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Rabbi Shmuel's newsletter for week of 3 November 2024




Calendar

This is an overview of upcoming events. Details of each event are below

Sunday, 3 November 2024-Daylight Savings Time ends

Sunday, 3 November 2024-Religious School

Wednesday, 6 November 2024-Torah Study

Thursday, 7 November-Judaic Studies

Friday & Saturday, 8 & 9 November 2024-Shabbat Services

Thursday, 14 November-Judaic Studies

Friday & Saturday, 15 & 16 November 2024-Shabbat Services

Sunday, 17 November 2024-Religious School

Wednesday, 20 November-Torah Study

Thursday, 21 November-Judaic Studies

Friday & Saturday, 22 & 23 November 2024-Shabbat Services

Sunday, 24 November 2024-Religious School & Semi-Annual Congregation Meeting

Thursday, 28 November 2024-Thanksgiving

Friday, 29 November 2024-Native American Heritage Day

Friday & Saturday, 29 & 30 November 2024-Shabbat Services



We are now offering Zelle for payments and donations! Use this email: treasurer@templesholomofontario.org

Please note what the payment is for. Thank you.




From the Talmud

(Commentary to Tractate Bava Batra, 118a, from Artscroll):

"Human thoughts can triggera variety of natual phenomena that can cascade and eventually lead to the destruction of physical bodies. Accordingly, when something successful engenders the amazement of people, its future is endangered.

The ethical basis for ayin hara (evil eye) is explained by some as follows: The blessings bestowed byHashema upon an indiviuual ahould not seve as a source of anguish to others. If one allows his blessings (ie wealth, children) to cause pain to others less fortunateone arouses a divine judgment against himself and a reevaluation of their fitness for those blessings. This can lead to their subjection to the destructive forces of ayin hara.




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, 3 November, 2024  9:00am - 2:30pm (In Person Religious School 10:00am - 12:00pm) 

Friday, 8 November 2024   10:00am - 7:30pm (Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm)

Sunday, 10 November - Thursday, 14 November, 2024  Out of town on vacation 

Friday, 15 November 2024   10:00am - 7:30pm (Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm)

Sunday, 17 November, 2024  9:00am - 2:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am) 

Friday, 22 November 2024   10:00am - 7:30pm (Shabbat Services @ 7:30pm)

Sunday, 24 November, 2024  9:00am - 3:30pm (Religious School 10:00am - 11:30am & Semi-Annual Congregation Meeting) 

(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)





9 November 2024 / 8 Cheshvan 5785



Daylight Saving Time ends

Sunday, November 3 @ 2:00 AM









Daylight saving time will end for the year at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 3, when we "fall back" and gain an extra hour of sleep. Next year, it will begin again on Sunday, March 9, 2025.




Adult Torah Study Class

Next Session: Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30 pm PT

Zoom Links sent in separate email Wednesday morning. Please reply if you do not receive them.

Parashat Lech-Lecha 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת לֶךְ־לְךָ

9 November 2024 / 8 Cheshvan 5785

Parashat Lech-Lecha is the 3rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27

Genesis Chapter Twelve, Verse One to Seventeen, Twenty-Seven

Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household. [1]]


Commentary and Divrei Torah  

 

Hertz Chumash: pp. 56 – 60 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 45 – 60)

Artscroll Chumash: pp. 70 – 77 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 54 – 77)



After our study of the Biblical book of Proverbs, we once again face the question, “What shall we study next?”  Sandy and I have revised and updated our old list of possible topics, including some suggestions made to us by some of you.

We will meet on Zoom next Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 PM (I’ll send a link closer to the time).  Our agenda will be a discussion of the revised list of topics, and a vote to decide what we’ll do next.  

The revised list is attached.  Actually, you’ll note that there are two attachments.  

One, called “What Next…" is a two-page document, which is in large type so you can print it out and read it.  

The other, called “Small What’s Next…,” is in small type, so that it’s all on one page.  You can use this single-page list to “vote” or otherwise indicate to yourself which items interest you, with the entire list visible.  

Feel free to print out both of these, one of these, or none of these since we’ll put them on the screen in class.  

We look forward to seeing you next week, and to a stimulating discussion of all these interesting possibilities.  Meanwhile, we wish you all Shabbat Shalom and Rosh Hodesh Sameach.




Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA

🕯️ Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, November 84:36pm

✨ Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, November 95:29pm

Upcoming Services

 Erev Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, November 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm

Shabbat Shacharit / שַׁבָּת Saturday, November 9, 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 Lech-Lecha 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת לֶךְ־לְךָ

9 November 2024 / 8 Cheshvan 5785

Torah Portion Triennial year 3: Genesis 16:1-17:27

1: 16:1-6 · 6 p’sukim  

2: 16:7-9 · 3 p’sukim  

3: 16:10-16 · 7 p’sukim  

4: 17:1-6 · 6 p’sukim  

5: 17:7-17 · 11 p’sukim  

6: 17:18-23 · 6 p’sukim  

7: 17:24-27 · 4 p’sukim  

maf: 17:24-27 · 4 p’sukim  

Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 · 21 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah  

Hertz Chumash: pp. 56 – 60 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 45 – 60)



Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario 

 Religious School is starting up again and kicks off with:

In-Person Learning, Sunday, November 3 @ 10:00am - 12:00 noon

We are going to be starting up our religious school in the next few weeks.  We have delayed the start due to the High Holidays and felt that families would participate and bring the kids, which would be a lot like religious instruction. 

ith the end of the High Holidays we are back to a lighter, normal schedule.  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.






Semi-Annual Congregation Meeting

Sunday, 24 November 2024 @ 1pm




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