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Parashat Emor 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר 6 May 2023 / 15 Iyyar 5783 https://youtu.be/DgLO35wbRII Parashat Emor is the 31st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and consuming sacrifices and priestly food. It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 21:1-6 · 6 p’sukim · 2: 21:7-12 · 6 p’sukim · 3: 21:13-15 · 3 p’sukim · 4: 21:16-24 · 9 p’sukim · 5: 22:1-9 · 9 p’sukim · 6: 22:10-12 · 3 p’sukim · 7: 22:13-16 · 4 p’sukim · maf: 22:13-16 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 · 17 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 513 – 517 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 513 – 528) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 672 – 679 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 672 – 695) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 717 - 722 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.717- 733 This portion now discusses the duties of the Kohenim in maintaining and performing the offerings. There are also parameters that discuss the holiness that the priests display and rights and privileges that accompany that status. The portion then discusses the yearly occurrences of the major festivals starting with Shabbat, our weekly spiritual retreat from the mundane and secular. The portion ends with an Israelite standing up to and defending Hashem against a blasphemer. We find various passages in the Torah whose topics seem to be unrelated. Perhaps Hashem wants us to stretch our minds and spirituality and see the connections. Priests are our spiritual leaders. It is up to them to be meticulous in the performance of the offerings, which connect us daily to Hashem, and thus be examples of holiness. That is why they are able to eat the terumah, their designated portion of Israel’s offerings. But their behavior and appearance needs to be an example to the rest of Israel. Why follow this with a discussion of the festivals? Consider that the Cohenim are the spiritual leaders in directing Israel towards holy behavior and facilitate the connection to Hashem. Parashat Emor 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר 6 mayo 2023 / 15 Iyar 5783 https://youtu.be/DgLO35wbRII Parashat Emor es la porción semanal número 31 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Levítico 21:1-24:23 Emor ("Di") comienza con leyes que regulan el comportamiento sacerdotal, el trabajo en el Mishkán (Tabernáculo) y el consumo de sacrificios y alimentos sacerdotales. Describe las festividades bíblicas de Pésaj, Shavuot, Rosh Hashaná, Yom Kippur y Sucot, y termina con una historia sobre un blasfemo y su castigo. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 21:1-6 · 6 p'sukim · 2: 21:7-12 · 6 p'sukim · 3: 21:13-15 · 3 p'sukim · 4: 21:16-24 · 9 p'sukim · 5: 22:1-9 · 9 p'sukim · 6: 22:10-12 · 3 p'sukim · 7: 22:13-16 · 4 p'sukim · maf: 22:13-16 · 4 p'sukim · Haftará: Ezequiel 44:15-31 · 17 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana Soncino Chumash: págs. 513 – 517 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 513 – 528) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 672 – 679 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 672 – 695) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 717 - 722 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah Completa pp. 717- 733 Esta porción ahora discute los deberes de los Cohenim en el mantenimiento y realización de las ofrendas. También hay parámetros que discuten la santidad que muestran los sacerdotes y los derechos y privilegios que acompañan a ese estado. Luego, la porción analiza las ocurrencias anuales de los principales festivales que comienzan con Shabat, nuestro retiro espiritual semanal de lo mundano y secular. La porción termina con un israelita de pie y defendiendo a Hashem contra un blasfemo. Encontramos varios pasajes en la Torá cuyos temas parecen no estar relacionados. Tal vez Hashem quiera que ampliemos nuestras mentes y espiritualidad y veamos las conexiones. Los sacerdotes son nuestros líderes espirituales. A ellos les toca ser minuciosos en la realización de las ofrendas, que nos conectan diariamente con Hashem, y así ser ejemplos de santidad. Es por eso que pueden comer la terumah, su porción designada de las ofrendas de Israel. Pero su comportamiento y apariencia deben ser un ejemplo para el resto de Israel. ¿Por qué seguir esto con una discusión de los festivales? Considere que los Cohenim son los líderes espirituales que dirigen a Israel hacia un comportamiento santo y facilitan la conexión con Hashem.

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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 Yom HaZikaron occurs on Tuesday, Apr 25 Yom HaAtzma'ut occurs on Wednesday, Apr 26 Candle lighting: 7:14pm on Friday, Apr 28 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim Havdalah (50 min): 8:23pm on Saturday, Apr 29 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת אחרי מות-קדושים April 28 - ז׳ אייר Candle lighting 7:14 Shabbat ends 8:13 72 minutes 8:45 Office Hours this week: Monday, April 24, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm Wednesday, April 26, 2023 12:00pm - 6:30pm (time approx.) Friday, April 28, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, May 1, 2023 (@ AJU early afternoon) 2:00pm - 8:50pm (Torah Study @ 7:30pm) Tuesday, May 2, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm Friday, May 5, 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 (29 April 2023): Parashat Acharei Mot-Kiddushim 5783 https://youtu.be/PW8wubSUEHM Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, April 24 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים 29 April 2023 / 8 Iyyar 5783 Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29th and 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-20:27 Achrei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and of eating animal blood, and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It details dozens of laws regulating all aspects of life, including observing Shabbat, loving one’s neighbor, and leaving portions of a field for the poor. It ends by detailing punishments for certain types of idolatry and sexual misconduct. [1] Soncino Chumash: pp. 480 – 486 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 480 – 508) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 636 – 647 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 636 – 671) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 679 - 686 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 679 - 712) Yom HaZikaron 2023 / יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן 5783 Israeli Memorial Day 🇮🇱 Yom HaZikaron for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Monday, 24 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is Yom HaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism. Although Yom Hazikaron is normally observed on the 4th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaAtzma’ut, which always follows it) would conflict with Shabbat. Yom HaAtzma’ut 2023 / יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת 5783 Israeli Independence Day 🇮🇱 Yom HaAtzma'ut for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Tuesday, 25 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 26 April 2023. Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat. Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, April 27, 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. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, April 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, April 29, 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 Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים 29 April 2023 / 8 Iyyar 5783 Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29th and 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-20:27 Triennial year 1 1: 16:1-6 · 6 p’sukim · 2: 16:7-11 · 5 p’sukim · 3: 16:12-17 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 16:25-30 · 6 p’sukim · 6: 16:31-34 · 4 p’sukim · 7: 17:1-7 · 7 p’sukim · maf: 17:5-7 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim Soncino Chumash: pp. 480 – 486 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 480 – 508) *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, April 30, 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. 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. 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https://youtu.be/PW8wubSUEHM Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים 29 April 2023 / 8 Iyyar 5783 Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29th and 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-20:27 Achrei Mot (“After the Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and of eating animal blood and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It details dozens of laws regulating all aspects of life, including observing Shabbat, loving one’s neighbor, and leaving portions of a field for the poor. It ends by detailing punishments for certain types of idolatry and sexual misconduct. