Our Friday night service begins at 6:00 p.m. and concludes around 6:50 p.m. This week Reb Josh will be leading the davening, and Rabbi Gordon will teach about love in our kabbalat shabbat liturgy.
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, Motzei and Angel Cards. 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. Join us on ZOOM.
As we continue to hold in-person services in the Sanctuary, we advise wearing a mask and making sure you are current in your booster shots. If you are feeling sick, please stay at home, we will miss you.
Shabbat Morning: finding God in the Megillah
The scroll of Esther, which we will read on Monday, is the only book in the bible that does not include the name of God. And yet, the Midrash teaches that Purim is the only holiday that we will continue to observe after the coming of the Messiah. What’s so important about the strange story the Megillah teaches us?
This Shabbat morning, Reb Josh will lead the davening and read from the Torah, including the special Maftir for Shabbat Zachor. Rabbi Gordon will offer the teaching, and Dena Kaufman will chant the haftarah.
Davening in the sanctuary begins at 10:00 a.m. and concludes around noon with kiddush luncheon. Join us for conversation, study and fellowship, or join us on-line on Livestream and YouTube.
Purim is Here!
Come one, come all, adults and kids, children of all ages! Monday evening, March 6, 2023 Hamentaschen! Megillah reading! Costumes! Skits! And Songs! Everything begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and services at 6:00 p.m. Visit the website for more information: Purim celebration For those who are not able to attend in person, please join us online: LIVECONTROL&YouTube
Tues, March 7, 8 am Purim Morning Service Join us in person in the Sanctuary or Onlinefor the “ganze megillah.” The Purim morning service is led by Rabbi Gordon with full Megillah reading by Dr. Matthew Zizmor. Hamentaschen and coffee afterwards.
Friday Night Live!
Mark your calendar, and join us in person (also on Livestream and YouTube), for a special Friday Night Live! March 17, 6 pm with Cantorial Soloist Jodi Blankstein, and accompanist, Adam Dehner enhancing our service with melodies modern and traditional, and a program filled with songs of resilience, renewal and HOPE. The service will be followed by a delicious chicken dinner in the social hall *RSVP and payment required by March 14th
Community Family Seder
B'nai Tikvah will be hosting a Community Family Seder for the second night of Passover. During the service, our clergy will bring informative, interesting, nuanced teachings to enhance the experience for all. Please join us the evening of April 6th as we celebrate together with our friends, their extended family and other community members. All are welcome! REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Lunch & Learn:
Finishing a tractate of Mishnah
Rabbi Gordon’s Winter lunch and learn continues this week on Wednesday at noon by zoom. New students are always welcome.
In preparation for Passover, the rabbi will be studying tractate Hagigah of the Mishnah, concluding that study with the service for the fast of the first born on April 5 at 8:00 a.m. Tractate Hagigah has fascinating material about censorship in teaching, the value of metaphysics in philosophy, and the most central laws of the Torah. Class will be onZOOM.
Shabbat shalom, Reb Josh Schreiber
A PDF of the Shabbat morning siddur is available by clicking the pic to your right, so you can follow from home if you do not have a siddur. If you need a bible, please be in touch with our office or consider purchasing a copy of Siddur Lev Shalem and Humash Etz Hayyim for your home library.
Simcha Shabbat & Kiddush
Simcha Shabbat - 1st Shabbat of each month. Share your family's celebratory moments with the congregation by helping sponsor kiddush. Join us for January! More info
And we know that there are times when congregants and families simply want to sponsor kiddush outside of our monthly Simcha Shabbat. To acknowledge a special occasion, such as a yahrzeit or other important event, simply go to our Donations webpage
This Week's Simcha Shabbat Kiddush Sponsored by: Sharon & Stuart Schwartz, in honor of her new granddaughter, Dana Sophia Schwartz born Jan 22nd
Services are streamed and in person, as follows:
Friday, 6:00 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, 10:00 AM: Shabbat Morning Services
Join us in person, if fully vaccinated; masking is optional but recommended;
and on these web/smart TV channel links.
Alternative Shabbat Programs
Starbucks Shabbat: Saturdays at 9AM 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!
