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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: 4:32pm on Friday, Dec 30 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Vayigash Havdalah (50 min): 5:42pm on Saturday, Dec 31 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת ויגש December 30 - ו׳ טבת Candle lighting 4:32 Shabbat ends 5:33 72 minutes 6:04 Office Hours this week: Monday, December 26, 2022 Out of town Tuesday, December 27, 2022 Out of town Friday, December 30, 2022 3:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, January 2, 2022 Happy New Year Tuesday, January 3, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Friday, January 6, 2022 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) This week's 10-Minute Torah (December 31, 2022): Parashat Vayigash 5783 https://youtu.be/aJkGT31YzwM Parashat Vayigash 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ 31 December 2022 / 7 Tevet 5783 Parashat Vayigash is the 11th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday January 2 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayechi 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי 7 January 2023 / 14 Tevet 5783 Parashat Vayechi is the 12th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 47:28-50:26 Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’s two sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s death. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah: Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 180 - 183 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 180 - 191) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 268 - 275 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 268 - 289) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 250 - 257 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 250 - 270) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, December 29 @ 7:30pm Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, December 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Note new start times Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, December 31, 2022 @ 10:00 am Note that start times for Saturday morning Shacharit services are due to change on 1st Saturday in January (1/7/23), Services will start @ 9:30am Zoom Links sent in separate email Friday afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayigash 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ 31 December 2022 / 7 Tevet 5783 https://youtu.be/aJkGT31YzwM Parashat Vayigash is the 11th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in exchange for food. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 44:18-20 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 44:21-24 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 44:25-30 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 44:31-34 · 4 p’sukim · 5: 45:1-7 · 7 p’sukim · 6: 45:8-18 · 11 p’sukim · 7: 45:19-27 · 9 p’sukim · maf: 45:25-27 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 · 14 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 169 - 172 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.169 – 179) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 250 - 257 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 250 - 267) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 274 - 279 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 274 – 289) *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. Happy New Year New Year's Day Sunday, January 1, 2023 Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario Next Hebrew School will be Sunday, January 8, 2023 Happy Holidays! 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. Adult Hebrew Reading Course Sunday, January 8, 11:45 am – 12:45 am A new Hebrew Reading course from NJOP. ***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.

Parashat Vayigash 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ 31 December 2022 / 7 Tevet 5783 https://youtu.be/aJkGT31YzwM Parashat Vayigash is the 11th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in exchange for food. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 44:18-20 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 44:21-24 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 44:25-30 · 6 p’sukim · 4: 44:31-34 · 4 p’sukim · 5: 45:1-7 · 7 p’sukim · 6: 45:8-18 · 11 p’sukim · 7: 45:19-27 · 9 p’sukim · maf: 45:25-27 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 · 14 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 169 - 172 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.169 – 179) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 250 - 257 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 250 - 267) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 274 - 279 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 274 – 289) Vayigash, And Judah approached Joseph. Now that Benjamin has been set up to spend the rest of his life in Egyptian prison, Judah makes good on his oath to his father Jacob. Judah will now offer to take his place as a slave for the crime of stealing Zapaneth-Panea’s, aka Joseph’s, golden cup. Judah tells him that he will serve him better since he is stronger and more adept at doing things. “Approaching” was also a metaphor. We have two great personalities coming together. The strong leader of our ancestors confronts the Egyptian viceroy. The Israelite has the temerity, but without pretention or arrogance but with resolve, to confront the Egyptian royalty. An example of how we should face our challenges in life. At this, Joseph breaks down and reveals himself. Joseph sees the remorse of his brothers for their brazen action of selling him out of jealousy. Joseph assures his brothers that this was all part of Hashem’s plan to bring them to Egypt to escape the famine, but also to set the stage for the coming Exodus. Parashat Vayigash 5783 31 diciembre 2022 / 7 Tevet 5783 https://youtu.be/aJkGT31YzwM Parashat Vayigash es la undécima porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Génesis 44:18-47:27 Vayigash ("Se acercó") comienza cuando Judá le ruega a José que no mantenga a Benjamín como prisionero. José revela su verdadera identidad a sus hermanos, llorando y besándolos. Los hermanos traen a Jacob de Canaán a Egipto, y Jacob y sus hijos se establecen en Gosén. La porción termina cuando José compra la mayor parte de la tierra de Egipto a cambio de comida. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 44:18-20 · 3 p'sukim · 2: 44:21-24 · 4 p'sukim · 3: 44:25-30 · 6 p'sukim · 4: 44:31-34 · 4 p'sukim · 5: 45:1-7 · 7 p'sukim · 6: 45:8-18 · 11 p'sukim · 7: 45:19-27 · 9 p'sukim · maf: 45:25-27 · 3 p'sukim · Haftará: Ezequiel 37:15-28 · 14 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: págs. 169 - 172 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 169 - 179) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 250 - 257 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 250 - 267) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 274 - 279 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 274 - 289) Vayigash, y Judá se acercó a José. Ahora que Benjamín ha sido establecido para pasar el resto de su vida en una prisión egipcia, Judá cumple su juramento a su padre Jacob. Judá ahora se ofrecerá a tomar su lugar como esclavo por el crimen de robar la copa de oro de Zapaneth-Panea, también conocida como José. Judah le dice que le servirá mejor ya que es más fuerte y más hábil para hacer las cosas. “Acercarse” también era una metáfora. Tenemos dos grandes personalidades que se unen. El fuerte líder de nuestros antepasados se enfrenta al virrey egipcio. El israelita tiene la temeridad, pero sin pretensiones ni arrogancia pero con determinación, de enfrentarse a la realeza egipcia. Un ejemplo de cómo debemos afrontar nuestros retos en la vida. En esto, Joseph se derrumba y se revela. José ve el remordimiento de sus hermanos por su acción descarada de venderlo por celos. José les asegura a sus hermanos que todo esto era parte del plan de Hashem para llevarlos a Egipto para escapar de la hambruna, pero también para preparar el escenario para el próximo Éxodo.

-Announcements -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute Torah -Adult Torah Study -Judaic Studies -This week's Upcoming Shabbat services -Hebrew School -Adult Hebrew Class -Hanukkah -Hanukkah Party -Rosh Hodesh Tevet -Mi Sheberach List *For your information, I have included below my schedule, including office hours for the next two weeks and specific classes in which I am involved. ** Please note that recent security issues have been resolved and I am now transitioning to using the templesholomofontario.org email platform, but some emails will continue to go out from this address. ***For your convenience and information, Zoom links will be provided in separate emails for security purposes. ****I have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you. Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Chanukah: 1 Candle: 5:12pm on Sunday, Dec 18 Chanukah: 2 Candles: 5:12pm on Monday, Dec 19 Chanukah: 3 Candles: 5:13pm on Tuesday, Dec 20 Chanukah: 4 Candles: 5:13pm on Wednesday, Dec 21 Chanukah: 5 Candles: 5:14pm on Thursday, Dec 22 Chanukah: 6 Candles: 4:28pm on Friday, Dec 23 Candle lighting: 4:28pm on Friday, Dec 23 Chag HaBanot occurs on Saturday, Dec 24 Chanukah: 7 Candles: 5:37pm on Saturday, Dec 24 Rosh Chodesh Tevet occurs on Saturday, Dec 24 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Miketz Havdalah (50 min): 5:37pm on Saturday, Dec 24 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת מקץ December 23 - כ״ט כסלו Candle lighting 4:28 Shabbat ends 5:28 72 minutes 6:00 Office Hours this week: Monday, December 19, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Tuesday, December 20, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Friday, December 23, 2022 4:00pm - 6:00pm (Hanukkah Party @ 6:00pm then Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, December 26, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Friday, December 16, 2022 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) This week's 10-Minute Torah (December 24, 2022): Parashat Miketz 5783 Parashat Miketz 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ 24 December 2022 / 30 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/3vzX7qjGVqQ Parashat Miketz is the 10th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 28:9-15, 7:42-47 Chanukah 2022 / חֲנוּכָּה 5783 Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Sunday, 18 December 2022 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 26 December 2022. Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday December 19 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Miketz 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ 24 December 2022 / 30 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/3vzX7qjGVqQ Parashat Miketz is the 10th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 28:9-15, 7:42-47 Miketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accuses them of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother, Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 155 - 158 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.155 - 166); p.695; p. 599 Artscroll Chumash: pp. 222 - 231 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 222 - 249); p. 890 – 893; p. 768 Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 250 - 257 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 250 - 270) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, December 22 @ 7:30pm Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica. Hanukkah Party Friday, December 23, 2022 @ 6:00pm Come join us to celebrate the Festival of Lights. Light your Hannukiahs at home, then your Shabbat candles and then come to the synagogue for the festivities. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, December 22, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Note new start times Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, December 23, 2022 @ 9:30 am Earlier start time due to extra prayers of Rosh Hodesh & Hanukkah & 3 Torot Note that start times for Saturday morning Shacharit services are due to change on 1st Saturday in January (1/7/23), Services will start @ 9:30am Zoom Links sent in separate email Friday afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Miketz 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ 24 December 2022 / 30 Kislev 5783 Parashat Miketz is the 10th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 28:9-15, 7:42-47 Miketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accuses them of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother, Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 41:1-4 · 4 p’sukim · 2: 41:5-7 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 41:8-14 · 7 p’sukim · 4: 41:15-24 · 10 p’sukim · 5: 41:25-38 · 14 p’sukim · 6: 41:39-52 · 14 p’sukim · 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah maf*: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim · *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah Haftarah*: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 155 - 158 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.155 - 166); p.695; p. 599 *Note that we are now doing the Triennial reading for our Shabbat Torah services. 5783 will be Triennial Year 1 **We are holding live Shabbat services back in the synagogue. We will still continue to broadcast on Zoom for those unable to come to the sanctuary. Please call the office for more information if you'd like to attend. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario Next Hebrew School will be Sunday, January 8, 2023 Happy Holidays! 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. Adult Hebrew Reading Course Sunday, January 8, 11:45 am – 12:45 am A new Hebrew Reading course from NJOP. Rosh Chodesh Tevet 2022 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ טֵבֵת 5783 Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar 🌒 Rosh Chodesh Tevet for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Friday, 23 December 2022 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 25 December 2022. Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 10th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to December or January 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. ***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.

At Hanukkah, Jewish families celebrate with foods such as latkes and donuts that are fried in oil. The tradition honors the story of the miracle that occurred when a one-day supply of oil burned for eight days inside a temple under siege by the enemy. Some also eat dishes like kugel, cheesecake, or rugelach that all share one ingredient — cheese. But how did cheese make it onto the holiday menu? It starts, as many of these tales do, with a woman. This woman was Judith. Judith was said to be a beautiful widow who lived in the town of Bethulia in Israel during the sixth century CE. An army set siege on the town, and Judith went into the enemy camp to meet with their leader, Holofernes, a general for Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians. Holofernes was so charmed by the widow that he drank too much wine and passed out, after which Judith took his sword and cut off his head. The severed head inspired the Israelites to attack, and the Assyrians fled. The story may sound familiar to Catholics, as the book of Judith is included in their Bible. But Judith didn't make it into the Tanakh, a collection of Jewish scripture that includes the Torah. By the Middle Ages, though, Jews were telling a Judith tale. "It could be Jews were taking back their Jewish heroine," says Susan Weingarten, a scholar of Talmudic food in Israel and a contributor to the book The Sword of Judith. The story passed down orally through the centuries, Judith often became the aunt or daughter of Judah Maccabee, the hero of the Hanukkah oil story. Her addition may have served as a parallel to that of Esther, who saves the Jewish people from a death order in Persia and is the heroine of the spring holiday Purim. The Jewish tales of Judith also made their heroine clever. In the original story, Judith brought what Weingarten calls a "doggie bag" of food with her to Holofernes' camp — items like dry fig cake and bread — so that she wouldn't have to eat the food of the enemy king. But in some of the stories, she shared her food with the general. And there was a salty item guaranteed to make her enemy thirsty enough to get drunk; that was cheese. One version of the story specifies that the cheese was cooked into a pancake. "By the 14th century, there's quite a strong tradition that people eat cheese on Hanukkah and it's associated with Judith giving cheese to the enemy to make him drunk," Weingarten says. A commentary from that time, by Rabbi Moses Isserles, on the Shulchan Aruch, the Jewish Code of Law, even recommends eating cheese on the holiday in honor of Judith. During the Middle Ages, that cheese would have likely come from a goat or a sheep, as cow's milk cheese was rare, Weingarten says. And it was often cooked into a pancake — which brings us to another potentially shocking revelation: The original latkes were cheese latkes, not potato — which combined the tradition of eating cheese with the tradition of eating foods fried in oil. The potato, after all, didn't come to Europe until well after Columbus came to America. Potato latkes were a 19th-century invention, says Gil Marks, author of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. The cheese tradition may have died out in part because in northern and eastern Europe, where frying was often done in chicken fat (that is, schmaltz), putting cheese into a pancake wasn't allowed by Jewish dietary laws. In the U.S., where December is dominated by Christmas, Hanukkah changed from being a minor holiday to a much bigger celebration marked by gift-giving. And along the way to this transformation, the story of Judith, and the tradition of cheese eating, was largely forgotten. In Rome, though, Jews still make pancakes with ricotta for Hanukkah, and many Jews in Israel, particularly from Orthodox families, continue to carry out the Judith tradition. Currently, many of the foods for the holiday contain cheese or milk. Cream-filled donuts honor both the dairy and fried traditions, for instance, many homes will have a noodle kugel or blintzes, or cheesecake for dinner. The reason why has "just been forgotten."

