This Coming Shabbat

Our Friday night service begins at 6:00 p.m. and concludes around 7:00 p.m. Join us on ZOOM and log in early to say hello. Our service includes Candle lighting, blessing one another, kiddush, motzei and angel cards as we prepare to move from the work week to Shabbat as a day of rest and reflection.

This week we read the story of Jacob, our beloved ancestor who was also a notorious trickster. When is tricking someone (lying?) justified? We will share examples where Judaism affirms going beyond a simple statement that telling the truth is always the best way to go. Reb Josh will lead the davening.​​​​​

Click here for Siddur for Kabbalat Shabbat​​​​​​

Last week, Reb Josh spoke about an “embodied Judaism” approach to the opening parts of our shabbat morning service which contains prayers for the return of the soul and the gift of the body. What do these prayers tell us about ourselves and about God? Why do some Jewish thinkers come to see the body as a micro-cosmos – a miniature version of all of reality? What about those times in life when the body does not feel like a gift? Reb Lisa and I will explore these questions in our teaching. Reb Lisa will lead the davening.

Davening in the sanctuary begins at 10:00 a.m. and concludes around noon with kiddush luncheon, sponsored by Lisa Yorra along with Lillian Goldberg and Edith Weiner for birthday celebrations. Join us for conversation, study and fellowship, or join us on-line.

My Winter lunch and learn continues this (and every) Tuesday at noon. In coming months we will explore texts on the building of community. What did the early rabbis teach about creating intimate Jewish communities in which the individual is nurtured and the communal is sustained. Class will be on Zoom.

Sunday, December 4, 8 p.m. Lecture on the Jews of India featuring speaker Rahel Musleah-- pre-registration is required to receive the Zoom link: click here to register
Saturday, December 10 Talk on Jewish Life in Australia at Shabbat services  followed by special kiddush luncheon
Friday, December 16, 6 p.m. Friday Night Live! service in the Sanctuary followed by dinner (reservations required for dinner: click here) 

CHANUKAH: Candle lighting in front of B’nai Tikvah every night at 5:30
Monday, December 19, 4:30 p.m. Rabbi Gordon and Reb Josh lead Chanukah celebration at Brightview Senior Living

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Leonard Gordon

Saturday, 10:00AM, Shabbat Morning Services

Join us in person if fully vaccinated; masking is optional but recommended;

and on these web/smart TV channel links.

Weekly, 9AM Starbucks Shabbat

on Zoom | Meeting ID: 951 3384 0209 | Passcode: 354344

3rd Shabbat of the Month:

9:30AM Soul Stroll (Shabbat Walk in the Woods)

For information and to connect, email our Soul Stroll organizer

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Simcha Shabbat - December 3rd
Come see who is celebrating a Simcha in December! click here to add your simcha!