Parashat Vaetchanan 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן 29 July 2023 / 11 Av 5783 https://youtu.be/mf1AVrdBuoc Parashat Vaetchanan is the 45th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 3:23-25 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 3:26-4:4 · 8 p’sukim · 3: 4:5-14 · 10 p’sukim · 4: 4:15-20 · 6 p’sukim · 5: 4:21-40 · 20 p’sukim · 6: 4:41-49 · 9 p’sukim · 7: 5:1-18 · 18 p’sukim · maf: 5:16-18 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 · 26 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 755 – 768 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 755 – 776) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 958 – 971 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 958 – 979) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 1005 - 1021Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 1005 – 1031) Here we have a repeat of the Ten Commandments and the Shema and first paragraph, also known as the V’Ahavta. Astute students of Torah notice that while the Ten Commandments are the same as in Exodus, there are a few differences. The biggest difference is that the commandment about observing Shabbat in Exodus states “remember”, a positive commandment. Here, it states: Shamor, or guard, a negative commandment. Why the difference? Moses has been framing his discourse lamenting how Israel time and again questioned Hashem’s attention to them. But he is using the pronoun, “you”, to address this new generation, rather than “them” and denoting their parents. Why? Because he knows the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. He knows that his people are a stiff-necked people; it’s in our DNA. He knows that while fierce and loyal, we can also try their patience with their complaining. So his redux of the commandments are catered to that mindset. When we read this portion and the others of Moses’ discourses, we understand that Moses is talking to all of us, in the present. We all need to be attentive to Hashem’s commandments. Parashat Vaetchanan 5783 29 julio 2023 / 11 Av 5783 https://youtu.be/mf1AVrdBuoc Parashat Vaetchanan es la porción semanal número 45 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Deuteronomio 3:23-7:11 Vaetchanan ("Le supliqué") comienza cuando Moisés describe su súplica a Dios para que se le permitiera entrar en la Tierra de Israel. Moisés advierte a los israelitas que no persigan la idolatría y relata la entrega de los Diez Mandamientos. La porción también contiene el Shema, una declaración de fe y un texto central en la oración judía. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 3:23-25 · 3 p'sukim · 2: 3:26-4:4 · 8 p'sukim · 3: 4:5-14 · 10 p'sukim · 4: 4:15-20 · 6 p'sukim · 5: 4:21-40 · 20 p'sukim · 6: 4:41-49 · 9 p'sukim · 7: 5:1-18 · 18 p'sukim · maf: 5:16-18 · 3 p'sukim · Haftará: Isaías 40:1-26 · 26 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana Hertz Chumash: págs. 755 – 768 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah completo págs. 755 – 776) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 958 – 971 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 958 – 979) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 1005 - 10767 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 1005 - 1031) Aquí tenemos una repetición de los Diez Mandamientos y el Shema y el primer párrafo, también conocido como V'Ahavta. Los estudiantes astutos de la Torá notan que, si bien los Diez Mandamientos son los mismos que en Éxodo, hay algunas diferencias. La mayor diferencia es que el mandamiento sobre la observancia del Shabat en Éxodo dice “recuerda”, un mandamiento positivo. Aquí dice: Shamor, o guardar, un mandamiento negativo. ¿Por qué la diferencia? Moisés ha estado enmarcando su discurso lamentando cómo Israel una y otra vez cuestionó la atención de Hashem hacia ellos. Pero está usando el pronombre, "tú", para dirigirse a esta nueva generación, en lugar de "ellos" y denotando a sus padres. ¿Por qué? Porque sabe que la manzana no cae lejos del árbol. Él sabe que su pueblo es un pueblo de dura cerviz; está en nuestro ADN. Sabe que, si bien es feroz y leal, también podemos poner a prueba su paciencia con sus quejas. Entonces, su reducción de los mandamientos se adapta a esa mentalidad. Cuando leemos esta porción y las demás de los discursos de Moisés, entendemos que Moisés nos está hablando a todos nosotros, en el presente. Todos debemos estar atentos a los mandamientos de Hashem.

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Sunday, July 16, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 17, 2023 No hours (Medical Leave) Thursday, July 13, 2023 9:30pm - 2:00pm (Tentative) Friday, July 21, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 23, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 24, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm Thursday, July 27, 2023 - 9:30am - 12:00pm (Tisha B'Av Services) Friday, July 28, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 30, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 31, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm Friday, August 4, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, August 6, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) This week's 10-Minute Torah (22 July 2023): Parashat Devarim 5783 https://youtu.be/0sHdrDZiH5g Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, July 24 at 7:30 pm PT No Torah Study July 17 due to medical leave Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vaetchanan 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן 29 July 2023 / 11 Av 5783 Parashat Vaetchanan is the 45th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-5:18 Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 755 – 768 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 755 – 776) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 958 – 971 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 958 – 979) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 9 - 9 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 9 - 9) Rosh Chodesh Av 2023 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 5783 Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒 Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 19 July 2023. Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 5th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to July or August 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. Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, July 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm We will be continuing with our study of Louis Jacobs’ book, Jewish Personal and Social Ethics, concentrating on Chapter 5, “Health and Care of the Body,” and Chapter 7, “Honesty and Integrity.” Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, July 21⋅7:39 – 7:39pm Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, July 22⋅8:46 – 8:46pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, July 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, July 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 Devarim 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת דְּבָרִים 22 July 2023 / 4 Av 5783 Parashat Devarim is the 44th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Devarim (“Words”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. In it, Moses recounts events from the Israelites’ travels in the desert, like the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the wars with the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 1:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 1:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 1:8-10 · 3 p’sukim · 4: 1:11-21 · 11 p’sukim · 5: 1:22-28 · 7 p’sukim · 6: 1:29-38 · 10 p’sukim · 7: 1:39-2:1 · 9 p’sukim · maf: 1:39-2:1 · 9 p’sukim · Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27· 27 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 736 – 743 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 736 – 749) *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 Chazon 2023 / שַׁבָּת חֲזוֹן 5783 Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision 🕍 Shabbat Chazon for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Friday, 21 July 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 22 July 2023. This corresponds to Parashat Devarim. Shabbat Chazon (“Sabbath [of] vision” שבת חזון) takes its name from the Haftarah that is read on the Shabbat immediately prior to the mournful fast of Tisha B’Av, from the words of rebuke and doom coming from Isaiah in the Book of Isaiah 1:1-27. It is also referred to as the Black Sabbath due to its status as the saddest Shabbat of the year (as opposed to the White Sabbath, Shabbat Shuvah, immediately precededing Yom Kippur). Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario Hebrew School is on break for the summer; see you in the fall. Children's Beginning Hebrew Class Sunday, July 23, 2023 10:00am -10:45am Please contact us for further details and information To teach Hebrew to those just entering Hebrew school or would like a refresher. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, July 23, 2023 11:00am - 12:00noon Module 16: Antisemitism 12:00noon - 1:00pm Module 5: Shabbat We have started a second course! 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. Tish’a B’Av 2023 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 5783 The Ninth of Av ✡️ Tish'a B'Av for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 26 July 2023 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 27 July 2023. Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, “the Ninth of Av,”) is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple and Second Temple in Jerusalem, which occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date. Tisha B’Av is never observed on Shabbat. If the 9th of Av falls on a Saturday, the fast is postponed until the 10th of Av. 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https://youtu.be/0sHdrDZiH5g Parashat Devarim 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת דְּבָרִים 22 July 2023 / 4 Av 5783 Parashat Devarim is the 44th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Devarim (“Words”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. In it, Moses recounts events from the Israelites’ travels in the desert, like the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the wars with the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 1:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 1:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 1:8-10 · 3 p’sukim · 4: 1:11-21 · 11 p’sukim · 5: 1:22-28 · 7 p’sukim · 6: 1:29-38 · 10 p’sukim · 7: 1:39-2:1 · 9 p’sukim · maf: 1:39-2:1 · 9 p’sukim · Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 · 27 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 736 – 743 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 736 – 749) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 938 – 949 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 938 – 957) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 981 - 990 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.981 – 998) We start the final book of Torah, the Five Books of Moses. Deuteronomy is Devarim (words) in Hebrew. It is also called Mishneh Torah, or the second telling of Torah, teaching. Hence the English name, “Deuteronomy”, which is from “second” in Greek. Many commandments are repeated for this new generation of Wilderness-born Israelites who will conquer and settle the Promised Land. While all mitzvot are important, these are laws that they will need especially for their task. They are also introduced to about seventy new laws. Moses starts out with an admonition, about how the preceding generation complained a lot and was not up to the task. This is sort of a reminder to trust in Hashem and there’s a proper way to adjudicate. The next discussion is about the system of courts and judges that is set up; we have the lower courts to settle minor disputes and the higher courts and Sanhedrin (Supreme Court) to adjudicate more crucial issues. Consider that the common theme here is about justice and the right path. Consider also the emphasis on justice and how it is not only for leaders and a select few, but everyone. Even though judges need to have a high level of ethics and morality, the delegation of judgement may remind us that all of us need to study and have a working knowledge of halacha. But it’s not only about knowing, it’s also about doing. Let’s not forget that. Shabbat Chazon 2023 / שַׁבָּת חֲזוֹן 5783 Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision 🕍 Shabbat Chazon for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Friday, 21 July 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 22 July 2023. This corresponds to Parashat Devarim. Shabbat Chazon (“Sabbath [of] vision” שבת חזון) takes its name from the Haftarah that is read on the Shabbat immediately prior to the mournful fast of Tisha B’Av, from the words of rebuke and doom coming from Isaiah in the Book of Isaiah 1:1-27. It is also referred to as the Black Sabbath due to its status as the saddest Shabbat of the year (as opposed to the White Sabbath, Shabbat Shuvah, immediately preceding Yom Kippur). Parashat Devarim 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת דְּבָרִים 22 julio 2023 / 4 Av 5783 Parashat Devarim es la porción semanal número 44 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Deuteronomio 1:1-3:22 Devarim ("Palabras") es la primera porción de la Torá en el Libro de Deuteronomio, el último libro de la Torá. En él, Moisés relata acontecimientos de los viajes de los israelitas por el desierto, como el nombramiento de jueces, el pecado de los espías y las guerras con los reyes emoritas Sehón y Og. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 1:1-3 · 3 p'sukim · 2: 1:4-7 · 4 p'sukim · 3: 1:8-10 · 3 p'sukim · 4: 1:11-21 · 11 p'sukim · 5: 1:22-28 · 7 p'sukim · 6: 1:29-38 · 10 p'sukim · 7: 1:39-2:1 · 9 p'sukim · maf: 1:39-2:1 · 9 p'sukim · Haftará: Isaías 1:1-27 · 27 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana Hertz Chumash: págs. 736 – 743 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 736 – 749) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 938 – 949 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 938 – 957) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 981 - 990 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 981 - 998) Comenzamos el último libro de la Torá, los Cinco Libros de Moisés. Deuteronomio es Devarim (palabras) en hebreo. También se le llama Mishneh Torah, o la segunda narración de Torah, enseñanza. De ahí el nombre en inglés, “Deuteronomio”, que es “segundo” en griego. Muchos mandamientos se repiten para esta nueva generación de israelitas nacidos en el desierto que conquistarán y establecerán la Tierra Prometida. Si bien todas las mitzvot son importantes, estas son leyes que necesitarán especialmente para su tarea. También se les presenta unas setenta leyes nuevas. Moisés comienza con una advertencia sobre cómo la generación anterior se quejó mucho y no estuvo a la altura. Esta es una especie de recordatorio para confiar en Hashem y hay una forma adecuada de adjudicar. La siguiente discusión es sobre el sistema de tribunales y jueces que se establece; tenemos los tribunales inferiores para resolver disputas menores y los tribunales superiores y el Sanedrín (Tribunal Supremo) para adjudicar asuntos más cruciales. Considere que el tema común aquí es sobre la justicia y el camino correcto. Considere también el énfasis en la justicia y cómo no es solo para los líderes y unos pocos elegidos, sino para todos. Aunque los jueces deben tener un alto nivel de ética y moralidad, la delegación del juicio puede recordarnos que todos debemos estudiar y tener un conocimiento práctico de la halajá. Pero no se trata solo de saber, también se trata de hacer. No olvidemos eso. Shabat Jazon 2023 / שַׁבָּת חֲזוֹן 5783 Shabat de Profecía/Shabat de Visión 🕍 Shabat Chazon para el año hebreo 5783 comienza al atardecer del viernes 21 de julio de 2023 y termina al anochecer del sábado 22 de julio de 2023. Esto corresponde a Parashat Devarim. Shabbat Chazon ("Sábado [de] visión" שבת חזון) toma su nombre de la Haftará que se lee en el Shabat inmediatamente antes del ayuno lúgubre de Tisha B'Av, de las palabras de reprensión y condenación provenientes de Isaías en el Libro. de Isaías 1:1-27. También se le conoce como el Sábado Negro debido a su estatus como el Shabat más triste del año (a diferencia del Sábado Blanco, Shabat Shuvah, inmediatamente anterior a Yom Kippur).

