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www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below Sunday, 30 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom & Adult Hebrew School Friday, 28 & 29 March 2025-Shabbat Services Thursday, 3 April 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 4 & 5 April 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 6 April 2025-In-Person Religious School Thursday, 10 April 2025-Judaic Studies Thursday, 10 April 2025-Board Meeting Saturday, 11 & 12 April 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 13 April 2025-Passover 1 Services Sunday, 13 April 2025-Second Night Seder Monday, 14 April 2025-Passover 2 Services Friday & Saturday, 18 & 19 April 2025-Passover 7/Shabbat Services Sunday, 20 April 2025-Passover 8 Services For your convenience, w e offer Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org Please note what the payment is for. Thank you. *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 continue to update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך  list for those in need of healing. 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 Mi Shebarach list has been edited this week deleting names that have been on for many months without verification. Please advise which names you would like to remain on that list or they will be purged. Thank you for your consideration. Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day when applicable to be more available. Sunday, 31 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm) Friday, 4 April 2025      1:00pm - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 6 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (In-Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm ) Sunday, 10 April  2025      2:00pm - 7:00pm (Board Meeting 7:00pm - 9:00pm ) Sunday, 13 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Passover 1 Service 9:30am - 12:00pm ) Monday, 14 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Passover 2 Service 9:30am - 12:00pm ) Friday, 18 April 2025      1:00pm - 7:30pm (Passover 7/ Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 20 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Passover 8 Service 9:30am - 12:00pm ) Thursday, 24 - Thursday 1 May 2025      1:00pm - 7:30pm (Out of town ) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) Parashat Vayikra 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא 5 April 2025 / 7 Nisan 5785 10-Minute Torah on YouTube Last Friday Night's Sermon (28 March 2025) Thursday, 3 April 2025 @ 7:30pm Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA 🕯️ Candle lighting  / הדלקת נרות Friday, April 4 ⋅ 6:58 pm ✨ Havdalah  (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, April 5 ⋅ 7:53 pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services   Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, April 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, April 5, 2025  @ 9:30 am   Shabbat Zoom Links sent in a 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 Vayikra 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא 5 April 2025 / 7 Nisan 5785 10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Vayikra is the 24th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Leviticus 1:1-5:26 In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  4:27-31  · 5 p’sukim   2:  4:32-35  · 4 p’sukim   3:  5:1-10  · 10 p’sukim   4:  5:11-13  · 3 p’sukim   5:  5:14-16  · 3 p’sukim   6:  5:17-19  · 3 p’sukim   7:  5:20-26  · 7 p’sukim   maf:  5:24-26  · 3 p’sukim   Haftarah:  Isaiah 43:21-44:23  · 31 p’sukim   Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary     American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 419 – 423 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 410 – 423) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 560 – 567 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 544 – 567) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 567 – 572 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 564 – 572) Zoom Religious School: Sunday, March 30 @ 10:00am - 11:30am First session: 10:00am - 10:40am Hebrew and Prayers Second session: 10:50am - 11:30am Torah, Prophets, Holidays  We are planning on a more consistent schedule.  We will have our in-person learning on the first weekend of the month.  The other 3 or 4 weeks will be on Zoom and consist of Hebrew instruction and Torah learning.  We will also discuss the holidays as they come up and other topics, like prophets. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario   Next In-Person Religious School: Sunday, April 6 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm Students will be preparing for: Passover Adult Hebrew Course Sunday March 30 @ 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Preparing for monitoring the weekly Torah Reading with the NJOP Hebrew Crash Course Pesach 2025 / פֶּסַח 5785 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread  Pesach for Hebrew Year 5785 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Saturday, 12 April 2025  and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 20 April 2025 . Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. Pesach I / פֶּסַח א׳ Sunday, 13 April 2025 / 15 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Exodus 12:21-51 ; Numbers 28:16-25 1: Exodus 12:21-24 · 4 p’sukim 2: Exodus 12:25-28 · 4 p’sukim 3: Exodus 12:29-36 · 8 p’sukim 4: Exodus 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim 5: Exodus 12:43-51 · 9 p’sukim maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Joshua 3:5-7 , 5:2-6:1 , 6:27 · 19 p’sukim Haftarah for Sephardim: Joshua 5:2-6:1 , 6:27 · 16 p’sukim Pesach II / פֶּסַח ב׳ Monday, 14 April 2025 / 16 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44 ; Numbers 28:16-25 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3 · 11 p’sukim 2: Leviticus 23:4-14 · 11 p’sukim 3: Leviticus 23:15-22 · 8 p’sukim 4: Leviticus 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim 5: Leviticus 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9 , 23:21-25 · 14 p’sukim Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 1 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳ Tuesday, 15 April 2025 / 17 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Exodus 13:1-16 ; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Exodus 13:1-4 · 4 p’sukim 2: Exodus 13:5-10 · 6 p’sukim 3: Exodus 13:11-16 · 6 p’sukim 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 2 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳ Wednesday, 16 April 2025 / 18 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Exodus 22:24-23:19 ; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Exodus 22:24-26 · 3 p’sukim 2: Exodus 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim 3: Exodus 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 3 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳ Thursday, 17 April 2025 / 19 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Exodus 34:1-26 ; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Exodus 34:1-10 · 10 p’sukim 2: Exodus 34:11-17 · 7 p’sukim 3: Exodus 34:18-26 · 9 p’sukim 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 4 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳ Friday, 18 April 2025 / 20 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Numbers 9:1-14 , 28:19-25 1: Numbers 9:1-5 · 5 p’sukim 2: Numbers 9:6-8 · 3 p’sukim 3: Numbers 9:9-14 · 6 p’sukim 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim Pesach VII (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת) Saturday, 19 April 2025 / 21 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-15:26 ; Numbers 28:19-25 ; Song of Songs 1:1-8:14 1: Exodus 13:17-19 · 3 p’sukim 2: Exodus 13:20-22 · 3 p’sukim 3: Exodus 14:1-4 · 4 p’sukim 4: Exodus 14:5-8 · 4 p’sukim 5: Exodus 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim 6: Exodus 14:15-25 · 11 p’sukim 7: Exodus 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 · 51 p’sukim Megillah 1: Song of Songs 1:1-17 · 17 p’sukim 2: Song of Songs 2:1-17 · 17 p’sukim 3: Song of Songs 3:1-11 · 11 p’sukim 4: Song of Songs 4:1-16 · 16 p’sukim 5: Song of Songs 5:1-16 · 16 p’sukim 6: Song of Songs 6:1-12 · 12 p’sukim 7: Song of Songs 7:1-14 · 14 p’sukim 8: Song of Songs 8:1-14 · 14 p’sukim Pesach VIII / פֶּסַח ח׳ Sunday, 20 April 2025 / 22 Nisan 5785 Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17 ; Numbers 28:19-25 1: Deuteronomy 15:19-23 · 5 p’sukim 2: Deuteronomy 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim 3: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim 4: Deuteronomy 16:9-12 · 4 p’sukim 5: Deuteronomy 16:13-17 · 5 p’sukim maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 · 25 p’sukim https://goldendreidle.com/ We are conveniently located in Tustin, Orange County, across the street from the OC Kosher Market . 