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🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Noach.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 5:59 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Kiddush lunch sponsored by Yetta Kane on the occasion of the Book Club
Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Book Club
TBS Special Events
Book Club following services at approximately 1 PM. The book is Arthur and Lilly by Lilly Maier. Contact Bernard Natelson for more information: docallegro@aol.com.
Saturday, October 17, 2026.
TBS Beit Midrash.
Parashat Noach
Luach Events
Noach (“Noah”) begins as God decides to destroy mankind with a flood. At God’s command, the righteous Noah builds an ark, where Noah, his family, and select animals survive the flood. Noah’s children bear children, and several generations develop. God confounds the speech of people building the Tower of Babel.
Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5
Haftarah for Sephardim: Isaiah 54:1-10
https://hebcal.com/s/noach-20261017?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, October 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. 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.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 6:58 PM.
Long Beach.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Sunday, October 18, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Kehillah Meeting
TBS Special Events
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
JCC.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Lech-Lecha.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:51 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
TO BE RESCHEDULED Sisterhood Game Night
TBS Special Events
Saturday, October 24, 2026.
TBS.
Parashat Lech-Lecha
Luach Events
Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household.
Torah: Genesis 12:1-17:27
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16
https://hebcal.com/s/lech-lecha-20261024?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, October 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. 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.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 6:50 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Vayera.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:43 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 with the link below. 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.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
For more info visit www.youtube.com. Parashat Vayera
Luach Events
Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham to offer a ram instead.
Torah: Genesis 18:1-22:24
Haftarah: II Kings 4:1-37
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 4:1-23
https://hebcal.com/s/vayera-20261031?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, October 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. 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.
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 6:43 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
In-person Thursday Morning Prayers
Weekday Services
Please join us in person for a morning minyan. Prayers will also be on Zoom.
Thursday, November 5, 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 Chayei Sara.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 4:37 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 with the link below. 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.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
For more info visit www.youtube.com. Kiddush lunch sponsored by Ann Millman and family in honor of Ann's 90th Birthday.
Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev
Luach Events
Molad Kislev: Mon, 27 minutes and 3 chalakim after 10:00pm.
Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Parashat Chayei Sara
Luach Events
Chayei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age 175.
Torah: Genesis 23:1-25:18
Haftarah: I Kings 1:1-31
https://hebcal.com/s/chayei-sara-20261107?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, November 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. 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.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
Temple Beth Shalom,
Streaming available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB5HvPQFhkQ.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 5:37 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 Lena Shupper for more information education@tbslb.org.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
JCC.
For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com. ✡️ Sigd
Luach Events
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
https://hebcal.com/h/sigd-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Monday, November 9, 2026.
BOD Meeting
Board and Committees
If required, please use for the Zoom password: 613.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Join Zoom Meeting
If required, please use for the Zoom password: 613
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81128508693?pwd=ZElIS1lhTnVIaUg3NDJ6cGJhUUxZdz09
Meeting ID: 811 2850 8693
Passcode: 613.
For more info visit us02web.zoom.us. 🌒 Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Luach Events
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 9th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 or 29 days, and corresponds to November or December 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-kislev-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
🌒 Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Luach Events
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 9th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 or 29 days, and corresponds to November or December 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-kislev-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Toldot.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 4:32 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Parashat Toldot
Luach Events
Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac and Rebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob in exchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, where Isaac makes a peace treaty with King Abimelech. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing meant for Esau, and Jacob runs away to his uncle Laban.
Torah: Genesis 25:19-28:9
Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-2:7
https://hebcal.com/s/toldot-20261114?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, November 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. 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.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
Temple Beth Shalom,
Streaming available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB5HvPQFhkQ.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 5:32 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Vayetzei.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 4:28 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Parashat Vayetzei
Luach Events
Vayetzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah.
Torah: Genesis 28:10-32:3
Haftarah: Hosea 12:13-14:10
Haftarah for Sephardim: Hosea 11:7-12:12
https://hebcal.com/s/vayetzei-20261121?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, November 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. 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.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 5:29 PM.
Long Beach.
Zoom Calendar Meeting
Tuesday, November 24, 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, November 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Thanksgiving Day - Office Closed in Observance of Legal Holiday
Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Friday, November 27, 2026.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Vayishlach.
Friday, November 27, 2026, 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97NHC_fYftU.
Friday, November 27, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
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-20261128?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, November 28, 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. 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EohPlKh3qU.
Saturday, November 28, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, November 28, 2026, 5:26 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
In-person Thursday Morning Prayers
Weekday Services
Please join us in person for a morning minyan. Prayers will also be on Zoom.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
TBS Beit Midrash and also on Zoom.
