Temple Kol Hamidbar
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. In the United States, it is commemorated as International Holocaust Memorial Day. This year, the Jewish commemoration, Yom HaShoah, starts the evening of Thursday, April 8 and ends the evening of Friday, April 9, 2021. TU BISHEVAT SEDER Wednesday, January …
Hillel the Elder said: “What is hateful to you, do not do to another; that is the entire Torah, and the rest is its interpretation. Go study.” [Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 31a https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.31a] MEDITATION From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” p.516 FOR OUR COUNTRY THUS SAYS ADONAI, This is what I desire: to unlock the …
PSALM 118:19 Pitchu-li sha’arë-tzédek avo-vam odeh Yah. . פִּתְחוּ-לִי שַׁעֲרֵי-צֶדֶק אָבֹא-בָם אוֹדֶה יָהּ Open the gates of righteousness for me that I may enter them and praise the Eternal. On Monday we honor the memory and salute the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. who died in the cause of social justice. For …
MEDITATION From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” p.516 FOR OUR COUNTRY THUS SAYS ADONAI, This is what I desire: to unlock the fetters of wickedness, and untie the cords of lawlessness; to let the oppressed go free, to break off every yoke. Share your bread with the hungry, and take the wretched poor into …
MEDITATION From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” pp. 677 and 516 OPEN UP OUR EYES Open up our eyes, teach us how to live Fill our hearts with joy and all the love You have to give Gather us in peace As You lead us to Your Name And we will know that You …
We have had some requests regarding TKH membership dues. Below are the current dues. FAMILY MEMBERSHIP is $63 per month or discounted to $700 per year if paid in advance. Annual dues will be due by end of 1st quarter each calendar year. If purchasing an annual membership at any time after the end of January, amount due will be …
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of January. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend a Tallit over you, recite a special prayer for you, and recite the following blessing (cf Num. 6:24-26): …
From PROVERBS JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH 1999 translation One [person] gives generously and ends with more; Another stints on doing the right thing and incurs a loss. A generous person enjoys prosperity; [the one] who satisfies others shall [themselves] be sated. Prov. 11:24-25 MEDITATION From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” p.516 FOR OUR COUNTRY …
Chanukah ends at sundown today. Am Yisrael Chai! MEDITATION From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” p.516 FOR OUR COUNTRY THUS SAYS ADONAI, This is what I desire: to unlock the fetters of wickedness, and untie the cords of lawlessness; to let the oppressed go free, to break off every yoke. Share your bread …
CHANUKAH/HANUKA Al Hanisim – עַל הַנִּסִּים [for/about the miracles] WE THANK YOU for the miracles, for the redemption, for the mighty deeds and saving acts, brought about by You, and for the wars which You waged for our ancestors in the days of old, at this season. Hanërot Halalu – הַנֵרוֹת הַלָּלוּ [these lights/candles] WE …