Temple Israel Orlando

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

Please join us as we welcome Shabbat this evening! Services this evening will start at 7 pm.

Services tomorrow morning will start at 9.30 am. Everyone is invited to stay for the kiddush luncheon following services. Thank you to Ellen & Ed Calish for sponsoring the kiddush luncheon this week in honor of the baby naming of Carter Daniel Calish. You can also join us for services virtually via the following link on our website: https://templeisraelorlando.org/sanctuary-video-stream/.

The Sunday morning minyan will be held at 9 am in the Rein Sanctuary. At 10 am our Sisterhood will be making beaded kippot again.

Please keep in touch with us via WhatsApp (please email the rabbi if you would like to join the Temple Israel group) and be sure to check your emails and this page for important messages.

We wish everyone a safe and peaceful Shabbat!

Shabbat Shalom!

05/29/2026

Shabbat Times for Winter Springs, FL 32708
Candle lighting: 7:59pm on Friday, May 29
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Nasso
Havdalah (45 min): 9:03pm on Saturday, May 30

05/28/2026

Don't forget to sign up for Sunday's Men's Club event by tomorrow, May 29th! Open to everyone! RSVP to Mark Lichtenstein at [email protected].

05/28/2026

Enjoy an afternoon of bowling with TI Sisterhood! The deadline for reservations is this Sunday, May 31st.

05/27/2026

Join Rabbi Neely at 12 noon today! Open to everyone!

05/26/2026

Our Temple Israel camp starts on Monday! Don't miss the fun, sign up today at https://tinyurl.com/CampTempleIsrael!

05/25/2026

Join Men's Club this Thursday at 7 pm for a great evening at the Back Porch!

05/24/2026

Temple Israel Trivia Competition
Yasher koach to Andrea Ravinoff who answered correctly and won an $18 Amazon eGift card in this month's trivia competition! Thank you to all those who entered!

Question for May: What are the key mitzvot associated with counting the Omer, and what happens if someone misses a day?
Answer: The primary mitzvah is: Counting each of the 49 days from the second night of Passover until the night before Shavuot.
This includes several halachic components: Count at the start of each day, which is after nightfall.
Recite a beracha (blessing) before counting. State both the day and the week once weeks begin (e.g., “Today is 14 days, which are 2 weeks of the Omer”). Like all blessings, the beracha and counting must be done out loud.
Rabbinically, there is also an emphasis on continuity (temimut)—a complete, unbroken count.
What happens if someone misses a day? This depends on when the omission is realized.
If a person forgets but remembers before the next nightfall: They should count without saying the blessing, and then continue counting subsequent nights with a blessing.
If a day is completely missed: The person continues counting the remaining days, but without a blessing from that point onward.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, Natan Brener, Realtor.
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