Throughout the month of Elul, we blow shofar and recite Psalm 27. What’s the significance of these practices? How do they pave the way for the new year? Our Friday night service begins at 6:00 p.m. and concludes around 6:50 p.m. This week, Sam Evans will lead the davening and Ellie Sirk will 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:
A Bird in the Hand
Parshat Ki Teitzei (Deut. 21:10-25:19) is comprised of an incredible array of laws on everything from zoning regulations to the ethical treatment of animals. What do these laws come to teach us?
Our Shabbat morning service begins at 10 a.m. in our Seresky Sanctuary, and you can join us in person or on Livestream. This week, Marty Shapiro and Alan Bulotsky will read Torah; Edith Weiner will read Haftorah; Marvin Wolfert, Sam Evans, and Heidi Wortzman will lead services; and Phyl Hewson and Nikki Golomb (our new rabbinic intern) will offer teachings. Services will conclude around noon and will be followed by a kiddush luncheon.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Lisa Feld
ELUL:
A Time for Turning
Throughout the month of Elul, I will be offering short prompts for those who want to engage in journaling, meditation, or other ways of delving deep in anticipation of the High Holidays. Credit goes to my mother, Merle Feld, whose full set of prompts you can find on her website, Derekh.org/elul2024. This week’s prompt focuses on interpersonal relationships: Some of our relationships may lack or have lost balance - as you care for others in your life, consider what boundaries would bring you some ease. When you are giving so much, how might you sometimes prioritize your own needs? Who can support you in realizing and maintaining this resolution?
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!
B’nai Tikvah 1301 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021 Web: bnaitikvahma.org | Phone: 781-828-5250 Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
