SHAZOOM ONLY 6:30 PM Jan 23, 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.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.
We will meet for Shazoom ONLY this coming Friday evening, January 23, 2026. Please see the Shazoom schedule below.
You can read this week’s Torah Portion, Bo [Come/Go], at https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.10.1-13.16 and the Haftarah at https://www.sefaria.org/Jeremiah.46.13-28.
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: Jan 23, 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/72510500854?pwd=Z3VQZWF4U1BBZytNYmh3aHFTWkFDZz09
Meeting ID: 725 1050 0854
Passcode: 4NrMk0
Hint: The last character of the password is the number zero.
YAHRZEITS/ANYOS
This coming week, 6 Shevat through 12 Shevat, we lovingly remember:
Alma Martha d’Riiz
First Anyos – Aunt of Ruben Gomez
Carlos Sanchez
Friend of Dr. Sam and Mary Caron
Yosef ben Yitzchak
Maternal Uncle of Ruben Gomez
Those victims of the Sho’ah (Holocaust) who died at this time of year.
“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):
January 23, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
January 30, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[January 30-31, Fri-Sat, Shabbat Shirah – Sabbath of Song]
[February 1-2, Sun-Mon, Tu B’Shevat – New Year of the Trees]
February 6, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
February 13, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[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
[March 2-3, Mon-Tues, Purim]
[March 3-4, Tues-Wed, Shushan Purim]