Parashat Miketz 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ 24 December 2022 / 30 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/3vzX7qjGVqQ Parashat Miketz is the 10th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 28:9-15, 7:42-47 Miketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accuses them of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother, Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 41:1-4 · 4 p’sukim · 2: 41:5-7 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 41:8-14 · 7 p’sukim · 4: 41:15-24 · 10 p’sukim · 5: 41:25-38 · 14 p’sukim · 6: 41:39-52 · 14 p’sukim · 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah maf*: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim · *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah Haftarah*: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 155 - 158 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.155 - 166); p.695; p. 599 Artscroll Chumash: pp. 222 - 231 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 222 - 249); p. 890 – 893; p. 768 Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 250 - 257 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 250 - 270); p. 930 – 931; p.808 - 809 The ultimate example of how good can often come out of bad, opportunity out of aversity. At the beginning of the portion, we meet Joseph. He is the oldest son of Rachel and Israel’s favorite. That he is called “Israel” instead of Jacob in this context implies that Jacob and Joseph shared the same high level of spirituality. This is borne out of the two dreams that Joseph has that his family will bow down to him. The Torah makes the point of stating his age of 17 and referring to him as a “na’ar”, the Hebrew word for “youth” and implying immaturity. He tells his dream to both his father and his brothers who already hate him because of the flagrant display of favoritism by their father. The brothers seize an opportunity to sell him off to slavery. Joseph ends up in Egypt managing the household of Potiphor, one of Pharoah’s chief advisors. Joseph does well for a time until Potiphar’s neglected wife makes a pass at him. When Joseph resists her advances, she accuses him of assaulting her. Joseph is put in prison where matures and is made a trustee of the warden. There he correctly interprets the dreams of two of Pharoah’s advisors, setting the stage for him to get an honored position in Pharoah’s court. Thus Joseph rise from a slave and prisoner to a key position in Egypt. Parashat Miketz 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ 24 diciembre 2022 / 30 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/3vzX7qjGVqQ Parashat Miketz es la décima porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Génesis 41:1-44:17; Números 28:9-15, 7:42-47 Miketz ("Después") sigue a Joseph mientras interpreta los sueños del faraón y se eleva para convertirse en el segundo al mando del faraón. Cuando los hermanos de José llegan a Egipto en busca de comida durante una hambruna, José los acusa de espiar. Él insiste en que regresen con su hermano menor, Benjamín, y luego coloca una copa en la bolsa de Benjamín. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 41:1-4 · 4 p'sukim · 2: 41:5-7 · 3 p'sukim · 3: 41:8-14 · 7 p'sukim · 4: 41:15-24 · 10 p'sukim · 5: 41:25-38 · 14 p'sukim · 6: 41:39-52 · 14 p'sukim · 7*: Números 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim · *Shabat Rosh Jodesh Janucá maf*: Números 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim · *Shabat Rosh Jodesh Janucá Haftará*: Zacarías 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim *Shabat Rosh Jodesh Janucá Comentario y Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 155 - 158 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 155 - 166); pág.695; pags. 599 Artscroll Chumash: págs. 222 - 231 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 222 - 249); pags. 890 – 893; pags. 768 Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 250 - 257 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 250 - 270) El último ejemplo de cómo lo bueno a menudo puede surgir de lo malo, la oportunidad de la aversidad. Al comienzo de la porción, nos encontramos con José. Es el hijo mayor de Raquel y el favorito de Israel. Que se le llame “Israel” en lugar de Jacob en este contexto implica que Jacob y José compartían el mismo alto nivel de espiritualidad. Esto se debe a los dos sueños que tiene José en los que su familia se inclinará ante él. La Torá destaca que tiene 17 años y se refiere a él como "na'ar", la palabra hebrea para "juventud" e implica inmadurez. Le cuenta su sueño tanto a su padre como a sus hermanos, quienes ya lo odian por la flagrante muestra de favoritismo de su padre. Los hermanos aprovechan la oportunidad para venderlo como esclavo. José termina en Egipto administrando la casa de Potifor, uno de los principales consejeros de Faraón. A José le va bien por un tiempo hasta que la esposa abandonada de Potifar se le insinúa. Cuando Joseph se resiste a sus avances, ella lo acusa de agredirla. Joseph es puesto en prisión donde madura y es nombrado administrador del alcaide. Allí interpreta correctamente los sueños de dos de los consejeros de Faraón, preparando el escenario para que él obtenga una posición de honor en la corte de Faraón. Así, José ascendió de esclavo y prisionero a una posición clave en Egipto.