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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. Office Hours this week: Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School and Miller Course from my office and making Sunday an office day to be more available. Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 2:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7:00pm) Friday, July 14, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 16, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 17, 2023 No hours (Medical Leave) Thursday, July 13, 2023 9:30pm - 2:00pm (Tentative) Friday, July 21, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 23, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 24, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm Friday, July 30, 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 July 2023): Parashat Matot-Masei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מַּטּוֹת־מַסְעֵי https://youtu.be/F0mij0wF4nU Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, July 10 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Matot-Masei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מַּטּוֹת־מַסְעֵי 15 July 2023 / 26 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Matot-Masei is the 42nd and 43rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 30:2-36:13 Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 702 – 707 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 702 – 724) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 900 – 911 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 900 – 935) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 941 - 949 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.941 - 967) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, July 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm We will be continuing with our study of Louis Jacobs’ book, Jewish Personal and Social Ethics, concentrating on Chapter 5, “Health and Care of the Body,” and Chapter 7, “Honesty and Integrity.” Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, July 14⋅7:42 – 7:42pm Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, July 15⋅8:50 – 8:50pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, July 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, July 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 Matot-Masei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מַּטּוֹת־מַסְעֵי 15 July 2023 / 26 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Matot-Masei is the 42nd and 43rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 30:2-36:13 Triennial year 1 1: 30:2-9 · 8 p’sukim · 2: 30:10-13 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 30:14-17 · 4 p’sukim · 4: 31:1-12 · 12 p’sukim · 5: 31:13-24 · 12 p’sukim · 6: 31:25-41 · 17 p’sukim · 7: 31:42-54 · 13 p’sukim · maf: 31:51-54 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 · 26 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 702 – 707 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 702 – 724) *Note that we are now doing the Triennial reading for our Shabbat Torah services. 5783 will be Triennial Year 1 **We are holding live Shabbat services back in the synagogue. We will still continue to broadcast on Zoom for those unable to come to the sanctuary. Please call the office for more information if you'd like to attend. Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Av Saturday, July 15 Molad Av: Tue, 20 minutes and 16 chalakim after 4:00 Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario Hebrew School is on break for the summer; see you in the fall. Children's Beginning Hebrew Class Sunday, July 16, 2023 10:00am -10:45am Please contact us for further details and information To teach Hebrew to those just entering Hebrew school or would like a refresher. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, July 16, 2023 11:00am - 12:00noon Module 15: Grief 12:00noon - 1:00pm Module 4: Holidays We have started a second course! 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. Rosh Chodesh Av 2023 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 5783 Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒 Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 19 July 2023. Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 5th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to July or August 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. ***We continually update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing. Please advise any names to be added or removed. This list only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario but I will include anyone who can benefit from these prayers. 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.

Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained (JTA) — Long before the craze over the upcoming “Barbie” movie, most people could conjure an image of the doll: She was the beauty standard and the popular girl, a perky, white, ever-smiling brand of Americana. She was also the child of a hard-nosed Jewish businesswoman, Ruth Handler, whose family fled impoverishment and antisemitism in Poland. And some see the original Barbie as Jewish like Handler, a complex symbol of assimilation in the mid-20th-century United States. The doll’s latest revival comes in Greta Gerwig’s hotly-anticipated “Barbie” movie, written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach and featuring a star-studded cast, including Margot Robbie as Barbie, Ryan Gosling as Ken and Will Ferrell as a fictional CEO of Mattel. The expected blockbuster could collect at least $70-80 million in just its opening weekend of July 21-23, according to The Hollywood Reporter, fueled in part by a relentless marketing machine. But this in-crowd doll was born from an outsider. Here’s its Jewish history. The origin story Ruth Handler was born in 1916 in Denver, Colorado, the youngest of 10 children. Her father, Jacob Moskowitz (later changed to Mosko) had escaped conscription in the Russian army like many Jews at the turn of the century, and landed in the United States in 1907. Her mother Ida, who was illiterate, arrived the next year in the steerage section of a steamboat. Jacob was a blacksmith and moved the family to Denver, where new railroads were being built. Ida was sickly by the time she gave birth to Ruth, so the baby was sent to live with her older sister Sarah. It was in Sarah’s Jewish community of Denver, when Ruth was 16 years old, that she met Izzy Handler at a Jewish youth dance, according to Robin Gerber, a biographer who wrote “Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her.” She fell in love immediately with Izzy, a penniless art student wearing a torn t-shirt. At age 19, Ruth decided to drop out of the University of Denver and move to Los Angeles, where she found a job as a secretary at Paramount Studios. Izzy soon followed her. “As they drove across the country, she asked him to change his name to Elliot,” said Gerber. “She had felt the antisemitism at that time, in the 1930s, and she really felt that they’d be better off with a more Americanized name.” The couple never renounced their Judaism. On the contrary, they eventually helped found Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles and became longtime contributors to the United Jewish Appeal. But Ruth was pragmatic, and she would not forget how police officers had stopped her car in Denver to make antisemitic remarks. Against the pleadings of her family, who knew Elliot was poor, Ruth married him in 1938. She continued working at Paramount, while he enrolled at the Art Center College of Design and took a job designing light fixtures — but they quickly became collaborators. Elliot began making pieces from Lucite in their garage, such as bookends