TBS Master Calendar

Calendar of Events for Temple Beth Shalom, Long Beach

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Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar TK-2nd Grade.  Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Sunday, November 30, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Room 7 and Sanctuary. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

Teen iGive Honeycomb

TBS Special Events The "iGive" initiative from Honeycomb is an immersive giving experience that focuses on helping Jewish youth build deep connections to Israel and strong Jewish identities. Please register to enroll your teen. This program is sponsored in part by a generous gift from Honeycomb. Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Sunday, November 30, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:15 PM. Beit Midrash. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

Rabbi Relations Committee Zoom Meeting

Board and Committees Rabbi Relations Committee Zoom Meeting. Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Please join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83015738522?pwd=RDk1YWx3RXZrUUxEeUFjdEJubjNiZz09 Meeting ID: 830 1573 8522 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

In-person Thursday Morning Prayers

Weekday Services Please join us in person for a morning minyan. Prayers will also be on Zoom. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. TBS Beit Midrash and also on Zoom. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Vayishlach. Friday, December 5, 2025, 4:25 PM. Long Beach.

First Friday

TBS Special Events Friday, December 5, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Bixby Knolls. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, December 5, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Parashat Vayishlach

Luach Events Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob's youngest child, Benjamin. Torah: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21 https://hebcal.com/s/vayishlach-20251206?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, December 6, 2025.

RUACH SHABBAT-Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Please join us for a lively family-friendly musical Ruach Shabbat service.  Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please RSVP to office@tbslb.org Please contact Julie Nolte or Cantor Sofer for more information. Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:35 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:35 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Teen iGive Honeycomb

TBS Special Events The "iGive" initiative from Honeycomb is an immersive giving experience that focuses on helping Jewish youth build deep connections to Israel and strong Jewish identities. Please register to enroll your teen. This program is sponsored in part by a generous gift from Honeycomb. Contact Julie Nolte for more information. The Teen participants will be doing a brief presentation during the Ruach Shabbat service. Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM. TBS. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Shabbat Yeshiva will be at TBS following Shabbat services every other Saturday. Saturday, December 6, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, December 6, 2025, 5:26 PM. Long Beach.

BOD Meeting

Board and Committees Monday, December 8, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81128508693?pwd=ZElIS1lhTnVIaUg3NDJ6cGJhUUxZdz09 Meeting ID: 811 2850 8693 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Vayeshev. Friday, December 12, 2025, 4:26 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, December 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet

Luach Events Molad Tevet: Sat, 22 minutes and 10 chalakim after 2:00am. Saturday, December 13, 2025.

Parashat Vayeshev

Luach Events Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. Torah: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 https://hebcal.com/s/vayeshev-20251213?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, December 13, 2025.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Saturday, December 13, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5:27 PM. Long Beach.

Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar TK-2nd Grade.  Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Sunday, December 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 7 and Sanctuary. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

🕎1️⃣ Chanukah: 1 Candle

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Sunday, December 14, 2025, 5:05 PM. Long Beach.

Torah School Fundraiser

TBS Special Events Sunday, December 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

🕎2️⃣ Chanukah: 2 Candles

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Monday, December 15, 2025, 5:06 PM. Long Beach.

TBS TS Blood Drive

TBS Special Events Torah School Fundraiser by LifeStream Blood Bank. Please donate lifesaving blood. and make a difference for someone in need, and TBS will also receive financial donations toward our Torah School. Please register online with the link for appointments from 12 PM to 6 PM. Please contact Rachel Olumese for more information. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Temple Beth Shalom.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

🕎3️⃣ Chanukah: 3 Candles

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 5:06 PM. Long Beach.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

🕎4️⃣ Chanukah: 4 Candles

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 5:06 PM. Long Beach.

🕎5️⃣ Chanukah: 5 Candles

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:07 PM. Long Beach.

🕎6️⃣ Chanukah: 6 Candles

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Friday, December 19, 2025, 4:29 PM. Long Beach.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Miketz. Friday, December 19, 2025, 4:29 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, December 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

✡️ Chag HaBanot

Luach Events North African Chanukah festival of daughters. Called Eid al-Banat in Arabic, the holiday was most preserved in Tunisia https://hebcal.com/h/chag-habanot-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, December 20, 2025.

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Tevet

Luach Events Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 10th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-tevet-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, December 20, 2025.

