Shabbat Message from Rabbi Moshe : Coastside Jewish Community

Last Weekend and This Weekend

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No CJC Shabbat service tonight, but join us on Zoom for the 6pm service with Chochmat HaLev. Details in R’Moshes email.

This week’s Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora (Lev 12:1-15:33), is what B’nai Mitzvah students and their mothers have nightmares about. It outlines purification rituals for women after childbirth and people afflicted by a skin affliction often translated as leprosy. It also covers rules for impurity related to bodily discharges of all kinds. San Francisco-based author Jennifer Traig summarizes the portion in a hilarious and insightful way here.

Dear CJC Members & Friends,

Can you believe it’s May already? The CJC Monthly Update will arrive Monday morning (as always on the first Monday of every month). That will provide a full report on what’s coming up in the next few weeks, but for now I want to share a few things to know, a few photos from recent events, and a few things that are happening this weekend.

A few things to know: This month is Jewish American Heritage Month. From marching for civil rights to fighting for immigrants’ rights, workers’ rights, religious freedom, and equal justice under the law, Jewish Americans have long understood that our liberation is bound up with the liberation of all peoples.

Today, that understanding is more urgent than ever. As we see antisemitism on the rise and direct attacks on democracy, freedom, and civil rights, we can best honor our history by continuing to fight for a just, inclusive, and democratic America and by building the partnerships and coalitions necessary to advance all of our rights and safety. You can help us do that locally. Read on. [See R’Moshe’s complete email]

It’s also Affordable Housing Month. The Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County invites us to participate in a month-long series of events that highlight the local solutions shaping the future of housing in San Mateo County.

Affordable housing is not just a policy issue, it’s a community effort. By bringing together residents, advocates, policymakers, and industry leaders, we can drive lasting impact and ensure that everyone in San Mateo County has access to a safe, stable, and affordable home. Check out some of the local events here.

Also this month, there’s Lissin’s birthday (May 13) and Lag BaOmer (May 15-16). See below how we’ll celebrate Lag BaOmer this year. Has anyone been counting the Omer daily? If so, let me know. I’d like to extend to you a “yasher koach!”

And last but not least, below are a few photos from recent events such as our meditative Shabbat service last Friday, our Family Circle class and Yom HaShoah observance last Sunday, and yesterday’s May Day in HMB. Stay tuned for more.

Shabbat Shalom,

Reb Moshe

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