Temple Kol Hamidbar
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of November. 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): …
ְPARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chayei-sarah Chayei Sarah [חַיֵּי שָׂרָה – The Life of Sarah] – Genesis 23:1−25:18 Sarah lived to be 127 years old – such was the span of Sarah’s life. – Genesis 23:1 SUMMARY: Abraham purchases the cave of Machpelah in order to bury his wife Sarah. (23:1-20) Abraham sends his servant to …
ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayeira Vayeira (וַיֵּרָא – I (God) Appeared [to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]) – Genesis 18:1-22:24 The Eternal appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent at about the hottest time of the day. – Genesis 18:1 SUMMARY: Abraham welcomes three visitors, who …
ְ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 …
ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/noach Noach (נֹחַ – Hebrew for the name Noah) – Genesis 6:9-11:32 This is Noah’s chronicle. Noah was a righteous man; in his generation, he was above reproach: Noah walked with God. – Genesis 6:9 SUMMARY: God decides to cause a flood that will destroy the world, sparing only Noah’s family and …
MEDITATION Sing to the Eternal One a new song, sing to God, all the earth. – Psalm 96:1 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of October. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend …
MIPI ËL From the mouth of God all of Israel is blessed. ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/shmini-atzeret-simchat-torah Sh’mini Atzeret – Simchat Torah שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת – שִׂמחַת תוֹרָה 8th Day of Assembly Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12, Genesis 1:1–2:3 TORAH PORTION: Ve-zot ha-Berachah – Deut. 33:1-34:12 This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, bade the Israelites …
MEDITATION From PSALM 27 (Robert Alter translation) 13.If I but trust to see the [Eternal One’s] goodness, in the land of the living – 14.Hope for the [Eternal One]! Let your heart be firm and bold, and hope for the [Eternal One]. ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chol-hamo-eid-sukkot Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot – חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד סֻכֹּת – Intermediate …
SUKKOT (Festival of Booths) – September 20-27, 2021 From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays/sukkot Sukkot, [the last of the three biblical pilgrimage festivals along with Pesach and Shavuot,] is one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar. “Sukkot,” a Hebrew word meaning “booths” or “huts,” refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall …
May we gain wisdom in our lives, overflowing like a river with understanding. Loved, each of us, for the peace we bring to others. May our deeds exceed our speech, and may we never lift up our hand but to conquer fear and doubt and despair. Rise up like the sun, O God, over all …