View Parashat Aḥarei Mot/Maḥar Ḥodesh – May 7, 2016
Candle Lighting Friday, May 6th 7:44 p.m.
SERVICES
Friday Evening 6:30pm
Shabbat Morning 9:30am
Parashat Aḥarei Mot/Maḥar Ḥodesh
29 Nissan, 5776 / May 7, 2016
Triennial Cycle III: Lev. 17:1-18:30
Ḥumash Etz Ḥayim, page 685
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 20:18-42, page 1216
- (17:1-9) The prohibition of slaughtering animals any place except the altar.
- (17:10-14) The prohibition of eating blood, and the commandment to cover the blood when slaughtering an animal.
- (17:15-16) The prohibition of eating an animal that has died (nevelah) or been torn (trefah).
- (18:1-5) A warning to keep away from all the practices of the idolators.
- (18:6-30) A list of forbidden marriages and other prohibited sexual relationships, followed by a general warning to avoid abominable behavior and to follow God’s ways.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Peninsula Food Runners – Volunteer Opportunity
Camp and Group Youth Merit Scholarship – Deadline to apply is May 20th
Alef Bet Judaica Closing July 2016
REMINDER: Please refrain from using cell phones, cameras and other electronic devices on Shabbat.
UPCOMING EVENTS & SERVICES
CBD Annual Holocaust Remembrance Museum – open now through May 10th
Friday, May 6: TGI Shabbat Multi-generational Services and Potluck – Services at 6:30pm; Potluck at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 7: Netivot Haneshamah: Mindfulness and Meditation – 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 7: Hot Topics in Halakhah Today – 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Monday, May 9: Lean in Circle – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10: CANCELED Current Issues Facing Israel and the Middle East
Wednesday, May 11: Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut Observance – 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 12: Ladies Who Lunch – 1:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 14: Tot Shabbat – 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 14: Jewish Book Discussion Group – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 15: Sunday Seminar: Decline of the Ashkenaz: Crusades, Accusations, the Black Death, and Immigration – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 15: Yom HaAtzmaut with Artist 4 Israel – 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17: Yiddish Conversation Group – 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 19: Hazak Miniature Golf – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Friday, May 20: PJ Shabbat – 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 21: CBD Jewish Artists Group – 1:30 – 3:00
Sunday, May 22: Biking Group Meet Up and Ride – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22: Guadalupe Creek Clean-up – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25: CBD General Board Meeting – 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 4: Teen Shabbat and Recognition Ceremony – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Monday, May 10: Mental Health Support Group
Wednesday, May 11: Understanding Aging Workshop for Family Caregivers – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 15: HaZamir Silicon Valley Performance and Open House – 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22: Celebrate Ramah’s 60 Year Anniversary – 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22: Growing Up Interfaith: First Person Stories, Current Findings, and Best Practices – 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
August 26 – 28: Grief and Growing