SHAZOOM ONLY 6:30 PM Feb 13, 2026
OUR HEARTS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND ALL THE VICTIMS OF CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who frees the captives.
From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” CCAR, New York 2007, p.180
From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” CCAR, New York 2007, p.60
BARUCH atah, Adonai Elohëinu, Mélech ha’olam,
yotzër ‘or uvorë chóshech, ‘oseh shalom uvorë et-hakol.
PRAISED ARE YOU, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe,
Creator of light and darkness, who makes peace and fashions all things.
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY and JEWISH DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
Established in 2009, led by the Jewish Federations of North America, and observed every February, it is a worldwide effort among Jewish organizations to collaborate and raise awareness to inform, break down barriers and advance policies that empower people with disabilities and foster inclusion in our national and local Jewish community.
SHAZOOM ONLY
We will meet for Shazoom ONLY this coming Friday evening, February 13, 2026. Please see the Shazoom schedule below.
You can read this week’s Torah Portion, Mishpatim [Laws], at https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.21.1-24.18, and the Haftarah at https://www.sefaria.org/II_Kings.11.17-12.17.
Zoom continues updating its security and performance features. Making sure you have the latest version of Zoom, please join us online this coming Friday evening:
Shazoom – Erev Shabbat Service
Time: Feb 13, 2026 06:30 PM Arizona
To join Shazoom click on the following link [you may need to copy it into your browser]:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3885401743?pwd=NTJNVGJvZVBqa1RZU3AvZ3Uxd0pYQT09&omn=84406565445
Meeting ID: 725 1050 0854
Passcode: 4NrMk0
Hint: The last character of the password is the number zero.
YAHRZEITS/ANYOS
This coming week, 27 Shevat through 3 Adar, we lovingly remember:
Lisa Chavez Espinoza
Sister-in-law of Mary Caron
Natalia bat Aharon Gomez
Cousin of Ruben Gomez
Jerry Klein
Father of Bill Klein
Alfred Drake Rosenquist
Cousin of Ruben Gomez
Marsha Rapp
Friend of Jorge Nevarez
Tom Ryan
Former neighbor of Ruben Gomez
Naomi Sanchez
Cousin of Mary Caron
Scott Sonders
Cousin of Iris Adler
Pearl Wolffs
Friend of Ruben Gomez
“ZICHRONAM LIV’RACHAH” – MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE FOR BLESSING.
From URJ https://urj.org/what-we-believe/resolutions/refugees-and-sanctuary
We are instructed in the Holiness Code (Lev. 19:33) to take to heart the lessons of our own history by treating aliens in our midst with justice and compassion. “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall do him no wrong. The stranger who sojourns with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Judaism affirms the supreme value of human life and the equal dignity of every human being. The prophets of Israel bade us to pursue justice, seek peace, and build a society of loving-kindness among all of God’s creatures.
L’shalom,
-Ruben
PS – Schedule through February 2026 for Shazoom (Arizona Time Zone):
February 13, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[February 13-14, Fri-Sat, Shabbat Shekalim – Sabbath of the Shekel]
[February 14, Sat, Valentine’s Day]
[February 17-18, Tues-Wed, Rosh Chodesh Adar]
February 20, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
February 27, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[February 27-28, Fri-Sat, Shabbat Zachor – Sabbath of Remembrance]
[March 2, Mon, Ta’anit Esther – Fast of Esther – Erev Purim]
[March 2-3, Mon-Tues, Purim]
[March 3-4, Tues-Wed, Shushan Purim]