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10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Vayikra is the 24th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Leviticus 1:1-5:26 In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  4:27-31  · 5 p’sukim   2:  4:32-35  · 4 p’sukim   3:  5:1-10  · 10 p’sukim   4:  5:11-13  · 3 p’sukim   5:  5:14-16  · 3 p’sukim   6:  5:17-19  · 3 p’sukim   7:  5:20-26  · 7 p’sukim   maf:  5:24-26  · 3 p’sukim   Haftarah:  Isaiah 43:21-44:23  · 31 p’sukim   Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary     American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 419 – 423 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 410 – 423) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 560 – 567 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 544 – 567) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 567 – 572 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 564 – 572)   Our new book of Leviticus opens after the completion of the Mishkan . First of all, the Shacharit  part of our Shabbat morning service open with the set of prayers known as Shochein Ad . “ Shochein ” refers to “presence” and is the same root as the word Mishkan , Tabernacle. So as physical beings, we use the reference of a physical venue to meet up with Hashem, and that is the purpose of the Tabernacle, to have a venue to carry out our worshipping and meeting with G-d.   Now that we have our physical venue, we are introduced to rituals that allow us to meet with Hashem.  We are introduced to four different offerings. The first is the burnt offering in which, as the name says, is completely burnt on the altar.  The next is the ancient for of our present Birchat HaGomel , the Thanksgiving offering. This offering is a little different in that it is more all-encompassing for any reason to thank G-d for something.   Next we have our two repentant offerings: for mistakes and unintentional sins.  As flawed humans, we make mistakes; it’s inevitable. So G-d allows us ways to make up for these things. We are not inherent evil; but we can sometimes make the wrong choice.    Judaism is a positive religion.  It’s important for us to learn G-d’s teachings so that we can pass these wonderful concepts down to future generations.  Let’s all commit to devoting part of our lives to mastering these concepts. Parashá Vaikrá 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא 5 de abril de 2025 / 7 de Nisán de 5785   Torá de 10 minutos en YouTube Parashá Vaikrá es la vigésimo cuarta porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo anual judío de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Levítico 1:1-5:26 En Vaikrá (“Él Llamó”), la primera porción de la Torá en el Libro de Levítico, Dios le habla a Moisés sobre los sacrificios ofrecidos en el Mishkán (Tabernáculo). Entre estos se encuentran los sacrificios que se queman completamente sobre el altar, las ofrendas de harina y aceite, las ofrendas de paz y los sacrificios ofrecidos por pecados involuntarios. [1] Tercer año trienal 1: 4:27-31 · 5 p’sukim 2: 4:32-35 · 4 p’sukim 3: 5:1-10 · 10 p’sukim 4: 5:11-13 · 3 p’sukim 5: 5:14-16 · 3 p’sukim 6: 5:17-19 · 3 p’sukim 7: 5:20-26 · 7 p’sukim maf: 5:24-26 · 3 p’sukim Haftará: Isaías 43:21-44:23 · 31 p’sukim   Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana   Hertz Jumash: págs. 419 – 423 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyá completa, págs. 410 – 423) Artscroll Jumash: págs. 560 – 567 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyá completa, págs. 544 – 567) Etz Jaim Jumash: págs. 567 – 572 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyá completa, págs. 564 – 572)   Nuestro nuevo libro de Levítico comienza tras la finalización del Mishkán. En primer lugar, la parte de Shajarit de nuestro servicio matutino de Shabat comienza con el conjunto de oraciones conocido como Shochein Ad. «Shochein» se refiere a «presencia» y es la misma raíz que la palabra Mishkán, Tabernáculo. Como seres físicos, usamos la referencia de un lugar físico para encontrarnos con Hashem, y ese es el propósito del Tabernáculo: tener un lugar donde llevar a cabo nuestra adoración y encuentro con Dios.   Ahora que tenemos nuestro lugar físico, se nos presentan los rituales que nos permiten encontrarnos con Hashem. Se nos presentan cuatro ofrendas diferentes. La primera es la ofrenda quemada, que, como su nombre lo indica, se quema completamente en el altar. La siguiente es la antigua forma de nuestra actual Birchat HaGomel, la ofrenda de Acción de Gracias. Esta ofrenda es un poco diferente, ya que abarca más, cualquier motivo para agradecer a Dios por algo.   Después tenemos nuestras dos ofrendas de arrepentimiento: por errores y pecados involuntarios. Como seres humanos imperfectos, cometemos errores; es inevitable. Por eso, Dios nos permite compensarlos. No somos malvados por naturaleza, pero a veces podemos tomar decisiones equivocadas.   El judaísmo es una religión positiva. Es importante que aprendamos las enseñanzas de Dios para poder transmitir estos maravillosos conceptos a las futuras generaciones. Comprometámonos a dedicar parte de nuestra vida a dominar estos conceptos.

10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Pekudei is the 23rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 38:21-40:38 ,  12:1-20 Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It describes the making of priestly garments worn in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and the completion of its construction. At God’s command, Moses erects the Mishkan and puts its vessels in place, and God's presence fills the Mishkan.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  39:22-26  · 5 p’sukim   2:  39:27-32  · 6 p’sukim   3:  39:33-43  · 11 p’sukim   4:  40:1-8  · 8 p’sukim   5:  40:9-16  · 8 p’sukim   6:  40:17-27  · 11 p’sukim   7:  40:28-38  · 11 p’sukim   maf*:  12:1-20  · 20 p’sukim  *Shabbat HaChodesh Haftarah for Ashkenazim * :  Ezekiel 45:16-46:18   · 28 p’sukim  *Shabbat HaChodesh Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 387 – 391 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 385 – 391) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 534 – 541 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 530 – 541) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 567 – 572 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 564 – 572)   Shabbat HaChodesh 2025 / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ 5785 Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan 🕍 Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on  Friday, 28 March 2025  and ends at nightfall on  Saturday, 29 March 2025 . This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei. Shabbat HaChodesh (“Sabbath [of the] month” שבת החודש) precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated. Exodus 12:1-20 and the laws of Passover. On the first day of Nisan, G-d presented the first commandment of how to “sanctify the new moon” (kiddush hachodesh) for the onset of Rosh Chodesh and thus Nisan becomes the first month of the Jewish year (counting by months.). The Book of Exodus ends on a high note.  Israel has gone from the depths of abject slavery to a proud people with an advanced system of morality and humanity. We will now be a light among the nations, showing them how to respect others. Pekudei  completes the work of the Mishkan /Tabernacle. The people are excited to participate in building this monument to the one, true G-d.  They eagerly donate so much material for the construction that Moses has to stop them and say, ‘we have enough”. In a sense, this is an inspiration to us today.  DO we take similar pride in our institution, the synagogue?  Do we look around and see ways we can make it better by participating and contributing?  Do we think in what ways we can get involved in the promotion of modern day Judaism and continue the work of our ancestors with the same dedication? Consider it…..   