SHAZOOM ONLY 6:30 PM Mar 13, 2026 – Shabbat HaChodesh
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.
SHAZOOM ONLY
We will meet for Shazoom ONLY this coming Friday evening, March 13, 2026. Please see the Shazoom and Observances schedule through June 2026 below.
You can read this week’s Torah Portion, Vayak’hël (“He Assembled”)-Pekudëi (“Accountings Of”) at https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.35.1-40.38, the maftir portion https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.12.1-20, and the Haftarah at https://www.sefaria.org/Ezekiel.45.16-46.18.
ABOUT THE SHABBAT TORAH PORTION – VAYAK’HËL-PEKUDËI
From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayakhel and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekudei
The lunisolar Hebrew calendar contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between 50 in common years and 54 or 55 in leap years. In leap years (for example, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2027), parashah Vayakhel is read separately. In common years (for example, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2026), parashah Vayakhel is usually combined with the next parashah, Pekudei, to help achieve the number of weekly readings needed (although in some non-leap years, such as 2025, they are not combined).
From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maftir
Maftir (Hebrew: מפטיר,lit. ’concluder’) is the last person called up to the Torah on Shabbat and holiday mornings: this person also reads (or at least recites the blessings over) the haftarah portion from a related section of the Nevi’im (prophetic books). [The maftir portion for Shabbat HaChodesh is Exodus 12:1–20.]
First Mitzvah given to the Jewish people
The Maftir for Shabbat HaChodesh covers the first Mitzvah (commandment) given to the Jewish people (as a nation), which is the sanctification of the new moon (Kiddush Hachodesh) [Maimonides and others say the belief in God is the first.] It emphasizes the significance of Rosh Chodesh and the laws of Pesach, including the preparation for the new month and the offering of the Pesach sacrifice. This Maftir is read on the Shabbat before the month of Nissan, serving as a reminder of the upcoming observance of Pesach and the importance of spiritual and practical preparations for the festival. [Adapted from online AI summary.]
ZOOM
Zoom regularly updates its security and performance features. If a screen pops up when you first join Shazoom asking permission for the Host to unmute you during the meeting, for everyone’s ease and comfort, click on Allow. Making sure you have the latest version of Zoom, please join us online this coming Friday evening with wine/grape juice for Kiddush and Challah for Motzi.
Shazoom – Erev Shabbat Service – Shabbat HaChodesh
Time: Mar 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/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, 25 Adar through 2 Nisan, we lovingly remember:
Marilyn Bernstein
TKH Memorial Board, Mother of Elizabeth Bernstein
Mario Fabela
Father of Ida Farmer
Richie Green
Friend of the Caron Family
Paul J. Jogun III
Godson of Peggy Patz
Andrea Kemp
Sister of TKH President, Dr. Sam Caron
Harry Levy
Father-in-law of TKH Member Iris Adler
Lillian Leah Salomon
Mother of Barbara Jo Salomon
Joseph Schwartz
TKH Memorial Board, Husband of Enid Schwartz z”l
Those victims of the Sho’ah (Holocaust) who died at this time of year.
“ZICHRONAM LIV’RACHAH” – MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE FOR BLESSING.
PASSOVER SEDER
Temple Kol Hamidbar will have an in-person community Seder in Sierra Vista, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, starting at 6:30 pm. Please refer to the emails from Dr. Sam Caron, Congregational President.
L’shalom,
-Ruben
PS – Shazoom and Observances Schedule through June 2026 (Arizona Time Zone):
March 13, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[March 13-14, Shabbat HaChodesh – Shabbat of the Month (precedes 1 Nisan)]
[March 18-19, Rosh Chodesh Nisan]
March 20, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm TBD
March 27, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm TBD
[March 27-28 – Shabbat HaGadol – the Great Shabbat]
[March 28-29, Yom HaAliyah – Aliyah Day]
[April 1 – Erev Pesach; Temple Kol Hamidbar Community Seder 6:30 pm, Sierra Vista]
[April 2-8 (9), Pesach, in Israel and in the Reform Movement]
[April 2 pm-May 21 pm, Days of the ‘Omer (7 weeks)]
April 3, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm TBD
[April 3-4, Pesach III; ‘Ómer 2]
April 10, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm TBD
[April 13-14, Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day]
April 17, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[April 16-17, Rosh Chodesh Iyar]
[April 20-21, Yom HaZikaron – Israeli Memorial Day]
[April 21-22, Yom Ha’Atzma’ut – Israeli Independence Day]
April 24, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[April 30-May 1, Pesach Shëni (Second Passover)]
May 1, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[May 4-5, Lag Ba’Ómer – 33rd Day of Counting of the ‘Ómer]
[May 5-6, LaD B’Ómer – Sefardic 34th Day of the ‘Ómer]
May 8, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
May 15, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[May 14-15, Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day]
[May 16-17, Rosh Chodesh Sivan]
[May 21, Erev Shavuot]
May 22, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[May 22-23, Shavuot – Festival of Weeks]
May 29, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
June 5, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
June 12, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[June 14-16, Rosh Chodesh Tamuz]
June 19, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
June 26, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[July 2, Tzom Tamuz – Fast of Tamuz]
TBD – Sam and Mary Caron will lead services; meeting Link, ID and Passcode pending
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.