Parashat Miketz

Luach Events Miketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accuses them of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother, Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. Torah: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 28:9-15, 7:42-47 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 | Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah https://hebcal.com/s/miketz-20251220?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, December 20, 2025.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, December 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Shabbat Yeshiva will be at TBS following Shabbat services every other Saturday. Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

Children's Havdalah Night

TBS Special Events Bring the kids for a Havdalah service, learning, light dinner, and activities/entertainment! Free childcare for a parent’s night out! This program is sponsored in part by a generous gift from Congregation Shir Chadash. Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Saturday, December 20, 2025, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM. TBS. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, December 20, 2025, 5:30 PM. Long Beach.

🕎7️⃣ Chanukah: 7 Candles

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, December 20, 2025, 5:30 PM. Long Beach.

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Tevet

Luach Events Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 10th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon Torah: Numbers 28:1-15, 7:48-53 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-tevet-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Sunday, December 21, 2025.

Sisterhood Hanukkah Dinner

TBS Special Events Registration and pre-payment required. Sunday, December 21, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

🕎8️⃣ Chanukah: 8 Candles

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Sunday, December 21, 2025, 5:08 PM. Long Beach.

🕎 Chanukah: 8th Day

Luach Events Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:54-8:4 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-long-beach. Monday, December 22, 2025.

WINTER BREAK NO TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

CANCELLED - Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

YJP Festivus celebration

TBS Special Events Dinner, trivia, games, and costume contest. Registration and prepayment required. Please contact TBS YJP at YJP@tbslb.org, Rabbi, or Rebbetzin Mirski for more information. Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.

CANCELLED - Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

Christmas Day - Legal Holiday - Office Closed

Thursday, December 25, 2025.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Vayigash. Friday, December 26, 2025, 4:33 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, December 26, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Kiddush lunch sponsored by Neil Schneider & Dwight Cook loving memory of Neil's mother, Shirley Schneider

Saturday, December 27, 2025.

Parashat Vayigash

Luach Events Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in exchange for food. Torah: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 https://hebcal.com/s/vayigash-20251227?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, December 27, 2025.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, December 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM. For more info visit www.youtube.com.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Saturday, December 27, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, December 27, 2025, 5:34 PM. Long Beach.

✡️ Asara B’Tevet

Luach Events Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/asara-btevet-20251230?uc=ical-long-beach. Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Fast begins

Luach Events Asara B’Tevet. Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 5:38 AM. Long Beach.

WINTER BREAK NO TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Fast ends

Luach Events Asara B’Tevet. Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 5:27 PM. Long Beach.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

Rabbi Relations Committee Zoom Meeting

Board and Committees Rabbi Relations Committee Zoom Meeting. Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Please join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83015738522?pwd=RDk1YWx3RXZrUUxEeUFjdEJubjNiZz09 Meeting ID: 830 1573 8522 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

New Year's Day - Office Closed

Thursday, January 1, 2026.

In-person Thursday Morning Prayers

Weekday Services Please join us in person for a morning minyan. Prayers will also be on Zoom. Thursday, January 1, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. TBS Beit Midrash and also on Zoom. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Vayechi. Friday, January 2, 2026, 4:38 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, January 2, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Parashat Vayechi

Luach Events Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’s two sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s death. Torah: Genesis 47:28-50:26 Haftarah: I Kings 2:1-12 https://hebcal.com/s/vayechi-20260103?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, January 3, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, January 3, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Shabbat Yeshiva will be at TBS following Shabbat services every other Saturday. Saturday, January 3, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, January 3, 2026, 5:39 PM. Long Beach.

Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar TK-2nd Grade.  Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Sunday, January 4, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Room 7 and Sanctuary. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Shemot. Friday, January 9, 2026, 4:43 PM. Long Beach.

Tot Shabbat Tentative

TBS Special Events Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Friday, January 9, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. TBS.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, January 9, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Parashat Shemot

Luach Events Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharoah let the Israelites go. Torah: Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 Haftarah for Sephardim: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 https://hebcal.com/s/shemot-20260110?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, January 10, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5:45 PM. Long Beach.

