SHAZOOM ONLY 6:30 PM Feb 6, 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
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom alëinu,
v’al kōl Yisraël, v’al kōl yoshvëi tëvël, v’imru. Amën.
May the One who makes peace in the high heavens
make peace for us, for all Israel and all who inhabit the earth. Amen.
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of February. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend a Tallit over you, say a special prayer for you, and recite the following blessing (cf Num. 6:24-26):
o May the Eternal One bless you and protect you!
o May the Eternal One deal kindly and graciously with you!
o May the Eternal One bestow favor upon you and grant you peace!
KËIN YEHI RATZON (Let it be so!)
SHAZOOM ONLY
We will meet for Shazoom ONLY this coming Friday evening, February 6, 2026. Please see the Shazoom schedule below.
You can read this week’s Torah Portion, Yitro [name: Jethro], at https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.18.1-20.23 and the Haftarah at https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.6.1-7.6 and https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.9.5-6.
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 6, 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, 20 Shevat through 26 Shevat, we lovingly remember:
Rose Girone
First Yahrzeit – Am Yisrael – Oldest Holocaust Survivor
Gay Turner
First Yahrzeit – Wife of Chuck Turner, Friend of Ruben Gomez
Joe Cannon
Friend of Bob Behrstock
Dorothy Cash
Donor of the Organ to Temple Kol Hamidbar
Richard Gomez
Cousin of TKH Member Ruben Gomez
Jacque Krol
Friend of Temple Kol Hamidbar member
Daniel McCarthy
Friend of Jane Kolber
Laura Stone
Temple Kol Hamidbar Memorial Board and an early Member
“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 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