Parashat Pekudei 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי 29 de marzo de 2025 / 29 de Adar de 5785   Parashat Pekudei es la vigésimo tercera porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo anual judío de lectura de la Torá. Parashat Pekudei: Éxodo 38:21-40:38, 12:1-20 Pekudei (“Relatos de”) es la última lectura de la Torá en el Libro del Éxodo. Describe la confección de las vestimentas sacerdotales que se usaban en el Mishkán (Tabernáculo) y la finalización de su construcción. Por orden de Dios, Moisés erige el Mishkán y coloca sus utensilios en su lugar, y la presencia de Dios lo llena. [1] Tercer año trienal 1: 39:22-26 · 5 p'sukim 2: 39:27-32 · 6 p'sukim 3: 39:33-43 · 11 p'sukim 4: 40:1-8 · 8 p'sukim 5: 40:9-16 · 8 p'sukim 6: 40:17-27 · 11 p'sukim 7: 40:28-38 · 11 p'sukim Maf*: 12:1-20 · 20 p'sukim *Shabat HaJodesh Haftará para los ashkenazíes*: Ezequiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p'sukim *Shabat HaJodesh   Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University   Hertz Jumash: págs. 387-391 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 385-391) Artscroll Jumash: págs. 534-541 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 530-541) Etz Jaim Jumash: págs. 567-572 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 564-572)   Shabat HaJodesh 2025 / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ 5785 Shabat antes de Rosh Jodesh Nisán 🕍 Shabat HaJodesh del año hebreo 5785 comienza al atardecer del Viernes 28 de marzo de 2025 y finaliza al anochecer del sábado 29 de marzo de 2025. Esto corresponde a la Parashá Pekudei. Shabat HaJodesh (“Sábado [del] mes” שבת החודש) precede al primero del mes hebreo de Nisán, durante el cual se celebra la Pascua. Éxodo 12:1-20 y las leyes de la Pascua. El primer día de Nisán, Dios presentó el primer mandamiento de cómo “santificar la luna nueva” (kidush hajodesh) para el inicio de Rosh Jodesh y, por lo tanto, Nisán se convierte en el primer mes del año judío (contando por meses). El Libro del Éxodo termina con una nota alta. Israel ha pasado de las profundidades de la esclavitud abyecta a un pueblo orgulloso con un sistema avanzado de moralidad y humanidad. Ahora seremos una luz entre las naciones, mostrándoles cómo respetar a los demás. Pekudei completa la obra del Mishkán/Tabernáculo. El pueblo está entusiasmado por participar en la construcción de este monumento al único y verdadero Dios. Donan con entusiasmo tanto material para la construcción que Moisés tiene que detenerlos y decir: «Ya tenemos suficiente». En cierto sentido, esto nos inspira hoy. ¿Nos sentimos igualmente orgullosos de nuestra institución, la sinagoga? ¿Miramos a nuestro alrededor y buscamos maneras de mejorarla participando y contribuyendo? ¿Pensamos en cómo podemos involucrarnos en la promoción del judaísmo moderno y continuar la obra de nuestros antepasados ​​con la misma dedicación? Considérelo…

10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Vayakhel is the 22nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 35:1-38:20 ;  Numbers 19:1-22 Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  36:20-30  · 11 p’sukim   2:  36:31-38  · 8 p’sukim   3:  37:1-16  · 16 p’sukim   4:  37:17-24  · 8 p’sukim   5:  37:25-29  · 5 p’sukim   6:  38:1-8  · 8 p’sukim   7:  38:9-20  · 12 p’sukim   maf*:  Numbers 19:1-22  · 22 p’sukim  *Shabbat Parah Haftarah for Ashkenazim * :  Ezekiel 36:16-38   · 23 p’sukim *Shabbat Parah Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria     OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 377 – 381 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 373 – 381) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 476 – 483 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 464 – 483) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 513 – 518 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 503 – 518)   Shabbat Parah 2025 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5785 Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍 Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on  Friday, 21 March 2025  and ends at nightfall on  Saturday, 22 March 2025 . This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel. Shabbat Parah (“Sabbath [of the] red heifer” שבת פרה) takes place on the Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover. Numbers 19:1-22 describes the parah adumah (“red heifer”) in the Jewish temple as part of the manner in which the kohanim and the Jewish people purified themselves so that they would be ready (“pure”) to sacrifice the korban Pesach. Torah seems to devote a lot of space to not just the instructions on building the materials to construct the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and its furnishings, but also the activities. We also read how Israel was very excited to start this legacy and heritage and contributed so much that there were materials left over for future repairs.  And this is in stark contrast to how some people contributed to the making of the Golden Calf. Perhaps there is a lesson and an inspiration for us in the present.  Perhaps Torah discusses the commands and follow-through with so much detail so that we, too, today can do the same for our current venues, our synagogue.  When we ready about how excited our ancestors were and how anxious they were to donate, we should follow their lead.  Consider, as well, that this parashat also follows the discussion in a previous portion about how men of fighting age were to contribute the half shekel as expiation for the destruction of wars in which they would engage. It’s all about participation and contribution so that we have a format for worship.  Consider, as well, what this worship is all about.  It’s not about appeasing Hashem, even though He enjoys the sweet savor of our offerings.  The sweetness is really the dedication we have for the principles that He gave us to live a meaningful, righteous life.  And that’s what this is all about. Parashat Vayakhel 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל 22 de marzo de 2025 / 22 de Adar de 5785 Parashat Vayakhel es la 22.ª porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo anual judío de lectura de la Torá. Porciones de la Torá: Éxodo 35:1-38:20; Números 19:1-22 Vayakhel (“Él se reunió”) comienza con Dios ordenando a los israelitas que observen el Shabat. Moisés pide donaciones materiales para la construcción del Mishkan (Tabernáculo), y el pueblo dona. Un grupo de artesanos designados por Dios comienza a construir el Mishkan y sus vasijas. [1] Año trienal 3 1: 36:20-30 · 11 p’sukim 2: 36:31-38 · 8 p’sukim 3: 37:1-16 · 16 p’sukim 4: 37:17-24 · 8 p’sukim 5: 37:25-29 · 5 p’sukim 6: 38:1-8 · 8 p’sukim 7: 38:9-20 · 12 p’sukim maf*: Números 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim *Shabat Parah Haftará para los ashkenazim*: Ezequiel 36:16-38 · 23 p’sukim *Shabat Parah Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Seminario Teológico Judío de la Torá Universidad Judía Americana Hertz Chumash: págs. 377 – 381 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completo págs. 373 – 381) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 476 – 483 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completo págs. 464 – 483) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 513 – 518 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completo págs. 503 – 518) Shabat Parah 2025 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5785 Shabbat de la Vaca Roja 🕍 El Shabat Parah del año hebreo 5785 comienza al anochecer del viernes 21 de marzo de 2025 y termina al anochecer del sábado 22 de marzo 2025. Esto corresponde a la Parashá Vayakhel. Shabat Pará (“Shabat [de la] vaca roja” שבת פרה) tiene lugar el Shabat anterior a Shabat HaChodesh, en preparación para Pésaj. Números 19:1-22 describe la parah adumá (“vaca roja”) en el templo judío como parte de la manera en que los kohanim y el pueblo judío se purificaban para estar listos (“puros”) para sacrificar el korbán Pesaj. La Torá parece dedicar mucho espacio no solo a las instrucciones sobre la construcción de los materiales para construir el Mishkán (Tabernáculo) y sus muebles, sino también a las actividades. También leemos cómo Israel estaba muy entusiasmado por comenzar este legado y herencia y contribuyó tanto que sobraron materiales para futuras reparaciones. Y esto contrasta marcadamente con la forma en que algunas personas contribuyeron a la fabricación del Becerro de Oro.   Tal vez haya una lección y una inspiración para nosotros en el presente. Tal vez la Torá analiza los mandamientos y su seguimiento con tanto detalle que nosotros también podemos hacer lo mismo en nuestros lugares actuales, nuestra sinagoga. Cuando leemos acerca de lo emocionados que estaban nuestros antepasados ​​y lo ansiosos que estaban por donar, debemos seguir su ejemplo. Consideremos también que esta parashá también sigue la discusión en una porción anterior acerca de cómo los hombres en edad de luchar debían contribuir con el medio shekel como expiación por la destrucción de las guerras en las que participarían.   Se trata de participación y contribución para que tengamos un formato para la adoración. Consideremos también de qué se trata esta adoración. No se trata de apaciguar a Hashem, aunque Él disfruta del dulce sabor de nuestras ofrendas. La dulzura es realmente la dedicación que tenemos a los principios que Él nos dio para vivir una vida significativa y justa. Y de eso se trata todo esto.

