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"The story of the first eight chapters of Bereishit is tragic but simple: creation, followed by de-creation, followed by re-creation. God creates order. Humans then destroy that order, to the point where 'the world was filled with violence,' and 'all flesh had corrupted its way on earth.' God brings a flood that wipes away all life, until - with the exception of Noach, his family and other animals - the earth has returned to the state it was in at the beginning of Torah, when 'the earth was waste and void, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.' Vowing never again to destroy all life - though not guaranteeing that humanity might not do so of its own accord - God begins again, this time with Noach in place of Adam, father of a new start to the human story."
[Rabbi Jonathan Sacks]
The similarities and differences between Adam and Noach are striking - their strengths and weaknesses, their gifts and tragic flaws remind us, once again, just how human our biblical figures are, and how much their stories can teach us about our own, about how we choose to live our lives as the current (complicated) chapter of the "human story."
Friday evening, we begin Shabbat with our Tot Shabbat service at 6:15 pm, followed by our Erev Shabbat service at 8:00 pm featuring Visual T'filah, with all of the prayers, songs, and readings projected on a large screen on the bimah. I hope you'll join Cantor Jenkins-Adelberg and me for one (or both!) of our Shabbat evening service experiences.
Shabbat morning, Rabbi Hirsh will be leading Torah Study beginning at 9:00 am. If you have been wanting to check out our Torah Study sessions and were looking for the right time to start attending, there's no time like the present! We just rolled Torah back to the very beginning on Simchat Torah, so we will be looking at some of the very first stories in Genesis this week. Following Torah Study, Carl Viniar will lead our Spice Up Your Judaism session at 10:30 am.
Also at 10:30 am, Rabbi Hirsh and Cantor Jenkins-Adelberg will be leading our Shabbat morning service, during which we will celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Lauren Goldsborough.
On a sadder note, we received news last week that Camp Newman, one of our Union for Reform Judaism camps (a sister-camp to Camp Harlam in our area), was destroyed in the fires raging in California. Our URJ Camps are holy places where many of our children and teens spend their summers in the sacred embrace of a very special Reform Jewish community. Our camps have inspired synagogue lay-leaders and clergy for generations. And now, as Camp Newman looks to plan for, and create, another outstanding summer experience in 2018, they need our help. If you can donate, at any level, it would be deeply appreciated: click HERE.
L'shalom,
Rabbi Jennifer L. Frenkel
If you wish to have a Mi Shebeirach said during our Shabbat services, please let us know by noon each Friday so we can give the names to the rabbis.
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WE CELEBRATE
The Bat Mitzvah of
Lauren Goldsborough
daughter of Judson & Debra Goldsborough
The Naming of
Maya Mertz
granddaughter of Barry & Faye Mertz
The Wedding Blessing of
Marlena Strom & Louis Goldman
son of Neal & Ruth Goldman
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THE WEEK AHEAD
Friday, October 20
6:15 pm Tot Shabbat Service (Sanctuary)
8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service with Visual T'filah (Sanctuary; webcast)
9:00 am Torah Study, led by Rabbi Hirsh (Chapel)
10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Sanctuary)
Bat Mitzvah of Lauren Goldsborough
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Please click on each event name for more information or to register for that event.
Contribute at
any level that is comfortable for you. Our goal is 100% member participation.
Tuesdays, October 24 & 31, 10:30 am
- Led by Rabbi Hirsh
Sundays, October 22, November 5 & December 3
New adult learning opportunity! "Sunday Sessions" are single, self-contained adult learning units that are open to everyone.
Six13 Live at M'kor Shalom
Saturday, October 28, 8:00 pm
Bury the Hatchet with NextGen
Friday, November 3
Dinner 6:15 pm, Service 8:00 pm
Congregational Dinner prior to a special Erev Shabbat Service with guest officiants, Cantor Ilene Keys and Cantor Shira Ginsburg. Click for more information & to RSVP for dinner.
Friday, November 10 - Service 6:30 pm, Dinner immediately following
Rabbi Kelman from Kol HaNeshama in Israel joins us to discuss the challenges and struggles of the Progressive (Reform) Movement in Israel, and more. Rabbi Kelman will continue to speak in-depth during and after dinner. $12 per member, $15 per guest. Kindly RSVP for dinner by November 3.
Tuesday, November 14, 2:30-9:30 pm
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Michelle Bross
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Congregation M'kor Shalom
850 Evesham Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
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ExecutiveDirector@mkorshalom.org
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