Tishrei
13, 5780 / October 11-12, 2019
Parashat
Ha’azinu
Torah:
Deuteronomy 32:1-52
Haftarah: 2
Samuel 22:1-51
Tishrei
15-16, 5780 / October 13-15, 2019
Sukkot
Torah:
Leviticus 22:26 – 23:44 (both days)
Maftir:
Numbers 29:12-16 (both days)
Haftarah
day 1: Zechariah 14:1-21
Haftarah
day 2: 1 Kings 8:2-21
Lulav/Etrog: I ordered a number of sets
to cover all those who purchased one through the synagogue last year, and a
couple extras. They will be available for pick-up at the synagogue Friday (call
first), Sunday morning, and of course at Sukkot services Monday and Tuesday.
Dedications and Calendar of Events
follow. For more information about our community, visit:
Some
excellent on-line resources are available for Sukkot/Shemini Atzeret/Simchat
Torah at:
Please
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YOU
CAN’T GIVE UP!
“For
from afar, you will see the land, but you will not come there, to the land I am
giving the children of Israel.” Deuteronomy 32:52
Rabbi
Tarfon taught: “It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task; neither are
you free to refrain from it.” Avot 2:16
Moses
already knows he is going to die – before he is able to completely accomplish
the assignment he had been given forty years before – leading the Israelites
into what will thereafter be known as the Land of Israel. Yet, even to his
dying day, he continues to carry out his duties as the leader of the
Israelites, still asking God to permit him to go into the land with them. Once
he knew he would not be allowed, he didn’t throw in the towel – he didn’t say,
“Well, there’s no further reason to do this anymore, since I can’t finish the
job.”
That’s
how it is to be a Jew – that’s how it is for every human being. It’s up to
every one of us to strive to accomplish our work as long as we are able. Others
will pick up where we have left off. Moses knew that Joshua would take up the
mantle of leadership afterward – that’s one of the reasons he continued to
serve as Joshua’s mentor. Similarly, we should all know that if we give up on
the holy enterprise of living lives of meaning and goodness, our children and
our community might well assume that there is no point to that task at all –
pursuing the work means it will continue after us.
Another
way to understand Rabbi Tarfon is this: The Israelites’ release from Egyptian
bondage created the freedom to act on, rather than to reject, the
responsibility to willingly serve others.
Don’t
give up!
Shabbat
Shalom! Chag Sukkot Sameach!
Rabbi Richard A. Flom
Temple B'nai Hayim/Congregation Beth Meier
Blogging at: http://rav-rich.blogspot.com
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הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם ?אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם
Who is wise? The one who learns from every person.
Ben Zoma - Pirkei Avot 4:1
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Candle lighting:
Friday: 6:06 pm
Sunday: 6:03 pm
Monday: 7:02 pm
Friday: Shabbat Evening Service – 6:30 pm. Minimal oneg
Shabbat follows.
Saturday: NO Torah study/breakfast this
Shabbat. Resumes October 19. Shabbat Morning Service –
9:30 am. Religious School Junior Congregation: 10:00 am. Kiddush lunch
follows.
Sunday: Religious School – 9:30 am. Sukkah Construction
– 9:30 am. Sukkot begins at 6:10 pm.
Monday: Sukkot Morning
Service – 9:30 am. Light kiddush lunch follows in sukkah.
Tuesday: Sukkot Morning
Service – 9:30 am. Light kiddush lunch follows in sukkah. NO Lunch
and Learn – resumes October 22.
Friday,
October 18: Simcha Shabbat Evening Service – 6:30 pm. Sukkot Dinner
– Pizza in the Hut – 7:15 pm. Join us for our first Simcha Shabbat
(third Friday every month) celebrating all the birthdays, anniversaries, and
other s’machot of the month. Reservations
a must! $15/adult - $10/ 6-12 – 5 and under/ no charge. Please call the office
ASAP to reserve your spot!
Saturday,
October 19: Torah study/breakfast - 8:45 am. Shabbat Morning
Service – 9:30 am. Kiddush lunch follows.
Next time you come to TBH/CBM, please bring some non-perishable
canned and packaged foods and personal items (no glass) for SOVA.
This d’var torah is offered for a refuah shleimah for Leah
bat Sarah Imanu, Sarah bat Devorah, Susan Arbetman, Ken Bitticks, Elsbet
Brosky, Mark Brownstein, Jerry Daniels, Maya Fersht (Maya bat Esther), Dr.
Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Annabelle Flom (Channah Bella bat
Kreina), Bernard Garvin, Leah Granat, Gabor Klein, Philip Kovac, Philip
Kronzek, Tonya Kronzek (Zlata Malkah bat Sarah Imanu), Stuart Lytton, David
Marks, Sandra Raab, David Russak, Josef Sands, Shirley Sands, Debra Schugar
Strauss (Devorah bat Chaya Feiga), Helen Schugar (Chaya Feiga bat Kreina), and William Sragow.
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