10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Ki Tisa is the 21st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 30:11-34:35 Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelites worship the golden calf and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, and returns with a second set of tablets.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  33:12-16  · 5 p’sukim   2:  33:17-23  · 7 p’sukim   3:  34:1-9  · 9 p’sukim   4:  34:10-17  · 8 p’sukim   5:  34:18-21  · 4 p’sukim   6:  34:22-26  · 5 p’sukim   7:  34:27-35  · 9 p’sukim   maf:  34:33-35  · 3 p’sukim   Haftarah for Ashkenazim:  I Kings 18:1-39  · 39 p’sukim   Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah     Jewish Theological Seminary     American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 362 – 368 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 352 – 368) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 504 – 515 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 484 – 515) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.538 – 546 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 523 – 546) This parashat  opens up with the commands to make the laver basin and anointing oil.  The next discussion is how some in the Israelite community misunderstood when Moses was due to return from atop Mount Sinai and panicked that he had died and who would lead them into the Promised Land, and made a Golden Calf idol.  This is followed by Moses returning and berating the offenders and then returning back up to Mount Sinai to plead to Hashem to forgive them and give them another chance.  We are also introduced to the thirteen attributes of G-d. In certain other portions, like “Yitro”, during triennial year when we would usually read the first third of a portion, we read all of it since otherwise we would not be reading the section about the giving of the Ten Commandments which occurs at the end.  This is a similar to parashat Beshalch with the Song at the Sea.  Here, however, the rabbis were content to not include the section of the Golden Calf during triennial year three. How important is it, then, in the grand scheme of things? Our triennial portion starts with Moses returning to Hashem to plead for mercy for Israel and to give them another chance.  We also have Hashem showing Moses the back of his head, so to speak, and then discussing His thirteen attributes as a way to understand, partly, Hashem’s nature. Consider that this particular section is so important that it is the reading for  Tisha B’av, if there is a second Shabbat of Passover, and intermediate day of Passover. It’s that important.  We as modern-day Jews should know that it is important that we understand this section and take it to heart.  This is G-d giving us information as to who He is in regards to his ineffable nature.   Parashat Ki Tisa 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא 15 de marzo de 2025 / 15 de Adar de 5785 Quince de marzo Veinticinco/Quince de Adar Cincuenta y siete Ochenta y cinco   Parashat Ki Tisa es la 21.ª porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo anual judío de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 30:11-34:35 Éxodo Capítulo treinta, Versículo once (Treinta y tres, doce) – Treinta y cuatro, treinta y cinco Ki-Tisa (“Cuando te elevas”) comienza cuando Dios le dice a Moisés que recolecte una donación de medio siclo de todos los israelitas y que unja el Mishkan (Tabernáculo), sus vasijas y a los sacerdotes. Los israelitas adoran al becerro de oro y Moisés rompe las tablas. Moisés le ruega a Dios que lo perdone y regresa con un segundo juego de tablas. [1]   Año trienal 3 1: 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim 2: 33:17-23 · 7 p’sukim 3: 34:1-9 · 9 p’sukim 4: 34:10-17 · 8 p’sukim 5: 34:18-21 · 4 p’sukim 6: 34:22-26 · 5 p’sukim 7: 34:27-35 · 9 p’sukim maf: 34:33-35 · 3 p’sukim Haftará para los ashkenazíes: 1 Reyes 18:1-39 · 39 p’sukim   Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana   Hertz Chumash: págs. 362 – 368 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 352 – 368) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 504 – 515 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 484 – 515) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 538 – 546 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 523 – 546)   Esta parashá comienza con los mandamientos de hacer la palangana y el aceite de la unción. El siguiente tema es cómo algunos en la comunidad israelita entendieron mal cuándo Moisés debía regresar de la cima del Monte Sinaí y entraron en pánico pensando que había muerto y quién los guiaría a la Tierra Prometida, e hicieron un ídolo del Becerro de Oro. A esto le sigue el regreso de Moisés y reprende a los ofensores, y luego regresa al Monte Sinaí para suplicarle a Hashem que los perdone y les dé otra oportunidad. También se nos presentan los trece atributos de Dios. En otras porciones, como “Yitró”, durante el año trienal, cuando normalmente leemos el primer tercio de una porción, la leemos completa, ya que de lo contrario no estaríamos leyendo la sección sobre la entrega de los Diez Mandamientos que ocurre al final. Esta es similar a la parashá Beshalch con el Cántico en el Mar. Aquí, sin embargo, los rabinos se contentaron con no incluir la sección del Becerro de Oro durante el tercer año trienal. ¿Qué importancia tiene, entonces, en el gran esquema de las cosas? Nuestra porción trienal comienza con Moisés volviendo a Hashem para pedir misericordia para Israel y darles otra oportunidad. También tenemos a Hashem mostrándole a Moisés la parte posterior de su cabeza, por así decirlo, y luego discutiendo Sus trece atributos como una forma de entender, en parte, la naturaleza de Hashem. Consideremos que esta sección en particular es tan importante que es la lectura para Tisha B’av, si hay un segundo Shabat de Pesaj, y un día intermedio de Pesaj. Es así de importante. Nosotros, los judíos de la actualidad, debemos saber que es importante que comprendamos esta sección y la tomemos en serio. Esto es Dios dándonos información sobre quién es Él en relación con su naturaleza inefable.

www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below Thursday, 13 March 2025-Board Meeting & Megilla Reading Friday & Saturday, 14 & 15 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 16 March 2025-Movie Thursday, 20 March 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 21 & 22 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 23 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom Sunday, 23 March 2025-Adult Hebrew School Friday & Saturday, 28 & 29 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 30 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom Sunday, 30 March 2025-Adult Hebrew School For your convenience, w e offer Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org Please note what the payment is for. Thank you. Announcements -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute -Events -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Shabbat Services -School *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 continue to update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך  list for those in need of healing. 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 Mi Shebarach list is going to be edited this week deleting names that have been on for many months without verification. Please advise which names you would like to remain on that list or they will be purged. Thank you for your consideration. Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day when applicable to be more available. Sunday, 9 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Thursday, 13 March 2025      2:00pm - 7:00pm ( Board Meeting @ 6:00pm & Megilla Reading @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm) Friday, 14 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 16 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 21 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 23 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 28 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 31 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) Parashat Ki Tisa 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא 15 March 2025 / 15 Adar 5785 10-Minute Torah on YouTube Last Friday Night's Sermon (7 March 2025) Due to the format for Shabbat Across America being an informal and learning format, sermon is preempted Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 9 Daylight saving time will begin Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m local time  in the U.S. The clocks "spring forward" by one hour, meaning sunrise and sunset will occur one hour later. DST will end November 2  when clocks "fall back" by one hour. Thursday, March 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm Maintaining schedule of 2nd Thursday of the month and early to accomodate congregational Purim service and Megilla reading at 7:00pm Thursday, 20 March 2025 @ 7:30pm We will meet next Thursday, March 20, at 7:30 PM on Zoom, due to the Megilla reading on Thursday, March 13. Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA 🕯️ Candle lighting  / הדלקת נרות Friday, March 14 ⋅ 6:42 pm ✨ Havdalah  (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, March 15 ⋅ 7:36 pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services   Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, March 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, March 15, 2025  @ 9:30 am   Shabbat Zoom Links sent in a 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 Ki Tisa 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא 15 March 2025 / 15 Adar 5785 Parashat Ki Tisa is the 21st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 30:11-34:35 Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelites worship the golden calf and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, and returns with a second set of tablets.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  33:12-16  · 5 p’sukim   2:  33:17-23  · 7 p’sukim   3:  34:1-9  · 9 p’sukim   4:  34:10-17  · 8 p’sukim   5:  34:18-21  · 4 p’sukim   6:  34:22-26  · 5 p’sukim   7:  34:27-35  · 9 p’sukim   maf:  34:33-35  · 3 p’sukim   Haftarah for Ashkenazim:  I Kings 18:1-39  · 39 p’sukim   Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah     Jewish Theological Seminary     American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 362 – 368 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 352 – 368) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 504 – 515 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 484 – 515) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.538 – 546 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 523 – 546) Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario   Zoom Religious School: Sunday, March 9 @ 10:00am - 11:30am Sunday, March 16 @ 10:00am - 11:30am We are starting up our religious school.  First session: 10:00am - 10:40am Hebrew and Prayers Second session: 10:50am - 11:30am Torah, Prophets, Holidays  We are planning on a more consistent schedule.  