Sukkot 1 and 2 - Torah: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44; Maftir: 29:12-16
Sukkot 1 - Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21
Sukkot 2 - Haftarah: 1 Kings 8:2-21
Candle-lighting for Friday, October 2: 6:17 PM PDT
Candle-lighting for Saturday, October 3: 7:11 PM PDT
Our Refuah Shleimah/Prayer for Healing List can be found at:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iT0tdp45ITSU6o1tykah41m3IXBxBwLxe8FORSIXzDo/edit?usp=sharing
If you would like to have a name added or removed from this Prayer for Healing list, please write to me at: ravflom@sbcglobal.net
Links to all of our on-line activities can be found below.
Some excellent on-line resources are available for Sukkot/Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah at:
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/
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WHAT EXACTLY ARE SUKKOT?
"So that your generations will know that I caused the Children of Israel to dwell in sukkot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God." Leviticus 23:43
There is an interesting dispute among the Rabbis concerning the nature of the sukkot in which our ancestors dwelt. In the Talmud (Sukkah 11b), Rabbi Eliezer says the sukkot were "the clouds of glory" (ananei hakavod) that surrounded the Jews in the desert. But Rabbi Akiva says, "They built for themselves actual booths" (sukkot mamash). One might understand from Rabbi Eliezer that the Shekhinah, the Divine Presence, surrounded them in the desert - that is something truly spectacular! Rabbi Akiva is a realist - they lived in flimsy structures, just like we build today.
What makes the discussion more interesting is that in the midrashic text Mekhilta D'Rebbi Ishmael (Pischa 14), Rabbi Eliezer says they were actual booths and Rabbi Akiva says they were clouds of glory! Which text is correct and which rabbi is correct?
The answer is - they all are! Sukkot are physical and metaphysical. It comes to teach us that when we spend a week fulfilling the mitzvah of residing in a flimsy hut, we surround ourselves with the Shekhinah. Spend some time in a sukkah, and get your head in the clouds!
This year, because of the rampant COVID-19 virus – far too many of us can not build or get to a sukkah mamash. We will be visiting others' sukkot via Zoom or FaceTime - a new, modern form of the metaphysical sukkot of the rabbis!
May we all dwell in sukkot shalom – shelters of peace.
Chag Sukkot Sameach! Mo'adim L'Simchah!
Rabbi Richard A. Flom
.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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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OTHER USEFUL INFO!
Join our "COOOL SHABBAT/SUKKOT EVENING SERVICE" with Dr. Steve Pearlman and Rabbi Flom, this Friday evening at 6:30 pm PDT at:
https://www.facebook.com/BnaiHayim
Join our Shabbat/Weekday Morning/Sukkot Services with Reb Jason and Rabbi Flom this Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 am PDT at:
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Downloadable and printable Siddur for Kabbalat Shabbat, Shabbat Ma'ariv, Shabbat/Festival Morning, and more, available at:
Downloadable and printable Siddur for Kabbalat Shabbat, Shabbat Ma'ariv, Shabbat/Festival Morning, and more, available at:
http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/form-download-e-siddur-0
You can download both Siddur Sim Shalom and Siddur Lev Shalem at the above link.
You can download both Siddur Sim Shalom and Siddur Lev Shalem at the above link.
David Silon’s "History of the Jews of Israel and the Middle East" will resume Sunday, October 18 at 11:00 am at:
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Join us every Tuesday at 12:30 pm PDT for Lunch and Learn, a 60 minute study session. We're learning the weekly haftarah. Next class is on October 13 (no class October 6). Join us at:
Join us every Tuesday at 12:30 pm PDT for Lunch and Learn, a 60 minute study session. We're learning the weekly haftarah. Next class is on October 13 (no class October 6). Join us at:
https://www.facebook.com/BnaiHayim
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FOR ZOOM LINKS TO OUR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, PLEASE WRITE TO ME DIRECTLY AT THE ADDRESS BELOW.
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