Calendar
This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below
Sunday, 1 December 2024-In-Person Religious School
Monday, 2 December 2024-Torah Study New Day!
Thursday, 5 December 2024-Judaic Studies
Friday & Saturday, 6 & 7 December 2024-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 8 December 2024-Religious School
Monday, 9 December 2024-Torah Study New Day!
Thursday, 12 December 2024-Board Meeting(?)
Friday & Saturday, 13 & 14 December 2024-Shabbat Services
Sunday, 15 December 2024-Religious School
Monday, 17 December 2024-Torah Study New Day!
Thursday, 19 December 2024-Judaic Studies
Friday & Saturday, 20 & 21 December 2024-Shabbat Services
Hanukkah, Thursday, December 26 - Thursday, January 2, 2025
We are now offering 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.
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, 1 December 2024 9:00am - 1:30pm (In-Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm)
Friday, 6 December 2024 10:00am - 7:30pm (Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm)
Monday, 9 December 2024 1:00pm - 6:00pm (Giving Invocation for Upland City Council @ 6:00pm)
Friday, 6 December 2024 10:00am - 7:30pm (Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, 8 December 2024 9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30pm)
Friday, 13 December 2024 10:00am - 7:30pm (Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm)
Sunday, 15 December 2024 9:00am - 1:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30pm)
Friday, 17 December 2024 10:00am - 7:30pm (Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm)
(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)
7 December 2024 / 6 Kislev 5785
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2024 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ כִּסְלֵו 5785
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar 🌒
Rosh Chodesh Kislev for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Saturday, 30 November 2024 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 2 December 2024.
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 9th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 or 29 days, and corresponds to November or December 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
In-Person Religious School:
Sunday, December 1 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm
We are going to be starting up our religious school.
Adult Torah Study Class
Next Session: Monday, January 6 at 7:30 pm PT
New Day!
On Hiatus for the holidays until the New Year. See you then
Zoom Links sent in separate email Monday early afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them.
Parashat Vayechi 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי
11 January 2025 / 11 Tevet 5785
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
Hertz Chumash: pp. 187 – 191 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 180 – 191)
Artscroll Chumash: pp. 282 – 289 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 268 – 289)
Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 305 – 311 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 293 – 311)
We will continue with Martin Buber’s The Way of Man: According to the Teaching of Hasidism. We had a stimulating discussion of Chapter I last time. This time we’ll do Chapter II, and, if time permits, start Chapter III (there are six total).
Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA
🕯️ Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, December 6⋅4:26pm
✨ Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, December 7⋅5:22pm
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Upcoming Services
Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, December 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 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 Vayetzei 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא
7 December 2024 / 6 Kislev 5785
Parashat Vayetzei is the 7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Triennial year 3 Torah Portion: Genesis 31:17-32:3
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]
1: 31:17-21 · 5 p’sukim
2: 31:22-24 · 3 p’sukim
3: 31:25-35 · 11 p’sukim
4: 31:36-42 · 7 p’sukim
5: 31:43-45 · 3 p’sukim
6: 31:46-50 · 5 p’sukim
7: 31:51-32:3 · 7 p’sukim
maf: 32:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Hosea 12:13-14:10 · 28 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Hertz Chumash: pp. 114 – 117 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 106 – 117)
Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario
Zoom Religious School:
Sunday, December 8 @ 10:00am - 11:30am
We are going to be 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 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.
HANUKKAH PARTY @ TSO
Done By Our Sisterhood @ Temple Sholom of Ontario
Sunday, December 29th, 2024 @ 4:00 p.m.
We are conveniently located in Tustin, Orange County, across the street from the OC Kosher Market.
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