We will have our in-person learning on the first weekend of the month.  The other 3 or 4 weeks will be on Zoom and consist of Hebrew instruction and Torah learning.  We will also discuss the holidays as they come up and other topics, like prophets. Adult Hebrew Course Sunday, March 9 @ 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Sunday, March 16 @ 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Preparing for monitoring the weekly Torah Reading with the NJOP Hebrew Crash Course Movie Day & Silent Auction Sunday, March 16 Coming Soon: Introduction to Judaism Please reply or respond with interest and we'll get another course going! Pesach 2025 / פֶּסַח 5785 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread  Pesach for Hebrew Year 5785 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Saturday, 12 April 2025 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 20 April 2025 . Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. 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www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below Sunday, 2 March 2025-In-Person Religious School Sunday, 2 March 2025-Purim Carnival Friday, 7 March 2025-Shabbat Across America Thursday, 13 March 2025-Board Meeting & Megilla Reading Friday & Saturday, 14 & 15 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 16 March 2025-Movie Thursday, 20 March 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 21 & 22 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 23 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom Sunday, 23 March 2025-Adult Hebrew School For your convenience, w e offer Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org Please note what the payment is for. Thank you. Announcements -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute -Events -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Shabbat Services -School *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 continue to update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך  list for those in need of healing. 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 Mi Shebarach list is going to be edited this week deleting names that have been on for many months without verification. Please advise which names you would like to remain on that list or they will be purged. Thank you for your consideration. Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day when applicable to be more available. Sunday, 2 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (In-Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm & Purim Carnival 12:00pm - 2:00pm ) Friday, 7 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services/Shabbat Across America @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 9 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Thursday, 13 March 2025      2:00pm - 7:00pm ( Board Meeting @ 6:00pm & Megilla Reading @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm) Friday, 14 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 16 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 21 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 23 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 28 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 31 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) Parashat Tetzaveh 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה 8 March 2025 / 8 Adar 5785 10-Minute Torah on YouTube Last Friday Night's Sermon (28 February 2025) Thursday, 6 March 2025 @ 7:30pm We will meet next Thursday, March 6, at 7:30 PM on Zoom, to decide what to study next.  (We will  not  meet the following Thursday because of Purim.) 1.   The latest version of the list of suggested topics.   And, to go with the first three items on the list, which may not be self-explanatory, I have included examples:  a.  Two pages from the English translation of the summary of the compendium of Jewish law known as the  Kitzur Shulchan Aruch  – if you aren’t familiar with what it’s like, you can see what it’s like. b.  Two pages from the book  Swimming in the Sea of Talmud , the anthology of Talmudic short texts with modern commentary, so you can see what that is like. c.  Two pages from Rabbi Irving Greenberg’s edition of  Pirkei Avot  [Ethics of the Fathers].  These examples have one “mishnah” (verse) from the original text together with his commentary.  I thought if you weren’t familiar with  Pirkei Avot , seeing examples with commentary would help orient you.  If this gets chosen, we can decide if we want to read the original text, which is how we usually operate, or a version with commentary. Finally, here is a link to five e-cards with whimsical renderings of some romantic quotations from the “Song of Songs,” designed and illustrated by Mollie Suss. We ended class on February 27 by looking at them.  They come from the usually more serious and scholarly website “My Jewish Learning.”  Enjoy! https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/five-romantic-quotes-from-song-of-songs/ Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA 🕯️ Candle lighting  / הדלקת נרות Friday, March 7 ⋅ 5:37 pm ✨ Havdalah  (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, March 8 ⋅ 6:30 pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services   Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, March 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, March 8, 2025  @ 9:30 am   Shabbat Zoom Links sent in a 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 Tetzaveh 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה 8 March 2025 / 8 Adar 5785 Parashat Tetzaveh is the 20th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 27:20-30:10 ;  Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) opens as God instructs Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. God details how to make the priestly clothing, how to sanctify the priests and offer sacrifices during the seven days of inauguration in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and how to build the golden altar.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  29:19-21  · 3 p’sukim   2:  29:22-25  · 4 p’sukim   3:  29:26-30  · 5 p’sukim   4:  29:31-34  · 4 p’sukim   5:  29:35-37  · 3 p’sukim   6:  29:38-46  · 9 p’sukim   7:  30:1-10  · 10 p’sukim   maf*:  Deuteronomy 25:17-19  · 3 p’sukim  *Shabbat Zachor Haftarah for Ashkenazim * :  I Samuel 15:2-34   · 33 p’sukim  *Shabbat Zachor   Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 346 – 349 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 339 – 349) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 476 – 483 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 464 – 483) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 513 – 518 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 503 – 518) Shabbat Zachor 2025 / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר 5785 Shabbat of Remembrance 🕍 Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Friday, 7 March 2025 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 8 March 2025 . This corresponds to Parashat Tetzaveh. Shabbat Zachor (“Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) is the Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. Deuteronomy 25:17-19, describing the attack by Amalek, is recounted. There is a tradition from the Talmud that Haman, the antagonist of the Purim story, was descended from Amalek. The portion that is read includes a commandment to remember the attack by Amalek, and therefore at this public reading both men and women make a special effort to hear the reading. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario   Next In-Person Religious School: Sunday, March 2 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm Students will be preparing for: Zoom Religious School: Sunday, March 9 @ 10:00am - 11:30am We are starting up our religious school.  First session: 10:00am - 10:40am Hebrew and Prayers Second session: 10:50am - 11:30am Torah, Prophets, Holidays  We are planning on a more consistent schedule.  We will have our in-person learning on the first weekend of the month.  The other 3 or 4 weeks will be on Zoom and consist of Hebrew instruction and Torah learning.  We will also discuss the holidays as they come up and other topics, like prophets. Adult Hebrew Course Sunday March 2 @ 10:00am - 11:00 am (Sunday, March 2 session will be held early due to Purim Carnival during the Adult Learning while the students are participating in the In-Person session) Sunday March 9 @ 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Preparing for monitoring the weekly Torah Reading with the NJOP Hebrew Crash Course Shabbat Across America and Canada Friday night, March 7, 2025 Since the terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7th, 2023, the world’s Jewry has gone through some really difficult and dark times. There has been a dramatic increase in antisemitism. Jews have been attacked and made to feel unwelcome. Synagogues have been burned down and covered in graffiti.  What the world needs to see are more displays of Jewish pride and unity. Now is our chance to counter these dark times with Jewish light. On March 7th, exactly 17 months after those horrific attacks on the Jewish homeland, we are asking your community to join us for NJOP’s 29th Annual Shabbat Across America and Canada , the original Shabbat unity event. This special night is an opportunity to come together as one family and one community, to celebrate Shabbat and spread the light of Jewish unity into the world.  Let’s bring people into our synagogues and Jewish centers like never before. Participating in NJOP’s continent-wide event will enable those in your community to share this special unity experience with thousands of North American Jews. To positively impact upon participants, we invite you to offer an uplifting program including an explanatory service, traditional rituals, a delicious Shabbat meal and lively discussions to ensure a wonderfully inspiring and impactful Shabbat experience. Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 9 Daylight saving time will begin Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m local time in the U.S. The clocks "spring forward" by one hour, meaning sunrise and sunset will occur one hour later. DST will end November 2 when clocks "fall back" by one hour. Thursday, March 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm Maintaining schedule of 2nd Thursday of the month and early to accomodate congregational Purim service and Megilla reading at 7:00pm Movie Day & Silent Auction Sunday, March 17 Coming Soon: Introduction to Judaism Please reply or respond with interest and we'll get another course going! https://goldendreidle.com/ We are conveniently located in Tustin, Orange County, across the street from the OC Kosher Market . The Golden Dreidle has the most extensive collection of Jewish Wedding Gifts, Groom's Mazel Tov Glasses, Tallits, Kiddush Cups, Jewish Wedding Mezuzahs, Chuppah .. * 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.

