Parashat Shemini

Save the date and get your RSVP’s in! Saturday April 23 at 7:00 PM is our famous 2nd night Seder at Beth El. This special event is already filling up fast. Many people are asking how to help. Please volunteer to cook with the kidish crew, bring in kosher for Passover items like matzah, kosher for Passover deserts from the kosher HEB and kosher for Passover wine or grape juice.

Cantor Ben-Moshe’s Message
This week we read from Parshat Sh’mini and the special reading for Shabbat Parah. The parshah details some of the laws of kashrut, purity of consumption, while the maftir details the laws of the red heifer, a purification ritual that could be necessary in order to partake of the Passover sacrifice. Indeed, The laws of Passover are largely about what we may put into our mouths-but as the Hassidic Masters taught, what comes out of our mouths is even more important. Let us always remember that purity of speech is paramount, and let our words be for healing and peace in the world, at this and every season. Shabbat Shalom.
Hazzan Yitzhak Ben-Moshe

Sunday school kiddos racing frogs before making their Passover plague bags. BERS, Sunday school class meets this Sunday April 3 and will delve further into Passover exploration and learning.

HOLD THE DATE FOR VANIA’S BAT MITZVAH! May 13 and 14, 2016 is Vania Aguilar’s bat mitzvah!

Passover Preparation Class:
Everything you wanted to know about Passover but were too afraid to ask. Passover is all about asking questions and learning. Come learn the ins and outs of Passover on Sunday April 10, at 10AM. All your questions will be answered.