The Book of Deuteronomy, known as Devarim in Hebrew, constitutes Moses’s farewell speech. What is Moses trying to tell us in these last moments? What do we gain by comparing his version of events to the stories we’ve been reading throughout Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers? Our Friday night service begins at 6:00 p.m. and concludes around 6:50 p.m. This week I will lead the davening and share a teaching.
Our service is designed to create a buffer between the work week and Shabbat rest. We aim to make the atmosphere like a family shabbat table complete with Candle Lighting, Blessing one another, Kiddush, and Motzei. Before and after the service we take time to check in with one another and share greetings (feel free to log on early). Our service has been abridged for ZOOM but includes familiar and new melodies, readings from the margins of the siddur, and some learning.
SHABBAT MORNING:
Enough is Enough
In the early chapters of Devarim (Deut. 1:1-3:22), Moses recounts where the Israelites have been, telling a slightly different version of their trek through the wilderness, including new explanations for why we left Mount Sinai and why we shouldn’t get into fights with our neighbors. Do Moses’s words change our sense of who we are and where we’re going?
Our Shabbat morning service begins at 10 a.m. in our Seresky Sanctuary, and you can join us in person or on Livestream. Alan Bulotsky will read Torah and I will read Haftorah, lead services, and offer a teaching. Services will conclude around noon and will be followed by a kiddush luncheon.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Lisa Feld
TISHA B’AV
On Tisha B’Av, we mourn the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people on this date, including the destruction of both Temples and the expulsion of Spanish Jewry. Join us at Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, 18 Shoolman Way, Milton on Monday, Aug 12, at 7:45 pm, for a special Tisha B’Av service and a reading from the Book of Eicha. Since the service is traditionally conducted in dim light, please bring a flashlight so you can follow along.
Simcha Shabbat & Kiddush
We encourage you to sponsor a kiddush to mark a simcha, celebrate a birthday, anniversary, commemorate a yahrzeit, honor an individual's accomplishment, or just to enhance our Shabbat. Since not every kiddush is sponsored, we hope you will consider a contribution to the kiddush fund so we can provide a kiddush every week. All sponsors are much appreciated and will be acknowledged.
We have streamlined this process to make it easier than ever-- come see our new kiddush sponsorship page on the website!
Starbucks Shabbat: Saturdays at 9 AM onZOOM Enjoy an informal cup of joe while discussing various topics from the weekly parsha to current events. No RSVP needed; come regularly or pop in!
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