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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 24 (Sun) – Women’s Meeting @ TOL
18:00 – 20:00 bring food to share
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]
20:00 – 21:30
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 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
June 27 (Sat) – Shabbat Chukat-Balak
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 16:00 Servant Ministry Meeting
JULY
July 4 (Sat) – Shabbat Pinchas / Oneg
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 17:00 Oneg*
July 5 (Sun) – Women’s Meeting @ TOL
18:00 – 20:00 bring food to share
July 5 (Sun) – Men’s Meeting @ Round One
16:30 – 20:00 @ Round One (Oji)
July 11 (Sat) – Shabbat Matot-Masei
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
July 13 (Mon) – [Elders & Deacons meeting]
20:00 – 21:00
July 18 (Sat) – Shabbat D’varim
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
July 20 (Mon) – TJCII Japan Gathering / Johannes Fichtenbauer “Mystery of the Olive Tree” – Online Seminar. [REGISTER HERE]
20:00 – 21:30 ZOOM
July 25 (Sat) – Shabbat Va’etchanan / Shabbat Nachamu
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
AUGUST
August 1 (Sat) – Shabbat Eikev
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
August 3 (Mon) – [Elders & Deacons meeting]
20:00 – 21:30
August 8 (Sat) – Shabbat Re’eh / Oneg
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 17:00 Oneg*
August 15 (Sat) – Shabbat Shoftim
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
August 22 (Sat) – Shabbat Ki Teitzeh
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
August 29 (Sat) – Shabbat Ki Tavo
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
SEPTEMBER
September 5 (Sat) – Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayelech
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
September 7 (Mon) – [Elders & Deacons meeting]
20:00 – 21:30
September 11 (Fri) – Erev Yom Teruah / Erev Rosh Hashana Dinner
19:30 – 21:30 B. Samurai community dinner at TOL. RSVP Required
September 12 (Sat) – Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashana – Shabbat Service
11:00 – 13:00 Yom Teruah Service
13:30 – 15:30 Oneg – Traditional foods to eat include Apples & Honey, Round Challah, Pomegranates, Fish Head on The Table, Carrots, Pri Chadash (“New Fruit”).
16:00 – 17:00 Tashlich at Kyu-Furukawa Tein
September 19 (Sat) – Shabbat Ha’Azinu / Shabbat Shuva
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 15:00 Small group fellowship and discussion time
September 20 (Sun) – Kol Nidre / Erev Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement Eve service
19:30 – 21:00. Fasting begins at sundown
September 21 (Mon) – Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement Service
10:30 – 12:30 Morning Service
14:30 – 16:30 Afternoon Service
17:30 – 19:30 Congregational break fast meal. Bagels & Lox – 1500 yen per person. Bring a side dish or salad to share (RSVP required).
September 23 (Wed) – National Holiday
13:00 – 15:00 Set up Sukkah
September 25 (Fri) – Erev Sukkot
19:00 – B. Samurai Dinner under the Sukkah
September 26 (Sat) – Shabbat Sukkot I
11:00 – 13:00 Shabbat Service
14:00 – 17:30 Sukkot Celebration / 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.