https://www.adl.org/resources/report/anti-israel-activism-us-campuses-2021-2022 “Hostility, including vandalism, threats and slurs toward Jewish students on college campuses increased more than threefold to 155 incidents in 2021 from 47 in 2014, according to the Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights organization which has tracked reports of such behavior since 2014. The group counted 2,717 antisemitic incidents in the U.S. overall last year, up 34% from 2020 and the highest number in its records dating to 1979.” The Wall Street Journal: FULL STORY + READ ADL REPORT: Anti-Israel Activism on U.S. Campuses, 2021-2022

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Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting: 4:25pm on Friday, Dec 16 Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet occurs on Saturday, Dec 17 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Vayeshev Havdalah (50 min): 5:34pm on Saturday, Dec 17 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת וישב December 16 - כ״ב כסלו Candle lighting 4:25 Shabbat ends 5:25 72 minutes 5:56 Office Hours this week: Monday, December 12, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Friday, December 16, 2022 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, December 19, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Tuesday, December 20, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Friday, December 23, 2022 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) This week's 10-Minute Torah (December 17, 2022): Parashat Vayeshev 5783 Parashat Vayeshev 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב 17 December 2022 / 23 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/UpNp8uymfXE Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday December 19 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayeshev 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב 17 December 2022 / 23 Kislev 5783 Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. [1] Triennial year 1 Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 141 - 145 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.141 - 151) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 198 - 207 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 198 - 221) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 226 - 233 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 226 - 245) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, December 15 @ 7:30pm Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, December 16, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Note new start times Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, December 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am Note that start times for Saturday morning Shacharit services are due to change on 1st Saturday in January (1/7/23), Services will start @ 9:30am Zoom Links sent in separate email Friday afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayeshev 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב 17 December 2022 / 23 Kislev 5783 Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 37:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 37:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 37:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · 4: 37:12-17 · 6 p’sukim · 5: 37:18-22 · 5 p’sukim · 6: 37:23-28 · 6 p’sukim · 7: 37:29-36 · 8 p’sukim · maf: 37:34-36 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 · 19 p’sukim Soncino Chumash: pp. 141 - 145 Triennial Year 1 *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 Tevet Saturday, December 17 Molad Tevet: Fri, 12 minutes and 9 chalakim after 11:0 Any Shabbat that precedes and begins the week during which there will be a day or days of a new Hebrew month (Rosh Chodesh) is known as Shabbat Mevorchim (mevorchim means "they [the congregation] bless" [the forthcoming new month]. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario Next Hebrew School will be Sunday, December 18, 2022 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. Adult Hebrew Reading Course Sunday, December 18, 11:45 am – 12:45 am A new Hebrew Reading course from NJOP. Also, People have been asking for more practice in Hebrew Reading. We are planning a Hebrew reading course that will help you understand the prayers as well Chanukah 2022 / חֲנוּכָּה 5783 Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎 Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Sunday, 18 December 2022 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 26 December 2022. Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. Hanukkah Party Friday, December 23, 2022 @ 6:00pm Come join us to celebrate the Festival of Lights. Light your Hannukiahs at home, then your Shabbat candles and then come to the synagogue for the festivities. ***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.

