Candle lighting: 4:41 pm on Friday, Jan. 26th

Havdalah: 5:56 pm on Saturday Jan. 27th

No Shabbat Services

Saturday, January 27th

Torah portion: Exodus 13:17 - 17:16

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Judges 4:4 - 5:31

Haftarah for Sephardim: Judges 5:1 - 5:31

Parashah Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites.

To read more about this week's Parsha.

Aish.com     chabad.org     Torah.org  JTS.edu

Next Sabbath Service

Save the date to join us Saturday, February 3rd at 10:00 am as we conduct a full Shabbat Torah Service reading Parashah Yitro. This special Shabbat Service will be conducted by our members. Pre-pandemic, this special service had taken place annually. We are pleased to be able to offer this meaningful experience to our community once again. Please attend to show your support for our wonderful Torah readers.  Kiddush luncheon to follow.

Donations for Israel during the Current Crisis

If you wish to make donations to help support Israel during this most difficult time, here are links to two organizations that are actively seeking funds:

https://www.mdais.org/en/donation

https://jewishfed.org/news/blog/israel-and-israeli-people-need-your-support-now#:~:text=In%20response%2C%20we%20took%20swift,services%20to%20victims%20of%20terror.

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Philosophy Book Club

The philosophy book club is meeting on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 7:30 pm. You can attend in person at the synagogue or over Zoom. To attend via Zoom, click on the following link: Book club

The book club is reading "The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious" by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg and will discuss

Chapters 7 and 8.

Mi Sheberakh (Prayers for Healing)

If you know of loved ones or others who are ill or in need of healing, please email their names to this link, and we will add them to our Mi Sheberackh list (list for the prayer for those in need of healing)