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 16:1-6 · 6 p’sukim · 2: 16:7-11 · 5 p’sukim · 3: 16:12-17 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 16:25-30 · 6 p’sukim · 6: 16:31-34 · 4 p’sukim · 7: 17:1-7 · 7 p’sukim · maf: 17:5-7 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim Soncino Chumash: pp. 480 – 486 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 480 – 508) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 636 – 647 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 636 – 671) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 679 - 686 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 679 - 712) This is another double parashat follows the previous double parashat, Tazria-Metzora. We are first introduced to the institution and procedures of what has become the holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is presented as being after the death of Nadab and Abihu, Aaron’s two oldest sons who entered the Kidosh Kidoshim, the Holy of Holies, with an “alien” mixture of incense. Our sages consider the timing of the two events. They say that the death of righteous people can serve as atonement of past misdeeds. It also provides a path back to redemption. The original ritual of atonement was different than today, Yes, we still “afflict” ourselves by not eating or drinking or engaging in pleasurable activities. Instead of spending the day praying, our ancestors would take part in the service of the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, who would make atonement for them. He would go into the Holy of Holies and first make his own offering of a bull. He would then come out and use two goats. The High Priest would draw lots. The first goat would be the offering. The second goat, known also colloquially as the “scape goat”, would bear the sins of the people and be sent into the wilderness as a symbolic gesture. A red ribbon would be tied around the neck of that goat and when it turned white, it indicated that Israel is forgiven. Since we know longer have a Temple and active priests, we spend the day in the synagogue praying. We still include this procedure in our liturgy as a reminder and homage to our ancient service. Parashat Ajrei Mot-Kedoshim 5783 29 abril 2023 / 8 Iyar 5783 Parashat Ajrei Mot-Kedoshim es la porción semanal 29 y 30 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Levítico 16:1-20:27 Achrei Mot ("Después de la muerte") comienza describiendo el servicio ritual de Yom Kippur, el Día de la Expiación. Luego detalla las prohibiciones de ofrecer sacrificios fuera del Mishkán (Tabernáculo) y de comer sangre animal y termina con una lista de relaciones sexuales prohibidas. Kedoshim ("Santo") comienza instruyendo a los israelitas a ser santos. Detalla docenas de leyes que regulan todos los aspectos de la vida, incluida la observancia del Shabat, amar al prójimo y dejar partes de un campo para los pobres. Termina detallando los castigos para ciertos tipos de idolatría y conducta sexual inapropiada. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 16:1-6 · 6 p'sukim · 2: 16:7-11 · 5 p'sukim · 3: 16:12-17 · 6 p'sukim · 4: 16:18-24 · 7 p'sukim · 5: 16:25-30 · 6 p'sukim · 6: 16:31-34 · 4 p'sukim · 7: 17:1-7 · 7 p'sukim · maf: 17:5-7 · 3 p'sukim · Haftará: Amós 9:7-15 · 9 p'sukim Soncino Chumash: págs. 480 – 486 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completo págs. 480 – 508) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 636 – 647 Trienal Año 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 636 – 671) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 679 - 686 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 679 - 712) Esta es otra parashat doble que sigue a la parashat doble anterior, Tazria-Metzora. Primero se nos presenta la institución y los procedimientos de lo que se ha convertido en la festividad de Yom Kippur, el Día de la Expiación. Esto se presenta después de la muerte de Nadab y Abiú, los dos hijos mayores de Aarón que entraron en el Kidosh Kidoshim, el Lugar Santísimo, con una mezcla de incienso "extranjero". Nuestros sabios consideran el momento de los dos eventos. Dicen que la muerte de los justos puede servir como expiación de las fechorías pasadas. También proporciona un camino de regreso a la redención. El ritual original de expiación era diferente al de hoy. Sí, todavía nos “afligimos” al no comer ni beber o participar en actividades placenteras. En lugar de pasar el día rezando, nuestros antepasados participarían en el servicio del Kohen Gadol, el Sumo Sacerdote, quien haría expiación por ellos. Entraría en el Lugar Santísimo y primero haría su propia ofrenda de un toro. Luego saldría y usaría dos cabras. El Sumo Sacerdote echaría suertes. El primer chivo sería la ofrenda. El segundo macho cabrío, conocido también coloquialmente como el “chivo expiatorio”, cargaría con los pecados del pueblo y sería enviado al desierto como un gesto simbólico. Una cinta roja estaría atada al cuello de esa cabra y cuando se pusiera blanca, indicaría que Israel está perdonado. Como sabemos que ya tenemos un Templo y sacerdotes activos, pasamos el día en la sinagoga rezando. Todavía incluimos este procedimiento en nuestra liturgia como recordatorio y homenaje a nuestro antiguo servicio.

Some groups of Jews organized to fight the Nazis. BY YISRAEL GUTTMAN The idea of organizing armed resistance was first raised among the members of the Zionist Halutz youth movements in Vilna, Poland. Jewish Vilna, “The Jerusalem of Lithuania,” numbered 60,000 people before the war and had been notable for its internal unity and strong attachment to Jewish culture, religion, and Zionism. Report from Ponary From July 1941 to the end of the year, two-thirds of the Jewish community was uprooted and taken to unknown destinations. A few survivors, who were wounded and shaken to the core, managed to make their way back to the ghetto, where they spread the shocking news that all the deportees had been taken to Ponary, located near Vilna, where they all were shot. In the first poster issued by the Vilna Halutz movement to the Jews of the city in January 1942, it was stated: All the roads of the Gestapo lead to Ponary. And Ponary is death! Doubters! Cast off all illusions. Your children, your husbands, and your wives are no longer alive. Ponary is not a camp–all are shot there. Hitler aims to destroy all the Jews of Europe. The Jews of Lithuania are fated to be the first in line. Let us not go as sheep to slaughter! It is true that we are weak and defenseless, but resistance is the only reply to the enemy! Brothers! It is better to fall as free fighters than to live by the grace of the murderers. Resist! To the last breath. This appeal stated that the events in Vilna were not local, but that Vilna was merely the first step in implementing the plan “to kill all the Jews of Europe.” This was the first time that a Jewish source, which did not have any information from either German or other sources, mentioned the total annihilation of the Jewish people. Moreover, this was the first appeal to call for revolt. For the first time, the demand for Jewish armed resistance was openly stated. In January 1942, the FPO (Fareinikte Partizaner Organizatziye, Yiddish for United Partisans Organization) was established in Vilna. Organizing in Warsaw The Jewish communal leadership in Poland, and especially in Warsaw, did not accept the dire prediction that all Jews under Nazi rule were doomed. Only the members of the Halutz youth movement initially accepted this, whereas other members of the community very slowly came to the realization of the truth under the impact of the deportations. From the beginning of 1942, there were attempts in the Warsaw ghetto to establish a fighting force. The major organization, the ZOB (Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, Polish for Jewish Fighting Organization) was only established in July 1942, in the midst of the great deportations from the city. The smaller fighting organization, the ZZW (Zydowski Zwiazek Wojskowy, Polish for Jewish Military Union), which also took part in the Warsaw ghetto revolt and was founded by members of the Betar movement (the activist Zionist youth movement), was organized only at the end of that year (1942). The Jews who were sealed off in the ghetto did not have the means, the links, and the experience to build an armed force that would be ready for battle. They did not possess arms, an intelligence network, or links with allies outside the country. In addition, they did not have any military training, especially in urban guerrilla warfare. They were forced to appeal to the Poles, who had a strong underground military organization. Despite their considerable opposition to the Nazis, the Poles, who were generally anti-Semitic, were not willing to aid the Jews. Only in Warsaw was there established contact between the Jewish Fighting Organization and the Polish underground. The Jews received a small number of arms and help in transmitting information from abroad; sometimes, they were given other types of assistance. The Jewish fighters were also aided by a number of individual Poles and certain factions within the underground, who disobeyed the orders of the central underground organization. Most of the arms that were gathered in the ghetto, however, were acquired from other sources. Thus, some weapons were stolen from factories or arsenals belonging to the enemy by Jews and members of the underground who were employed there. Components of weapons were smuggled into the ghetto, where they were subsequently assembled. Weapons–mostly handguns, which were inefficient for street fighting–were also purchased from merchants or soldiers through intermediaries. Furthermore, a small factory was established in the Warsaw ghetto to manufacture hand grenades; there were very important when the revolt began. The Jewish Masses Another problem was the manner in which the ghetto fighters were regarded by the civilian Jewish population. In general, fighters use arms when continued existence through negotiation has failed. The struggle by the ghetto fighters could not end with victory over the enemy or with the achievement of security, succor, or even a postponement of their fate. The battle of the ghetto was a desperate cry to future generations, and was not regarded as a realistic struggle to ensure the future survival of the fighters. Mordecai Anielewicz, the commander of the Warsaw ghetto revolt, expressed the significance of this battle: “The dream of my life has risen to become fact. Self-defense in the ghetto will have been a reality. Jewish armed resistance and revenge are facts.” A battle of this sort, which does not alleviate present misery or offer any hope for the future, is an extremely rare phenomenon in history, and by its very nature cannot involve the masses. Most people grasped at the slightest excuse for not gelling involved in this futile struggle, hoping thereby to save themselves and their loved ones. In many ghettos, the fighters were without broad support and were, therefore, isolated from the masses. Despite the many difficulties, revolts did break out in several ghettos. In Bialystok, Vilna, Czestochowa, Sosnowiec, and elsewhere, the fighters resisted or attacked. The one revolt that attained the dimensions of a mass, stubborn, and protracted rebellion took place in the Warsaw ghetto. This lasted from April 19 to May 16, 1943. