7:00 PM - Greening Committee - Fighting The Plastics Pandemic During The Time Of COVID-19 Click here to register Where: Zoom - link made available to registered attendees
5:15 PM -Kabbalat Shabbat service Mincha, Reading of the Shabbat Yahrzeits, and Kabbalat Shabbat (up to and including L'cha dodi) Where: FACEBOOK LIVE / ZOOM
6:02 PM - Candle Lighting
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
9:30 AM - Shabbat service Registration closes Friday at noon Where: Main Sanctuaryclick to register / Livestream Sponsor: The service today is sponsored by Vivian Kwinta-Lepofsky in loving memory of her husband Michael Lepofsky ז״ל in commemoration of his second yahrzeit on Monday the 8th of Cheshvan. Michael will be eternally missed, loved and remembered by his adoring family and friends.
8:00 AM - Shacharit Where: FACEBOOK LIVEor ZOOM 9:00 AM - Hebrew Reading Level 1 Where: ZOOM - link made available to registered attendees 10:00 AM - Books and Bagels - Eichmann: the Hunt, the Capture, the Trial Reviewed by Dr. Sylvia Solomon Where: ZOOM - link made available to registered attendees Sponsored by The Weinstein Family Fund
12:00 PM - Rabbi Morrison's Study Class - Pirkei Avot - The Wisdom of the Sages Where: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website Sponsor: Sponsored by Leslie & Michael Kinrys to commemorate the first yahrtzeit for Leslie's aunt, Helen Dacks ז״ל
3:30 PM - Virtual Coffee and Conversation Where: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website Join us in our virtual cafe. What are you doing during the day? Did you watch any good movies or TV series? Did you make a great recipe? How are you feeling? Say hello to your friends. 6:00 PM - Mincha/Maariv Where: FACEBOOK LIVE or ZOOM
7:30 PM - Continuing Education with Terri Klein - Drop Your Anchor - Let Go of the Emotional Struggle A Virtual Workshop to Build Emotional Flexibility click here to registerWhere: ZOOM - link made available to registered attendees
9:30 AM - Tefillah Training with Rabbi David Where: ZOOM
12:00 PM - Rabbi Morrison's Study Class - Parshat Ha'Shavua - The Weekly Torah Portion Where: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website
3:30 PM - Virtual Coffee and Conversation Where: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website Join us in our virtual cafe. What are you doing during the day? Did you watch any good movies or TV series? Did you make a great recipe? How are you feeling? Say hello to your friends. 6:00 PM - Mincha/Maariv Where: FACEBOOK LIVE or ZOOM
5:15 PM -Kabbalat Shabbat service Mincha, Reading of the Shabbat Yahrzeits, and Kabbalat Shabbat (up to and including L'cha dodi) Where: FACEBOOK LIVEor ZOOM 5:51 PM - Candle Lighting
Click here for a version of kaddish that can be said without a minyan
FROM RABBI MORRISON
Before, During, and After
Dear Congregational Family,
How we act before, during, and after sacred events in our lives tells us a lot about our emotions, values, and priorities.
Take, for example, the experience of a lifecycle moment, be it a baby naming, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or a wedding. Take, for example, a Jewish holiday, be it Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, or Passover. In many cases, there is an exciting build up prior to the event, the actualization during the event, and perhaps a let down, sense of relief, where do I go from here? or now what? after the event.
In this week's Torah portion - text, commentary, and legend tell us many things about Noah before, during, and after the flood. Before the flood, how righteous was he? Commentaries suggest many ideas. During the flood, was Noah faithful, optimistic, caring? Responses abound. After the flood, do we regard Noah as the new progenitor of the earth or a depressed drunkard?
Each of us can begin to assess our own traits by analyzing how we conducted ourselves before the pandemic; how we are living during the pandemic; and how we hope to prioritize our values after the pandemic has ended.
While the forty day period, the days and weeks before and during the Ten Days of Repentance, was known as "Cheshbon Nefesh," a time for conducting a spiritual self-audit, perhaps the days and weeks after the High Holy days will teach us more about who we are.
YAHRZEIT NOTICES Yahrzeit notices will now be going out by email. During the transition (until the end of the calendar year) we will be sending them out by regular mail as well. If you received your notice by mail but not email, please let us know.
JOIN US IN PERSON FOR SHABBAT! 9:30 AM WEEKLY Pre-registration required --click to register
*Registration opens each week on Tuesday and closes Friday at 12 PM
Would you like a misheberach said for someone who is ill? Please email Rabbi David
In our new norm with online Clergy led private services, Divrei Torah, Torah Readings, Cantorial Music, Rabbi Lectures and Classes, you too can also sponsor one of these weekly online live sessions in honour of your Simchas or in memory of your loved ones for a donation of $54.
Your generous sponsorship will be included in the weekly e-blast, as well as mentioned by the clergy at the beginning and end of the online live session you are sponsoring. While we are temporarily closed due to this health crisis, it is imperative we continue to keep our synagogue operating at this time thereby ensuring we are able to once again open our doors to you - our dedicated members, and to the Jewish community when it is viable to do so.
The Executive, Board and Clergy thank you for your continued support during this difficult time. Best wishes for a healthy and safe Shabbat.
