With H-shem's ever loving kindness, we will meet at the synagogue at 956 J Street in Crescent City this Friday evening at 7:00 pm for Shabbat services. These services will be led by the congregation and all friends and congregants are welcome to attend.
We will meet to light candles, hear about some Torah and have a little kiddish as a community before we retire to our respective weekends.
The following Saturday morning at 10:00 am we will meet at the classroom at the synagogue for our weekly Torah study. This week we will study parsha Emor (Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23) this week we start with laws of the Kohanim (priests) concerning cleanliness and service at the Mishkan. Then, we move onto laws of Shabbat and the Festivals followed by the commandment for the Israelites to prepare the "Show Bread" for the Mishkan. This parsha inexplicably ends with a story of a person whose mother was Israelite and father was Egyptian. This person got into a fight with another Israelite and was heard pronouncing the four letter name of G-d and we are told how this incident was resolved. Let's just say it didn't end well.
Anyway, yet another action packed Torah portion for us to discuss.
Shavua tov and be well.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Beth Shalom Schedule for the Week of April 18th
With H-shem's ever loving kindness, we will meet at the synagogue at 956 J Street in Crescent City this Friday evening at 7:00 pm for Shabbat services. These services will be led by Rabbi Les Scharnberg and all friends and congregants are welcome to attend.
We will meet to light candles, hear about some Torah and have a little kiddish as a community before we retire to our respective weekends.
The following Saturday morning at 10:00 am we will meet at the classroom in Fort Dick for our weekly Torah study. This week we have a double portion of Achrei-Mot and Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27) this time we start off with one of the most mysterious commandments in our Torah. The commandment for Aaron, the Kohen Gadol (high priest) to actually enter the Holy of Holies, only on one day every year, and bring a special sacrifice before the Aron HaKodesh (Ark of the Covenant) to make atonement for the entire nation. And this is just in the first few lines of the parshah!
We will meet to light candles, hear about some Torah and have a little kiddish as a community before we retire to our respective weekends.
The following Saturday morning at 10:00 am we will meet at the classroom in Fort Dick for our weekly Torah study. This week we have a double portion of Achrei-Mot and Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27) this time we start off with one of the most mysterious commandments in our Torah. The commandment for Aaron, the Kohen Gadol (high priest) to actually enter the Holy of Holies, only on one day every year, and bring a special sacrifice before the Aron HaKodesh (Ark of the Covenant) to make atonement for the entire nation. And this is just in the first few lines of the parshah!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Beth Shalom Schedule for the Week of April 12th
With H-shem's ever loving kindness, we will meet at the synagogue at 956 J Street in Crescent City this Friday evening at 7:00 pm for Shabbat services. These will be lay services and all friends and congregants are welcome to attend.
We will meet to light candles, hear about some Torah and have a little kiddish as a community before we retire to our respective weekends.
The following Saturday morning at 10:00 am we will meet again at the synagogue for our weekly Torah study. This week we have a double portion of Tatzria and Metzorah (Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33) and while these parshiot cover a lot of details there is one unifying theme: the laws of ritual cleanliness. From the rituals to cleanse after childbirth and the diagnosis of "tsaras" (some kind of skin condition often mistranslated as leprosy) to the cleansing of a dwelling that has become impure we learn about the laws governing the medical practice of our ancestors.
Of course, there are many more layers or meaning to the text at this point. G-d willing we will discover many more.
Additionally, this Wednesday evening will be Rosh Chodesh Iyar which, for our ancestors, fell on the first Shabbat after they crossed the Yom Suf (reed sea) after leaving Egypt. You can learn more about the significance here http://www.ou.org/chagim/roshchodesh/iyar/roshch.htm
We will meet to light candles, hear about some Torah and have a little kiddish as a community before we retire to our respective weekends.
The following Saturday morning at 10:00 am we will meet again at the synagogue for our weekly Torah study. This week we have a double portion of Tatzria and Metzorah (Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33) and while these parshiot cover a lot of details there is one unifying theme: the laws of ritual cleanliness. From the rituals to cleanse after childbirth and the diagnosis of "tsaras" (some kind of skin condition often mistranslated as leprosy) to the cleansing of a dwelling that has become impure we learn about the laws governing the medical practice of our ancestors.
Of course, there are many more layers or meaning to the text at this point. G-d willing we will discover many more.
Additionally, this Wednesday evening will be Rosh Chodesh Iyar which, for our ancestors, fell on the first Shabbat after they crossed the Yom Suf (reed sea) after leaving Egypt. You can learn more about the significance here http://www.ou.org/chagim/roshchodesh/iyar/roshch.htm
Friday, April 9, 2010
Sunday Evening Shmooze Featuring Rabbi Nechemiah Newman
I hope everyone is preparing for a restful Shabbat now that Pesach is past. I am writing this post to announce a very special presentation by Rabbi Nechemiah Newman who will be visiting our corner of the west coast this coming week.
We have scheduled a special dvar Torah especially relating to these intervening days and weeks between Pesach, commemorating our Exodus from Eqypt, and leading up to Shevuos, celebrating when we received the Torah from H-shem at mount Sinai.
Rabbi Newman will also bring delicious, homemade cookies courtesy of Mrs. Newman to share with everyone.
Please, join us at the synagogue at 956 J Street in Crescent City at 6:00 pm this Sunday, April 11th for this exciting presentation.
We have scheduled a special dvar Torah especially relating to these intervening days and weeks between Pesach, commemorating our Exodus from Eqypt, and leading up to Shevuos, celebrating when we received the Torah from H-shem at mount Sinai.
Rabbi Newman will also bring delicious, homemade cookies courtesy of Mrs. Newman to share with everyone.
Please, join us at the synagogue at 956 J Street in Crescent City at 6:00 pm this Sunday, April 11th for this exciting presentation.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
With H-shem's ever loving kindness, we will meet at the synagogue at 956 J Street in Crescent City this Friday evening at 7:00 pm for Shabbat services. These will be lay services and all friends and congregants are welcome to attend.
We will meet to light candles, hear about some Torah and have a little kiddish as a community before we retire to our respective weekends.
The following Saturday morning at 10:00 am we will meet at Evergreen Bank in Brookings, OR for our weekly Torah study. Last week we began the book of Leviticus, so this week we will pick up where we left off before Pesach and we will read and discuss parshah Shmini (Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47). This week we learn about two seemingly unrelated topics: the tragedy of Aaron's son's bringing unprescribed offerings to H-shem and then we learn about the laws of keeping "kosher."
We will meet to light candles, hear about some Torah and have a little kiddish as a community before we retire to our respective weekends.
The following Saturday morning at 10:00 am we will meet at Evergreen Bank in Brookings, OR for our weekly Torah study. Last week we began the book of Leviticus, so this week we will pick up where we left off before Pesach and we will read and discuss parshah Shmini (Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47). This week we learn about two seemingly unrelated topics: the tragedy of Aaron's son's bringing unprescribed offerings to H-shem and then we learn about the laws of keeping "kosher."
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