Month: July 2020

SHABBAT NACHAMU (Sabbath of Comfort) The name is taken from the first word of Isaiah 40:1-26, the haftarah for the Parsha which is read on the Shabbat immediately after Tisha B’Av, which was yesterday. The 15 of Av (Tu B’Av), which starts this Tuesday evening, August 4, is a minor holiday celebrating love similar to …

You are cordially invited to join Temple Kol Hamidbar online for our weekly local “Shazoom”. ONLINE SERVICES – 7 PM Making sure you have the latest version of Zoom, please join us online this Friday evening: Topic: Erev Shabbat Service Time: Jul 31, 2020 07:00 PM Arizona To join Zoom Meeting click on the following …

THOUGHTS “It is very strange to get out these days. It is sad because now we really are only looking out for ourselves. If we run into a store it is to get what we need, go in and out and don’t really SEE people because we are so focused on getting back home.” – …

Borrowing the name used for an international Erev Shabbat Service hosted in Liverpool, Madrid and Barcelona three weeks ago, you are invited to join Temple Kol Hamidbar online for our weekly local “Shazoom”.  ONLINE SERVICES – 7 PMMaking sure you have the latest version of Zoom, please join us online this Friday evening: Topic: Erev …

A MEDITATION From PSALM 34:13-15 [JPS translation as found at Sefaria.org] Who is the [one] who is eager for life, who desires years of good fortune? Guard your tongue from evil, your lips from deceitful speech. Shun evil and do good, seek amity and pursue it.   A SAYING Sefardic culture seems to have a …

To borrow a term used for a recent international Erev Shabbat Service hosted in Liverpool, Madrid and Barcelona, you are invited to join Temple Kol Hamidbar online for our weekly local “Shazoom”. ONLINE SERVICES – 7 PM Making sure you have the latest version of Zoom, please join us online this Friday evening: Topic: Erev …

JULY BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of July. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend a Tallit over you, recite a special prayer for you, and recite the following blessing (cf Num. 6:24-26): …