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising The Jews of Warsaw were able to organize a resistance which cost the Nazis prestige, materials, and casualties. Moreover, Warsaw was the first rebellion in any occupied city in Europe. It tied down sizable forces of the enemy for a longer period of time than did many sovereign countries overrun by the Germans in World War II. The Warsaw ghetto revolt was unique for two other reasons. In Warsaw, the tens of thousands of Jews who had remained behind after the two great deportations of the summer of 1942 and January 1943 supported the idea of resistance and rebellion. Ghetto residents did not heed the calls of the Germans, did not report for selections (for deportation to the concentration camps), and hid in bunkers underneath the ground. These underground hiding places and bunkers were built over months: their locations and entrances were well concealed. Food and medical supplies were stored in there for prolonged hiding. Many bunkers also had arms. In actuality, most of the Warsaw ghetto in its last stages was an underground city that accommodated tens of thousands of Jews. When the Nazi soldiers came in to carry out the final deportation on April 19, 1943, they found a deserted city, with the way barred by hundreds of armed fighters. The two fighting organizations–ZOB and ZZW–numbered about 750 fighters in various positions, with a plan of action worked out to the finest detail. The rest of the civilian population had taken refuge in the bunkers and assisted the fighters in whatever way possible. Thus, all of the central ghetto of Warsaw became a partisan battle zone. The Nazis needed days of street fighting to capture each bunker individually, with the inhabitants of each bunker refusing to leave and sometimes answering calls to come out and surrender with gunfire. Secondly, the resisters in the Warsaw ghetto did not prepare a path of retreat or plan any action other than fighting in the ghetto. The Poles tried to persuade the fighters to desert the ghetto a short while before the revolt and to hide in the forests. The answer of the fighters was unequivocal: “This is where the battle will take place.” Impact of the Revolt The revolt in the Warsaw ghetto had broad implications. The Poles were impressed with the revolt and realized that even a handful of people, with a minimal amount of weapons, could cause great damage to the enemy in city fighting, and could tie down large forces. For the Jews, the revolt in the Warsaw ghetto motivated the underground cells and fighting organizations in other areas–Bialystok, Vilna, Cracow, Czestochowa, Bendin–to fight and maybe die rather than fall into the hands of the Nazi conquerors. It also inspired others to escape to the forests, where they joined the partisans. The Nazis learned a lesson from Warsaw as well. If they believed that the Jews would not resist, they were suddenly aware that the Jews could organize and fight with great valor and sacrifice. This was one of the reasons why they took steps to prevent further large-scale revolts in the deportations of Jews from other ghettos. The revolt in the Warsaw ghetto, and the revolts in the ghettos in general, became a symbol for those who fought for the independence of Israel, as well as a beacon for all of humanity. It has taught us how a small handful of people, without hope, in complete isolation, and in a depressed physical and mental state, could overcome all obstacles and embark on a heroic struggle. Reprinted with permission from Genocide: Critical Issues of the Holocaust (Rossel Books & Behrman House).

Announcements -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute Torah Calendar Monday, 17 April 2023-Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day Monday, 17 April 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 20 April 2023-Board Meeting Friday & Saturday, 21 & 22 April 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 23 April 2023-Hebrew School Sunday, 23 April 2023-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism Monday, 24 April 2023-Adult Torah Study Tuesday, 25 April 2023-Yom HaZikaron 2023 / יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן 5783 Israeli Memorial Day 🇮🇱 Wednesday, 26 April 2023-Yom HaAtzma’ut 2023 / יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת 5783 Israeli Independence Day 🇮🇱 Friday & Saturday, 28 & 29 April 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 30 April 2023-Hebrew School Sunday, 30 April 2023-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. **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 Ontario, California, USA Yom HaShoah occurs on Tuesday, Apr 18 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar occurs on Friday, Apr 21 Candle lighting: 7:08pm on Friday, Apr 21 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar occurs on Saturday, Apr 22 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Tazria-Metzora Havdalah (50 min): 8:17pm on Saturday, Apr 22 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת תזריע-מצורע April 21 - ל׳ ניסן Candle lighting 7:08 Shabbat ends 8:07 72 minutes 8:40 Office Hours this week: Monday, April 17, 2023 (@ AJU during the day) 2:45pm - 8:45pm Thursday, April 20, 2023 1:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7pm) Friday, April 21, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, April 24, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm Tuesday, April 25, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm Friday, April 28, 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 (22 April 2023): Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5783 https://youtu.be/EScu7lykW3k Yom HaShoah 2023 / יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה 5783 Holocaust Memorial Day ✡️ Yom HaShoah for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Monday, 17 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 18 April 2023. Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah (יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה; “Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day”), known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its accessories, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. In Israel, it is a national memorial day and public holiday. It was inaugurated on 1953, anchored by a law signed by the Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion and the President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. It is held on the 27th of Nisan (April/May), unless the 27th would be adjacent to Shabbat, in which case the date is shifted by a day. Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, April 17 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ־מְּצֹרָע 22 April 2023 / 1 Iyyar 5783 Parashat Tazria-Metzora is the 27th and 28th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-15:33; Numbers 28:9-15 Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of tzaraat, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and be inspected by a priest. Metzora opens by describing the purification process and accompanying sacrifices for one infected with tzaraat, a discoloration condition on the skin. It then describes the process of treating a house infected with tzaraat and the ritual impurity generated by certain bodily discharges. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 460 – 464 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 460 – 477) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 608 – 616 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 608 – 635) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 649 - 657 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 649 - 670) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm We will meet again on April 27. This is both after Pesach and after the next Temple 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. Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2023 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 5783 Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Thursday, 20 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 22 April 2023. Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 2nd month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to April or May on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, April 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, April 22, 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 Tazria-Metzora 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ־מְּצֹרָע 22 April 2023 / 1 Iyyar 5783 Parashat Tazria-Metzora is the 27th and 28th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-15:33; Numbers 28:9-15 Triennial year 1 1: 12:1-4 · 4 p’sukim · 2: 12:5-8 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 13:1-5 · 5 p’sukim · 4: 13:6-17 · 12 p’sukim · 5: 13:18-23 · 6 p’sukim · 6: 13:24-28 · 5 p’sukim · 7: 13:29-39 · 11 p’sukim · maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Haftarah*: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Commentary and Divrei Torah American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 460 – 464 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 460 – 477) *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, April 23, 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. 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. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, April 23, 2023 Module 6: Prayer 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. Yom HaZikaron 2023 / יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן 5783 Israeli Memorial Day 🇮🇱 Yom HaZikaron for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Monday, 24 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is Yom HaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism. Although Yom Hazikaron is normally observed on the 4th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaAtzma’ut, which always follows it) would conflict with Shabbat. Yom HaAtzma’ut 2023 / יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת 5783 Israeli Independence Day 🇮🇱 Yom HaAtzma'ut for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Tuesday, 25 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 26 April 2023. Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat. ***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.

