·
7: 11:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
maf: 11:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 · 16 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University
Soncino Chumash: pp. 248 - 252 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 248 - 262)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 340 - 347 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 340 - 365)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 374 - 379 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 374 - 394)
*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, January 29, 2023
Hebrew School preempted in honor of Martin Luther King Day
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.
Details will follow soon.
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.
Tu BiShvat 2023 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5783
New Year for Trees
Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Sunday, 5 February 2023 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 6 February 2023.
Family Learning Sunday!
Sunday, February 5, 2023 @ 10:00am PT
Our next Family Learning will Sunday, February 5 @ 10am for a special Tu BiShvat Seder. Come learn and celebrate the New Year for tree with a special seder developed by Kabbalists to celebrate the Earth and Nature's/Hashem's bounty
Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism
Coming Soon!
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.
***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.
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