One Torah for All -
at Beit Torah Jewish Congregation
BEIT TORAH JEWISH CONGREGATION -
an Unaffiliated Jewish Community serving the Tri-city area of Prescott, Prescott Valley, and Chino Valley & surrounding areas.
Kabbalat Shabbat zoom 4 pm MST/ PDT, 5 pm MDT, 7 pm EDT during Daylight Savings Time Time every Friday eve unless otherwise noted here! please email ansheitorah@gmail.com to request link.
Parashah summary below at end.
Greet every person with a pleasant face.
Receive every person in a cheerful manner.- Ethics of the Fathers 1:15; 3:16"
Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better." Albert Einstein
"We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors --- we have borrowed it from our children." - ancient proverb.
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We exist thanks to the donations of our members and other interested parties. We are all volunteers and have no paid staff. If you would like to give a donation to help us continue our good works and pay for our overhead, please send your donations to:
Beit Torah c/o, 2004 Shoshone Dr., Chino Valley, AZ 86323
At present, we have weekly zoom Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat service. Please contact for zoom access information. There is no Saturday morning service at the moment although Rabbi Adele has an open house policy for Torah Study all day of Shabbat - just let her know when you want to come.
Please contact Beit Torah 237-0390 for info or to arrange for special requests.
Our goal is to provide a safe place for people to go for spiritual enrichment and good company, in short a respite away from everyday concerns during the Sabbath and the Holy Days.
Also: Please be respectful of people with allergies and medical sensitivities by helping us make all activities free of fragranced products and other adverse odors such as tobacco smoke/residues, paint solvents, bug spray, etc.
Please note that we are meeting in private homes. Anyone willing to volunteer their home or with other ideas on where we can meet, please call 237-0390 or write ansheitorah@gmail.com -
Although we are led by Rabbi Adele, we welcome topic suggestions for these events as well as volunteers to help conduct the services and programs. We offer the opportunity for you to practice being a Jewish Lay Leader with hands-on experience!
Bar/Bat Mitzvah training as well as Hebrew lessons can be arranged on an individual basis. Topics to be covered will be based on requests. Conversational Hebrew, Basic Hebrew reading and prayers may be taught if requested. Call Beit Torah to arrange. For further information or directions to specific events, please call Beit Torah at (928)237-0390 or write ansheitorah@gmail.com
Shabbat Shlach Lecha Shalom! eve 6/12 thru 6/1326. Friday zoom service for Kabbalat Shabbat 7 pm EDT/ 5 pm MDT, but 4 pm PDT and MST-AZ Please email or call for link. We encourage all to be prudent, cautious, and safe!
The 5786 calendars are available- call to arrange to get a free one! Torah services/ study also can be arranged.
Call 928-237-0390!
The cycle of complaining continues, as this week's parashah presents us with some of the most complex stories in the Torah. Approaching the Land of Israel, Moses sends 12 scouts ahead to reconnoiter the Land. The scouts return with outrageous stories and samples of the extraordinary fruit that grows in this good land. However, ten of the twelve scouts also give a discouraging report, indicating their lack of faith that they can conquer the Land. Only Joshua and Caleb are encouraging. Always fickle, the people accept that it will be too difficult to possess the Promised Land. They express their desire to return to slavery in Egypt. Angered by their lack of faith, G!d wants to destroy the people, but again,Moses successfully persuades G!d to relent. Instead, G!d decides to lengthen the Israelites' wandering in the wilderness to 40 years, one year for each day the scouts were in the Land. Now, none of the faithless generation of the Exodus will enter the Land. The parasha continues with laws about various kinds of sacrifices which will take effect when they are settled in the Land. We then read about another strange little event: a man transgresses the Sabbath by gathering sticks. The final paragraph of the parasha contains the commandment to attach tzitzit (fringes) to the corners of one's clothing.