BOD Meeting

Board and Committees Monday, January 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81128508693?pwd=ZElIS1lhTnVIaUg3NDJ6cGJhUUxZdz09 Meeting ID: 811 2850 8693 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Vaera. Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:50 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Mevarchim Chodesh Sh’vat

Luach Events Molad Sh’vat: Sun, 6 minutes and 11 chalakim after 3:00pm. Saturday, January 17, 2026.

Parashat Vaera

Luach Events Vaera (“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, God sends a series of plagues: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, death of livestock, boils, and hail. Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 https://hebcal.com/s/vaera-20260117?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, January 17, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, January 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Shabbat Yeshiva will be at TBS following Shabbat services every other Saturday. Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, January 17, 2026, 5:51 PM. Long Beach.

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat

Luach Events Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar. שְׁבָט (transliterated Sh'vat or Shevat) is the 11th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to January or February on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon Torah: Numbers 28:1-15 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-shvat-2026?uc=ical-long-beach. Monday, January 19, 2026.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

Zoom Calendar Meeting

Board and Committees TBS Office is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Calendar Meeting Time: Jul 16, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)         Every 2 months on the Fourth Mon, until Nov 24, 2025, 3 occurrence(s) Changed occurrence(s):         Jul 16, 2025 07:00 PM (updated) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYvfuysqzstHtZVlI-ngFv_M2sj8W6SrrJa/ics?icsToken=DLgyQ5_JkqeXC_cUEgAALAAAAHOGwgh9BcRq-dKKCDIy3mI_c_CI4AtYfejzyW_uFD2CbFWZYztJ8hmdLqOySLy4u-cx-t-3tQ5w6P5DGjAwMDAwMQ Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82295450742?pwd=eE0wczU2eDZmR1AzTEtSY2c3a1cvdz09 Meeting ID: 822 9545 0742 Passcode: 613 --- One tap mobile +16694449171,82295450742#,,*613# US +16699006833,82295450742#,,*613# US (San Jose) --- Dial by your location • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 305 224 1968 US •… Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Zoom Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82295450742?pwd=eE0wczU2eDZmR1AzTEtSY2c3a1cvdz09 Meeting ID: 822 9545 0742 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

Kehillah Meeting

TBS Special Events Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. JCC.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Bo. Friday, January 23, 2026, 4:57 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, January 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Parashat Bo

Luach Events Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 https://hebcal.com/s/bo-20260124?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, January 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, January 24, 2026, 5:58 PM. Long Beach.

Children's Havdalah Night

TBS Special Events Bring the kids for a Havdalah service, learning, light dinner, and activities/entertainment! Free childcare for a parent’s night out! This program is sponsored in part by a generous gift from Congregation Shir Chadash. Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Saturday, January 24, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM. TBS.

Zoom Calendar Meeting

Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82295450742?pwd=eE0wczU2eDZmR1AzTEtSY2c3a1cvdz09 Meeting ID: 822 9545 0742 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

Rabbi Relations Committee Zoom Meeting

Board and Committees Rabbi Relations Committee Zoom Meeting. Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Please join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83015738522?pwd=RDk1YWx3RXZrUUxEeUFjdEJubjNiZz09 Meeting ID: 830 1573 8522 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Beshalach. Friday, January 30, 2026, 5:03 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, January 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

🕍 Shabbat Shirah

Luach Events Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2026?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Parashat Beshalach

Luach Events Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Haftarah for Sephardim: Judges 5:1-31 https://hebcal.com/s/beshalach-20260131?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

Shabbat Yeshiva

Adult Learning Shabbat Yeshiva will be at TBS following Shabbat services every other Saturday. Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. TBS.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, January 31, 2026, 6:05 PM. Long Beach.

Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar TK-2nd Grade.  Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Sunday, February 1, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 7 and Sanctuary. For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com.

CANCELED Tu B'Shvat family seder and celebration

TBS Special Events Seder and celebration. Registration and prepayment required. Please contact Rabbi Mirski for more information. Sunday, February 1, 2026, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.

