SIGN UP FOR FRIDAY POTLUCK: Nafshenu is getting into the summer spirit early, with a service, discussion and potluck meal. We start Friday at 6:30pm (not 6pm) to make it a little easier for people with jobs or kids or both. Give yourself a break by bringing one dish and getting a full meal! Please sign up now to let us know who's coming and what they're bringing.This week's Torah reading (B'ha'a-lot'cha, Numbers 8:1-12:6) lays out rules for Levites, the group tasked with maintaining the Tabernacle. One oddity: They had to shave their bodies. What was that about? It's not like they had to work shirtless! A suggestion by a biblical scholar at the Jewish Theological Seminary is that shaving was seen as a way to mark a change in status. In that way, it would help Levites take up their new role as the support staff for the Israelites' new holy shrine. Let's discuss! -- Rabbi David#############Here's Nafshenu's schedule through August, followed by the High Holidays and the rest of 2026. Our Core Team is excited to have the dates set, so we can get to work to make this a great year for our small but spirited holy community.JUNE-AUGUST:- Friday, June 5, 6:30-9pm: Kabbalat Shabbat & potluck, Prince of Peace
- Friday, June 19, 6:30-9pm: Kabbalat Shabbat & potluck, Prince of Peace
- Friday, July 10, 6:30-9pm: Kabbalat Shabbat
& potluck, Prince of Peace
- Saturday, July 18: Shabbat morning service and potluck, Prince of Peace
- Justice Friday, August 7, 6:30-9pm: Bring school supplies for donation to needy children. Kabbalat Shabbat & potluck, Prince of Peace.
- Saturday, August 22: Shabbat
morning service and potluck, Prince of Peace
- EVERY THURSDAY, dexcept where noted: Bible study on Zoom, 7-8pm, at the link bit.ly/NafTorah
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER:- Friday, September 11, 6-9pm: Rosh Under the Stars, Prince of Peace
- Saturday, September 12, 10am-1pm: Rosh Hashanah, service & lunch, Prince of Peace
- Sunday, September 20, 7-8pm: Kol Nidre, Prince of
Peace
- Monday, September 21, 10am-12:30pm: Yom Kippur day, Prince of Peace
- Monday, September 21, 7:30-9pm: Ne’ilah, Break Fast, Prince of Peace
- Friday, September 25: Sukkah party, Location TBD
- Saturday, October 3, 6-9pm: Simchat Torah, Prince of Peace
- Sunday, October 11, 1-3pm, Food Justice Sunday, Location TBA
- Saturday, October 17, 10am-noon: Shabbat service & potluck, Prince of Peace
- Friday, October 30 ,
6:30-9pm: Kabbalat Shabbat, Prince of Peace
- Friday, November 13 , 6:30-9pm: Kabbalat Shabbat, Prince of Peace
- Saturday, November 21: Shabbat service & potluck, Prince of Peace
- Sunday, December 6, 1-3pm: Hanukkah party, Deb Ferguson’s
house
- Saturday, December 19, 10am-noon: Shabbat service and potluck, Prince of Peace
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