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Parashat Emor – May 13, 2017

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Candle lighting Friday, May 12th, 7:49 p.m.

SERVICES
Friday Evening 6:30pm
Shabbat Morning 9:30am

Parashat Emor

17 Iyar, 5777 / May 13, 2017
Triennial Cycle Year I: Leviticus 21:1-22:16
Ḥumash Etz Ḥayim, page 717
Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31, page 735

  1. (21:1-9) Prohibitions against the priest coming near a dead person, and the marital laws of the priest.
  2. (21:10-15) The special holiness of the High Priest as related to bereavement and marital law.
  3. (21:16-24) A list of defects which disqualify the priest from serving.
  4. (22:1-9) Laws relating to priests who have been rendered ritually impure.
  5. (22:10-16) Who is permitted and who is forbidden to eat the meat of the sacrifices.

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Upcoming Events & Services
Overview

Saturday, May 13
Family Service
9:30 – 10:45 p.m.

Netivot Haneshamah
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Tot Shabbat
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Hot for Shabbat
12:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Jewish Book Group – The Minor Prophets
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17
Yiddish Conversation Group
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Hazak Miniature Golf
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 21
CBD Men’s Club Monthly Meeting
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Biking Outing
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Cub Scouts Pack 504 Meeting
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Thank You Reception for Rabbi Alexander (offsite)
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 23
Israel Coffee Klatch
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Israeli and Jewish Perspectives on the 50th Anniversary of the 6-day War
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Beer with the Boys by CBD Men’s Club
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 24
Another Journey Through Jewish Music
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Board Meeting
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 25
Future of Holocaust Museum – Follow up Meeting
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Dames Who Dine
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 30
Tikkun Leil shavuot
9:00 p.m. – Midnight

Sunday, June 4
Threads of Tradition
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Upcoming Community Events 
Wednesday, May 17th
Pursuit of Peace: Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities to Achieve a Brighter Future at Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills
7:00 p.m.
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