NO MINYAN THIS WEEK - Saranac Synagogue News: Shabbos Pinchas (July 3-4, 2026 / 18-19 Tammuz, 5786)
David K
Shalom Aleichem!
Unfortunately, we did not get enough people to ensure a minyan. Please attend services at the synagogue of your choice.
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FRIDAY: TIMES ARE GETTING EARLIER!:
Candle lighting: 8:39 PM
Sunset: 8:57 PM.
SATURDAY:
Services begin: Shabbos davening at Starin starts at 10 AM.
Zeman Shema: 9:29 AM Say Shema on time before services.
Zeman Tefilah: 10:46 AM.
Chatzos: 1:20 PM. (To avoid fasting past Chatzos on Shabbos, We recommend coffee or a snack before davening.)
Mincha: Pirkei Avos - Chapter 6.
Sunset: 8:57 PM.
Shabbos ends: Shul tradition: 9:58 PM. 42 min.: 9:40 PM. 72 min.: 10:10 PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We will try for minyan again next week.
This week’s drash: “Can You Trust a Lottery?” was distributed to the mailing list under separate cover.
Thank you to everyone who helps us make minyanim! We look forward to success!
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Pinchas
Numbers 25:10–30:1
Aaron’s grandson Pinchas is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the Simeonite prince Zimri and the Midianite princess who was his paramour: G‑d grants him a covenant of peace and the priesthood.
A census of the people counts 601,730 men between the ages of twenty and sixty. Moses is instructed on how the Land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of Israel. The five daughters of Tzelafchad petition Moses that they be granted the portion of the land belonging to their father, who died without sons; G‑d accepts their claim and incorporates it into the Torah’s laws of inheritance.
Moses empowers Joshua to succeed him and lead the people into the Land of Israel.
The Parshah concludes with a detailed list of the daily offerings, and the additional offerings brought on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (first of the month), and the festivals of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret
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