Parashat Vayeshev 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב 17 December 2022 / 23 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/UpNp8uymfXE Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 37:1-3 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 37:4-7 · 4 p’sukim · 3: 37:8-11 · 4 p’sukim · 4: 37:12-17 · 6 p’sukim · 5: 37:18-22 · 5 p’sukim · 6: 37:23-28 · 6 p’sukim · 7: 37:29-36 · 8 p’sukim · maf: 37:34-36 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 · 19 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 141 - 145 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.141 - 151) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 198 - 207 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 198 - 221) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 226 - 233 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 226 - 245) Parashat Vayeshev starts to explore Jacob’s son with Rachel, Joseph, and his relationships with his other brothers. Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son, first born of his favorite wife Rachel. While the other brothers are out doing work, tending to the flocks, Joseph is home with his father studying Torah. The other brothers are jealous. This is compounded by the special woolen coat given to Joseph by Jacob. Joseph also has dreams that his brothers, as sheaves of wheat bow down to him, and as stars, along with Jacob as the sun and Bilhah, his substitute mother, as the moon, also bow down to him. In vengeance, they arrange for him to be sold off as a slave, ending up in Egypt. So we see the consequences of favoritism among offspring. This is later the subject of negative commandments. It is interesting that this sets the stage for our migration to Egypt during a famine and Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.

-Announcements -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute Torah -Adult Torah Study -Board Meeting -Judaic Studies -This week's Upcoming Shabbat services -Hebrew School -Adult Hebrew Class -Mi Sheberach List *For your information, I have included below my schedule, including office hours for the next two weeks and specific classes in which I am involved. ** Please note that recent security issues have been resolved and I am now transitioning to using the templesholomofontario.org email platform, but some emails will continue to go out from this address. ***For your convenience and information, Zoom links will be provided in separate emails for security purposes. ****I have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you. Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, December 9⋅4:23 – 4:23pm December 10 Parashat Vayishlach 5:22pm Havdalah Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Office Hours this week: Note different schedule due to family emergency: Monday, December 5, 2022 (Out of town) Thursday, December 8, 2022 1:30 pm –7:30 pm (Board Meeting @ 7:30pm) Friday, December 9, 2022 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, December 12, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:30 am –1:30 pm Friday, December 16, 2022 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) This week's 10-Minute Torah (December 10, 2022): Parashat Vayishlach 5783 Parashat Vayishlach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח 10 December 2022 / 16 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/2s_q0R_DW1c Parashat Vayishlach is the 8th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob's youngest child, Benjamin. [1] Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday December 12 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayishlach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח 10 December 2022 / 16 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/2s_q0R_DW1c Parashat Vayishlach is the 8th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob's youngest child, Benjamin. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 32:4-6 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 32:7-9 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 32:10-13 · 4 p’sukim · 4: 32:14-22 · 9 p’sukim · 5: 32:23-30 · 8 p’sukim · 6: 32:31-33:5 · 8 p’sukim · 7: 33:6-20 · 15 p’sukim · maf: 33:18-20 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21 · 21 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 122 - 127 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.122 - 134) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 170 - 155 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 170 - 197) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.198 - 206 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.198 - 220) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, December 15 @ 7:30pm (Preempted for Board Meeting on December 8) Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, December 9, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Note new start times @ 7:30pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, December 10, 2022 @ 10:00 am Note that start times are due to change 1st Saturday in January (1/7/23) @ 9:30am Zoom Links sent in separate email Friday afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayishlach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח 10 December 2022 / 16 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/2s_q0R_DW1c Parashat Vayishlach is the 8th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob's youngest child, Benjamin. