Candle Lighting time for Friday, May 1, 2015, 7:39 p.m.
Parashat Aḥrei Mot-Kedoshim
13 Iyar, 5775 / May 2, 2015
Triennial Cycle Year II: Leviticus 17:8-19:14
Ḥumash Etz Ḥayim, page 688
Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15, page 706
- (17:8-9) Karet, a punishment from God for sacrificing anywhere but the Tabernacle altar.
- (17:10-16) The prohibitions of eating blood and of eating an animal that has died of natural causes (nevelah) or been torn (trefah).
- (18:1-5) a warning to keep away from all the practices of the idolaters and to follow God’s laws.
- (18:6-30) The categories of forbidden marriage and other types of forbidden sexual relationship.
- (19:1-14) Kedoshim opens with the words: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. “Rabbi Chiyya taught: This section was spoken before the assembly of the entire people, because to a large extent it contains the essentials of the Torah.” (Midrash Vayikra Rabbah).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, May 1: Shabbat Mishpaha Experience – 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 2: Hot Topics in Halakhah Today – 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3: Family Education Hour – 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3: Kadima Goes to Petroglyph – 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5: Conversations in Jewish Learning: Roots of the Holocaust – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 9: Noten Yad Shabbat – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9: Pathways to the Soul: Learning Minyan with Rabbi Alexander – 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 9: Book Discussion Group – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, May 11: Lean in Circle – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12: Yiddish Conversation Group – 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12: Transportation Seminar Presented by PACT and Noten Yad – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday May 13: JET Dinner and Learn – 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 15: PJ Shabbat – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 16: CBD Jewish Artists Group – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 17: JCore Rewards Ceremony – 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 17: Hazak: San Jose Wind Symphony – 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 19: What’s Happening on College Campuses? 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23 & Sunday. May 24: Shavuot at CBD
Saturday, May 30: Shabbat Schmooze – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 31: Kohen Koffee Klatch – 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Friday, June 5: South Bay Pride Shabbat – 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 6: Moving Up & JET Graduation Ceremony – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 7: Jewish Heritage Night at the San Jose Earthquakes – 4:00 p.m.
June 26 -28: Limmud Bay Area
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: July 27: Jewish Heritage Night at AT&T Park – 7:15 p.m.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Host An Israeli Camp Counselor In Your Home This Summer
Saturday and Sunday May 2 & 3: My Name is Asher Lev: A Readers Theatre Performance
Sunday, May 3: Klezmasters – Live Concert – 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3: Israel in our Hearts – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
May 7: Lag Ba’omer Bonfire – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
May 28: Yellow Comforter Project
May 29 – 31: Jewish Study Network Tahoe Weekend Getaway
May 31 – June 2: Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Conference
SAVE THE DATES:
June 28: Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival – 2:00 – 7:00 p.m.
October 12- 22: Jewish-Christian Journey to Israel