https://youtu.be/EScu7lykW3k Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ־מְּצֹרָע 22 April 2023 / 1 Iyyar 5783 Parashat Tazria-Metzora is the 27th and 28th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-15:33; Numbers 28:9-15 Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of tzaraat, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and be inspected by a priest. Metzora opens by describing the purification process and accompanying sacrifices for one infected with tzaraat, a discoloration condition on the skin. It then describes the process of treating a house infected with tzaraat and the ritual impurity generated by certain bodily discharges. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 12:1-4 · 4 p’sukim · 2: 12:5-8 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 13:1-5 · 5 p’sukim · 4: 13:6-17 · 12 p’sukim · 5: 13:18-23 · 6 p’sukim · 6: 13:24-28 · 5 p’sukim · 7: 13:29-39 · 11 p’sukim · maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Haftarah*: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Commentary and Divrei Torah American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 460 – 464 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 460 – 477) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 608 – 616 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 608 – 635) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 649 - 657 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 649 - 670) Here we have the occurrences and treatments of skin eruptions. While one would consider that these would be the realm of medical people, they are in fact the domain of priests. Such would have us understand, then, that these are not medical conditions, but spiritual conditions, specifically maladies. What would cause these skin eruptions, then? It’s an interesting spiritual process and it involves something hidden, secretive or private being forced into the public view. Judaism places a lot of importance about Lashon HaRah, the evil speech. People who spread gossip and demean others very often do so “behind the scenes”. They tell a few people these lies that these people tell others and so on. The lies spread like wildfire. These manifestations reveal these people to be engaging in these character assassinations. In Judaism, the punishment fits the crime. These people are diagnosed by the priests. If they display the appropriate symptoms, they are banished outside the camp for seven days. While this is ostensibly to allow the condition to heal, it is really so the perpetrator can reflect on their behavior and repent. Should they not, typically those symptoms will persist necessitating yet another seven period of seclusion. While these things don’t happen today, let’s nevertheless consider the implications of berating and demeaning others, and that somehow there are consequences. Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5783 22 abril 2023 / 1 Iyar 5783 Parashat Tazria-Metzora es la porción semanal de la Torá 27 y 28 en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Levítico 12:1-15:33; Números 28:9-15 Tazria ("She Bears Seed") comienza describiendo el proceso de purificación de una mujer después del parto. Luego describe diferentes formas de tzaraat, una condición de decoloración en la piel o la ropa, y el requisito de que una persona infectada viva sola fuera del campamento y sea inspeccionada por un sacerdote. Metzora comienza describiendo el proceso de purificación y los sacrificios que lo acompañan para alguien infectado con tzaraat, una condición de decoloración en la piel. Luego describe el proceso de tratamiento de una casa infectada con tzaraat y la impureza ritual generada por ciertas descargas corporales. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 12:1-4 · 4 p'sukim · 2: 12:5-8 · 4 p'sukim · 3: 13:1-5 · 5 p'sukim · 4: 13:6-17 · 12 p'sukim · 5: 13:18-23 · 6 p'sukim · 6: 13:24-28 · 5 p'sukim · 7: 13:29-39 · 11 p'sukim · maf*: Números 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · *Shabat Rosh Jodesh Haftará*: Isaías 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim *Shabat Rosh Jodesh Comentario y Divrei Torah American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: págs. 460 – 464 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 460 – 477) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 608 – 616 Trienal Año 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 608 – 635) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 639 - 6 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 639 - 6) Aquí tenemos las ocurrencias y tratamientos de las erupciones cutáneas. Si bien uno consideraría que estos serían el reino de los médicos, de hecho son el dominio de los sacerdotes. Eso nos quiere hacer entender, entonces, que no se trata de condiciones médicas, sino de condiciones espirituales, específicamente enfermedades. Entonces, ¿qué causaría estas erupciones en la piel? Es un proceso espiritual interesante e involucra algo oculto, secreto o privado que se fuerza a la vista del público. El judaísmo le da mucha importancia a Lashon HaRah, el discurso maligno. Las personas que difunden chismes y degradan a los demás muy a menudo lo hacen "entre bastidores". Le dicen a unas cuantas personas estas mentiras que estas personas les dicen a otros y así sucesivamente. Las mentiras se extendieron como la pólvora. Estas manifestaciones revelan que estas personas están involucradas en estos asesinatos de carácter. En el judaísmo, el castigo se ajusta al crimen. Estas personas son diagnosticadas por los sacerdotes. Si muestran los síntomas apropiados, son desterrados fuera del campamento durante siete días. Si bien esto es aparentemente para permitir que la condición sane, en realidad es para que el perpetrador pueda reflexionar sobre su comportamiento y arrepentirse. Si no es así, por lo general esos síntomas persistirán y requerirán otros siete períodos de reclusión.

Announcements -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute Torah Calendar Monday, 10 April 2023-Adult Torah Study Wednesday, 12 April 2023-7th Day Passover Service *Thursday, 13 April 2023-8th Day Passover Service/Yizkor Friday & Saturday, 14 & 15 April 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 16 April 2023-Hebrew School Sunday, 16 April 2023-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism Sunday, 16 April 2023-Holocaust March of Remembrance Monday, 17 April 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 20 April 2023-Board Meeting Friday & Saturday, 21 & 22 April 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 23 April 2023-Hebrew School Sunday, 23 April 2023-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. **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, CA 91761 Pesach IV (CH''M) occurs on Sunday, Apr 9 Pesach V (CH''M) occurs on Monday, Apr 10 Pesach VI (CH''M) occurs on Tuesday, Apr 11 Candle lighting: 7:00pm on Tuesday, Apr 11 Pesach VII occurs on Wednesday, Apr 12 Candle lighting: 7:58pm on Wednesday, Apr 12 Pesach VIII occurs on Thursday, Apr 13 Havdalah: 7:58pm on Thursday, Apr 13 Candle lighting: 7:02pm on Friday, Apr 14 Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Iyyar occurs on Saturday, Apr 15 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Shmini Havdalah: 8:00pm on Saturday, Apr 15 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת שמיני April 14 - כ״ג ניסן Candle lighting 7:03 Shabbat ends 8:01 72 minutes 8:35 Office Hours this week: Monday, April 10, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm (?) Wednesday, 12 April 2023-7th Day Passover Service 9:30am - 12:00pm/12:00pm -2:00pm *Thursday, 13 April 2023-8th Day Passover Service/Yizkor 9:30am - 2:00pm/12:00pm -2:00pm Friday, April 14, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, April 18, 2023 (@ AJU during the day) 2:45pm - 8:45pm Thursday, April 20, 2023 1:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7pm) Friday, April 21, 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 (15 April 2023): Parashat Shmini 5783 https://youtu.be/CxVjp8fa3ug Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, April 10 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Shmini 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי 15 April 2023 / 24 Nisan 5783 Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a fire sent from God when they attempt to offer a “strange fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 9:1-6 · 6 p’sukim · 2: 9:7-10 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 9:11-16 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 9:17-23 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 9:24-10:3 · 4 p’sukim · 6: 10:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 7: 10:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · maf: 10:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 · 40 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 443 – 447 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 443 – 454) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 588 - 595 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 588 – 607) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 630 - 635 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 630 - 642) Upcoming Passover Services Pesach 7th Day Shachrit Service Wednesday, April 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am Pesach 8th Day Shachrit Service/Yizkor Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ 9:30 am Zoom Links sent in separate email Wednesday. Please reply if you do not receive them. Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm We will meet again on April 27. This is both after Pesach and after the next Temple 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, April 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, April 15, 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 Shmini 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי 15 April 2023 / 24 Nisan 5783 Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a fire sent from God when they attempt to offer a “strange fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 9:1-6 · 6 p’sukim · 2: 9:7-10 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 9:11-16 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 9:17-23 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 9:24-10:3 · 4 p’sukim · 6: 10:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 7: 10:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · maf: 10:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 · 40 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 443 – 447 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 443 – 454) *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, April 9 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. 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. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, April 16, 2023 Module 5: Shabbat 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. Holocaust Memorial Day Sunday Afternoon April 16, 2023 Murrieta Mesa High School, Performing Arts Center 24801 MONROE AVE. MURRIETA CA 92562 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Come & show your support for the Jewish people Reply for information Representative of the Israeli Consulate, L.A. Murrieta Mayor, Lisa DeForest Holocaust Survivor, Yetta Kane Pastor Clark Van Wick ***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. 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Parashat Shmini 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי 15 April 2023 / 24 Nisan 5783 https://youtu.be/CxVjp8fa3ug Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a fire sent from God when they attempt to offer a “strange fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 9:1-6 · 6 p’sukim · 2: 9:7-10 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 9:11-16 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 9:17-23 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 9:24-10:3 · 4 p’sukim · 6: 10:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 7: 10:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · maf: 10:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 · 40 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 443 – 447 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 443 – 454) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 588 - 595 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 588 – 607) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 630 - 635 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 630 - 642) This is a parashat that has been debated by the Rabbis. Why did Nadab and Abihu, Aaron’s oldest sons and in line for the High Priest, enter the Holy of Holies at not the appropriate time with an incense mixture that was “alien”? And why were they immediately punished by forfeiting their lives? Some sages contend that these two were very righteous and felt motivated to express their love for Hashem right away, rather than waiting for the right time. Others feel that these two were celebrating with alcohol and thus had bad judgement. This latter view is verified by the commandment to priests not to drink alcohol prior to officiating in the Tabernacle. Others feel that they were expressing an arrogance about replacing Moses and Aaron as the leaders of Israel. Perhaps we can understand this by examining the subsequent verse in the Torah. Hashem declared that they did not sanctify Him. So Hashem was clear about the procedures for officiating in the Holy of Holies. Nadav and Abihu tock it upon themselves to decide when and what and therefore went against G-d’s commandments. Not only did they show disrespect for Hashem and His commandments, but perhaps they weren’t doing proper rituals but something else that would have elevated themselves! For this, perhaps, is why they were punished. Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Iyyar Saturday, April 15 Molad Iyyar: Thu, 8 minutes and 13 chalakim after 14:00 When blessing the new month in the synagogue on the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh, it is customary to announce the time that the molad (birth of the new moon) occurs in Jerusalem, so that it can be kept in mind while saying the blessing. Traditionally, the time is announced in hours, minutes and chalakim — e.g., "The molad will occur Sunday evening, eight minutes and seven chalakim after seven o'clock." A chelek is one 1080th part of an hour, or 3.33 seconds.