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 32:4-6 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 32:7-9 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 32:10-13 · 4 p’sukim · 4: 32:14-22 · 9 p’sukim · 5: 32:23-30 · 8 p’sukim · 6: 32:31-33:5 · 8 p’sukim · 7: 33:6-20 · 15 p’sukim · maf: 33:18-20 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21 · 21 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 122 - 127 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.122 - 134) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 170 - 155 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 170 - 197) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.198 - 206 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.198 - 220) *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, December 11, 2022. No Hebrew School December 4 due to Family Emergency 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. Adult Hebrew Reading Course Sunday, December 11, 11:45 am – 12:45 am No Adult Hebrew Reading Course December 4 due to Family Emergency A new Hebrew Reading course from NJOP. Also, People have been asking for more practice in Hebrew Reading. We are planning a Hebrew reading course that will help you understand the prayers as well Chanukah 2022 / חֲנוּכָּה 5783 Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎 Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Sunday, 18 December 2022 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 26 December 2022. Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. ***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/2s_q0R_DW1c Parashat Vayishlach 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח 10 December 2022 / 16 Kislev 5783 Parashat Vayishlach is the 8th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob's youngest child, Benjamin. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 32:4-6 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 32:7-9 · 3 p’sukim · 3: 32:10-13 · 4 p’sukim · 4: 32:14-22 · 9 p’sukim · 5: 32:23-30 · 8 p’sukim · 6: 32:31-33:5 · 8 p’sukim · 7: 33:6-20 · 15 p’sukim · maf: 33:18-20 · 3 p’sukim · Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21 · 21 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 122 - 127 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.122 - 134) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 170 - 155 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 170 - 197) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.198 - 206 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.198 - 220) Here we see Jacob struggling in two scenarios. Do these struggles represent or are they symbolic of his real-life challenges? Is he facing both spiritual and secular issues? Jacob has left Laban and is returning to back to Canaan, the land of his father Isaac. He is passing through the land of Edom, of his estranged brother Esau. He learns that Esau has heard of his travel and has assembled an army of 400 men to meet Jacob. Jacob is fearful and takes precautions. He prays to G-d, sends gifts ahead, and separates his family—along with servants and livestock—all as a military strategy. From his example, we learn to do the same in any challenging situation. We Jews do not rely on prayer, or miracles, alone, but we prepare. Jacob has a dream that he wrestles with an angel. Some commentators say that this was the protecting angel of Edom, the same is Esau. Jacob prevailed. Later, he is given the spiritual name of “Israel”, among whose connotations is struggling. Such do these spiritual incidents reflect Jacob’s life challenges, as does his additional, spiritual name. Thus when we are struggling in life, we do not ignore the spiritual implications of those challenges. As we travel through life, let us react with our own morality and integrity as well.

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Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA Candle lighting: 4:23pm on Friday, Dec 2 This week's Torah portion is Parashat Vayetzei Havdalah (50 min): 5:31pm on Saturday, Dec 3 Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times שבת פרשת ויצא December 2 - ח׳ כסלו Candle lighting 4:23 Shabbat ends 5:22 72 minutes 5:54 Office Hours this week: Note different schedule due to family emergency: Monday, November 28, 2022 1:30 pm - 6:30pm (Invocation at Upland City Council @ 7:00pm) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Will be out of town, Thursday, December 1 through Monday December 5 due to Family Emergency Friday, December 2, 2022 (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) Monday, December 5, 2022 Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:30 pm –1:30 pm Friday, December 9, 2022 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) This week's 10-Minute Torah (December 3, 2022): Parashat Vayetzei 5783 Parashat Vayetzei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא 3 December 2022 / 9 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/tuyZslCzHhg Parashat Vayetzei is the 7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Adult Torah Study Class Next Session: Monday November 28 at 7:30 pm PT Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayetzei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא 3 December 2022 / 9 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/tuyZslCzHhg Parashat Vayetzei is the 7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Vayetzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. [1] Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 106 - 111 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 106 - 117) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 144 - 155 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 144 - 169) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.166 - 176 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.166 - 187) Judaic Studies Next session: Thursday, December 1 @ 7:30pm Come join us for a lively discussion of various topics on Judaica. Upcoming Services Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, December 25, 2022 @ 8:00 pm Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, December 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am Note that start times for services are due to change: 1st Friday in December (12/2/22), Services will start @ 7:30pm 1st Saturday in January (1/7/23), Services