www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below Sunday, 16 March 2025-Movie Thursday, 20 March 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 21 & 22 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 23 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom Sunday, 23 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom & Adult Hebrew School Friday, 28 & 29 March 2025-Shabbat Services Thursday, 3 April 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 4 & 5 April 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 6 April 2025-In-Person Religious School For your convenience, w e offer Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org Please note what the payment is for. Thank you. Announcements -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute -Events -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Shabbat Services -School *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 continue to update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך  list for those in need of healing. 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 Mi Shebarach list has been edited this week deleting names that have been on for many months without verification. Please advise which names you would like to remain on that list or they will be purged. Thank you for your consideration. Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day when applicable to be more available. Friday, 7 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services/Shabbat Across America @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 9 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Thursday, 13 March 2025      2:00pm - 7:00pm ( Board Meeting @ 6:00pm & Megilla Reading @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm) Friday, 14 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 16 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 21 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 23 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 28 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 31 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm) Friday, 4 April 2025      1:00pm - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 6 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (In-Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm ) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) Parashat Vayakhel 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל 22 March 2025 / 22 Adar 5785 10-Minute Torah on YouTube Last Friday Night's Sermon (14 March 2025) Thursday, 20 March 2025 @ 7:30pm Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA 🕯️ Candle lighting  / הדלקת נרות Friday, March 21 ⋅ 6:48 pm ✨ Havdalah  (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, March 22 ⋅ 7:41 pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services   Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, March 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, March 22, 2025  @ 9:30 am   Shabbat Zoom Links sent in a 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 Vayakhel 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל 22 March 2025 / 22 Adar 5785 Parashat Vayakhel is the 22nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 35:1-38:20 ;  Numbers 19:1-22 Exodus Chapter Thirty-five, Verse One (Thirty-six, Twenty) to Thirty-eight, Twenty & Numbers Ninteen, One to Twenty-two Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  36:20-30  · 11 p’sukim   2:  36:31-38  · 8 p’sukim   3:  37:1-16  · 16 p’sukim   4:  37:17-24  · 8 p’sukim   5:  37:25-29  · 5 p’sukim   6:  38:1-8  · 8 p’sukim   7:  38:9-20  · 12 p’sukim   maf*:  Numbers 19:1-22  · 22 p’sukim  *Shabbat Parah Haftarah for Ashkenazim * :  Ezekiel 36:16-38   · 23 p’sukim *Shabbat Parah Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria     OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 377 – 381 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 373 – 381) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 522 – 529 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 516 – 529) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 513 – 518 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 503 – 518) Shabbat Parah 2025 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5785 Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍 Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on  Friday, 21 March 2025  and ends at nightfall on  Saturday, 22 March 2025 . This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel. Shabbat Parah (“Sabbath [of the] red heifer” שבת פרה) takes place on the Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover. Numbers 19:1-22 describes the parah adumah (“red heifer”) in the Jewish temple as part of the manner in which the kohanim and the Jewish people purified themselves so that they would be ready (“pure”) to sacrifice the korban Pesach. Zoom Religious School: Sunday, March 16 @ 10:00am - 11:30am Sunday, March 23 @ 10:00am - 11:30am Sunday, March 30 @ 10:00am - 11:30am First session: 10:00am - 10:40am Hebrew and Prayers Second session: 10:50am - 11:30am Torah, Prophets, Holidays  We are planning on a more consistent schedule.  We will have our in-person learning on the first weekend of the month.  The other 3 or 4 weeks will be on Zoom and consist of Hebrew instruction and Torah learning.  We will also discuss the holidays as they come up and other topics, like prophets. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario   Next In-Person Religious School: Sunday, April 6 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm Students will be preparing for: Passover Adult Hebrew Course Sunday March 16 session will be preempted due to Movie Day and Silent Auction Sunday March 23 @ 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Preparing for monitoring the weekly Torah Reading with the NJOP Hebrew Crash Course Movie Day & Silent Auction Sunday, March 16 Pesach 2025 / פֶּסַח 5785 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread  Pesach for Hebrew Year 5785 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Saturday, 12 April 2025  and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 20 April 2025 . Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. Coming Soon: Introduction to Judaism Please reply or respond with interest and we'll get another course going! https://goldendreidle.com/ We are conveniently located in Tustin, Orange County, across the street from the OC Kosher Market . The Golden Dreidle has the most extensive collection of Jewish Wedding Gifts, Groom's Mazel Tov Glasses, Tallits, Kiddush Cups, Jewish Wedding Mezuzahs, Chuppah .. * 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.

www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below Sunday, 23 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom Sunday, 23 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom & Adult Hebrew School Friday, 28 & 29 March 2025-Shabbat Services Thursday, 3 April 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 4 & 5 April 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 6 April 2025-In-Person Religious School Thursday, 10 April 2025-Judaic Studies Thursday, 10 April 2025-Board Meeting Saturday, 12 April 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 13 April 2025-Passover 1 Services Sunday, 13 April 2025-Second Night Seder Monday, 14 April 2025-Passover 2 Services Friday & Saturday, 18 & 19 April 2025-Passover 7/Shabbat Services Sunday, 13 April 2025-Passover 8 Services For your convenience, w e offer Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org Please note what the payment is for. Thank you. *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 continue to update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך  list for those in need of healing. 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 Mi Shebarach list has been edited this week deleting names that have been on for many months without verification. Please advise which names you would like to remain on that list or they will be purged. Thank you for your consideration. Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day when applicable to be more available. Sunday, 16 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 21 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 23 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 28 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 31 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm) Friday, 4 April 2025      1:00pm - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 6 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (In-Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm ) Sunday, 13 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Passover 1 Service 9:30am - 12:00pm ) Friday, 18 April 2025      1:00pm - 7:30pm (Passover 7/ Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 20 April  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Passover 8 Service 9:30am - 12:00pm ) Thursday, 24 - Monday 28 April 2025      1:00pm - 7:30pm (Out of town ) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) Parashat Pekudei 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי 29 March 2025 / 29 Adar 5785 10-Minute Torah on YouTube Last Friday Night's Sermon (14 March 2025) Thursday, 27 March 2025 @ 7:30pm Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA 🕯️ Candle lighting  / הדלקת נרות Friday, March 28 ⋅ 6:53 pm ✨ Havdalah  (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, March 29 ⋅ 7:471 pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services   Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, March 29, 2025  @ 9:30 am   Shabbat Zoom Links sent in a 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 Pekudei 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי 29 March 2025 / 29 Adar 5785 Parashat Pekudei is the 23rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Exodus 38:21-40:38 , 12:1-20 Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It describes the making of priestly garments worn in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and the completion of its construction. At God’s command, Moses erects the Mishkan and puts its vessels in place, and God's presence fills the Mishkan.  [1] Triennial year 3 1: 39:22-26 · 5 p’sukim 2: 39:27-32 · 6 p’sukim 3: 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim 4: 40:1-8 · 8 p’sukim 5: 40:9-16 · 8 p’sukim 6: 40:17-27 · 11 p’sukim 7: 40:28-38 · 11 p’sukim maf * : 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim *Shabbat HaChodesh Haftarah for Ashkenazim * : Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p’sukim *Shabbat HaChodesh Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 387 – 391 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 385 – 391) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 534 – 541 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 530 – 541) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 567 – 572 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 564 – 572) Shabbat HaChodesh 2025 / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ 5785 Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan 🕍 Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Friday, 28 March 2025 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 29 March 2025 . This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei. Shabbat HaChodesh (“Sabbath [of the] month” שבת החודש) precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated. Exodus 12:1-20 and the laws of Passover. On the first day of Nisan, G-d presented the first commandment of how to “sanctify the new moon” (kiddush hachodesh) for the onset of Rosh Chodesh and thus Nisan becomes the first month of the Jewish year (counting by months.). Rosh Chodesh Nisan 2025 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 5785 Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒 Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Saturday, 29 March 2025 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 30 March 2025 . Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 1st month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to March or April 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. Zoom Religious School: Sunday, March 23 @ 10:00am - 11:30am Sunday, March 30 @ 10:00am - 11:30am First session: 10:00am - 10:40am Hebrew and Prayers Second session: 10:50am - 11:30am Torah, Prophets, Holidays  We are planning on a more consistent schedule.  We will have our in-person learning on the first weekend of the month.  The other 3 or 4 weeks will be on Zoom and consist of Hebrew instruction and Torah learning.  We will also discuss the holidays as they come up and other topics, like prophets. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario   Next In-Person Religious School: Sunday, April 6 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm Students will be preparing for: Passover Adult Hebrew Course Sunday March 23 @ 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Preparing for monitoring the weekly Torah Reading with the NJOP Hebrew Crash Course Pesach 2025 / פֶּסַח 5785 Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread  Pesach for Hebrew Year 5785 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Saturday, 12 April 2025  and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 20 April 2025 . Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. https://goldendreidle.com/ We are conveniently located in Tustin, Orange County, across the street from the OC Kosher Market . The Golden Dreidle has the most extensive collection of Jewish Wedding Gifts, Groom's Mazel Tov Glasses, Tallits, Kiddush Cups, Jewish Wedding Mezuzahs, Chuppah .. * 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.