and ashtrays, and Ruth was thrilled to sell them. They were complementary business partners: Elliott was a quiet creative who shied away from ordering in a restaurant, while Ruth was vivacious and unafraid, a risk-taker who said her first sale felt like “taking a drug,” according to Gerber. World War II challenged their business, as President Franklin Roosevelt restricted plastics to military use. Together with their friend Harold “Matt” Matson, the Handlers pivoted to making wooden picture frames and dollhouse furniture. They found success and named their company Mattel, a combination of Matt and Elliot’s names. In 1946, Matson sold his share and Ruth Handler became the first president of Mattel. The company soon branched into toys, including a child-sized ukulele called the Uke-A-Doodle, a Jack-in-the-Box and toy guns. Since the design department was entirely male, many of its early toys targeted little boys. One day, while watching her daughter Barbara — who would become Barbie’s namesake — Ruth had a new idea. She observed that Barbara and her friends were playing with paper dolls and pretending to be adult women. In the 1950s, the only dolls on the market were baby dolls, presuming that girls wanted to play at being mothers. But Barbara and her friends wanted to play being the dolls. On a family trip to Switzerland in 1956, she spotted a curvaceous adult doll called Bild Lilli. This toy, based on a seductive comic strip character in the German tabloid Bild, was designed as a sexual gag gift for men. Ruth saw her as a blueprint for Barbie. An adult female doll for children was so novel that Mattel’s designers and even Ruth’s husband dismissed the idea, saying that mothers would never buy their daughters a doll with breasts. Ruth kept pushing until the first Barbie, decked in a black-and-white swimsuit and heels, debuted at New York’s Toy Fair in 1959. Sure enough, plenty of mothers said the doll was too sexual — but their daughters loved it. Ruth communicated directly with children by bringing Mattel to television, making it the first toy company to advertise on Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Club.” “She completely shifted the way we buy toys,” said Gerber. “Up to that point, children only saw toys when their parents handed them a catalog. But when toys came to ads on television, then kids were running to their parents and saying, ‘I want that thing on TV.’” Mattel sold 350,000 Barbies in its first year. Striving to keep up with demand, the company released her boyfriend in 1961 and named him after the Handlers’ son, Kenneth. Is Barbie feminist? Sexist? Assimilationist? Jewish? Barbie’s rail-thin figure sparked backlash from feminists in the 1970s. “I am not a Barbie doll!” became a chant for marchers at the 1970 Women’s Strike for Equality in New York. Advocacy groups such as the South Shore Eating Disorders Collaborative have said that if Barbie were a real woman, her proportions would force her to walk on all fours and she would not have enough body fat to menstruate. In the 2018 film “Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie,” Gloria Steinem said, “She was everything we didn’t want to be.” Handler said that Barbie represented possibilities for women. Women could not open a credit card in their own name until 1974, but Barbie could buy any outfit to fit any career. Her fashion represented the future: Astronaut Barbie came out in 1965, four years before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and 18 years before Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. Ken may be Barbie’s boyfriend, but in more than 60 years, she has not married or had children. In Ruth’s memoir “Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story,” she wrote, “Barbie has always represented the fact that a woman has choices. Even in her early years Barbie did not have to settle for being only Ken’s girlfriend or an inveterate shopper. She had the clothes, for example, to launch a career as a nurse, a stewardess, a nightclub singer.” But years before the feminist discussion, the question of how American Jews could or could not relate to Barbie said a lot about their place in the United States at the time. Handler created Barbie in 1959, when many Jews were wrestling with the concept of assimilation. Although they continued to face discrimination in the postwar period, they also had newfound security — a life they had never identified with, according to Emily Tamkin, the author of “Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities.” Suddenly, like so many others, they were moving to suburban, white-picket fence America — Barbie territory. So, much like the iconic fashion of Ralph Lauren, a Jewish designer who changed his last name from Lifshitz, or the Christmas Carols of Irving Berlin, a Russian Jewish immigrant born Israel Beilin, Barbie would paradoxically become core to the American ideal that Jews were seen to assimilate into, said Tamkin. “The thinking goes, if you’re safe and secure and in suburbia, is that really an authentic Jewish life?” Tamkin told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “And while they’re having this communal and individual struggle, Ruth Handler really enhances the Americana that they have this ambivalence about.” But was the original Barbie actually Jewish herself? Susan Shapiro, the best-selling author of “Barbie: 60 Years of Inspiration,” thinks so. “I think Ruth just assumed that Barbie reflects her, in a certain way,” Shapiro told Kveller in 2019. “Barbie was supposed to be all-American, and I think Ruth really considered herself to be very assimilated in America. But she did face antisemitism at Paramount Pictures, and her family fled Europe because of antisemitism.” The doll doesn’t fit the rubric of stereotypes about Ashkenazi appearance — after all, her first form copied a German sex doll that “looks very goyishe,” said Gerber. (Non-white Barbie ethnicities were not introduced until the 1980s.) Tiffany Shlain, who made a 2005 short documentary “The Tribe” about the history of Jews and Barbie, is herself a blond, blue-eyed Jewish woman (who wrote the film with her husband, serendipitously named Ken Goldberg). She was often told that she didn’t “look Jewish.” “Right now, we’re in a real renaissance of seeing all the different ways Jews look, and there’s no ‘look,’ there’s no one ideology,” Shlain said. Regardless of what American buyers think, Barbie has been labeled “Jewish” by discriminatory bans. In 2003, she was temporarily outlawed by Saudi Arabia’s religious police, who posted the message: “Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are a symbol of decadence to the perverted West.” Iran has also repeatedly cracked down on the sale of Barbies since declaring them un-Islamic in 1996. Will the new movie address any of this? It’s unclear. Gerwig’s collaborator (and partner) Baumbach is Jewish but doesn’t often reference that fact in his movies, which include “The Squid and the Whale” and “Marriage Story.” The film features a few Jewish cast members, including Hari Nef, a trans actress and model who has appeared in shows such as “Transparent,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “The Idol.” Details about the movie’s plot have been scarce, but it seems to involve characters leaving a make-believe Barbie world for the real world. The wide diversity of the cast — which features several different actors playing Barbie and Ken — also seems to be a commentary on Barbie’s white, all-American roots. “We were able to cast people of different shapes, sizes, differently abled, to all participate in this dance — all under this message of: You don’t have to be blonde, white, or X, Y, Z in order to embody what it means to be a Barbie or a Ken,” said actor Simi Liu, who plays one of the Kens.

