11:30amTefillah Class; 6:00pm Family Kabbalat Shabbat Service on Zoom
Sat.
Jun 20
9:00am Spanish Services on Zoom; 10:00am Shabbat Services on Zoom,Bar Mitzvah of Brennan Kenville
Sun.
Jun 21
9:00am Davening on Zoom; 9:30am Maimonides Class on Zoom
Mon.
Jun 22
11:30am NO A Little Mishnah
Wed.
Jun 24
11:30am NO A Little Mishnah
Fri.
Jun 26
11:30am NO Tefillah Class; 6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service on Zoom
Sat.
Jun 27
9:000am Spanish Services on Zoom; 10:00am Shabbat Services on Zoom
Sun.
Jun 28
9:00am Davening on Zoom; 9:30amMaimonides Class on Zoom
Rabbi's D'var Torah
In this week’s parsha, the story of the spies dominates the text. We learn that twelve men, one from each tribe, are sent into the Land to scout ahead to see what awaits the Israelites there. After forty days, they return with their report to Moses:
Numbers 14:27-31
This is what they told him: “We came to the land you sent us to; it does indeed flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
However, the people who inhabit the country are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, we saw the Anakites there.
Amalekites dwell in the Negeb region; Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites inhabit the hill country; and Canaanites dwell by the Sea and along the Jordan.”
Caleb hushed the people before Moses and said, “Let us by all means go up, and we shall gain possession of it, for we shall surely overcome it.”
But the men who had gone up with him said, “We cannot attack that people, for it is stronger than we.”
The Israelites stand at a crossroads in this moment- do they turn away from their long promised home out of fear and danger, or do they commit to the task ahead regardless of the risk?
We too stand at a similar crossroads. This year has been a series of exceptional and unusual moments in our lives and our history. I have lived through major earthquakes and dodged storms that almost annihilated entire cities, yet the global pandemic has done more to disrupt my life, and the daily lives of billions, than anything anyone has seen in almost a century.
When I can take a step back from the minutiae of living in a pandemic, I am awestruck by the sheer scope of our situation. For much of the last three months, I have despaired in response to that awe. So much of what I consider essential to a good life is denied- ongoing human interaction, being out in the world, and among others, travelling to new places and having new experiences. To be responsible and safe requires minimizing those very things I enjoy most as best I can.
Like the spies in our parsha, I stand before a world I had been promised and only see danger in trying to claim that promise.
Yet I have also seen a shift in the way we talk about ourselves as a society, and the creativity and love that permeates every effort to push forward regardless of the challenges ahead. Caleb’s spirit lives as much as the other spies fear. Fear and anxiety are reasonable, but so too is Caleb’s bravery and confidence.
For every lament over what we have lost, there are voices building new bridges through technology and innovation. We have managed to keep the essence of our community through platforms like Zoom, praying together from our living rooms and offices rather than give up on one another. People are taking advantage of the classes being offered, the seminars being launched from every timezone to meet varied schedules. So many are working to keep people fed, and sheltered, and safe without compensation or promise of reward. The very best of ourselves is alive and burning bright in response to the suffering and danger we face, and it is awe inspiring too.
Yes, I still find myself despairing at times for the world I had thought would be here. But I also see a world that is stepping up to the challenges, a world that could be better than we had ever dared to hope without those challenges. May Caleb’s spirit, in seeing the challenges ahead as opportunities to succeed, be the spirit we carry with us now and onwards no matter what obstacles we face.
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Please donate your used printer cartridges. Place your used cartridges in the box located on the counter in the Administration Office. We have been paying for most of our office supplies for several years through the money we get from recycling printer cartridges. Please help us keep this worthwhile endeavor going.
The Sisterhood of TBS-EV is collecting old eyeglasses and lenses to be donated to the Lions Club. There are donation containers waiting to be filled in the Sanctuary, Social Hall and Administration Office.
Save the Family has asked for help to transition families into homes. Current household product needs include: toilet paper, paper towels/napkins, shampoo & conditioner, toothpaste & brushes, deodorant, mouthwash, body lotion, body wash, diapers--particularly size 4, baby wipes, feminine hygiene products, all-purpose cleanser/comet/etc., laundry detergent/bleach/dryer sheets/fabric softener. There is a bin in the Office. Please help this worthy community service.
Prayers are needed for Chaim Laib ben Esther, brother of Walter Berkey; Alexander Moshe HaLevi ben Rivkah, father of Regina Fischer; Rivkah bat Rachel, grandmother of Regina Fischer; Brenda Carson, sister of Rebecca Toledo;Donnie Carson, brother-in-law of Rebecca Toledo; Roberta Rosenberg (Rivkah Fradel bat Sara);Shimson ben Etel, father of Florence Wibel; Irene Simpkins (Yocheved bat Miriam); Barbara Tricoci (Baila bat Rifka); Elazear ben Dreisyl; Eric Taylor; Sid Brodsky (Zundel Be'er ben Esther); Linda Heartquist;Allen Simon (Aaron Hirsch ben Ceil);Carol Osman Brown, friend of Linda Radke; Rijon Erickson; Chano Ruven ben Shaina Chaya; Matthew Werdean, friend of Regina Fischer; David ben Sarah, father of Rabbi Aberson; Jack Heller; Liba Yetta bat Tova; Ilana bat Bella, sister of Ruti Keren; David Ramirez, brother of Louis Ramirez; Pasha bat Fayge, friend of Gloria Windmiller; Moshe ben Hana, brother-in-law of Ruti Keren; HaRav Haim Baruch ben Chana; Raphael ben Rebekah, friend of Alan Sapakie; Jack Rosenberg (Ya'acov Avram ben Sarah Ruchel); Walter Berkey (Yossel Velvel ben Esther); Warren Stern (Binyamin ben Meyer Rav); Jennifer Dally, partner of Maggie Diamond; Rose Tufarelli; Sarah Caliandro (Sarah Nechama bat Leah); Ingrid Gallegos; Chaim Shneur Zalman Yehuda ben Hinda Yocheved; Alex Shekhel;Avraham ben Chaya Udel;Mikah Chaim ben Devora.
Samuel Etkin, grandfather of Leslie Feldman Lottie Goldstein, mother of Elliott Goldstein Ida Ziv, mother of Alan Ziv Gizella Rich, mother of David Rich Yetta Lipton, mother of Robin Lipton Diana Charyn, mother of Sandra Bernoff Arnold Harvey, father-in-law of Juliette Harvey Lillian D Lavinsky, mother of Arthur Lavinsky Henry Becker, father of Barbara Tricoci
and grandfather of Lorre Levy Ann Foster, mother of Linda Radke Sylvia Guren, mother of Roberta Rosenberg
and mother-in-law of Jack Rosenberg Julius L. Pollack, father of Bill Pollack Gerald Schnee, father of Scott Schnee
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of TBS-EV member Helen Cherner.
Notes of Condolence may be sent to Helen's son, Elliot Cherner, 910 W. Barrow Dr., Chandler, AZ 85225 or email at ERCherner@yahoo.com.
The family appreciates the thoughts and prayers of the community during this very difficult time.
