Or Hamidbar PS

09/08/2026

Join Or Hamidbar PS and Rabbi David Lazar as we welcome 5787 together with prayer, reflection, and community.

Our High Holiday services begin with Rosh Hashanah this Saturday, September 12 at 10:30am in Palm Springs.

Register at https://orhamidbar.org/high-holidays/

We look forward to welcoming the New Year with you.
Shanah Tovah! 🍎🍯

09/08/2026

Jeremiah: The Tough Lover begins tomorrow!
Join Rabbi David Lazar this Wednesday as we begin our weekly study of one of the Hebrew Bible’s most challenging and compelling prophets.

Wednesdays at 11:00am on Zoom
Beginning September 9

Set against the fall of Judah in 586 BCE, Jeremiah confronts grief, judgment, exile, and the hope of restoration. Together, we’ll study the text, its historical setting and meaning, and the questions it continues to raise for us today.

Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/ApMjyVX/jeremiah

08/29/2026

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat with David Goldstein on YouTube LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR7df11NUjE

08/25/2026

ACTively Engaging is back! Our interfaith study series returns with The Gospel According to Mark. How might Mark have sounded to a first-century audience?

Join Rabbi David Lazar and Rev. Dr. Stephen Kinney for an interfaith study of Mark’s distinctive narrative, historical context, and counter-cultural challenge to the religious and political assumptions of its time.

ACTively Engaging: The Gospel According to Mark
Thursdays at 10:00am PT / 12:00pm CT
Beginning September 10

Register at orhamidbar.org/study

08/25/2026

Set against the fall of Judah in 586 BCE, Jeremiah confronts catastrophe, judgment, exile, and the possibility of restoration. Join Rabbi David Lazar for a weekly study of the text—its historical setting, plain meaning, reception, and continuing relevance.

Jeremiah: The Tough Lover
Wednesdays at 11:00am on Zoom

Beginning September 9
Register at orhamidbar.org/study

08/25/2026

Welcome the New Year with us as we gather in person for inspirational prayer, reflection, and community led by Rabbi David Lazar.

Come celebrate, think and pray with us as we try to get better at life!

There is no charge to attend our services, though donations are most welcome.

Register at orhamidbar.org/high-holidays

We look forward to welcoming you for a meaningful High Holiday season. Shanah Tovah!

08/25/2026

🍎Rosh Hashanah for Families with Young Children🍯
Celebrate the New Year with Or Hamidbar at a special gathering created for families and young participants!

Through spirituality, song, and hands-on activities, we’ll experience the traditions of Rosh Hashanah in a way that’s joyful, engaging, and meaningful for young children.

Sunday, September 13 | 2:00–3:30pm
The gathering will take place at a private residence, with the location provided upon registration.

RSVP at orhamidbar.org/high-holidays
Bring the little ones and welcome 5787 together!

08/22/2026

A wonderful feature in The Palm Springs Post about faith250 and the meaningful interfaith conversations taking place across the Coachella Valley.

Or Hamidbar PS, together with the Unitarian Universalist Church of The Desert, St. Paul in the Desert, and United Methodist Church of Palm Springs, has been bringing people together to study American history alongside sacred texts and different faith traditions.

We’re grateful to be part of these conversations and to help foster thoughtful dialogue across our community.

Thank you to Kendall Balchan for highlighting this work!

The faith250 initiative pairs founding documents like the Declaration of Independence with religious texts and regional history.

08/12/2026

Welcome 5787 with Or Hamidbar!
Join Rabbi David Lazar and our community for the High Holidays, with inspirational prayer, music, reflection, and meaningful connection as we welcome the New Year together.

Register here: https://orhamidbar.org/high-holidays/

08/12/2026

Jeremiah: The Tough Lover — A New Weekly Class with Rabbi David Lazar. Set against the fall of Judah in 586 BCE, the Book of Jeremiah balances grief and judgment with profound hope for restoration. It chronicles a turning point in history—where loss paves the way for a long-promised return to rebuild Jerusalem.

Join our weekly gathering as we study the text, explore its plain meaning, examine its historical reception, and reflect on its relevance for our lives today.

Beginning September 9, 2026
Wednesdays at 11:00 am on Zoom

Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/ApMjyVX/jeremiah