https://youtu.be/F0mij0wF4nU Parashat Matot-Masei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מַּטּוֹת־מַסְעֵי 15 July 2023 / 26 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Matot-Masei is the 42nd and 43rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 30:2-36:13 Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 30:2-9 · 8 p’sukim · 2: 30:10-13 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 30:14-17 · 4 p’sukim · 4: 31:1-12 · 12 p’sukim · 5: 31:13-24 · 12 p’sukim · 6: 31:25-41 · 17 p’sukim · 7: 31:42-54 · 13 p’sukim · maf: 31:51-54 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 · 26 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 702 – 707 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 702 – 724) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 900 – 911 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 900 – 935) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 941 - 949 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.941 - 967) Our triennial cycle addresses an issue that would seem to involve control that men exercise over women in the case of vows. In this day and age, there is a lot of emphasis on equality, particularly between genders. With women now becoming rabbis and cantors, putting on tefillin and leading prayer services, how do we reconcile the concept that men can nullify a women’s vow and oath under certain circumstances? The case in point is that if a father hears his minor daughter or a husband hears his wife utter an oath or vow, he has twenty-four hours to nullify that oath or vow. Of course, Israelites can always go before a Beit Din and ask for nullification if they realize after-the-fact that they had taken on a burden they can not bare. And keep in mind that one who utters an oath or a vow essentially has added a commandment to the standard 613, and their obligation is as important as those 613 commandments. Consider that this halacha is not about which gender is superior to the other. Rather, since men are considered to have more challenges in life, and study Torah more ardently than women so they can take the right steps to grow spiritually, they would tend to be more familiar and knowledgeable. Women have the very important tasks of weening children, raising their families and since they’re home, instilling morals and ethics. So they’re knowledge base wouldn’t be as extensive. Therefore, it is more likely that they would not realize the full implications of taking on an oath or vow that a man would. It makes sense, then, that men would be in a better position to scrutinize the oath or vow and see if it’s a reasonable challenge to the women. Parashat Matot-Masei 5783 15 julio 2023 / 26 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Matot-Masei es la porción semanal 42 y 43 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Números 30:2-36:13 Matot (“Tribus”) comienza con leyes sobre los votos y continúa describiendo la guerra de los israelitas contra los madianitas y la distribución del botín. Las tribus de Rubén y Gad solicitan vivir fuera de la Tierra de Israel, y Moisés accede con la condición de que ayuden a conquistarla. Masei ("Viajes"), la porción final de la Torá en el Libro de Números, comienza con una lista de lugares que los israelitas viajaron en el desierto. Dios ordena a los israelitas que destruyan la idolatría en la Tierra de Israel, describe los límites de Israel y detalla las leyes de las ciudades de refugio para los asesinos accidentales. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 30:2-9 · 8 p'sukim · 2: 30:10-13 · 4 p'sukim · 3: 30:14-17 · 4 p'sukim · 4: 31:1-12 · 12 p'sukim · 5: 31:13-24 · 12 p'sukim · 6: 31:25-41 · 17 p'sukim · 7: 31:42-54 · 13 p'sukim · maf: 31:51-54 · 4 p'sukim · Haftará: Jeremías 2:4-28, 3:4 · 26 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana Hertz Chumash: págs. 702 – 707 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 702 – 724) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 900 – 911 Trienal Año 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 900 – 935) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 941 - 949 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah Completa pp. 941 - 967) Nuestro ciclo trienal aborda un tema que parece implicar el control que los hombres ejercen sobre las mujeres en el caso de los votos. Hoy en día, hay mucho énfasis en la igualdad, particularmente entre los géneros. Ahora que las mujeres se convierten en rabinas y cantoras, se colocan tefilín y dirigen los servicios de oración, ¿cómo conciliamos el concepto de que los hombres pueden anular el voto y el juramento de una mujer en determinadas circunstancias? El caso en cuestión es que si un padre escucha a su hija menor o un esposo escucha a su esposa pronunciar un juramento o voto, tiene veinticuatro horas para anular ese juramento o voto. Por supuesto, los israelitas siempre pueden ir ante un Beit Din y pedir la anulación si se dan cuenta después del hecho de que habían asumido una carga que no pueden soportar. Y tenga en cuenta que quien pronuncia un juramento o un voto esencialmente ha agregado un mandamiento al estándar 613, y su obligación es tan importante como esos 613 mandamientos. Considere que esta halajá no se trata de qué género es superior al otro. Más bien, dado que se considera que los hombres tienen más desafíos en la vida y estudian la Torá con más fervor que las mujeres para que puedan dar los pasos correctos para crecer espiritualmente, tenderán a ser más familiares y conocedores. Las mujeres tienen las tareas muy importantes de criar a los hijos, criar a sus familias y desde el hogar, inculcar la moral y la ética. Entonces, su base de conocimiento no sería tan extensa. Por lo tanto, es más probable que no se den cuenta de todas las implicaciones de tomar un juramento o voto que un hombre sí. Entonces, tiene sentido que los hombres estén en una mejor posición para examinar el juramento o voto y ver si es un desafío razonable para las mujeres.

Announcements -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute -Events -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) Calendar Tuesday, 4 July 2023-Independence Day Thursday, 6 July 2023-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 7 & 8 July 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 9 July 2023-Children's Hebrew Class -Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism Monday, 10 July 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 13 July 2023-Monthly Board Meeting Friday & Saturday, 14 & 15 July 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 16 July 2023-Children's Hebrew Class -Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism Monday, 17 July 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 20 July 2023-Judaic Studies -Mi Sheberach List *For your information, I have included below my schedule, including office hours for the next two weeks and specific classes in which I am involved. **For your convenience and information, Zoom links will be provided in separate emails for security purposes. ***I have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you. Office Hours this week: Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School and Miller Course from my office and making Sunday an office day to be more available. Sunday, July 2, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 3, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm Friday, July 7, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 10, 2023 - 2:30pm - 9:00pm (Upland City Council Invocation @ 7:00pm) Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 2:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7:00pm) Friday, July 14, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 16, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 17, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm Friday, July 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 (8 July 2023): Parashat Pinchas 5783 https://youtu.be/V0hR8DvZsgw Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, July 3 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Pinchas 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס 8 July 2023 / 19 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Pinchas is the 41st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 686 – 690 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 686 – 698) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 876 – 883 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 876 – 899) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 920 - 924 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.920 - 936) Happy Independence Day Tuesday, 4 July 2023 The Fourth of July celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced the political separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain. Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, July 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm We will be continuing with our study of Louis Jacobs’ book, Jewish Personal and Social Ethics, concentrating on Chapter 5, “Health and Care of the Body,” and Chapter 7, “Honesty and Integrity.” Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, July 7⋅7:44 – 7:44pm Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, July 8⋅8:52 – 8:52pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, July 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, July 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 Parashat Pinchas 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס 8 July 2023 / 19 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Pinchas is the 41st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 25:10-26:51 Triennial year 1 1: 25:10-12 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 25:13-15 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 25:16-26:4 · 8 p’sukim · 4: 26:5-11 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 26:12-22 · 11 p’sukim · 6: 26:23-34 · 12 p’sukim · 7: 26:35-51 · 17 p’sukim · maf: 26:48-51 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah*: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim *Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz Commentary and Divrei Torah: Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 686 – 690 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 686 – 698) *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 Hebrew School is on break for the summer; see you in the fall. Children's Beginning Hebrew Class Sunday, July 9, 2023 10:00am -10:45am Please contact us for further details and information To teach Hebrew to those just entering Hebrew school or would like a refresher. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, July 9, 2023 11:00am - 12:00noon Module 14: Kids 12:00noon - 1:00pm Module 3: Diversity We have started a second course! 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. ***We continually update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing. Please advise any names to be added or removed. This list only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario but I will include anyone who can benefit from these prayers. 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/V0hR8DvZsgw Parashat Pinchas 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס 8 July 2023 / 19 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Pinchas is the 41st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 25:10-12 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 25:13-15 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 25:16-26:4 · 8 p’sukim · 4: 26:5-11 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 26:12-22 · 11 p’sukim · 6: 26:23-34 · 12 p’sukim · 7: 26:35-51 · 17 p’sukim · maf: 26:48-51 · 4 p’sukim · Haftarah*: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim *Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 686 – 690 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 686 – 698) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 876 – 883 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 876 – 899) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 920 - 924 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.920 - 936) Because of Pinchas’ actions in standing up for Hashem, he is granted the eventual succession to the High Priest position. Some may be puzzled by this since he is Aaron’s grandson and Elazar’s son. However, this was necessary because he was already alive when Hashem commanded that the succession of High Priests would descend from Aaron. The end of the previous parashat describes how Balaam and Balak were confounded in their attempts to curse Israel. They then devised a new plan to demoralize Israel with debauchery from their daughters who enticed the Israelite men to honor their idols because consorting in their sexual depravity. Israel holds high values, and this was an attempt to weaken their morality and thus their spiritual and military might. In what might seem to be an aberration, we have an individual who actually stands up for Hashem, contrasted with the people’s complaints about water, food and military prowess. Pinchas thus exacts judgment on an Israelite prince and a Midianite princess who dared to cavort their immoral behavior in plain view of the people by executing them. The people reacted angrily to this by demanding justice for Pinchas’ vigilante behavior. Moses and Aaron, and Hashem stopped them by not only praising Pinchas’ actions, but also by Hashem rewarding Pinchas’ behavior. Thus a proper example set by a righteous person. Parashá Pinjás 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס 8 julio 2023 / 19 Tamuz 5783 Parashat Pinjas es la porción semanal número 41 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Números 25:10-30:1 Pinchas comienza con la promesa de Dios de un “pacto de paz” para el fanático Pinchas, seguido de un censo. Las hijas de Tzelofchad solicitan y reciben nuevas leyes en materia de herencia. Dios instruye a Moisés para que prepare a Josué para el liderazgo, y Dios describe los sacrificios traídos diariamente y en ocasiones especiales. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 25:10-12 · 3 p'sukim · 2: 25:13-15 · 3 p'sukim · 3: 25:16-26:4 · 8 p'sukim · 4: 26:5-11 · 7 p'sukim · 5: 26:12-22 · 11 p'sukim · 6: 26:23-34 · 12 p'sukim · 7: 26:35-51 · 17 p'sukim · maf: 26:48-51 · 4 p'sukim · Haftarah*: Jeremías 1:1-2:3 · 22 p'sukim *Pinjas que ocurren después del 17 de Tammuz Comentario y Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: págs. 686 – 690 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completo págs. 686 – 698) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 876 – 883 Trienal Año 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 876 – 899) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 920 - 924 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah Completa pp. 920 - 936) Debido a las acciones de Pinjas al defender a Hashem, se le otorga la eventual sucesión al puesto de Sumo Sacerdote. Algunos pueden estar desconcertados por esto, ya que él es el nieto de Aarón y el hijo de Elazar. Sin embargo, esto era necesario porque ya estaba vivo cuando Hashem ordenó que la sucesión de Sumos Sacerdotes descendiera de Aarón. El final de la parashá anterior describe cómo Balaam y Balak fueron confundidos en sus intentos de maldecir a Israel. Luego idearon un nuevo plan para desmoralizar a Israel con el libertinaje de sus hijas, quienes incitaron a los hombres israelitas a honrar a sus ídolos porque se asociaban con su depravación sexual. Israel tiene valores elevados, y este fue un intento de debilitar su moralidad y, por lo tanto, su poder espiritual y militar. En lo que podría parecer una aberración, tenemos a un individuo que realmente defiende a Hashem, en contraste con las quejas de la gente sobre el agua, la comida y la destreza militar. Pinjas así impone juicio sobre un príncipe israelita y una princesa madianita que se atrevieron a exhibir su comportamiento inmoral a la vista del pueblo ejecutándolos. La gente reaccionó con enojo a esto exigiendo justicia por el comportamiento de vigilante de Pinchas. Moisés y Aarón, y Hashem los detuvieron no solo al elogiar las acciones de Pinjas, sino también al recompensar a Hashem por su comportamiento. Por lo tanto, un ejemplo apropiado establecido por una persona justa.

