Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום (January 30, 2023)
- Rabbi Stephen Epstein
- Jan 29, 2023
- 6 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
-Tu B'Shvat
-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
Candle lighting: 5:04pm on Friday, Feb 3
Shabbat Shirah occurs on Saturday, Feb 4
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min): 6:14pm on Saturday, Feb 4
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שבת פרשת בשלח
February 3 - י״ב שבט
Candle lighting 5:05
Shabbat ends 6:03
72 minutes 6:37
Office Hours this week:
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)
Monday, February 6, 2023 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Thursday, February 9, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Board Meeting @ 7:30pm) Friday, February 10, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
Parashat Beshalach is the 16th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-17:16
Commentary and Divrei Torah:
Soncino Chumash: pp. 265 - 274 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 265 - 281)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 366 - 382 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 366 - 393)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 399 - 414 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 399 - 322)
Adult Torah Study Class
Next Session: Monday January 30 at 7:30 pm PT
Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them.
Parashat Beshalach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח
4 February 2023 / 13 Sh'vat 5783
Parashat Beshalach is the 16th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-17:16
Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. [1]
Triennial year 1
1: 13:17-22 · 6 p’sukim ·
2: 14:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
3: 14:5-8 · 4 p’sukim ·
4: 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim ·
5: 14:15-20 · 6 p’sukim ·
6: 14:21-25 · 5 p’sukim ·
7: 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim ·
maf: 15:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Judges 4:4-5:31 · 52 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Soncino Chumash: pp. 265 - 274 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 265 - 281)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 366 - 382 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 366 - 393)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 399 - 414 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 399 - 322)
Judaic Studies
Next session: Thursday, February 2, 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, February 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Note new start time
Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, February 4, 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 Beshalach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח
4 February 2023 / 13 Sh'vat 5783
Parashat Beshalach is the 16th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-17:16
Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. [1]
Triennial year 1
1: 13:17-22 · 6 p’sukim ·
2: 14:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
3: 14:5-8 · 4 p’sukim ·
4: 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim ·
5: 14:15-20 · 6 p’sukim ·
6: 14:21-25 · 5 p’sukim ·
7: 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim ·
maf: 15:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Judges 4:4-5:31 · 52 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Soncino Chumash: pp. 265 - 274 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 265 - 281)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 366 - 382 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 366 - 393)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 399 - 414 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 399 - 322)
*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 Shirah 2023 / שַׁבָּת שִׁירָה 5783
Shabbat of Song 🕍
Shabbat Shirah for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Friday, 3 February 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 4 February 2023. This corresponds to Parashat Beshalach.
Shabbat Shirah (“Sabbath [of] song” שבת שירה) is the name given to the Shabbat that includes Parsha Beshalach. The Torah reading of the week contains the Song of the sea (Exodus 15:1–18). This was the song by the Children of Israel after the Passage of the Red Sea.
Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario
Next Hebrew School will be Sunday, February 12, 2023
Hebrew School preempted for our Tu B'Shevat seder (See below)
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.
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
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.
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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