We hope your seders were meaningful, familiar and invited you to ask a whole host of new questions. Passover calls us to name and confront the challenges of our time and, Lord knows, the moment we are all living through is both heavy and auspicious.
Tonight's Shabbat and Holiday services will include weekday Minha and Festival Ma'ariv. Please join usat 5:30pm PDT.
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All are welcome Saturday evening, April 3rd, at 7pm PDT as we mark the end of Shabbat and welcome the 8th night of Passover with Beit T'Shuvah: "Transform Yourself, Transform the World - A Teaching and Havdalah." Join onZoom Here. Meeting ID: 869 0947 2685. Passcode: BTS8831
Exodus 12:18-19 spells out that "In the first month [now called Nisan] from the fourteenth day of the month [1st day Pesah] at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month [Shevi'i shel Pesah] at evening. No leaven shall be found in your house for seven days." In an effort to imbue the 7th day of Passover with added meaning (especially in the diaspora when we celebrate eight days and include Yizkor on the 8th day), we emphasize the special Torah reading during Shaharit from Exodus 13:17 - 17:16) that includesShirat Hayam - the Song of the Sea. It is considered the ultimate expression of gratitude for our liberation and is so important that it is a focal point in our daily morning liturgy.
This week we will also mark Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 7th and 8th. Vist the Jewish Federation of OC 's website to access a list of programs offered throughout the county. Two special events you may wish to attend on the evening of April 8 are:
OC Egalwill be acknowledging Yom Hashoah at Ma'ariv on April 7th and Minha on April 8th. Please join us on Zoom at 6pm.
Please take a moment to learn about our upcoming ALI series with Dr. Reinhard Krauss starting Monday, April 5th and our new cohort of Pathways into Judaism beginning on Sunday, April 11th.
Shabbat Shalom and Hag Sameah, Rabbi Marcia Tilchin
Friday, April 2 at 5:30pm FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT
Rabbi Marcia Tilchin leads us in Festival
Shabbat services on the 7th night of Passover. Join us for Minha and Ma'ariv on Zoom or Facebook Live.
Saturday, April 3 at 2:00pm (PDT) TWELVE STEPS & TORAH
Shabbat afternoon Torah study informed by the wisdom of Twelve Step recovery. Led by Rabbis Marcia Tilchin and Ilan Glazer.
Join us on Zoom.
Saturday, April 3, 7:00 - 7:30pm 8th NIGHT PASSOVER HAVDALAH WITH BEIT T'SHUVAH Transform Yourself, Transform the World:
a Teaching and Havdalah, with the Beit T'Shuvah community. Click here for Zoom link.
Meeting ID: 869 0947 2685
Passcode: BTS8831
Monday, April 5 at 9:30am ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE
ALI embarks on a six-week course titled Jews and Christians: Related but Distinct, with Dr. Reinhard Krauss. The study series will explore the writings of several exemplary thinkers who have proposed models for understanding the complex relationship between Judaism and Christianity. Learn More.
Saturday, April 10 at 10am ZOOM GALI GALI Families with children are invited to join our new monthly Shabbat celebration on Zoom with Rabbi Aviva FUNke and Scott Spitzer who will entertain with music, interactive participation, and the Joy of Jewish.
Beginning Sunday April 11 at 10:00am PATHWAYS INTO JUDAISM The next cohort of Pathways Into Judaism begins a week from Sunday. Taught by Rabbis Marcia Tilchin and Noam Raucher this 18-week course is ideal for anyone looking to explore and/or enrich their knowledge about what Judaism has to offer.Learn more and register here.
Friday, April 16 at 6:30pm SHABBATOGETHER Following our Friday Night by Candlelight service, ShabbaTogether is an invitation to enjoy a monthly virtual Shabbat Shmooze as part of our Friday Night By Candlelight program, designed to build and strengthen familiarity and friendships.
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