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Contact: Congregation Brith Sholom
1190 W. Macada Road
Bethlehem, PA 18017-3029
TEL 610/866-8009
FAX 610/866-8000
E-MAIL info@brithsholom.net
Rabbi Singer: rabbisinger@brithsholom.net
Tammy Watts: tammy@brithsholom.net
Minyan is Monday and Thursday mornings right now, 7:45 a.m. on Monday and Thursday.
Shabbat and Holiday Holiday services are mornings at 9:00 a.m.
You must be logged in to see information about virtual services. If you have forgotten your password for log in or otherwise need one, please contact Tammy. Please click here for links.
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THE RABBI'S DESK
“You shall count from the eve of the second day of Pesach, when an omer of grain is to be brought as an offering, seven complete weeks. The day after the seventh week of your counting will make fifty days, and you shall present a new meal offering to God.” (Leviticus 23:15-16)
One of the most interesting of the 613 Commandments in the Torah is ספירת העומר or the counting of the Omer. While the Torah does have other numbers we are asked to keep track of such as: days between ritual impurity and purity, dates of holidays or life-cycle events, weights and measurements, Sabbatical & Jubilee years, etc. - it is only the counting of the Omer where the specific mitzvah to count has become the primary obligation.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 5/16 Lag B'Omer
- 5/17 New Member Shabbat - Morning Service - 9 AM Parshat Emor
- 5/19 Monday Morning Minyan - 7:45 AM
- 5/21/ 1619 Project Discussion 7 PM
- 5/22 Thursday Morning Minyan 7:45 AM
- 5/24 Shabbat Morning Service - 9 AM - Parshat Bamidbar
- 6/1 Tikkun Leil Shavuot 7:30 PM "What Does God Want From Us?"
- 6/2 Shavuot Service Day 1 - 9 AM
- 6/3 Shavuot Service & Yizkor - Day 2 - 9 AM
- 6/6 Starry Shabbat - 7:30 PM
- 6/7 Lech Lecha Graduation Shabbat - 9 AM - Parshat Nasso
- For more upcoming events and information, please click here...
- Please note: There are currently no zoom links for services or minyan as we are not streaming these.
ONGOING EVENTS:
Shabbat Services
Weekly Shabbat services begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings. Currently these are hybrid (online and in person). For more information, please click here.
Minyan
Minyan services start at 7:45 AM Monday and Thursday Mornings. For more information please click here.
Talmud Study
WISDOM OF THE TALMUD CLASS
Talmud Class on Shabbat - Masechet Megillah. All are welcome! (No previous Talmud experience necessary) This is a perfect time to join the Talmud class as it is a new tractate (volume) and we are just beginning.
Yoga
Chair Supported Yoga classes, taught by Miriam Serow, in person and streaming:
Wednesdays, 1:00-2:00 pm.
$10 Drop-In fee payable to Congregation Brith Sholom. Please click here for For zoom link.
SCHOLARSTREAM CLASSES
For more information, please call Tammy at 610-866-8009
Mah-Jongg
Date: Tuesdays
Time: 2:00 PM
Where: Brith Sholom
Description: Beginners welcome; learn to play. For more information, please click here.
Chant Haftorah
Date: Wednesdays, Starting 7 February
Time: 7 PM
Where: Brith Sholom
Description: Learn to chant haftorah with Rabbi Singer. For more information, please click here.