will start @ 9:30am Zoom Links sent in separate email Friday afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them. Parashat Vayetzei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא 3 December 2022 / 9 Kislev 5783 https://youtu.be/tuyZslCzHhg Parashat Vayetzei is the 7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Triennial year 1 1: 28:10-12 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 28:13-17 · 5 p’sukim · 3: 28:18-22 · 5 p’sukim · 4: 29:1-8 · 8 p’sukim · 5: 29:9-17 · 9 p’sukim · 6: 29:18-33 · 16 p’sukim · 7: 29:34-30:13 · 15 p’sukim · maf: 30:9-13 · 5 p’sukim · Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Hosea 12:13-14:10 · 28 p’sukim Commentary and Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 93 - 96 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 93 - 101) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 124 - 131 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 124 - 143) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.146- 151 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.146 - 161)) *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, December 11, 2022. No Hebrew School December 4 due to Family Emergency 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. Adult Hebrew Reading Course Sunday, December 11, 11:45 am – 12:45 am No Adult Hebrew Reading Course December 4 due to Family Emergency A new Hebrew Reading course from NJOP. Also, People have been asking for more practice in Hebrew Reading. We are planning a Hebrew reading course that will help you understand the prayers as well ***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://youtu.be/tuyZslCzHhg Parashat Vayetzei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא 3 December 2022 / 9 Kislev 5783 Parashat Vayetzei is the 7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Vayetzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. [1] Triennial year 1 1: 28:10-12 · 3 p’sukim · 2: 28:13-17 · 5 p’sukim · 3: 28:18-22 · 5 p’sukim · 4: 29:1-8 · 8 p’sukim · 5: 29:9-17 · 9 p’sukim · 6: 29:18-33 · 16 p’sukim · 7: 29:34-30:13 · 15 p’sukim · maf: 30:9-13 · 5 p’sukim · Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Hosea 12:13-14:10 · 28 p’sukim Commentary & Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: pp. 106 - 111 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 106 - 117) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 144 - 155 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 144 - 169) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.166 - 176 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp.166 - 187) Here we have Jacob’s contribution to our day of prayer service by instituting the Ma’ariv Service. He has left his home to escape the wrath of his brother Esau for allegedly stealing his birthright and he settles for the night en route. During the night he has a dream of angels going up a ladder to heaven and angels coming down a ladder to earth. Hashem approaches him in the dream and tells him He will protect him and that those who bless him will be blessed and those who curse him will be cursed. Angels traveling back and forth between Earth and Heaven shows Hashem’s watchfulness and involvement in human affairs. As Jacob has continued the process of leaving his home, he is under the watchful eye of Hashem guiding him through life. Life is not easy for Jacob as works hard for his wives and possessions, dealing with the deviousness of Laban, his host and father-in-law. Yet Jacob stays true to his morals and integrity and gains in the end. A lesson for us all. Parashat Vayetzei 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא 3 diciembre 2022 / 9 Kislev 5783 Parashat Vayetzei es la séptima porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Génesis 28:10-32:3 Vayetzei ("Él salió") comienza cuando Jacob sueña con ángeles que suben y bajan una escalera, y luego continúa su viaje hacia la casa de su tío Labán. Durante los años de servidumbre por contrato, Jacob se casa con las hijas de Labán, Lea y Raquel, y tiene hijos con ellas y con sus siervas, Bilha y Zilpa. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 28:10-12 · 3 p'sukim · 2: 28:13-17 · 5 p'sukim · 3: 28:18-22 · 5 p'sukim · 4: 29:1-8 · 8 p'sukim · 5: 29:9-17 · 9 p'sukim · 6: 29:18-33 · 16 p'sukim · 7: 29:34-30:13 · 15 p'sukim · maf: 30:9-13 · 5 p'sukim · Haftará para Ashkenazim: Oseas 12:13-14:10 · 28 p'sukim Comentario y Divrei Torah Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Soncino Chumash: págs. 106 - 111 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 106 - 117) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 144 - 155 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 144 - 169) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.166 - 176 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah Completa pp.166 - 187) Aquí tenemos la contribución de Jacob a nuestro día de servicio de oración al instituir el Servicio Ma'ariv. Ha dejado su hogar para escapar de la ira de su hermano Esaú por supuestamente haberle robado su primogenitura y se conforma con pasar la noche en el camino. Durante la noche tiene un sueño de ángeles subiendo una escalera al cielo y ángeles bajando una escalera a la tierra. Hashem se le acerca en el sueño y le dice que lo protegerá y que aquellos que lo bendigan serán bendecidos y aquellos que lo maldigan serán malditos. Los ángeles que viajan de un lado a otro entre la Tierra y el Cielo muestran la vigilancia y la participación de Hashem en los asuntos humanos. A medida que Jacob ha continuado el proceso de dejar su hogar, está bajo la atenta mirada de Hashem guiándolo a través de la vida. La vida no es fácil para Jacob, ya que trabaja duro por sus esposas y posesiones, lidiando con las tortuosidades de Labán, su anfitrión y suegro. Sin embargo, Jacob se mantiene fiel a su moral e integridad y al final gana. Una leccion para todos nosotros.