Announcements -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute Torah Calendar Monday, 3 April 2023-Adult Torah Study Wednesday, 5 April 2023-Shachrit Service for First-born (and others) Thursday, 6 April 2023-Passover Thursday, 6 April 2023-1st Day Passover Service Thursday, 6 April 2023-2nd Night Seder Passover Friday, 7 April 2023-2nd Day Passover Service (?) Friday & Saturday, 7 & 8 April 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 9 April 2023-Hebrew School Sunday, 9 April 2023-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism Monday, 10 April 2023-Adult Torah Study Wednesday, 12 April 2023-7th Day Passover Service Thursday, 13 April 2023-8th Day Passover Service/Yizkor Friday & Saturday, 14 & 15 April 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. Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Fast begins: 5:17am on Wednesday, Apr 5 Ta'anit Bechorot occurs on Wednesday, Apr 5 Erev Pesach occurs on Wednesday, Apr 5 Candle lighting: 6:56pm on Wednesday, Apr 5 Pesach I occurs on Thursday, Apr 6 Candle lighting: 8:05pm on Thursday, Apr 6 Pesach II occurs on Friday, Apr 7 Candle lighting: 6:57pm on Friday, Apr 7 Pesach III (CH''M) occurs on Saturday, Apr 8 Havdalah (50 min): 8:07pm on Saturday, Apr 8 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times בת April 7 - ט״ז ניסן Candle lighting 6:57 Shabbat ends 7:55 72 minutes 8:29 Office Hours this week: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:00am - 2:00pm Thursday, April 6, 2023 9:00am - 12:00pm (Passover Shachrit Service @ 9am) Friday, April 7, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat/Pesach Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, April 10, 2023 9:00am - 2:00pm Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:00am - 12:00pm Friday, April 14, 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 (5 - 13 April 2023): Parashat Pesach 5783 https://youtu.be/H6oxCitkdWI Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, April 3 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Pesach 2023 / פֶּסַח 5783 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-Moed / פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד Saturday, 8 April 2023 / 17 Nisan 5783 Pesach for Hebrew Year 5783 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Wednesday, 5 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 13 April 2023. Pesach I / פֶּסַח א׳ Thursday, 6 April 2023 / 15 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25 Pesach II / פֶּסַח ב׳ Friday, 7 April 2023 / 16 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25 Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-Moed / פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד Saturday, 8 April 2023 / 17 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 28:19-25 Soncino Chumash: pp. 362 – 367; pp. 695 – 696 Artscroll Chumash: pp. 504 - 513; p. 892 Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 538 - 544; p. 932 Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 2 on Sunday / פֶּסַח ד׳ (חוה״מ) Sunday, 9 April 2023 / 18 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25 Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 3 on Monday / פֶּסַח ה׳ (חוה״מ) Monday, 10 April 2023 / 19 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 22:24-23:19; Numbers 28:19-25 Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 4 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳ Tuesday, 11 April 2023 / 20 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25 Pesach VII / פֶּסַח ז׳ Wednesday, 12 April 2023 / 21 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-25 Pesach VIII / פֶּסַח ח׳ Thursday, 13 April 2023 / 22 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25 Morning Shacharit Service Wednesday, 5 April 2023 @ 9:00am (Zoom Only) Traditionally, the day of Erev Pesach is when the first-born get together for a morning service to give thanks. All are invited to pray this special weekday service in advance of our special pilgrimage holiday. Pesach 2023 / פֶּסַח 5783 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷 Pesach for Hebrew Year 5783 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Wednesday, 5 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 13 April 2023. Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. Upcoming Passover Services Pesach 1st Day Shachrit Service Thursday, April 6, 2023 @ 9:30 am Zoom Links sent in separate email Wednesday. Please reply if you do not receive them. Pesach I / פֶּסַח א׳ Thursday, 6 April 2023 / 15 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25 1: Exodus 12:21-24 · 4 p’sukim · 2: Exodus 12:25-28 · 4 p’sukim · 3: Exodus 12:29-36 · 8 p’sukim · 4: Exodus 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim · 5: Exodus 12:43-51 · 9 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim · Haftarah: Joshua 5:2-6:1 · 15 p’sukim TEMPLE SHOLOM OF ONTARIO SECOND NIGHT April 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM CATERED PASSOVER DINNER, PLEASE RSVP REQUIRED BY MARCH 27TH , 2023 (See flyer from email for more information) Upcoming Passover Services Pesach 2nd Day Shachrit Service Friday, April 7, 2023 @ 9:30 am Zoom Links sent in separate email Wednesday. Please reply if you do not receive them. Pesach II / פֶּסַח ב׳ Friday, 7 April 2023 / 16 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3 · 11 p’sukim · 2: Leviticus 23:4-14 · 11 p’sukim · 3: Leviticus 23:15-22 · 8 p’sukim · 4: Leviticus 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim · 5: Leviticus 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim · Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25 · 14 p’sukim Upcoming Passover Services Pesach 7th Day Shachrit Service Wednesday, April 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am Pesach 8th Day Shachrit Service/Yizkor Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ 9:30 am Zoom Links sent in separate email Wednesday. Please reply if you do not receive them. Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm We will meet again on April 27. This is both after Pesach and after the next Temple 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/Pesach Chol HaMoed Ma'ariv Service Friday, April 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat/Pesach Chol HaMoed Shachrit Service Saturday, April 8, 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 Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-Moed / פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד Saturday, 8 April 2023 / 17 Nisan 5783 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread Saturday, 8 April 2023 / 17 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 28:19-25 Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. 1: Exodus 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim · 2: Exodus 33:17-19 · 3 p’sukim · 3: Exodus 33:20-23 · 4 p’sukim · 4: Exodus 34:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 5: Exodus 34:4-10 · 7 p’sukim · 6: Exodus 34:11-17 · 7 p’sukim · 7: Exodus 34:18-26 · 9 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 · 14 p’sukim Soncino Chumash: pp. 362 – 367; pp. 695 – 696 *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, April 2 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. 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. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, April 9, 2023 Module 4: Holidays 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. *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. 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https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-seder-plate/?utm_source=mjl_maropost&utm_campaign=MJL&utm_medium=email The placement and symbolism of the items on the seder plate. BY RABBI JILL JACOBS The Passover Haggadah demands that each person see him or herself as having personally come forth out of Egypt. Accordingly, the seder is one of the most sensory-heavy rituals of the Jewish year. During the seder, we don’t just tell the story of the Exodus, we see, smell, feel, and taste liberation. Many of the elements of this sensory experience appear on the seder plate (k’arah), which serves as the centerpiece of the seder table. The seder plate traditionally holds five or six items, each of which symbolizes a part (or multiple parts) of the Passover story. What’s On the Seder Plate Karpas (a green vegetable, most often parsley) Karpas represents the initial flourishing of the Israelites during the first years in Egypt. At the end of the biblical book of Genesis, Joseph moves his family to Egypt, where he becomes the second-in-command to Pharaoh. Protected by Joseph’s exalted status, the family lives safely for several generations and proliferate greatly, becoming a great nation. The size of this growing population frightens the new Pharaoh, who enslaves the Israelites, lest they make war on Egypt. Even under