Saranac Synagogue News: Shabbos Tetzaveh/Parshas Zachor (February 27-8, 2026 / 10-11 Adar, 5786)
David K
Shalom Aleichem!
B"H we made our numbers this week and iy"H we WILL be having services!
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FRIDAY:
Candle lighting: 5:44 PM Sunset: 6:02 PM.
SATURDAY:
Services begin: 10 AM. Please be punctual, this is a special Shabbos which needs some extra time.
Zeman Shema: 9:40 AM. Say Shema on time before services.
Zeman Tefilah: 10:36 AM. We do not say Av Harachamim this Shabbos.
Chatzos: 12:28 PM. (To avoid fasting past Chatzos on Shabbos, we recommend coffee or a snack before davening.)
Sunset: 6:03 PM.
Shabbos ends: Shul tradition: 7:04 PM. 42 min.: 6:46 PM. 72 min.: 7:16 PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· This is Shabbos Zachor. It’s widely considered a Torah mitzvah to hear this in Shul, so all are urged to attend.
· This week’s drash: “From Peak to Pit: Amalek’s Fate”
· Everyone is invited to join us for kiddush, and we thank our sponsors!
· Monday is a fast day. Ta’anis Esther starts at 5:37 AM (72 minutes - Rambam: Shul tradition).
Others, including Chabad, start at 5:21 AM (90 minutes - Gr”a: Chabad and others).
· On Ta’anis Esther, we recite the declaration of Machazis HaShekel over three half dollars, then donate to charity.
· Fast ends at 6:36 PM (Shul tradition, 30 minutes). Megillah reading at 6:30 PM, followed by our Purim celebration.
· Tuesday’s mitzvos include hearing the Megillah, sending mishloach manot, giving matanos l’evyonim (charity), and the feast.
Tetzaveh
Exodus 27:20–30:10
G‑d tells Moses to receive from the children of Israel pure olive oil to feed the “everlasting flame” of the menorah, which Aaron is to kindle each day, “from evening till morning.”
The priestly garments, to be worn by the kohanim (priests) while serving in the Sanctuary, are described. All kohanim wore: 1) the ketonet—a full-length linen tunic; 2) michnasayim—linen breeches; 3) mitznefet or migba’at—a linen turban; 4) avnet—a long sash wound above the waist.
In addition, the kohen gadol (high priest) wore: 5) the efod—an apron-like garment made of blue-, purple- and red-dyed wool, linen and gold thread; 6) the choshen—a breastplate containing twelve precious stones inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel; 7) the me’il—a cloak of blue wool, with gold bells and decorative pomegranates on its hem; 8) the tzitz—a golden plate worn on the forehead, bearing the inscription “Holy to G‑d.”
Tetzaveh also includes G‑d’s detailed instructions for the seven-day initiation of Aaron and his four sons—Nadav, Avihu, Elazar and Itamar—into the priesthood, and for the making of the golden altar, on which the ketoret (incense) was burned.
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This is the Shabbat before Purim. We celebrate the foiling of Haman the Amalekite’s plot to destroy the Jewish people. In commemoration, the weekly Parshah is supplemented with the “Zachor” reading (Deuteronomy 25:17–19) in which we are commanded to remember the evil of Amalek and to eradicate it from the face of the earth.
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