Services

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JANUARY 2026

January 3 (Sat) – Shabbat Vayechi / New Year’s Oneg
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
13:30 – 15:30 New Years Oneg!

January 10 (Sat) – Shabbat Shemot
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:30 Tree of Life FROOTS class (TOL Foundations Course) (of necessary)

January 17 (Sat) – Shabbat Vayera
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
14:30 – 16:00 Young Adults Group at Beit Hikari

January 24 (Sat) – Shabbat Bo
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

January 31 (Sat) – Shabbat Beshalach
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

FEBRUARY

February 1 (Sun) – Women’s Meeting at TOL
18:00 – 20:30

February 7 (Sat) – Shabbat Yitro  / Offering & Oneg
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
13:30 – 15:30 Oneg*

February 14 (Sat) – Shabbat Mishpatim
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time / Young Adults Meeting @ Saffron House

February 21 (Sat) – Shabbat Teruma w/ Special Guest Speaker: Rabbi Lawrence Hirsch – CPM Australia (Offering)
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 16:00 CPM Japan Seminar w/ Rabbi Lawrence Hirsch

February 27 (Fri) – Erev Shabbat Dinner with visiting Israeli families
19:00 – 21:30 Shabbat Dinner – TOL members only

February 28 (Sat) – Shabbat Tetsaveh /Servant Ministry Meeting (1 of 4)
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 16:00 Servant Ministry Meeting

MARCH

March 1 (Sun) – Women’s Meeting at TOL
18:00 – 20:30

March 3 (Tue) – Annual Purim Homeless Outreach at Yoyogi Park
10:00 – 11:30 Meet at this location at 09:45

March 7 (Sat) – Shabbat Ki Tisa/ Purim Celebration
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 17:00 Purim Celebration
Dressing up in your best costume is encouraged!
1500 yen participation fee. TOL will provide Hamantaschen, pizza & drinks but please bring a side dish to share.

March 14 (Sat) – Shabbat Vayakhel-Pekudei / Congregational Annual Business Meeting
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:30 Member’s only business meeting to discuss the financial aspects of the ministry

March 21 (Sat) – Shabbat Vayikra / Servant Ministry Meeting & BIG SPRING CLEANING DAY
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 16:00 Servant Ministry Meeting
16:00 – 17:30 BIG SPRING CLEANING

March 28 (Sat) – Shabbat Tzav
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

APRIL

April 1 (Wed) – Erev Passover
Hebrew & English – Passover Seder for Beit Samurai Community at TOL
18:00 – 22:00 RSVP Required – pre-purchase tickets here
Japanese – Passover Seder for TOL Members at Saffron House
18:00 – 22:00 RSVP Required – pre-purchase tickets here

April 2 (Thu) – Passover Day 1 – No Service

April 4 (Sat) – Shabbat Passover Day 3

NO SHABBAT SERVICE
14:00 – 18:00 Preparation for Seder

April 4 (Sat) – Passover Outreach at TOL
English & Japanese Passover Seders (separate rooms)

18:00 – 22:00 RSVP Required – pre-purchase tickets here

April 8 (Wed) – Last Day (Erev) of Passover
19:30 – 20:30 Zoom Only

April 11 (Sat) – Shabbat Shmini / Jude’s Bar Mitzvah
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service – Jude Tokutaro Uchiyama’s Bar Mitzvah
14:00 – 17:00 Bar Mitzvah Reception – By Invitation Only

April 13 (Mon) – [Elders & Deacons meeting]
20:00 – 21:30

April 14 (Thu) – Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Remembrance Day Service
19:30 – 21:00 Evening Yahrzeit (candle lighting memorial) and remembrance service at TOL

April 18 (Sat) – Shabbat Tazria-Metzora
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
14:30 – 16:00 Young Adults Meeting

April 19 (Sun) – Women’s Meeting at TOL
18:00 – 20:30

April 21 (Tue) – Yom HaZikaron at TOL
19:30 – 21:00 Evening Yahrzeit (candle lighting memorial) and remembrance service at TOL

April 25 (Sat) – Shabbat Kedoshim
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

MAY

May 2 (Sat) – Shabbat Tazriah – Emor
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
13:30 – 16:30 Oneg*

May 9 (Sat) – Shabbat B’har – B’chukotai
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

May 11 (Mon) – [Elders & Deacons meeting]
20:30 – 21:30

May 16 (Sat) – Shabbat B’midbar
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

May 21 (Thu) – Erev Shavuot Dinner
19:30 – 21:30 B. Samurai community dinner at TOL. RSVP Required. 

May 22 (Fri) – Shavuot Day / TOL Shabbat Dinner
19:30 – 21:30 TOL Community Shabbat Dinner. RSVP Required. 

May 23 (Sat) – Shabbat Shavuot
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

May 30 (Sat) – Shabbat Nasso
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

JUNE

June 6 (Sat) – Shabbat B’ha’alotkha / Oneg
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 17:00 Oneg

June 13 (Sat) – Shabbat Sh’lach L’cha
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
14:30 – 16:00 Young Adults at Beit Hikari

June 15 (Mon) – [Elders & Deacons meeting]
20:30 – 21:30

June 19  (Fri) – [B. Samurai Shabbat Dinner at TOL] 

June 20 (Sat) – Shabbat Korach / Rabbi Joseph Shulam / Servant Ministry Meeting
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service – guest speaker, Rabbi Joseph Shulam, Founder of Netiviyah ministries in Jerusalem.
14:00 – 16:00 Servant Ministry Meeting

June 27 (Sat) – Shabbat Chukat-Balak / Oneg
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
13:30 – 16:30 Oneg*

JULY

July 4 (Sat) – Shabbat Pinchas
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

July 11 (Sat) – Shabbat Matot-Masei
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time

July 18 (Sat) – Shabbat D’varim
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
14:30 – 16:00 Young Adults at Beit Samurai

July 25 (Sat) – Shabbat Va’etchanan / Oneg
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
13:30 – 16:30 Oneg*

*Oneg means “Delight” – bring some biblically kosher (no pork, shellfish etc.) food to share with others in a potluck style lunch and fellowship time after the service.