Sukkot 1
Torah: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44
Maftir: 29:12-16
Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21
Sukkot 2
Torah: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44
Maftir: 29:12-16
Haftarah: 1 Kings 8:2-21
Shabbat Chol Hamo'ed Sukkot
Torah: Exodus 33:12 - 34:26
Maftir: Numbers 29:17-22
Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18 - 39:16
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Take a Walk in God's Shoes
'And now, if I have indeed found favor in Your eyes, make Your ways known to me ...' Exodus 33:13
'The Lord passed before (Moses) and proclaimed: "The Lord, the Lord, God, Compassionate and Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness and in Truth; Preserving Mercy for Thousands of Generations; Forgiving Iniquity, Willful Sin, and Error; and Cleansing ..."' Exodus 34:6-7
In response to Moses' request, God shows God's glory, and describes Godself. These are regarded by Jewish tradition as the Thirteen Attributes of God. The verses are also recited as a prayer on Yom Kippur and other fast days, when we ask God for mercy. But is it only a prayer?
The early rabbinic text, Sifre, says of the commandment "to walk in all His ways" - (Deuteronomy 11:22) - "Just as God is compassionate and gracious, you too must be compassionate and gracious."
This is far more than a prayer that God taught to Moses to be recited at times of crisis. It is a guide to right conduct.
We have just completed the introspective period of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We are now served up this reminder of what it is that we promised God and ourselves only a few days ago - to be better people this year - compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, etc.
Perhaps we can't walk in God's ways all of the time. But every journey begins with a single step. Time to lace up those walking shoes!
Chag Sukkot Sameach V'shabbat Shalom! Mo'adim L'simcha - Chagim Uz'manim L'sasson!
Rabbi Richard A. Flom - ZSRS '00
Congregation Beth Meier
Studio City, CAhttp://www.bethmeier.org
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"For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still." Isaiah 62:1
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Candlelighting:
Sukkot begins Wednesday evening
Wednesday: 6:37 pm
Thursday: 7:31 pm
Friday: 6:34 pm
Thursday, 9/19: Sukkot Morning Service – 10:00 am
Friday, 9/20: Sukkot Morning Service – 10:00 am
Friday evening, 9/20: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Evening Service – 8:00 pm
Saturday, 9/21: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Morning Service – 10:00 am
Sunday, 9/22: Religious School – 9:30 am
Tuesday, 9/24: Lunch and Learn - Noon
Thursday, 9/26: Shemini Atzeret Morning Service, including Yizkor – 10:00 am
Thursday evening, 9/26: Simchat Torah Evening Service – 7:30 pm
Friday, 9/27: Simchat Torah Morning Service – 10:00 am
Friday evening, 9/28: Shabbat Evening Service – 8:00 pm
Saturday, 9/28: Shabbat Morning Service – 10:00 am
Sunday, 9/29: Religious School – 9:30 am
Watch out for our new Adult Education Classes! Lynda Foster and Deb Sigel will be teaching Introductory Hebrew on Sunday morning, beginning in late October. Rabbi Flom’s (Re)Introduction to Judaism will meet on 18-20 Thursday evenings, beginning October 10, through May. Curriculum and reading list will be posted next week.
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