For more info visit us02web.zoom.us. 🕎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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 4:25 PM.
Long Beach.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Vayeshev.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 4:25 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97NHC_fYftU.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet
Luach Events
Molad Tevet: Wed, 11 minutes and 4 chalakim after 11:00am.
Saturday, December 5, 2026.
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; Numbers 7:1-17
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 | Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
https://hebcal.com/s/vayeshev-20261205?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, December 5, 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. 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EohPlKh3qU.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 5:26 PM.
Long Beach.
🕎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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 5:26 PM.
Long Beach.
Sisterhood Hanukkah and Candle Lighting
TBS Special Events
Registration and pre-payment required.
Sunday, December 6, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit us.rakefetonline.com. 🕎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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Sunday, December 6, 2026, 5:04 PM.
Long Beach.
🕎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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 5:04 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
🕎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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 5:04 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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 5:04 PM.
Long Beach.
✡️ 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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Thursday, December 10, 2026.
🌒 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, 7:42-47
https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-tevet-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Thursday, December 10, 2026.
🕎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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 5:04 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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Friday, December 11, 2026.
🕎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-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Friday, December 11, 2026, 4:26 PM.
Long Beach.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Miketz.
Friday, December 11, 2026, 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, December 11, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in 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)
Haftarah: I Kings 7:40-50
https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, December 12, 2026.
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 7:54-8:4
Haftarah: I Kings 7:40-50 | Chanukah Day 8 (on Shabbat)
https://hebcal.com/s/miketz-20261212?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, December 12, 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. 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.
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 5:27 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, December 12, 2026, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
TBS.
BOD Meeting
Board and Committees
If required, please use for the Zoom password: 613.
Monday, December 14, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Join Zoom Meeting
If required, please use for the Zoom password: 613
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 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Vayigash.
Friday, December 18, 2026, 4:28 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, December 18, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
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-20261219?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, December 19, 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. 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.
Saturday, December 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, December 19, 2026, 5:29 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-20261220?uc=ical-long-beach.
Sunday, December 20, 2026.
Fast begins
Luach Events
Asara B’Tevet.
Sunday, December 20, 2026, 5:33 AM.
Long Beach.
Fast ends
Luach Events
Asara B’Tevet.
Sunday, December 20, 2026, 5:21 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, December 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Christmas Day - Legal Holiday - Office Closed
Friday, December 25, 2026.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Vayechi.
Friday, December 25, 2026, 4:32 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, December 25, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
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-20261226?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, December 26, 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. 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.
Saturday, December 26, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, December 26, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, December 26, 2026, 5:33 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, December 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
New Year's Day - Office Closed
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Shemot.
Friday, January 1, 2027, 4:37 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, January 1, 2027, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Mevarchim Chodesh Sh’vat
Luach Events
Molad Sh’vat: Thu, 55 minutes and 5 chalakim after 11:00pm.
Saturday, January 2, 2027.
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-20270102?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, January 2, 2027.
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. 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.
Saturday, January 2, 2027, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, January 2, 2027, 5:38 PM.
Long Beach.
TBS Family Torah School
Family Torah School Calendar
2nd - 7th graders (pre-Bar/Bat/B'nai Mitzvah students).
Tuesday, January 5, 2027, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
In-person Thursday Morning Prayers
Weekday Services
Please join us in person for a morning minyan. Prayers will also be on Zoom.
Thursday, January 7, 2027, 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 Vaera.
Friday, January 8, 2027, 4:42 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, January 8, 2027, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in 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
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24
https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-shvat-2027?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, January 9, 2027.
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; Numbers 28:9-15
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 | Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
https://hebcal.com/s/vaera-20270109?uc=ical-long-beach.
Saturday, January 9, 2027.
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 (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 Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org.
Saturday, January 9, 2027, 10:00 AM – 12:05 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.
Golden Memories Event
TBS Special Events
Saturday, January 9, 2027, 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
TBS.
✨ Havdalah (42 min)
Luach Events
Saturday, January 9, 2027, 5:44 PM.
Long Beach.
BOD Meeting
Board and Committees
If required, please use for the Zoom password: 613.
Monday, January 11, 2027, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Join Zoom Meeting
If required, please use for the Zoom password: 613
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 12, 2027, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
🕯️ Candle lighting
Luach Events
Parashat Bo.
Friday, January 15, 2027, 4:49 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 (link below). If there is anything you would like us to know (e.g. a yahrzeit, you would like to say kaddish) please email the Rabbi at rabbi@tbslb.org. Please select the link below to livestream our service.
Friday, January 15, 2027, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
TBS, at 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach.