Worship Archives - Temple Beth Shalom

Join us as we come together to observe this day of Lament and Healing. We gather at 7pm Eastern on Zoom to observe the 9th Av. Contact our Temple Beth Shalom Office (772-569-4700) or your congregation for log in information

Rabbi Michael Birnholz Breaking together, and bringing together

Beth Shalom Vero Beach, FL https://tbsvero.org/

Rabbi Erica Asch The experience of the Book of Lamentations

Beth El Augusta, ME https://bethelaugusta.org

Rabbi Courtney Berman “For These I Weep: A Theology of Lament”

Beth El Ormond Beach, FL www.tbeob.com

Rabbi Estelle Mills 9 Av lots of tragedy and at least one hope

Congregation Beth Jacob https://www.cbjplymouth.org/

Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar Lamentations through a literary lens

Beth Israel Macon, GA https://www.tbimacon.org/

Rabbi Robin Nafshi Tisha b’Av through Modern Poetry

Beth Jacob Concord , NH https://tbjconcord.org/

June 14, 2021

Rabbi Birnholz studies Parshat Chukat

Michael Birnholz / Shabbat Morning /

Parshat Chukat for Shabbat June 19th

https://www.jtsa.edu/hukkat-balak

Numbers

1: 19:1-6 (6 v.)

2: 19:7-9 (3 v.)

3: 19:10-17 (8 v.)

4: 19:18-22 (5 v.)

5: 20:1-6 (6 v.)

6: 20:7-13 (7 v.)

7: 20:14-21 (8 v.)

A few Commentaries to consider:

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/holy-cow

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/living-golden-mean

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/responding-to-thirst/

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-quotwaters-of-lustrationquot-tears-and-tzedakah/

https://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2013/06/the-red-heifer-life-and-death-and-the-story.html

May 28, 2021

Join Rabbi Birnholz in studying Parshat Shlach

Michael Birnholz / Shabbat Morning /

Parshat Sh’lach L’cha: https://www.jtsa.edu/shelah-lekha

Numbers

1: 14:8-10

2: 14:11-20

3: 14:21-25

4: 14:26-38

5: 14:39-42

6: 14:43-15:3

7: 15:4-7

Some commentaries to study

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/reputation-is-everything/

https://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2019/06/boundaries-and-forgiveness.html

May 4, 2021

Rabbi Birnholz’s focus for Parshat Bemidbar 5/15

Michael Birnholz / Shabbat Morning /

To read the Torah portion in English: https://www.jtsa.edu/bemidbar

This is what we will read as part of Parshat Bemidbar from Numbers

Triennial Year 2

1: 2:1-9 (9 v.)
2: 2:10-16 (7 v.)
3: 2:17-24 (8 v.)
4: 2:25-31 (7 v.)
5: 2:32-34 (3 v.)
6: 3:1-4 (4 v.)
7: 3:5-13 (9 v.)

Commentaries that Rabbi Birnholz is Studying

https://www.jtsa.edu/counting-ourselves-as-israel-bemidbar

https://www.jtsa.edu/teach-us-to-number-o-god

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/reduced-numbers-do-we-count

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/containing-lives-open-wilderness

https://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2020/05/god-and-community-in-the-space-between.html

April 21, 2021

Rabbi Birnholz studies Parshat Emor

Michael Birnholz / Shabbat Morning /

Parshat Emor: https://www.jtsa.edu/emor

Leviticus

1: 22:17-20 (4 v.)

2: 22:21-25 (5 v.)

3: 22:26-33 (8 v.)

4: 23:1-3 (3 v.)

5: 23:4-8 (5 v.)

6: 23:9-14 (6 v.)

7: 23:15-22 (8 v.)

Some of the Commentaries Rabbi Birnholz is exploring.

https://www.jtsa.edu/opportunities-in-jewish-time

https://www.jtsa.edu/uncertainty-and-the-omer

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/time-ours-or-it-gods

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/sacred-time-amp-space/

https://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2019/05/making-time-holy-a-dvarling-for-emor.html

April 19, 2021

Virtual Tikkun Leil Shavuot for 5781

Michael Birnholz / TBS Holidays /

One Tradition of Shavuot is to have a Tikkun Leil Shavuot, an all night study. Like last year, with the magic of Zoom, Rabbis from all over the country will offer lessons every hour on the hour. Rabbi Birnholz will be teaching Nitty, Gritty Flour Power: Grain Bread and Shavuot at 10 pm. For login information for his class see our TBS weekly update or contact our office tbsoffice@tbsvero.org (772569-4700).

Registration for the whole program will be linked here shortly.

April 8, 2021