Parshat Beha’alotkh

Our deepest condolences to the Butler family on the loss of Larry’s mother earlier this week. May you all be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Cantor Ben-Moshe’s weekly message:
As we read Parshat Beha’alotkha, we begin with the description of the menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum that lit the Mishkan and later the Temple. It was the job of the Cohanim, the priests, to light the menorah every evening, and it was to burn all night to light up the sanctuary. In a way, this act was a microcosm of our role as a people. The Torah says that we, the People of Israel, are to be a “kingdom of priests”, and our Tradition also says that we are to be a “light unto the nations”. We are called to set an example of ethical living to anyone with whom we come in contact. Jewish Tradition is not meant merely to make us feel better, but to make the world better. Shabbat Shalom.
Hazzan Yitzhak Ben-Moshe

Thank you kind kidish crew for the shabbat kids. This week spearheaded by Claudia Aguilar!

We would like to wish Patrice Jones a continued refua shlema as she recuperates at Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in Kyle. G-d willing you will be back home in a couple of weeks.