News & Updates

Shabbat Shalom
1 February 2025
3 Sh’vat 5785

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times:

Friday, January 31 : 5:12 PM
Havdalah, February 1 : 6:12 PM

Upcoming Opportunities to Connect

Thursday morning, January 30th:  Thursday Morning Minyan with virtual stream of in-person service at 7:45 a.m.

Friday evening, January 31st:  Kabbalat Shabbat service

with virtual stream of in-person service at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday morning, February 1st:  Shabbat morning services with virtual stream of the
in-person service at 9:30 a.m.

Monday morning, February 3rd:  Monday Morning Minyan with virtual stream of in-person service at 7:45 a.m.

Please note, we will be using one Zoom link for all services.

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Sponsored Meals
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The Weinstock Family sponsors breakfast on Thursday, January 30th on what would have been Britlyn Weistock’s birthday.

Arnie Abrams sponsors breakfast on Thursday, February 6th in honor of Elaine Abrams’ birthday.

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Adult Education Information

Ethics of Our Ancestors – continues
Tuesday, February 4th at Noon in the RST Library.

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Sisterhood

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Men’s Club

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Religious School

Religious School continues on Sunday, February 2nd.

Saturday, February 15th – Camp Shabbat
Students will be attending and participating in services for Camp Shabbat.
All congregants are welcome to wear their favorite camp “swag” or clothes that remind you of camp, such as white shirts or color wars or other ideas.

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Programming

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Social Action Spotlight

Help our furry friends in need!
The Social Action Committee is collecting donations for local animal shelters, including pet food, animal care supplies, and more. All donations benefit Heritage Humane Society, Peninsula SPCA, and Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter—check the flyer for details!

 Toiletries Requested
Please donate toiletries—feminine hygiene products, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, deodorant, and more—to support individuals experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, or other challenges. Donations of both full-sized and travel-sized items are greatly appreciated!

 Energy Audit
RST’s Climate Action Plan is complete, thanks to David Lasris and the committee. Our first action will be to conduct an Energy Audit. Please let the Social Action Committee know if you know anyone who may be a good resource to help.

 Worried about Executive Orders Targeting Climate Action Efforts?
” The Climate Backtracker identifies steps taken by the Trump-Vance administration to scale back or wholly eliminate federal climate mitigation and adaptation measures. The tracker is linked to our database of climate change regulations, related news , and two previous climate regulation trackers: the Climate Deregulation Tracker covering the first Trump administration and the Climate Reregulation Tracker covering the Biden administration.”

⚖️ Spotlight: Nonprofit of the Week
” Mental Health America advances the mental health and well-being of all people living in the U.S. through public education, research, advocacy and public policy, and direct service.”

️ Next SAC Meeting:
Please join us on Sunday, February 23, at 1 pm at RST for our next Social Action Committee meeting! Contact socialaction@rodefsholomtemple.org for more information.​​​​​​​