slave conditions, the Israelites continue to reproduce, and Pharaoh eventually decrees that all baby boys be killed. In the course of the seder, we dip the karpas in salt water (Ashkenazi custom) or vinegar (Sephardi custom) in order to taste both the hope of new birth and the tears that the Israelite slaves shed over their condition. Karpas also symbolizes the new spring. One of the names for Passover is Hag Ha-Aviv or the “holiday of spring.” Right around Passover the first buds emerge, and we look forward to the warmth and sense of possibility that accompany the beginning of spring. Some Ashkenazi Jews use a potato for karpas, as green vegetables were not readily available in Eastern Europe. Haroset (sweet fruit paste symbolizing mortar) This mix of fruits, wine or honey, and nuts symbolizes the mortar that the Israelite slaves used to construct buildings for Pharaoh. The name itself comes from the Hebrew word cheres or clay. Ashkenazi Jews generally include apples in haroset, a nod to the midrashic tradition that the Israelite women would go into the fields and seduce their husbands under the apple trees, in defiance of the Egyptian attempts to prevent reproduction by separating men and women. Sephardic recipes for haroset allude to this fertility symbolism by including fruits, such as dates and figs, mentioned in Song of Songs, the biblical book that is most infused with images of love and sexuality. Maror (bitter herb, often horseradish) This bitter herb allows us to taste the bitterness of slavery. Today, most Jews use horseradish as maror. Originally, though, maror was probably a bitter lettuce, such as romaine, or a root, such as chicory. Like life in Egypt, these lettuces and roots taste sweet when one first bites into them, but then become bitter as one eats more. We dip maror into haroset in order to associate the bitterness of slavery with the work that caused so much of this bitterness. Hazeret (second bitter herb, often Romaine lettuce) A second bitter herb, used in korech or the Hillel sandwich, which consists of matzah and bitter herbs (some add haroset as well). Many Jews use horseradish for maror and Romaine lettuce or another bitter green for hazeret. Others use the same vegetable for both parts of the seder, and do not include hazeret on the seder plate at all. READ: How To Veganize Your Seder Plate Beitzah (egg) A roasted or hard-boiled egg that symbolizes the hagigah sacrifice, which would be offered on every holiday (including Passover) when the Temple stood. The roundness of the egg also represents the cycle of life — even in the most painful of times, there is always hope for a new beginning. How Is the Seder Plate Arranged? There are a few traditions regarding the arrangement of items on the seder plate. Most commonly, the maror is placed in the middle of the plate. The hazeret is at the six o’clock position followed by, moving clockwise, karpas (seven o’clock), beitzah (11 o’clock), z’roa (one o’clock), and haroset (five o’clock). What Else Is On the Seder Table? In addition to the items on the seder plate, the seder table should also have three pieces of matzah wrapped or covered in a cloth and a container of salt water or vinegar in which to dip the karpas. Some seder plates have a compartment for matzah underneath, or include space for salt water among the other symbols. In most cases, though, matzah and salt water or vinegar sit near, but not on, the seder plate. Many contemporary Jews add additional items to the seder plate to symbolize modern liberation struggles. The most common new item is an orange, which honors the role of women and/or gays and lesbians in Jewish life. The orange symbolizes the fruitfulness that these previously marginalized communities bring to Jewish life. Some Jews place an olive on the seder plate to signal hope for eventual peace between Israelis and Palestinians. One way to encourage participation in the seder is to ask each guest to bring one item that, for him or her, represents liberation. Participants might bring family heirlooms that remind them of their family’s immigration story, newspaper stories about current liberation struggles, or other symbolic objects. Each guest should place this item near the seder plate and, at an appropriate time in the seder, explain its significance.

https://youtu.be/H6oxCitkdWI Pesach 2023 / פֶּסַח 5783 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷 Pesach for Hebrew Year 5783 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Wednesday, 5 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 13 April 2023. Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. Tanakh Pesach I / פֶּסַח א׳ Thursday, 6 April 2023 / 15 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25 1: Exodus 12:21-24 · 4 p’sukim · 2: Exodus 12:25-28 · 4 p’sukim · 3: Exodus 12:29-36 · 8 p’sukim · 4: Exodus 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim · 5: Exodus 12:43-51 · 9 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim · Haftarah: Joshua 5:2-6:1 · 15 p’sukim For the first day of Passover reading, we review the Torah portion of the slaying of the first born. The Israelites are commanded to slaughter a lamb. It shall be a feast for that night. They are to take the blood of the offering and use hyssop to put it on the lintels of their homes. This is a sign to the destroyer not to take the lives of the first born in those houses, but only the Egyptians who have enslaved the Israelites and partook in the killing of the first-born male Israelite children. Hashem also tells them that this will be a festival forever, and they are to review the details every year henceforth, which we do at our annual seders. This is also the commandment to eat unleavened bread as the dough did not have time to rise. Pesach II / פֶּסַח ב׳ Friday, 7 April 2023 / 16 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3 · 11 p’sukim · 2: Leviticus 23:4-14 · 11 p’sukim · 3: Leviticus 23:15-22 · 8 p’sukim · 4: Leviticus 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim · 5: Leviticus 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim · Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25 · 14 p’sukim The reading for the second day of Passover starts off discussing respect for animal offerings, not to remove a young in the first week of life. It then reviews Shabbat and the various festivals throughout the year. It starts with Passover, counting of the Omer to Shavuot, then Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipur, and finally Succot. Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-Moed / פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד Saturday, 8 April 2023 / 17 Nisan 5783 Megillah 1: Song of Songs 1:1-17 · 17 p’sukim 2: Song of Songs 2:1-17 · 17 p’sukim 3: Song of Songs 3:1-11 · 11 p’sukim 4: Song of Songs 4:1-16 · 16 p’sukim 5: Song of Songs 5:1-16 · 16 p’sukim 6: Song of Songs 6:1-12 · 12 p’sukim 7: Song of Songs 7:1-14 · 14 p’sukim 8: Song of Songs 8:1-14 · 14 p’sukim Read during Passover because of the relationship between Hashem and Israel. Song of Songs likens the relationship to a marriage. Since this is when our religion started to become a formal heritage, it was like Hashem was “marrying” Israel. Torah Portion: Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Exodus 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim · 2: Exodus 33:17-19 · 3 p’sukim · 3: Exodus 33:20-23 · 4 p’sukim · 4: Exodus 34:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 5: Exodus 34:4-10 · 7 p’sukim · 6: Exodus 34:11-17 · 7 p’sukim · 7: Exodus 34:18-26 · 9 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 · 14 p’sukim In this Torah reading for the Shabbat of the intermediate days of Pesach, we read the passage after the incident of the Golden Calf. Moses pleads with Hashem not to forsake His people. Moses asks Hashem to show him His glory, and Hashem shields him in a cleft in the rock on Mt. Sinai and passes him by showing him only the back of His “head”. Moses is now to carve himself two more tablets upon which another set of the Ten Commandments will be written. Hashem then tells Moshe Rabbeinu His Thirteen Attributes. As these were proclaimed in the context of repenting the sin of the Golden Calf, today we invoke these in times of danger to ask for mercy. Finally, we are told to redeem the first-born. Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 2 on Sunday / פֶּסַח ד׳ (חוה״מ) Sunday, 9 April 2023 / 18 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Exodus 13:1-4 · 4 p’sukim · 2: Exodus 13:5-10 · 6 p’sukim · 3: Exodus 13:11-16 · 6 p’sukim · 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · On this Intermediate Day of Passover, we read about the redemption of the first born and remembering what Hashem did for us in redeeming us from slavery. Thus the emphasis on saving the first born of Israel while smiting the first born of the Egyptians. Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 3 on Monday / פֶּסַח ה׳ (חוה״מ) Monday, 10 April 2023 / 19 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 22:24-23:19; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Exodus 22:24-26 · 3 p’sukim · 2: Exodus 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim · 3: Exodus 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim · 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · This Torah reading seems like a sundry collection of lending money to those in need without charging interest; not gossiping or joining with others to give a false report; not cursing leaders; not taking bribes; not oppressing the stranger; and honoring Shabbat and the three pilgrimage festivals. Consider a common theme of not using a superior social status to demean others and remember the festivals that will serve as reminders. Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 4 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳ Tuesday, 11 April 2023 / 20 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25 1: Numbers 9:1-5 · 5 p’sukim · 2: Numbers 9:6-8 · 3 p’sukim · 3: Numbers 9:9-14 · 6 p’sukim · 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · This portion opens up with the commandment to observe the Pesach offering. It also discusses an option for those that were unclean because they took care of final rights for a deceased. Here we have Pesach Sheni, a minor Passover a month after Passover where those affected can still offer the sacrifice after the unclean period is over. Pesach VII / פֶּסַח ז׳ Wednesday, 12 April 2023 / 21 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Exodus 13:17-22 · 6 p’sukim · 2: Exodus 14:1-8 · 8 p’sukim · 3: Exodus 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim · 4: Exodus 14:15-25 · 11 p’sukim · 5: Exodus 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 · 51 p’sukim For the seventh day of Passover, we have the ultimate event that defines the special festival: the Song of the Sea. Pharaoh again, unfortunately for the last time, hardens his heart after Moses leads the Israelites to freedom. It is interesting to note that Hashem had Moses lead them away from Egypt so that they would not have any regrets about leaving their captivity. At the same time, they are now with their backs against the Sea of Reeds as Pharaoh comes charging after them with his special forces chariots. But Hashem had a plan. He would be “glorified”, that is honored by showing the Egyptians, one last important time, that Hashem is the one true G-d. As the Israelites pass through in safety, the best of the Egyptian army is confounded in their attempt to catch them, and drown, both man and horse, in the sea as it closes up on them. Only Pharaoh survives, a broken man. We learn that those who put ego above humanity, their own glory above consideration of their fellow humans, are doomed. Pharaoh refuses to relent and treat people with respect. And for that, he paid with his kingdom. Pesach VIII / פֶּסַח ח׳ Thursday, 13 April 2023 / 22 Nisan 5783 Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Deuteronomy 15:19-23 · 5 p’sukim · 2: Deuteronomy 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 3: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim · 4: Deuteronomy 16:9-12 · 4 p’sukim · 5: Deuteronomy 16:13-17 · 5 p’sukim · maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 · 25 p’sukim Once again, the theme is first born. We, the first born, were spared when the Destroyer wreaked havoc on the Egyptians, and this is yet another way to remember and respect that. We are also commanded to be generous when releasing a Hebrew slave. This theme is connected to the Israelites leaving Egypt with gift from the Egyptians for having served as slaves for over one hundred years. Pesaj 2023 / פֶּסַח 5783 Pascua, la Fiesta de los Panes sin Levadura 🫓🍷 Pesaj para el año hebreo 5783 comienza en la diáspora al atardecer del miércoles 5 de abril de 2023 y termina al anochecer del jueves 13 de abril de 2023. https://youtu.be/H6oxCitkdWI La Pascua (hebreo: פֶּסַח Pesach) conmemora la historia del Éxodo, en el que los antiguos israelitas fueron liberados de la esclavitud en Egipto. La Pascua comienza el día 15 del mes de Nisan en el calendario judío, que es en primavera en el hemisferio norte, y se celebra durante siete u ocho días. Es una de las fiestas judías más observadas. Tanaj Pesaj I / פֶּסַח א׳ jueves, 6 abril 2023 / 15 Nisán 5783 Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 12:21-51; Números 28:16-25 1: Éxodo 12:21-24 · 4 p'sukim · 2: Éxodo 12:25-28 · 4 p'sukim · 3: Éxodo 12:29-36 · 8 p'sukim · 4: Éxodo 12:37-42 · 6 p'sukim · 5: Éxodo 12:43-51 · 9 p'sukim · maf: Números 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim · Haftará: Josué 5:2-6:1 · 15 p'sukim Para el primer día de lectura de Pesaj, repasamos la porción de la Torá sobre la matanza del primogénito. A los israelitas se les ordena sacrificar un cordero. Será una fiesta para esa noche. Ellos tomarán la sangre de la ofrenda y usarán hisopo para ponerla en los dinteles de sus casas. Esta es una señal para el destructor de que no quitará la vida a los primogénitos en esas casas, sino solo a los egipcios que han esclavizado a los israelitas y participaron en la matanza de los primogénitos varones israelitas. Hashem también les dice que este será un festival para siempre, y que deben revisar los detalles cada año de ahora en adelante, lo cual hacemos en nuestros seders anuales. Este es también el mandamiento de comer pan sin levadura ya que la masa no tuvo tiempo de leudar. Pesaj II / פֶּסַח ב׳ Viernes, 7 Abril 2023 / 16 Nisán 5783 Porción de la Torá: Levítico 22:26-23:44; Números 28:16-25 1: Levítico 22:26-23:3 · 11 p'sukim · 2: Levítico 23:4-14 · 11 p'sukim · 3: Levítico 23:15-22 · 8 p'sukim · 4: Levítico 23:23-32 · 10 p'sukim · 5: Levítico 23:33-44 · 12 p'sukim · maf: Números 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim · Haftará: 2 Reyes 23:1-9, 23:21-25 · 14 p'sukim La lectura para el segundo día de la Pascua comienza discutiendo el respeto por las ofrendas de animales, no para eliminar a un joven en la primera semana de vida. Luego repasa Shabat y las diversas festividades a lo largo del año. Comienza con Pésaj, contando desde el Omer hasta Shavuot, luego Rosh Hashaná y Yom Kipur, y finalmente Sucot. Pesaj Shabat Chol ha-Moed / פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד sábado, 8 abril 2023 / 17 nisán 5783 Meguilá 1: Cantar de los Cantares 1:1-17 · 17 p'sukim 2: Cantar de los Cantares 2:1-17 · 17 p'sukim 3: Cantar de los Cantares 3:1-11 · 11 p'sukim 4: Cantar de los Cantares 4:1-16 · 16 p'sukim 5: Cantar de los Cantares 5:1-16 · 16 p'sukim 6: Cantar de los Cantares 6:1-12 · 12 p'sukim 7: Cantar de los Cantares 7:1-14 · 14 p'sukim 8: Cantar de los Cantares 8:1-14 · 14 p'sukim Leer durante la Pascua debido a la relación entre Hashem e Israel. El Cantar de los Cantares compara la relación con un matrimonio. Dado que fue entonces cuando nuestra religión comenzó a convertirse en una herencia formal, fue como si Hashem se estuviera “casando” con Israel. Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 33:12-34:26; Números 28:19-25 1: Éxodo 33:12-16 · 5 p'sukim · 2: Éxodo 33:17-19 · 3 p'sukim · 3: Éxodo 33:20-23 · 4 p'sukim · 4: Éxodo 34:1-3 · 3 p'sukim · 5: Éxodo 34:4-10 · 7 p'sukim · 6: Éxodo 34:11-17 · 7 p'sukim · 7: Éxodo 34:18-26 · 9 p'sukim · maf: Números 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · Haftará: Ezequiel 37:1-14 · 14 p'sukim Soncino Chumash: págs. 362 – 367; págs. 695 – 696 Artscroll Chumash: págs. 504 - 513; pag. 892 Etz Chaim Jumash: págs. 538 - 544; pag. 932 En esta lectura de la Torá para el Shabat de los días intermedios de Pesaj, leemos el pasaje posterior al incidente del Becerro de Oro. Moisés le ruega a Hashem que no abandone a Su pueblo. Moisés le pide a Hashem que le muestre Su gloria, y Hashem lo protege en una hendidura en la roca en el Monte Sinaí y lo pasa mostrándole solo la parte de atrás de Su “cabeza”. Moisés ahora debe tallarse dos tablas más sobre las cuales se escribirá otro conjunto de los Diez Mandamientos. Hashem luego le dice a Moshe Rabbeinu Sus Trece Atributos. Así como estos fueron proclamados en el contexto del arrepentimiento del pecado del Becerro de Oro, hoy los invocamos en tiempos de peligro para pedir misericordia. Finalmente, se nos dice que redimamos al primogénito. Pesaj Chol ha-Moed Día 2 el domingo / פֶּסַח ד׳ (חוה״מ) domingo, 9 abril 2023 / 18 Nisán 5783 Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 13:1-16; Números 28:19-25 1: Éxodo 13:1-4 · 4 p'sukim · 2: Éxodo 13:5-10 · 6 p'sukim · 3: Éxodo 13:11-16 · 6 p'sukim · 4: Números 28:19-25 · 7 p'sukim · En este Día Intermedio de Pesaj, leemos acerca de la redención de los primogénitos y recordamos lo que Hashem hizo por nosotros al redimirnos de la esclavitud. De ahí el énfasis en