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FEBRUARY IS JEWISH DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH Established in 2009, led by the Jewish Federations of North America, and observed every February, it is a worldwide effort among Jewish organizations to collaborate and raise awareness to inform, break down barriers and advance policies that empower people with disabilities and foster inclusion in our national and local …
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): …
PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/mishpatim Mishpatim (מִשְׁפָּטִים — [These Are the] Rules) – Exodus 21:1-24:18 These are the rules that you shall set before them. – Exodus 21:1 SUMMARY: Interpersonal laws ranging from the treatment of slaves to the exhibition of kindness to strangers are listed. (21:1-23:9) Cultic laws follow, including the commandment to observe …
PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/yitro Yitro (יִתְרוֹ — Jethro) – Exodus 18:1-20:23 Jethro, priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, God’s people, how the Eternal had brought Israel out from Egypt. – Exodus 18:1 SUMMARY: Yitro brings his daughter Zipporah and her two sons, Gershom and …
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend! Tu B’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, begins at sundown today, Sunday, January 16, 2022. Temple Kol Hamidbar will have an online Tu B’Shevat Seder starting at 6:30 PM MST. The Seder explores our relationship to nature and our impact on the world around us. We eat symbolic …
TALMUD MEGILLAH 10b A famous Midrash (or commentary) in the Talmud says that as the Egyptians started to drown in the Sea of Reeds, the angels began to sing praises, but God silenced them, saying, “the work of My hands are drowning at sea, and you wish to sing songs?” PARSHA – Shabbat Shirah From …
PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/bo Bo (בֹּא — Hebrew for “Go [to Pharaoh]”) – Exodus 10:1-13:16 Then the Eternal One said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his courtiers, in order that I may display these My signs among them.” – Exodus 10:1 SUMMARY: God sends …
BLESSING of the YEARS Bless this our year and its abundant harvest for good. Grant blessing throughout the earth and satisfy us with Your goodness. Blessed are You, Eternal One, who blesses the years. “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” p.86 PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/va-eira Va’ëra (וָאֵרָא – “I (God) appeared [to Abraham, Isaac, …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/shmot Sh’mot (שְׁמוֹת — Hebrew for “names”) – Ex. 1:1-6:1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. – Exodus 1:1-4 SUMMARY: The new king …
BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/between-light-and-darkness From the D’VAR TORAH BY: RABBI KARYN D. KEDAR We are all Jacob, we are all Joseph, trying to live in the truth and splendor of who we are. Yearning to forgive, to be forgiven. To come to our final moments with the sense of having lived with …