🌳 Tu BiShvat

Luach Events New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2026?uc=ical-long-beach. Monday, February 2, 2026.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

In-person Thursday Morning Prayers

Weekday Services Please join us in person for a morning minyan. Prayers will also be on Zoom. Thursday, February 5, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. TBS Beit Midrash and also on Zoom. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

Nili Glatstein Bat Mitzvah

Bnei Mitzvah Friday, February 6, 2026 – Saturday, February 7, 2026.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Yitro. Friday, February 6, 2026, 5:10 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, February 6, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Parashat Yitro

Luach Events Yitro (“Jethro”) begins as Moses reunites with his father-in-law Yitro and accepts his advice to appoint judges who will help govern the Israelites. The Israelites prepare to encounter God at Mount Sinai. God descends amidst fire, smoke, thunder, and the blast of a shofar and gives the Ten Commandments. Torah: Exodus 18:1-20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6 Haftarah for Sephardim: Isaiah 6:1-13 https://hebcal.com/s/yitro-20260207?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, February 7, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, February 7, 2026, 6:12 PM. Long Beach.

NO Cantors Concert

TBS Special Events Registration and prepayment required.  Please contact Cantor Sofer or Rachel Olumese for more information. Cantor unavailable 2/8/26 Leeav has a concert. 2/15 and 2/21 havdalah snack and then concert at 7/7:30, 2/22 are options. Sunday, February 8, 2026. Temple Beth Shalom.

BOD Meeting

Board and Committees Monday, February 9, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81128508693?pwd=ZElIS1lhTnVIaUg3NDJ6cGJhUUxZdz09 Meeting ID: 811 2850 8693 Passcode: 613. For more info visit us02web.zoom.us.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Mishpatim. Friday, February 13, 2026, 5:17 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, February 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

🕍 Shabbat Shekalim

Luach Events Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shekalim-2026?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Mevarchim Chodesh Adar

Luach Events Molad Adar: Tue, 50 minutes and 12 chalakim after 3:00am. Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Parashat Mishpatim

Luach Events Mishpatim (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws that Moses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days. Torah: Exodus 21:1-24:18, 30:11-16 Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 | Shabbat Shekalim Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 https://hebcal.com/s/mishpatim-20260214?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, February 14, 2026, 6:18 PM. Long Beach.

NO Cantors Concert

TBS Special Events Registration and prepayment required.  Please contact Cantor Sofer or Rachel Olumese for more information. Cantor unavailable 2/8/26 Leeav has a concert. 2/15 and 2/21 havdalah snack and then concert at 7/7:30, 2/22 are options. Sunday, February 15, 2026. Temple Beth Shalom.

President's Day - Office Closed

Monday, February 16, 2026.

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Adar

Luach Events Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אַדָר) is the 12th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon Torah: Numbers 28:1-15 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-2026?uc=ical-long-beach. Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Adar

Luach Events Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אַדָר) is the 12th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon Torah: Numbers 28:1-15 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-2026?uc=ical-long-beach. Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Terumah. Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:23 PM. Long Beach.

Tot Shabbat Tentative

TBS Special Events Contact Julie Nolte for more information. Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. TBS.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, February 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Parashat Terumah

Luach Events Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan - including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar - as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains. Torah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah: I Kings 5:26-6:13 https://hebcal.com/s/terumah-20260221?uc=ical-long-beach. Saturday, February 21, 2026.

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat Morning Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday morning services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online (youtube link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish, your Hebrew Name for an aliyah) please email the office at office@tbslb.org. Saturday, February 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.

✨ Havdalah (42 min)

Luach Events Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:25 PM. Long Beach.

TBS Family Torah School

Family Torah School Calendar 2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students). Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Room 6 and Sanctuary.

Biblical Hebrew Beginners Class 2 with Rabbi Mirski

Adult Learning Biblical Hebrew Adult Learning with Rabbi Mirski  Tuesdays @ 6 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash Starting January 16th, 2024 Please contact Rabbi Mirski to reserve your spot at: rabbi@tbslb.org Members: free. Non members: 1 for $156, 2 for $234. Please pay by check or PayPal. Zelle to tbs.longbeach@verizon.net Please use for the receiver name: Temple Beth Shalom  ​​​​​​​ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TBSLB. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash. For more info visit www.paypal.com.

Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski

The Rabbi's Class Talmud class with Rabbi Mirski Tuesdays @ 7 pm In person at Temple Beth Shalom Beit Midrash, The study of Talmud and Rabbinic literature. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

🕯️ Candle lighting

Luach Events Parashat Tetzaveh. Friday, February 27, 2026, 5:29 PM. Long Beach.

Friday Night Services

Friday Evening Services Everyone is welcome to join us for Friday night services in person (at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach) or online. If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email us at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service. Friday, February 27, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.