Announcements -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute -Events -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) Calendar Sunday, 25 June 2023-Children's Hebrew Class -Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism -Jewish Inland Empire Pioneers Monday, 26 June 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 29 June 2023-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 30 June & 1 July 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 2 July 2023-Children's Hebrew Class -Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism Tuesday, 4 July 2023-Independence Day Thursday, 6 July 2023-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 7 & 8 July 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 9 July 2023-Children's Hebrew Class -Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism Monday, 10 July 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 13 July 2023-Monthly Board Meeting -Mi Sheberach List *For your information, I have included below my schedule, including office hours for the next two weeks and specific classes in which I am involved. **For your convenience and information, Zoom links will be provided in separate emails for security purposes. ***I have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you. Office Hours this week: Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School and Miller Course from my office and making Sunday an office day to be more available. Sunday, June 25, 2023 9:00am - 5:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Friday, June 30, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 2, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Monday, July 3, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm Friday, July 7, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon) Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 2:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting @ 7:00pm) Friday, July 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 (1 July 2023): Parashat Chukat-Balak 5783 https://youtu.be/-iJJ8ZfB8Hc Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, June 26 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Chukat-Balak 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח 1 July 2023 / 5 Tamuz 5783 (Diaspora) Parashat Chukat-Balak is the 39th and 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-25:9 Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells the stories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 652 – 661 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 652 – 682) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 838 – 853 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 838 – 875) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 880 - 890 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.880 - 908) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, July 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm We will be continuing with our study of Louis Jacobs’ book, Jewish Personal and Social Ethics, concentrating on Chapter 5, “Health and Care of the Body,” and Chapter 7, “Honesty and Integrity.” Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, June 30⋅7:46 – 7:46pm Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, July 1⋅8:54 – 8:54pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, June 30, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, July 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 Chukat-Balak 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת־בָּלָק 1 July 2023 / 12 Tamuz 5783 (Diaspora) Parashat Chukat-Balak is the 39th and 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-25:9 Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 19:1-9 · 9 p’sukim · 2: 19:10-17 · 8 p’sukim · 3: 19:18-20:6 · 11 p’sukim · 4: 20:7-13 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 20:14-21 · 8 p’sukim · 6: 20:22-21:9 · 17 p’sukim · 7: 21:10-20 · 11 p’sukim · maf: 21:16-20 · 5 p’sukim · Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim Hertz Chumash: pp. 652 – 661 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 652 – 682) *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 Hebrew School is on break for the summer; see you in the fall. We will be having a children's session over the summer to teach Hebrew starting June 25 (see below). Please contact us for further details and information Children's Beginning Hebrew Class Sunday, July 2, 2023 10:00am -10:45am To teach Hebrew to those just entering Hebrew school or would like a refresher. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, July 2, 2023 11:00am - 12:00noon Module 13: Love 12:00noon - 1:00pm Module 2: TaNaKh We have started a second course! 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. Happy Independence Day Tuesday, 4 July 2023 The Fourth of July celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced the political separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain. ***I continually update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing. Please advise any names to be added or removed. This list only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario but I will include anyone who can benefit from these prayers. 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/-iJJ8ZfB8Hc Parashat Chukat-Balak 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת־בָּלָק 1 July 2023 / 12 Tamuz 5783 (Diaspora) Parashat Chukat-Balak is the 39th and 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-25:9 Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells the stories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 19:1-9 · 9 p’sukim · 2: 19:10-17 · 8 p’sukim · 3: 19:18-20:6 · 11 p’sukim · 4: 20:7-13 · 7 p’sukim · 5: 20:14-21 · 8 p’sukim · 6: 20:22-21:9 · 17 p’sukim · 7: 21:10-20 · 11 p’sukim · maf: 21:16-20 · 5 p’sukim · Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 652 – 661 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 652 – 682) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 838 – 853 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 838 – 875) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 880 - 890 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.880 - 908) This double portion puts us on schedule with Torah readings in Israel. Remember that the second day of this past Shavuot occurred on Shabbat and had a special Torah reading that preempted the regular schedule of Torah readings. Israel only observes one day of Shavuot. It is necessary to double up this week so we finish reading the Torah for Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. The sages tell us that the burning of the Red Heifer and the deaths of the righteous prophets, Miriam and Aaron, are juxtaposed because they relate to a similar concept, purification. The Red Heifer is burned and its ashes are mixed with water to purify someone who performed the mitzvah of final care of someone who just died. The sages also tell us that when righteous people die, ie Miriam and Aaron, the deaths serve as a sort of purification for the people, almost like an offering. Perhaps this is an example that sometimes people aren’t appreciated until after they pass on. It was due to Miriam’s merit that a well of drinking water appeared every three days. Aaron was a man of the people, always making peace whenever and wherever necessary. Now perhaps Israel will take up their mantle of mitzvot and carry on their legacy for the inspiration they are leaving behind. In stark contrast, it is almost counter to this that we read about Moses disobeying Hashem’s directive to speak to the rock to obtain water after the death of Miriam. Moses striking the rock dooms him to not enter the promised land. This is a stark lesson about anger and how it can upset the mind so greatly to make bad decisions. If a man of Moshe Rabbeinu’s stature can err so grievously, we should all consider this as an extremely important lesson in anger management. Parashat Chukat-Balak 5783 1 julio 2023 / 12 Tamuz 5783 (Diáspora) Parashat Chukat-Balak es la porción semanal de la Torá 39 y 40 en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Números 19:1-25:9 Chukat ("Ley de") comienza describiendo el proceso de quemar la vaca roja y usar sus cenizas para la purificación. También cuenta las historias de las muertes de Miriam y Aarón, Moisés golpeó una roca para que brotara agua, una plaga de serpientes venenosas y batallas contra los reyes emoritas Sehón y Og. Balac cuenta la historia del rey moabita Balac, quien contrata a Balaam para maldecir a los israelitas. El burro de Balaam habla en el camino y Balaam termina bendiciendo a los israelitas. La porción termina con una historia sobre hombres israelitas que pecaron con mujeres moabitas y el apuñalamiento de un israelita y un madianita. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 19:1-9 · 9 p'sukim · 2: 19:10-17 · 8 p'sukim · 3: 19:18-20:6 · 11 p'sukim · 4: 20:7-13 · 7 p'sukim · 5: 20:14-21 · 8 p'sukim · 6: 20:22-21:9 · 17 p'sukim · 7: 21:10-20 · 11 p'sukim · maf: 21:16-20 · 5 p'sukim · Haftará: Miqueas 5:6-6:8 · 17 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana Hertz Chumash: págs. 652 – 661 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 652 – 682) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 838 – 853 Trienal Año 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 838 – 875) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 880 - 890 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah Completa pp. 880 - 908) Esta doble porción nos pone al día con las lecturas de la Torá en Israel. Recuerde que el segundo día de este pasado Shavuot ocurrió en Shabat y tuvo una lectura especial de la Torá que se adelantó al horario regular de lecturas de la Torá. Israel solo observa un día de Shavuot. Es necesario duplicar esta semana para que terminemos de leer la Torá para Shemini Atzeret/Simjat Torá. Los sabios nos dicen que la quema de la Vaca Roja y la muerte de los profetas justos, Miriam y Aarón, se yuxtaponen porque se relacionan con un concepto similar, la purificación. La vaca roja se quema y sus cenizas se mezclan con agua para purificar a alguien que cumplió la mitzvá del cuidado final de alguien que acaba de morir. Los sabios también nos dicen que cuando mueren los justos, es decir, Miriam y Aarón, las muertes sirven como una especie de purificación para el pueblo, casi como una ofrenda. Tal vez este sea un ejemplo de que a veces las personas no son apreciadas hasta que fallecen. Fue por el mérito de Miriam que cada tres días aparecía un pozo de agua potable. Aarón era un hombre del pueblo, siempre haciendo las paces cuando y donde sea necesario. Ahora, quizás Israel tome su manto de mitzvot y continúe con su legado por la inspiración que está dejando atrás. En marcado contraste, es casi contrario a esto que leemos sobre Moisés desobedeciendo la directiva de Hashem de hablarle a la roca para obtener agua después de la muerte de Miriam. Moisés golpeando la roca lo condena a no entrar en la tierra prometida. Esta es una lección cruda sobre la ira y cómo puede alterar tanto la mente para tomar malas decisiones. Si un hombre de la estatura de Moshe Rabbeinu puede cometer un error tan grave, todos deberíamos considerar esto como una lección extremadamente importante en el manejo de la ira.