10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Tetzaveh is the 20th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 27:20-30:10 ;  Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Exodus Chapter Twenty-seven, Verse Twenty (Twenty-nine, Nineteen) to Thirty, Ten & Deuteronomy Twenty-five, seventeen to nineteen Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) opens as God instructs Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. God details how to make the priestly clothing, how to sanctify the priests and offer sacrifices during the seven days of inauguration in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and how to build the golden altar.  [1] Triennial year 3 1:  29:19-21  · 3 p’sukim   2:  29:22-25  · 4 p’sukim   3:  29:26-30  · 5 p’sukim   4:  29:31-34  · 4 p’sukim   5:  29:35-37  · 3 p’sukim   6:  29:38-46  · 9 p’sukim   7:  30:1-10  · 10 p’sukim   maf*:  Deuteronomy 25:17-19  · 3 p’sukim  *Shabbat Zachor Haftarah for Ashkenazim * :  I Samuel 15:2-34   · 33 p’sukim  *Shabbat Zachor   Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 346 – 349 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 339 – 349) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 476 – 483 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 464 – 483) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 513 – 518 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 503 – 518)   Our Torah portion describes in detail the clothing of the High Priest and Priests, and the weaving of their outfits.  It is interesting that it is given as much emphasis—by being in the Torah—as the Ten Commandments, for example.  Therefore, it seems that this is important.   Some may consider that this detailed description is not as interesting or fun to discuss as some of the other topics we encounter, like the treatment of slaves.  The description is fairly straightforward and doesn’t invite interpretation or analysis.  Or does it?   Consider the fact that a lot of space is devoted to all this.  Consider that it may not just be about the actual clothing and the weaving that goes into it, but the significance that it has for Israel.  The Priests, and the Ministers, were devoted to officiating in the Temple and teaching Torah.  Thus they occupied a critical role in our heritage.  Israel is not just about a people settling the Promised Land; it is really about setting a moral and ethical society with integrity.   The priests and ministers had the awesome responsibility of installing these values into the Israelite nation.  They were special because of that responsibility.  Today, without a Temple, we devote ourselves to Judaism through the venue of the synagogue. The places have changed, but the values still remain.   Parashat Tetzaveh 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה 8 de marzo de 2025 / 8 de Adar de 5785 Ocho de marzo Veinticinco / Ocho de Adar Cincuenta y siete Ochenta y cinco   Torá de 10 minutos en YouTube   Parashat Tetzaveh es la vigésima porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo anual judío de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomio 25:17-19 Éxodo Capítulo Veintisiete, Versículo Veinte (Veintinueve, Diecinueve) al Treinta, Diez y Deuteronomio Veinticinco, Diecisiete al Diecinueve   Tetzaveh (“Tú ordenarás”) comienza cuando Dios le ordena a Moisés que designe a Aarón y a sus hijos como sacerdotes. Dios detalla cómo hacer la vestimenta sacerdotal, cómo santificar a los sacerdotes y ofrecer sacrificios durante los siete días de inauguración en el Mishkan (Tabernáculo) y cómo construir el altar de oro. [1]   Año trienal 3 1: 29:19-21 · 3 p’sukim 2: 29:22-25 · 4 p’sukim 3: 29:26-30 · 5 p’sukim 4: 29:31-34 · 4 p’sukim 5: 29:35-37 · 3 p’sukim 6: 29:38-46 · 9 p’sukim 7: 30:1-10 · 10 p’sukim maf*: Deuteronomio 25:17-19 · 3 p’sukim *Shabat Zajor Haftará para los ashkenazíes*: 1 Samuel 15:2-34 · 33 p’sukim *Shabat Zajor   Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: págs. 346 – 349 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 339 – 349) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 476 – 483 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 464 – 483) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. 513 – 518 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 503 – 518)   Nuestra porción de la Torá describe en detalle la vestimenta del Sumo Sacerdote y los Sacerdotes, y el tejido de sus atuendos. Es interesante que se le dé tanto énfasis (por estar en la Torá) como a los Diez Mandamientos, por ejemplo. Por lo tanto, parece que esto es importante.   Algunos pueden pensar que esta descripción detallada no es tan interesante o divertida de discutir como otros temas que encontramos, como el tratamiento de los esclavos. La descripción es bastante sencilla y no invita a la interpretación o al análisis. ¿O sí?   Considere el hecho de que se dedica mucho espacio a todo esto. Considere que puede que no se trate solo de la vestimenta en sí y el tejido que la compone, sino del significado que tiene para Israel. Los sacerdotes y los ministros se dedicaban a oficiar en el Templo y a enseñar la Torá. Por lo tanto, ocupaban un papel fundamental en nuestra herencia. Israel no se trata solo de un pueblo que se asentaba en la Tierra Prometida; se trata realmente de establecer una sociedad moral y ética con integridad.   Los sacerdotes y ministros tenían la enorme responsabilidad de instalar estos valores en la nación israelita. Eran especiales debido a esa responsabilidad. Hoy, sin un Templo, nos dedicamos al judaísmo a través del lugar de la sinagoga. Los lugares han cambiado, pero los valores siguen existiendo.

www.templesholomofontario.org Calendar This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below Sunday, 23 February 2025-Religious School on Zoom Thursday, 27 February 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 28 February & 1 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 2 March 2025-In-Person Religious School Sunday, 2 March 2025-Purim Carnival Friday, 7 March 2025-Shabbat Across America Thursday, 13 March 2025-Megilla Reading Friday & Saturday, 14 & 15 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 16 March 2025-Movie Thursday, 20 March 2025-Board Meeting Thursday, 20 March 2025-Judaic Studies Friday & Saturday, 21 & 22 March 2025-Shabbat Services Sunday, 23 March 2025-Religious School on Zoom Sunday, 23 March 2025-Adult Hebrew School Sunday, 23 March 2025-Movie For your convenience, w e offer Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org Please note what the payment is for. Thank you. Announcements -Office Hours -This week’s 10-Minute -Events -Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA) -Shabbat Services -School *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 continue to update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך  list for those in need of healing. 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 Mi Shebarach list is going to be edited this week deleting names that have been on for many months without verification. Please advise which names you would like to remain on that list or they will be purged. Thank you for your consideration. Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School from my office and making Sunday an office day when applicable to be more available. Sunday, 23 February  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30pm & NJOP Hebrew Crash Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 21 February 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 23 February  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30pm & NJOP Hebrew Crash Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Friday, 28 February 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 2 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (In-Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm & Purim Carnival 12:00pm - 2:00pm ) Friday, 7 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services/Shabbat Across America @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 9 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) Thursday, 12 March 2025      1:00pm - 7:00pm ( Board Meeting @ 7:00pm ) Friday, 14 March 2025      10:00am - 7:30pm ( Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm ) Sunday, 16 March  2025      9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Adult Hebrew Course 12:00pm - 1:00pm ) (Subject to change. Please call for appointments) Parashat Terumah 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה 1 March 2025 / 1 Adar 5785 10-Minute Torah on YouTube Last Friday Night's Sermon (21 February 2025) Thursday, 27 February 2025 @ 7:30pm Discussing Song of Songs Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA 🕯️ Candle lighting  / הדלקת נרות Friday, February 28 ⋅ 5:31 pm ✨ Havdalah  (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, March 1 ⋅ 6:25 pm Powered by Hebcal Shabbat Times Upcoming Services   Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, February 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, March 1, 2025  @ 9:30 am   Shabbat Zoom Links sent in a 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 Terumah 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה 1 March 2025 / 1 Adar 5785 Parashat Terumah is the 19th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Exodus 25:1-27:19 ; Numbers 28:9-15 ; Exodus 30:11-16 Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan - including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar - as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains.  [1] Triennial year 3 1: 26:31-33 · 3 p’sukim 2: 26:34-37 · 4 p’sukim 3: 27:1-3 · 3 p’sukim 4: 27:4-8 · 5 p’sukim 5: 27:9-12 · 4 p’sukim 6: 27:13-19 · 7 p’sukim 7 * : Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) maf * : 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)    Haftarah for Ashkenazim * : II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 333 – 336 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 326 – 336) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 458 – 463 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 444 – 463) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. –  Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 4 – 4) Rosh Chodesh Adar 2025 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 5785 Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒 Friday, 28 February 2025   &   Saturday, 1 March 2025 יום ו' & שבת Rosh Chodesh Adar  for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Thursday, 27 February 2025  and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 1 March 2025 . Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אַדָר) is the 12th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to February or March 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. Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario   Zoom Religious School: Sunday, February 23 @ 10:00am - 11:30am We are starting up our religious school.  First session: 10:00am - 10:40am Hebrew and Prayers Second session: 10:50am - 11:30am Torah, Prophets, Holidays We are planning on a more consistent schedule.  We will have our in-person learning on the first weekend of the month.  The other 3 or 4 weeks will be on Zoom and consist of Hebrew instruction and Torah learning.  We will also discuss the holidays as they come up and other topics, like prophets. Next In-Person Religious School: Sunday, March 2 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm Students will be preparing for: Adult Hebrew Course Sunday February 23 @ 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Sunday March 2 @ 10:00am - 11:00 am (Sunday, March 2 session will be held early due to Purim Carnival during the Adult Learning while the students are participating in the In-Person session) Preparing for monitoring the weekly Torah Reading with the NJOP Hebrew Crash Course Shabbat Across America and Canada Friday night, March 7, 2025 Since the terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7th, 2023, the world’s Jewry has gone through some really difficult and dark times. There has been a dramatic increase in antisemitism. Jews have been attacked and made to feel unwelcome. Synagogues have been burned down and covered in graffiti.  What the world needs to see are more displays of Jewish pride and unity. Now is our chance to counter these dark times with Jewish light. On March 7th, exactly 17 months after those horrific attacks on the Jewish homeland, we are asking your community to join us for NJOP’s 29th Annual Shabbat Across America and Canada , the original Shabbat unity event. This special night is an opportunity to come together as one family and one community, to celebrate Shabbat and spread the light of Jewish unity into the world.  Let’s bring people into our synagogues and Jewish centers like never before. Participating in NJOP’s continent-wide event will enable those in your community to share this special unity experience with thousands of North American Jews. To positively impact upon participants, we invite you to offer an uplifting program including an explanatory service, traditional rituals, a delicious Shabbat meal and lively discussions to ensure a wonderfully inspiring and impactful Shabbat experience. Movie Day & Silent Auction Sunday, March 17 Coming Soon: Introduction to Judaism Please reply or respond with interest and we'll get another course going! https://goldendreidle.com/ We are conveniently located in Tustin, Orange County, across the street from the OC Kosher Market . The Golden Dreidle has the most extensive collection of Jewish Wedding Gifts, Groom's Mazel Tov Glasses, Tallits, Kiddush Cups, Jewish Wedding Mezuzahs, Chuppah .. * 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.

