PARASHAT NASSO

Candle lighting for Shabbat: Friday, 8:00 pm

Shabbat ends: Saturday, 9:01 pm

Table of Contents

1) -Weekly Service Schedule 

2) - Rabbi's message

3) - Rabbi's Bible Study

4) -Activities & Donations

5) - Birthdays & Anniversaries

6) - Refuah shlema

1) - Weekly Service Schedule 

Please join us for any or all of these

services in our synagogue. You many also join us on Zoom for these services.



• Candle Lighting: 8:00 pm

Sunset - by which time preparations for Shabbat are concluded, and Shabbat candles have been lit -

is at 8:18pm

For those who join us for our Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday, please light your Shabbat candles before the service. Shabbat will begin for those who participate in our service when we recite the Psalm for Shabbat

(on p.23), before which the candles should be lit.

We welcome Shabbat each week with our Kabbalat Shabbat service in the

Moseson Chapel:

• Friday - 6/29 - 5:30-6:45 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat - Services for Shabbat Eve

In the Moseson Chapel & on Zoom

Click this link

Zoom Meeting ID: 897-8879-2248

• Shabbat Morning Service - 6/30- 9:30 am

In the Sanctuary & on Zoom

Kiddush - Lunch after services - Everyone is welcome.

To keep our building secure on Shabbat the side doors will be locked after 10:00 a.m. On Saturday morning the doors will be monitored, and they will be opened as quickly as possible, Thank you.

Shabbat ends: 9:01 pm

We ask men on Zoom, to please have your heads covered for all services. 

We also strongly encourage you to don a Tallit for all morning services - on Shabbat and Weekdays - which is a Mitzvah.



People are also encouraged to wear Tefillin for weekday morning services; Rabbi Yechiel will be happy to help anyone who wishes to put on Tefillin.

To be counted in a minyan on Zoom your face must be visible.

Please join us for these

Weekday Services:

These services also support people who are saying Kaddish for loved ones who have passed away.

• Sunday - 5/31 - 8:00 pm

This week on Zoom only

• Monday- 6/1 - 8:00 am

This week on Zoom only

• Thursday - 6/2 - 8:00 am

This week on Zoom only

Please scroll down to see upcoming events.

Please visit our website at: shaarayshalom.org

for additional information.

2) - Rabbi's Message

                   PARSHAT HA-SHAVU'A - Parshat Nahsoh - פרשת נשוא - This wide- ranging Torah portion continues the opening theme of the beginning of the 4th book of the Torah, BeMidbar - "In the Desert" (a.k.a. Numbers) with the preparations to depart Mt. Sinai and head for our new home in the Land of Israel. The census of the Israelites is completed (by counting the Levite clans) and a ceremony is held for the Dedication ("Chanukkah" - חנוכה) of the portable sanctuary, the Meeshkahn (7:1-89). We also learn about the Nazirite (ch. 6), a person who decides to refrain from wine and strong drink, to dedicate themselves to sacred matters and mitzvot for a period of time; and about the strange and disturbing ordeal of women accused of adultery (5:11-31) - a practice which our Sages put an end to, thankfully, in the 1st century CE.

The portion also includes the beautiful blessing - "May the Holy One bless you and keep you ... shine Divine light upon you ... and give you peace and well-being ... יברכך ה' וישמרך" - which Aharon & his children and all their descendants (the Kohanim) are commanded to bestow upon the people of Israel daily (Numbers 6:22-27). These sacred words are part of our daily prayers and have been adapted for blessing children and grandchildren gathered to welcome Shabbat, to bless bride and groom under the Chuppah, and for numerous other sacred occasions in Jewish life. These verses are known as Beerkaht Kohahneem - ברכת כהנים - or, the Priestly Blessing.

You may find this Parshah in any Bible in Numbers 4:21-7:89, in the Hertz Chumash on pp. 586-601; and on pp. 791-811 in Etz Hayim. You may also read it on line at

https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.4.21-7.89?lang=bi&aliyot=0

Our Haftarah tells of the extraordinary experience of a childless couple who are to become the parents of Samson - Shimshon ha-Gibor - a famous Nazirite, warrior and deeply flawed hero. The story is from Judges 13:2-25. It is in Etz Hayim on pp. 813-5 and in the Hertz Chumash on pp. 602-4. You may find it on line at this link:

https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.13.2-25?lang=bi

I look forward to welcoming Shabbat with you at our Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday afternoon (5:30-6:45 PM) and to enjoying Shabbat services and Kiddush with you on the Sabbath day. 

I wish you a peaceful, restful and enjoyable Shabbos.

Shabbat Shalom - שבת שלום

Rabbi Yechiel

3) - Bible Study with Rabbi Yechiel

NEW STORY - BIRTH OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL -

THE CRISIS AND THE SEARCH FOR ISRAEL'S 1ST MONARCH

Our weekly study of the Hebrew Bible will continue on Monday evening, June 15th, 7:00-8:00 PM. We study and discuss different parts of the Bible in depth, trying to understand these stories as human dramas which reflect the real-world experiences, ideas and the literary art of ancient Israel. No prior knowledge of Hebrew or Torah is needed to participate.

Date: June 15, 2026

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM 

You are welcome to join us here in the Moseson Chapel,

or on Zoom -

Meeting ID: 8040 631 892

Please Click this link

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Please Note:

We are planning a weekly Conversational Hebrew class for beginners who can read Hebrew -

If interested, please contact the office.

4) - Activities & Donations 

Please click the buttons below for

upcoming events.

Please click button below for further information and forms

5) -Birthdays

Noam Jacob Alter,

Brendan Quinn Sullivan,

Jessica Hakim,

and

Lily Harrison

Anniversary



Amy & Robert Gold

and

Ellen & David Rothfeld

6) - Refuah Shleymah

Ines Weinberg,

Ellen Sue Rothfeld,

Judy Schwarz,

Dorothy Dorman,

Bob Dorman,

Bill Osterer,

Norma Bush,

Beth Litkofsky Sheer

and

Helene Fastman

If you need a "Mishaberach" prayer for a person who is ill, please contact Rabbi Yechiel: 

ShaarayShalomRav@gmail.com

or contact the office.



office call (516) 481-7448

711 Dogwood Ave, West Hempstead, NY 11552

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Organizations for contributions

at this time of crisis in Israel:

 Swords of Iron helping the IDF https://swordsofiron.org.il/

 Magen David Adom https://afmda.org/bloomberg-match

 Jewish National Fund https://www.jnf.org/ways-to-help/support-israel

 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces https://www.fidf.org/