https://youtu.be/KYFbb0Qqqr4 Parashat Korach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח 24 June 2023 / 5 Tamuz 5783 (Diaspora) Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 16:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 16:8-13 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 16:14-19 · 6 p’sukim · 5: 16:20-35 · 16 p’sukim · 6: 17:1-8 · 8 p’sukim · 7: 17:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · maf: 17:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 · 24 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 639 – 644 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 639 – 648) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 820 – 829 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 820 – 837) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 860 - 860 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.860 - 875) Parashat Koraj 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח 24 junio 2023 / 5 Tamuz 5783 (Diáspora) https://youtu.be/KYFbb0Qqqr4 Parashat Koraj es la porción semanal número 38 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Números 16:1-18:32 Parashat Koraj relata la rebelión de Koraj (un primo de Moisés y Aarón), Datán, Abiram y 250 de sus seguidores. Algunos rebeldes son tragados por la tierra, mientras que otros son consumidos por un fuego de Dios y otros mueren en una plaga. La porción termina describiendo los regalos dados a los sacerdotes y levitas. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 16:1-3 · 3 p'sukim · 2: 16:4-7 · 4 p'sukim · 3: 16:8-13 · 6 p'sukim · 4: 16:14-19 · 6 p'sukim · 5: 16:20-35 · 16 p'sukim · 6: 17:1-8 · 8 p'sukim · 7: 17:9-15 · 7 p'sukim · maf: 17:9-15 · 7 p'sukim · Haftará: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 · 24 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana Soncino Chumash: págs. 639 – 644 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 639 – 648) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 820 – 829 Trienal Año 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 820 – 837) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 860 - 860 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah Completa pp. 860 - 875) Kóraj es probablemente la primera persona en la historia registrada en tergiversar la verdad como pedagogo. Vio el descontento de Israel por tener que morir en el desierto en lugar de asentarse en la Tierra Prometida, y trató de aprovecharse y reemplazar a Moisés y Aarón como líderes. Por supuesto que fracasó, pero también les dio a Moisés y Aarón la oportunidad de mostrarles a todos su humildad y cariño. Esto también muestra nuestra terquedad como pueblo. Acabábamos de presenciar las acciones de Hashem al sacarnos de Egipto, dividir el Mar de Juncos, destruir al ejército egipcio, hacernos encontrar agua, darnos comida y refugio. Israel también fue testigo de que los mismos espías tejían la verdad para retratar su propio temor de actuar para conquistar Canaán e infectar al resto de Israel con el mismo temor. ¿No deberíamos haber tenido más fe en Hashem? ¡Seguramente deberían haber entendido que Di-s se está quedando sin paciencia! Fue lamentable que nuestra sumisión en la esclavitud a los egipcios durante 120 años quebrara nuestro espíritu. Un espíritu que renacería en la próxima generación que fuera lo suficientemente valiente como para asentarse en una tierra y crear la civilización que ahora es el judaísmo. Un evento que desafortunadamente Koraj y sus seguidores no verían.

Announcements -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute -Events -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) Calendar Sunday, 18 June 2023-Miller Course Introduction to Judaism Monday, 19 June 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 22 June 2023-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 23 & 24 June 2023-This week's Shabbat services Sunday, 25 June 2023-Children's Hebrew Class -Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism -Jewish Inland Empire Pioneers Monday, 26 June 2023-Adult Torah Study Thursday, 29 June 2023-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 30 June & 1 July 2023-This week's Shabbat services Tuesday, 4 July 2023-Independence Day -Mi Sheberach List *For your information, I have included below my schedule, including office hours for the next two weeks and specific classes in which I am involved. **For your convenience and information, Zoom links will be provided in separate emails for security purposes. ***I have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you. Office Hours this week: Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School and Miller Course from my office and making Sunday an office day to be more available. Sunday, June 18, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Miller Course @ 11:45am) Monday, June 19, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm Friday, June 23, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Sunday, June 25, 2023 9:30am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Course @ 11:45am) Monday, June 26, 2023 9:30am - 1:30pm Friday, June 30, 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 (24 June 2023): Parashat Korach 5783 https://youtu.be/KYFbb0Qqqr4 Rosh Chodesh Tamuz 2023 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ תָּמוּז 5783 Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar 🌒 Rosh Chodesh Tamuz for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Sunday, 18 June 2023 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 20 June 2023. Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 4th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to June or July 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. Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday, June 19 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Korach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח 24 June 2023 / 5 Tamuz 5783 (Diaspora) Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 639 – 644 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 639 – 648) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 820 – 829 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 820 – 837) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 860 - 860 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.860 - 875) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm (?) We will be continuing with our study of Louis Jacobs’ book, Jewish Personal and Social Ethics, concentrating on Chapter 5, “Health and Care of the Body,” and Chapter 7, “Honesty and Integrity.” Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, June 23⋅7:46 – 7:46pm Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, June 24⋅8:54 – 8:54pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, June 23, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, June 24, 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 Korach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח 24 June 2023 / 5 Tamuz 5783 (Diaspora) https://youtu.be/KYFbb0Qqqr4 Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 16:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 16:8-13 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 16:14-19 · 6 p’sukim · 5: 16:20-35 · 16 p’sukim · 6: 17:1-8 · 8 p’sukim · 7: 17:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · maf: 17:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 · 24 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 639 – 644 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 639 – 648) *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 Hebrew School is on break for the summer; see you in the fall. We will be having a children's session over the summer to teach Hebrew starting June 25 (see below). Please contact us for further details and information Children's Beginning Hebrew Class Tentative start date in June 25, 2023 10:00am -10:45am To teach Hebrew to those just entering Hebrew school or would like a refresher. Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism Next Session: Sunday, June 25, 2023 Module 12: Middle Ages 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. Jewish Inland Empire Pioneers On Sunday, June 25th at 2:00 PM Temple Sholom of Ontario, will welcome Cantor Jonathan L. Friedmann, Ph.D., professor of Jewish Music History and Academic Dean of the Master of Jewish Studies Program and Rabbinical School at the Academy for Jewish Religion California as our guest speaker. He will lead us back to our Jewish leaders and history within the Inland Empire, Pomona Valley and beyond. Happy Independence Day Tuesday, 4 July 2023 The Fourth of July celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced the political separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain. ***I continually update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing. Please advise any names to be added or removed. This list only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario but I will include anyone who can benefit from these prayers. 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.