Weekly Bulletin - February 7th

SHABBAT
SHIRA
H O N O R I N G D E B B I E
F R I E D M A N ’ S S T O R Y I N S O N G
PARASHAT B'shalach
Friday, February 7th, 2025
7:00 PM
Shabbat Service
Services will be led by Rabbi Meeka
music By the TAS Choir
YOUTUBE LINK FOR SERVICES
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Torah Portion Preview
B'shalach
In B'shalach, the Israelites have a dizzying series of
peak experiences in a very short period of time. Some
of the events in this portion are so significant that we
continue to mark them to this day. Moses and the
Israelites are all changed by these encounters, and
thousands of years later, we keep wrestling with them,
extracting wisdom and blessings that continue to give
meaning and direction to our lives.
In this portion we see some of the most intense
moments of the journey to liberation-the Israelites
streaming out of Egypt, pursued by Pharoah's army,
trapped at the shores of the Sea of Reeds, and then
experiencing a miracle as God, through Moses, parts
the waters so they can continue their march to
freedom. The Egyptian army is destroyed, and the
Israelites celebrate their liberation with music and
dance. Resuming their journey but under-equipped for
life in the wilderness, God provides manna to eat.
Finally, they are attacked by the Amalekites, who
become the paradigmatic enemy of Israel throughout
Jewish history.
https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/bshalach
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Mi Sheberakh * We Pray for Healing
Amelia Parsons
Daniel Hurst
David Bonham
Fred Belkin
Gary Markow
Heather Mullis
Joyce Levy Levine
Julie Cooper
Linda Topol
Mandy Shanks
Natalie Litofsky
Paul Cohen
Shari Morris
Steve Nohowel
In Loving Memory:
Honoring Those Who Recently Passed
Melvin Babner
Mourned by his daughter ad son-in-law Linda & Stu Needel
Yahrzeits Observed
Abraham Hecht
Remembered by the Congregation
Bob Bornstein
Remembered by Melissa Joslin, Meredith Evans,
Elaine Cocco
Carl David Segal
Remembered by Robert & Barbara Lynch
Chester S. Friedman
Remembered by the Congregation
David Lipnick
Remembered by the Congregation
David Samuels
Remembered by Lonny Samuels
Dr. Joan Gilbert Segall
Remembered by the Congregation
Dr. Joseph E. Shuman
Remembered by the Congregation
Eileen Moss
Remembered by David & Jennifer Bober
Elsie Sachs
Remembered by Mickie (Mollie) Sachs
Florence Hurwitz
Remembered by Rayna Richardson
Frederick Feulner
Remembered by Gregory Feulner
Ida Samuels
Remembered by Lonny Samuels
Matilda Starr
Remembered by David & Jennifer Bober
Maurice Josephson
Remembered by the Congregation
Rose Colman
Remembered by Rabbi Gila Ruskin
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Celebrating Another Year:
Happy Birthday
7th Austin Woods * 8th Henry Kolstad
9th Robin Way * 10th Eric Repas
10th Maxwell Birnbaum * 11th Jayne Klein
12th Matthew Way
Caring Committee Announcement
Caring is about both the simchas and healing through
support and community. Is there a moment you would like to
share, privately or publicly?
We want to be there for you so please let us know. Email
caring@templeadasshalom.org
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TAS Calendar of Events
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9th of Sh'vat 5785 10th of Sh'vat 5785 11th of Sh'vat 5785 12th of Sh'vat 5785
B'shalach
9:00am: Religious School
HJC ELC 100 Days of
School Celebration
7:00pm: Debbie Friedman
Shabbat Service
5:14pm: Candle Lighting
5:00pm: Chic Flic
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13th of Sh'vat 5785 14th of Sh'vat 5785 15th of Sh'vat 5785
Tu BiSh'vat
11:00am: Membership
Committee Meeting
11:00am: Planting Seeds
with Rabbi Meeka
11:00am: TAS Board of
Trustees Meeting
Upcoming Live Streamed Services & Events
Shabbat Ahavah Service
Friday, February 14th
Live Streaming starts at 6:45pm - 7:00pm
Service starts at 7:00pm
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B’ruchot Haba’ot
Music by Debbie Friedman
B’ruchot ha-ba-ot tachat kan’fei ha-sh’chinah.
‏ְבּרוּכוֹת הַ‏ ‏ָבּאוֹת תַּ‏ חַ‏ ת כַּנְפֵי הַ‏ שׁ‏ ְ כִ‏ ינָה ְ בּ‏ רוּכִ‏ ים הַ‏ ‏ָבּ‏ אִ‏ ים
B’ruchim ha-baim
tachat kan’fei ha-sh’chinah.
תַּ‏ חַ‏ ת כַּנְפֵי הַ‏ שׁ‏ ְ כִ‏ ינָה
May you be blessed beneath the wings of Sh’chinah,
be blessed with love, be blessed with peace. (2x)
Light These Lights
Music & Text: Debbie Friedman
Oh Hear my prayer, I sing to you.
Be gracious to the ones I love
And bless them with goodness, and mercy and peace
Oh hear my prayer, to you.
Let us light these lights, and see the way to You,
And let us say: “Amen.”
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Ve’ahavta, And You Shall Love
Melody by Debbie Friedman
And you shall love Adonai your God with all your heart
With all your soul, and with all of your might.
And all these words which I command you on this day
Shall be in your heart, shall be in your heart
And you shall teach them diligently unto your children
And you shall speak of them
When you dwell in your house.
When you walk by the way and when you rise up,
And when you lie down, and when you lie down
And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand
And they shall be for frontlets, between your eyes
And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house,
And upon your gates, and upon your gates
That you may remember, and do all of My Commandments,
And be holy unto your God, unto your God
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
PLEASE CLICK FLIERS FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Sisterhood Chick Flick Night
Saturday, February 8th
5:00pm
White Bird
Shabbat Ahava
Celebrating Love Shabbat Service
Friday, February 14th
7:00pm
Family Shabbat Service
Breakfast for Dinner
Friday, February 21st
5:30pm - Dinner
6:15pm - Services
$6.00 per person | $18 per family
Children 3 and under are FREE
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
PLEASE CLICK FLIERS FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Sunday, February 23rd
Congregant Naming Ceremony
11:00am - 12:00pm
Scout Shabbat
Friday, February 28th
7:00pm
Women’s Event:
What is the jewish view on aborition?
Sunday, March 30th
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Free admission with a donation to support a
feminine project collection
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