Temple Kol Hamidbar
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MEDITATION Hanërot Halalu – הַנֵרוֹת הַלָּלוּ [these lights/candles] WE KINDLE THESE LIGHTS because of the wondrous deliverance You performed for our ancestors. During the eight days of Chanukah, these lights are sacred; we are not to use them but only to behold them, so that their glow may rouse us to give thanks for Your …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayeishev Vayeishev (וַיֵּשֶׁב — Hebrew for “[Jacob] settled”) – Gen. 37:1-40:23 Jacob now settled in the land of his father’s sojourning, in the land of Canaan. – Genesis 37:1 SUMMARY: Jacob is shown to favor his son Joseph, whom the other brothers resent. Joseph has dreams of grandeur. (Genesis 37:1-11) After Joseph’s …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayishlach Vayishlach [וַיִּשְׁלַח (Jacob) Sent] Genesis 32:4−36:43 Jacob now sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, in the countryside of Edom. – Genesis 32:4 SUMMARY: Jacob prepares to meet Esau. He wrestles with a “man,” who changes Jacob’s name to Israel. (32:4-33) Jacob and Esau …
“Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind” – based on Hosea 8:7 DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of December. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend a Tallit over you, say a …
From “The Haftarah Commentary” / by Plaut UAHC Press 1996: GLEANINGS p. 62 From the rising of the sun to its setting My name is great among the nations. (Malachi 1:11) PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/toldot Tol’dot [תּוֹלְדֹת – The Generations (of Isaac)] – Genesis 25:19-28:9 This is the line of Isaac son of Abraham: Abraham …
From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur”: WEEKDAY T’FILAH p. 88 Pour Your spirit upon the rulers of all lands; guide them that they may govern justly. O may You alone rule over us in steadfast love and compassion. Blessed are You, the Eternal One, who loves righteousness and justice. PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chayei-sarah …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/lech-lcha Lech L’cha (לָךְ-לְךָ – Go Forth) – Genesis 12:1-17:27 The Eternal said to Abram, “Go forth from your land, your birthplace, your father’s house, to the land that I will show you.” – Genesis 12:1 SUMMARY Abram, Sarai, and Lot go to Canaan. (12:1-9) Famine takes them to Egypt, where Abram …
Being a part of, contributing to and connecting with Temple Kol Hamidbar helps us fulfill our three-fold purpose as a Beit Tefillah (House of Prayer), a Beit Midrash (House of Study) and a Beit Knesset (House of Community). PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/noach Noach (נֹחַ – Hebrew for the name Noah) – Genesis 6:9-11:32 This is …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/breishit Berëshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית – Hebrew for “In the Beginning”) – Genesis 1:1-6:8 When God was about to create heaven and earth, the earth was a chaos, unformed, and on the chaotic waters’ face there was darkness. – Genesis 1:1-:2 SUMMARY God creates the world and everything in it in six days and …
MOADIM L’SIMCHA – Joyous Festivals! PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chol-hamo-eid-sukkot Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot – חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד סֻכֹּת – Intermediate Days of Sukkot Holidays Exodus 33:12-34:26 from Pasha Ki Tisa (כִּי תִשָּׂא — Hebrew for “when you take”) Moses said to the Eternal, “See, You say to me, ‘Lead this people forward,’ but You have not made …