10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Terumah is the 19th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion:  Exodus 25:1-27:19 ;  Numbers 28:9-15 ;  Exodus 30:11-16 Exodus Chapter Twenty-five, Verse One (Twenty-six, Thrity-one) to Twenty-seven, Nineteen Numbers Twenty-eight, Nine to Fifteen Exodus Thirty, Eleven to Sixteen Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan - including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar - as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains.  [1]   Triennial year 3 1:  26:31-33  · 3 p’sukim   2:  26:34-37  · 4 p’sukim   3:  27:1-3  · 3 p’sukim   4:  27:4-8  · 5 p’sukim   5:  27:9-12  · 4 p’sukim   6:  27:13-19  · 7 p’sukim   7*:  Numbers 28:9-15  · 7 p’sukim  *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) maf*:  30:11-16  · 6 p’sukim  *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)   Haftarah for Ashkenazim * :  II Kings 12:1-17   · 17 p’sukim *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) Commentary and Divrei Torah   Sefaria    OU Torah    Jewish Theological Seminary    American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: pp. 333 – 336 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 326 – 336) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 458 – 463 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 444 – 463) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. –  Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 4 – 4)   Artscroll Chumash discusses the word, “ Terumah ”, the name of this Sidrah . The word is a derivation of the word that means “to lift up”, “ rum ”. There is no direct translation for this word in English, but the concept is “portion”.  So Terumah is a Hebrew term that typically refers to the portion that Israel gives to the Cohenim /Priests and Levites /Ministers. Some might wonder if it really means, “tax”. In a sense, yes, but it’s more than that because it also means the support for these people who do our spiritual work.  And by giving this Terumah, or portion, our souls are lifted up, elevated to a loftier state. The parashah  goes on to discuss the donations that Israel willingly gave for the building of the structure and edifice that would house our spirituality.  They were excited that they would become a people with a special mission, to be a light among nations to bring Hashem’s teachings to humanity.  While the portion discusses the actual building and furniture that will be the Tabernacle, consider the underlying theme. Israel came forth and contributed much of the bounty gained from Egyptians who basically paid our ancestors back pay for over one hundred years of free labor. They gave of themselves. Consider the similarity to our own synagogue and other synagogues.  We have a very dedicated congregation who over the last few years have come forth to support our synagogue as did our ancestors.  We have our people who show up each Friday to make sure we have a beautiful Kiddush after service; we have women joining Sisterhood and making sure we have beautifully organized events; we have people rushing to practice Judaism even before going through the official process (and I don’t like to differentiate but this is an extraordinary point). Not to mention the board of directors who tirelessly give of their time and resources to manage TSO. You should all proud of yourselves for carrying on as did our ancestors over three thousand years ago in the wilderness.  So here’s to all of you.   Parashat Terumah 5785  /  תְּרוּמָה  פָּרָשַׁת 1 de marzo de 2025 / 1 de Adar de 5785 Uno de marzo de veinte veinticinco / Uno de Adar de cincuenta y siete ochenta y cinco   La Torá de 10 minutos en YouTube Parashat Terumah es la decimonovena porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo anual judío de lectura de la Torá. Porciones de la Torá: Éxodo 25:1-27:19; Números 28:9-15; Éxodo 30:11-16 Éxodo Capítulo Veinticinco, Versículo Uno (Veintiséis, Treinta y Uno) a Veintisiete, Diecinueve Números Veintiocho, Nueve a Quince Éxodo Treinta, Once a Dieciséis Terumah (“Donación”) comienza cuando Dios le dice a Moisés que recolecte materiales donados para construir una morada para Dios llamada el Mishkan (Tabernáculo). Dios describe cómo construir los recipientes que llenarán el Mishkan, incluyendo el arca, la mesa, la menorá y el altar de sacrificios, así como las paredes y las cortinas del Mishkan. [1]   Año trienal 3 1: 26:31-33 · 3 p’sukim 2: 26:34-37 · 4 p’sukim 3: 27:1-3 · 3 p’sukim 4: 27:4-8 · 5 p’sukim 5: 27:9-12 · 4 p’sukim 6: 27:13-19 · 7 p’sukim 7*: Números 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim *Shabat Shekalim (en Rosh Jodesh) maf*: 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim *Shabat Shekalim (en Rosh Jodesh)   Haftará para los ashkenazim*: 2 Reyes 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim *Shabat Shekalim (en Rosh Chodesh) Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torá Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University Hertz Chumash: págs. 333 – 336 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 326 – 336) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 458 – 463 Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 444 – 463) Etz Chaim Chumash: págs. – Año Trienal 3 (Kriyah completa págs. 4 – 4)   Artscroll Chumash analiza la palabra “Terumah”, el nombre de esta Sidrah. La palabra es una derivación de la palabra que significa “levantar”, “rum”. No existe una traducción directa de esta palabra en español, pero el concepto es “porción”. Entonces, Terumá es un término hebreo que generalmente se refiere a la porción que Israel da a los Cohenim/Sacerdotes y Levitas/Ministros. Algunos podrían preguntarse si realmente significa “impuesto”. En cierto sentido, sí, pero es más que eso porque también significa el apoyo a estas personas que hacen nuestro trabajo espiritual. Y al dar esta Terumá, o porción, nuestras almas se elevan, se elevan a un estado más elevado.   La parashá continúa hablando de las donaciones que Israel dio voluntariamente para la construcción de la estructura y el edificio que albergaría nuestra espiritualidad. Estaban emocionados de convertirse en un pueblo con una misión especial, ser una luz entre las naciones para llevar las enseñanzas de Hashem a la humanidad. Si bien la porción habla del edificio y los muebles reales que serán el Tabernáculo, considere el tema subyacente.   Israel se presentó y contribuyó con gran parte de la recompensa obtenida de los egipcios que básicamente pagaron a nuestros antepasados ​​el salario retroactivo de más de cien años de trabajo gratuito. Ellos dieron de sí mismos.   Pensemos en la similitud con nuestra propia sinagoga y otras sinagogas. Tenemos una congregación muy dedicada que, en los últimos años, ha dado un paso adelante para apoyar a nuestra sinagoga, como lo hicieron nuestros antepasados. Tenemos a nuestra gente que se presenta cada viernes para asegurarse de que tengamos un hermoso Kiddush después del servicio; tenemos mujeres que se unen a la Hermandad y se aseguran de que tengamos eventos bellamente organizados; tenemos gente que se apresura a practicar el judaísmo incluso antes de pasar por el proceso oficial (y no me gusta hacer diferencias, pero este es un punto extraordinario). Sin mencionar la junta directiva que incansablemente dona su tiempo y recursos para administrar TSO.   Todos ustedes deberían estar orgullosos de ustedes mismos por continuar como lo hicieron nuestros antepasados ​​hace más de tres mil años en el desierto. Así que aquí va para todos ustedes.