salvar al primogénito de Israel mientras se golpea al primogénito de los egipcios. Pesaj Chol ha-Moed Día 3 el lunes / פֶּסַח ה׳ (חוה״מ) Lunes, 10 Abril 2023 / 19 Nisán 5783 Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 22:24-23:19; Números 28:19-25 1: Éxodo 22:24-26 · 3 p'sukim · 2: Éxodo 22:27-23:5 · 9 p'sukim · 3: Éxodo 23:6-19 · 14 p'sukim · 4: Números 28:19-25 · 7 p'sukim · Esta lectura de la Torá parece una colección diversa de préstamos de dinero a los necesitados sin cobrar intereses; no chismear ni juntarse con otros para dar un informe falso; no maldecir a los líderes; no aceptar sobornos; no oprimir al extranjero; y honrar el Shabat y las tres festividades de peregrinación. Considere un tema común de no usar un estatus social superior para degradar a otros y recuerde las festividades que servirán como recordatorios. Pesaj Chol ha-Moed Día 4 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳ Martes, 11 Abril 2023 / 20 Nisán 5783 Porción de la Torá: Números 9:1-14, 28:19-25 1: Números 9:1-5 · 5 p'sukim · 2: Números 9:6-8 · 3 p'sukim · 3: Números 9:9-14 · 6 p'sukim · 4: Números 28:19-25 · 7 p'sukim · Esta porción se abre con el mandamiento de observar la ofrenda de Pesaj. También habla de una opción para aquellos que fueron inmundos porque cuidaron los derechos finales de un difunto. Aquí tenemos Pesaj Sheni, una Pascua menor un mes después de la Pascua donde los afectados aún pueden ofrecer el sacrificio después de que termine el período inmundo. Pesaj VII / פֶּסַח ז׳ Miércoles, 12 Abril 2023 / 21 Nisán 5783 Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 13:17-15:26; Números 28:19-25 1: Éxodo 13:17-22 · 6 p'sukim · 2: Éxodo 14:1-8 · 8 p'sukim · 3: Éxodo 14:9-14 · 6 p'sukim · 4: Éxodo 14:15-25 · 11 p'sukim · 5: Éxodo 14:26-15:26 · 32 p'sukim · maf: Números 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · Haftará: II Samuel 22:1-51 · 51 p'sukim Para el séptimo día de Pesaj, tenemos el último evento que define el festival especial: la Canción del Mar. Faraón nuevamente, lamentablemente por última vez, endurece su corazón después de que Moisés lleva a los israelitas a la libertad. Es interesante notar que Hashem hizo que Moisés los sacara de Egipto para que no se arrepintieran de haber dejado su cautiverio. Al mismo tiempo, ahora están de espaldas al Mar de Juncos mientras el Faraón los persigue con sus carros de fuerzas especiales. Pero Hashem tenía un plan. Él sería “glorificado”, es decir, honrado al mostrarles a los egipcios, por última vez, que Hashem es el único Di-s verdadero. Mientras los israelitas pasan a salvo, lo mejor del ejército egipcio se confunde en su intento de atraparlos y ahogar, tanto a hombres como a caballos, en el mar que se cierra sobre ellos. Solo Faraón sobrevive, un hombre quebrantado. Aprendemos que aquellos que ponen el ego por encima de la humanidad, su propia gloria por encima de la consideración de sus semejantes, están condenados. Faraón se niega a ceder y a tratar a las personas con respeto. Y por eso, pagó con su reino. Pesaj VIII / פֶּסַח ח׳ jueves, 13 abril 2023 / 22 Nisán 5783 Porción de la Torá: Deuteronomio 15:19-16:17; Números 28:19-25 1: Deuteronomio 15:19-23 · 5 p'sukim · 2: Deuteronomio 16:1-3 · 3 p'sukim · 3: Deuteronomio 16:4-8 · 5 p'sukim · 4: Deuteronomio 16:9-12 · 4 p'sukim · 5: Deuteronomio 16:13-17 · 5 p'sukim · maf: Números 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim · Haftará: Isaías 10:32-12:6 · 25 p'sukim Una vez más, el tema nace primero. Nosotros, los primogénitos, nos salvamos cuando el Destructor causó estragos en los egipcios, y esta es otra forma de recordarlo y respetarlo. También se nos ordena ser generosos cuando liberamos a un esclavo hebreo. Este tema está relacionado con la salida de los israelitas de Egipto con un regalo de los egipcios por haber servido como esclavos durante más de cien años.

-Announcements -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute Torah Calendar Monday, 27 March 2023 Invocation @ Upland City Coucil @ 7:00pm Monday, 27 March 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 30 March 2023-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 31 March & 1 April 2023-This week's Upcoming Shabbat services Sunday, 2 April 2023-Hebrew School Sunday, 2 April 2023-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism Wednesday, 5 April 2023-Shachrit Service for First-born (and others) Thursday, 6 April 2023-Passover Thursday, 6 April 2023-2nd Night Seder Passover -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 Candle lighting: 6:52pm on Friday, Mar 31 Shabbat HaGadol occurs on Saturday, Apr 1 Yom HaAliyah occurs on Saturday, Apr 1 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Tzav Havdalah (50 min): 8:01pm on Saturday, Apr 1 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת צו March 31 - ט׳ ניסן Candle lighting 6:52 Shabbat ends 7:49 72 minutes 8:24 Office Hours this week: Monday, March 27, 2023 2:00pm - 6:45pm (Invocation @ Upland City Coucil @ 7:00pm) & 7:25pm - 8:55pm (Torah Study @ 7:30pm) Tuesday, March 28, 2023 10:00am - 2:00pm Friday, March 31, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, April 3, 2023 9:00am - 2:00pm Wednesday, April 5, 2023 9:00am - 12:00pm (Shachrit Service for 1st-born & others @ 9am) Friday, April 7, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat/Pesach Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) This week's 10-Min ute Torah (1 April 2023): Parashat Tzav 5783 https://youtu.be/mK_a72LMqTI Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, March 27 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. I will giving the Invocation @ Upland City Coucil @ 7:00pm and may be a minute or two late. Parashat Tzav 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת צַו 1 April 2023 / 10 Nisan 5783 Parashat Tzav is the 25th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks. Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Mishkan. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 429 – 432 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 429 – 438) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 568 - 575 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 568 – 587) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 613 - 617 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 613 - 625) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, March 30, 2023 @ 7:30pm Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, March 31, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, April 1, 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 Tzav 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת צַו 1 April 2023 / 10 Nisan 5783 Parashat Tzav is the 25th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks. Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Mishkan. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 6:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 6:4-6 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 6:7-11 · 5 p’sukim · 4: 6:12-16 · 5 p’sukim · 5: 6:17-23 · 7 p’sukim · 6: 7:1-6 · 6 p’sukim · 7: 7:7-10 · 4 p’sukim · maf: 7:7-10 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah*: Malachi 3:4-24· 21 p’sukim *Shabbat HaGadol Soncino Chumash: pp. 429 – 432 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 429 – 438) *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 HaGadol 2023 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 5783 Shabbat before Pesach 🕍 Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Friday, 31 March 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 1 April 2023. This corresponds to Parashat Tzav. Shabbat HaGadol (“Great Shabbat” שבת הגדול) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover. There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat of the book of Malachi. Traditionally a lengthy and expansive sermon is given to the general community in the afternoon. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario Next Hebrew School will be Sunday, April 2 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. 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. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, April 2, 2023 Module 3: Diversity 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. Morning Shacharit Service Wednesday, 5 April 2023 @ 9:00am (Tentative) Traditionally, the day of Erev Pesach is when the first-born get together for a morning service to give thanks. All are invited to pray this special weekday service in advance of our special pilgrimage holiday. Pesach 2023 / פֶּסַח 5783 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷 Pesach for Hebrew Year 5783 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Wednesday, 5 April 2023 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 13 April 2023. Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. 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