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Rabbi Shmuel's Weekly Newsletter for week of 23 July 2023



Announcements

-Office Hours

-This week’s 10-Minute

-Events

-Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat (Ontario, CA)

-Shabbat Services

-School


Calendar

Sunday, 23 July 2023-Children's Hebrew Class

-Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism

-Mincha Service

Monday, 24 July 2023-Adult Torah Study

Thursday, 27 July 2023-Tisha B'Av

Friday & Saturday, 28 & 29 July 2023-This week's Shabbat services

Sunday, 30 July 2023-Children's Hebrew Class

-Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism

Monday, 31 July 2023-Adult Torah Study

Thursday, 3 August 2023--Judaic Studies

Friday & Saturday, 4 & 5 August 2023-This week's Shabbat services

Sunday, 6 August 2023-Children's Hebrew Class

-Miller Course, Introduction to Judaism

Thursday, 10 August 2023-Judaic Studies

Friday & Saturday, 11 and 12 August 2023-This week's Shabbat services


-Mi Sheberach List


*For your information, I have included below my schedule, including office hours for the next two weeks and specific classes in which I am involved.

**For your convenience and information, Zoom links will be provided in separate emails for security purposes.

***I have updated our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing by removing the names of those of whom we were uncertain. Please advise if any names were removed in error. For your convenience, I am attaching this revised list to this email that only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario. Thank you.


Office Hours this week:

Going forward, I am planning on conducting Hebrew School and Miller Course from my office and making Sunday an office day to be more available.

Sunday, July 23, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon & Mincha Service @ 1:30pm)

Thursday, July 27, 2023 - 9:30am - 12:00pm (Tisha B'Av Services)

Friday, July 28, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)

Sunday, July 30, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon)

Thursday, August 3, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm (?)

Friday, August 4, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)

Sunday, August 6, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon)

Thursday, August 10, 2023 - 9:30am - 1:30pm

Friday, August 11, 2023 2:00pm - 7:30pm (Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv @ 7:30pm)

Sunday, August 13, 2023 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Children's Beginning Hebrew @ 10:00am & Miller Courses @ 11:00am & 12:00noon)

(Subject to change. Please call for appointments)



Adult Torah Study Class

Next Session: Monday, July 24 at 7:30 pm PT

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

Parashat Vaetchanan 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן

29 July 2023 / 11 Av 5783

Parashat Vaetchanan is the 45th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-5:18

Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. [1]

Commentary and Divrei Torah



Hertz Chumash: pp. 755 – 768 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 755 – 776)

Artscroll Chumash: pp. 958 – 971 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 958 – 979)

Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 1005 - 1021 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 1005 – 1031)




Tish’a B’Av 2023 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 5783

The Ninth of Av ✡️

Tish'a B'Av for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 26 July 2023 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 27 July 2023.

Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, “the Ninth of Av,”) is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple and Second Temple in Jerusalem, which occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date. Tisha B’Av is never observed on Shabbat. If the 9th of Av falls on a Saturday, the fast is postponed until the 10th of Av.


Tish’a B’Av / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב Thursday, 27 July 2023 / 9 Av 5783

Shacharit Service 9:30am - 12:00pm

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 4:25-40

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 4:25-29 · 5 p’sukim ·

  2. 2: Deuteronomy 4:30-35 · 6 p’sukim ·

  3. 3: Deuteronomy 4:36-40 · 5 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Jeremiah 8:13-9:23 · 34 p’sukim



Judaic Studies

Next session: Thursday, August 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm

No session of July 27 due to Tisha B'Av

We will be choosing what we will study next. A list of possible topics, which is based on our old list, with what we’re doing now omitted and one additional item that has been suggested. Please look it over and bring your own ideas to this discussion. (Note that we will not meet the following Thursday, July 27, because it is Tisha b’Av, but we’ll meet again on Thursday, August 3.)


Shabbat Times for Ontario, California, USA

Candle lighting / הדלקת נרות Friday, July 287:34 – 7:34pm

Havdalah (50 min) / הבדלה - 50 דקות Saturday, July 298:41 – 8:41pm


Upcoming Services

Shabbat Ma'ariv Service Friday, July 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm

Shabbat Shachrit Service Saturday, July 29, 2023 @ 9:30 am

Zoom Links sent in separate email Friday afternoon. Please reply if you do not receive them.

We are now incorporating guitar accompaniment with our Friday Night Shabbat Ma'ariv

Parashat Vaetchanan 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן

29 July 2023 / 11 Av 5783

Parashat Vaetchanan is the 45th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11

Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. [1]

Triennial year 1

1: 3:23-25 · 3 p’sukim ·

2: 3:26-4:4 · 8 p’sukim ·

3: 4:5-14 · 10 p’sukim ·

4: 4:15-20 · 6 p’sukim ·

5: 4:21-40 · 20 p’sukim ·

6: 4:41-49 · 9 p’sukim ·

7: 5:1-18 · 18 p’sukim ·

maf: 5:16-18 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26· 26 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Hertz Chumash: pp. 755 – 768 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 755 – 776)

*Note that we are now doing the Triennial reading for our Shabbat Torah services. 5783 will be Triennial Year 1

**We are holding live Shabbat services back in the synagogue. We will still continue to broadcast on Zoom for those unable to come to the sanctuary. Please call the office for more information if you'd like to attend.



Shabbat Nachamu 2023 / שַׁבָּת נַחֲמוּ 5783

Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation) 🕍

Shabbat Nachamu for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Friday, 28 July 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 29 July 2023. This corresponds to Parashat Vaetchanan.

Shabbat Nachamu (“Sabbath of comfort/ing) takes its name from the haftarah from Isaiah in the Book of Isaiah 40:1-26 that speaks of “comforting” the Jewish people for their suffering. It the first of seven haftarahs of consolation leading up to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.



Hebrew School at Temple Sholom of Ontario

Hebrew School is on break for the summer; see you in the fall.


Children's Beginning Hebrew Class

Sunday, July 30, 2023 10:00am -10:45am

Please contact us for further details and information

To teach Hebrew to those just entering Hebrew school or would like a refresher.




Miller Course: Introduction to Judaism

Next Session: Sunday, July 30, 2023

11:00am - 12:00noon Module 17: Israel

12:00noon - 1:00pm Module 6: Prayer

We have started a second course!

Your Jewish Journey Starts at Miller Intro to Judaism

Welcome to the Miller Intro to Judaism Program! We invite you to explore Judaism with us. Whether you are in an interfaith relationship, re-discovering your Jewish heritage, or seek to convert to Judaism, we are here to support your journey.

The core of the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program is an 18-week course that surveys Jewish living and practice, including history, ritual, culture, texts, and values. Classes are designed to be highly interactive, with much time for discussion and questions, and include personalized instruction in reading Hebrew.



***We continually update our Mi Sheberach מי שברך list for those in need of healing. Please advise any names to be added or removed. This list only goes to members of Temple Sholom of Ontario but I will include anyone who can benefit from these prayers. Thank you.

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