This Week's Update & Kiddush

Dear Friends,

This Shabbat - 4 Elul, 5784 • September 7, 2024 we read the portion of Shoftim, where the Torah instructs the Israelites, to establish a system of Law and Order in the land of Israel. These courts were planted at the gates of all the cities in Israel for 2 reasons. 1) To demonstrate to locals and visitors that this city is a place of Law and Order. 2) To make it easy for farmers and people living in rural areas to access justice and dispute resolution.

This Shabbat is the first Shabbat in the month of Elul, a unique month as it is the final month of the Jewish year, when we are given the chance by G-d to correct and to make up whatever has not been fully done in the previous eleven months. The month is called the month of G-d's compassion, when G-d greets and embraces each and everyone of us with a smile.

This Shabbat we will be celebrating together after service with a delicious Kiddush, in Honor of the Men's Club, sponsored by the Ohr HaTorah Men's Club. All members and friends of Ohr HaTorah are welcome to join this fantastic Kiddush event.

CANDLE LIGHTING THIS FRIDAY IS AT 7:24 PM
MINCHA IS AT 7:00 PM

Friday - 3 Elul • September 6:

• Morning Service - 6:30 am.
• Candle Lighting - 7:24 pm.
• Mincha - 7:00 pm.

  Shabbat - 4 Elul • September 7:

• Shabbat Morning Class - 9:00 am
• Shabbat Morning Services - 10:00 am.
• Shabbat Kiddush Luncheon after Morning Services.
• Mincha will be at 7:10.
• Maariv is at 8:19 pm.

Sunday Morning Service - 8:30 am.

Daily Morning Service M-F - 6:30 am.

Mincha this Week - 7:30 pm. 

The Torah portion we read this week opens with the instruction of establishing courts and law enforcement centers at the gates of all cities in the Land of Israel. There is a message for each of us individually in this instruction. We have internal judges at our gates. Our gates refer to our eyes, ears and mouth. We need to be mindful of how we view other people, how we listen (or shouldn't) listen to gossip and how we speak about others. Our mouth also serves as a gate in only allowing Kosher food to come through. The Law Enforcement within us is our ability to refrain from undesirable activity in our minds, hearts and most of all in our actions.

Shabbat Shalom

AVAILABLE DATES FOR KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP
Updated as of August 22nd

September 28
October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 23, 30
December  7, 14, 21, 28
January 11, 18, 25
February 2, 8,2 2