The End of Passover

Thanks to Jill for making the arrangements for our successful Passover seder this past Saturday, and to Vivien and Jill for calling everyone to make reservations. Thanks also to Rabbi Les Scharnberg for leading the seder, and to everyone who participated and brought all the scrumptious food.

Passover ends Monday night for Reform and Tuesday night in Orthodox and Conservative Judaism. The Chabad calendar on the website gives the ending time as 8:52 Tuesday. If you are Reform you may end at that time Monday.

We will meet for services this  Friday at 7 PM at the temple, 956 J Street in Crescent City.

Torah study continues Saturday from 4:30-6:30. The parsha is Kedoshim, Leviticus 19:1-20:27. This is the holiness code, including the line "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom

Passover!

Passover candle-lighting is tonight at 7:42 (per Chabad on our web-site). I hope everyone has a way to celebrate this holiday.

Shabbat services continue this Friday night at 7 at the temple, 956 J Street in Crescent CIty. Rabbi Les Scharnberg will be here to lead services. Thanks to Rabbi Joe Hample for volunteering to lead the service last week.

Torah study is off this Saturday. We will meet for our Passover seder at 5:30 P.M. Saturday at the Coast  Guard Auxiliary, 140 Marine Way in Crescent City Harbor. Rabbi Les Scharnberg is officiating. The seder will begin promptly at 6.  There is a $5 fee to cover expenses and a pot luck dish is requested. Send a note to delnortebethshalom@gmail.com if you have not spoken with Jill or Vivian about what to bring.

Have a joyous Pesach, and I hope to greet everyone personally this weekend.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom

This Week at Beth Shalom

We will greet Shabbat again on Friday evening at 7 at the temple, 956 J Street in Crescent City.

This is Shabbat Hagadol,named for a phrase in the haftarah, the prophetic reading. Torah study continues Saturday afternoon at the temple from 4:30-6:30. The parsha this week is Achare Mot, Leviticus 16:1- 18:30. This section contains rules for sexual behavior. The special haftarah  for Shabbat Hagadol is from Malachi, 3:4-24. In the haftarah, God speaks of sending Elijah "before the awesome (hagadol) fearful day of Adonai."

Passover begins at sunset Monday night. This is the night of the first seder. Our community seder is at 5:30 Saturday evening next week, April 23, at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Hall in Crescent City harbor. There is a five dollar per person fee to pay for expenses, and it is potluck. This event is open to the public, including children. The seder, led by Rabbi Les Scharnberg, begins promptly at 6. Please send a note back to us at delnortebethshalom@gmail.com if you wish to attend and have not coordinated with Jill (California) or Vivian (Oregon). They will call you back and help you decide what to bring.

Best wishes at this holiday season from my family to yours.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom

This Weekend at Beth Shalom

Thanks to Rabbi Joe Hample for volunteering to lead a Torah study workshop on Shabbat Hagadol last Saturday.

We will meet for Shabbat evening services again at 7 P.M. Friday at the temple, 956 J Street in Crescent City. Jill Munger has volunteered to lead services.

Torah study continues from 4:30-6:30 Saturday afternoon at the temple. The parsha this week is Metzora, Leviticus 14:1-15:33. The subject matter is ritual impurity, discharges and leprosy. This is everyone's favorite parsha.

If you are on our list, you should have gotten a call from Jill or Vivian about the Passover seder April 23 at the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Please send an e-mail to delnortebethshalom@gmail.com if you want to attend and have not yet spoken with Jill or Vivian. Someone will contact you.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom