Our fall festival season continues this Sunday night, as we begin our celebration of Sukkot. The holiday of Sukkot is one of the three biblical pilgrimage festivals (the other two are Pesach and Shavuot). In the Book of Exodus, the ancient Hebrews escaped from slavery in Egypt with the help of God's miracles and began their journey through the desert wilderness for 40 long years and two generations toward the promised land. When we celebrate the holiday of Sukkot, we live as they did, in makeshift outdoor huts made of simple and raw materials. When it comes down to it, our life is not so different, moving from one place or thing to another, vulnerable to the elements, made of simple and raw materials, and filled with the hope of reaching the "promised land." Sukkot reminds us of how fragile and uncertain life can be; yet it also reminds us of where we can find strength, support, and security along the way.
Friday evening, we will gather for our Kabbalat Shabbat service, beginning at 6:30 pm. Shabbat morning, Torah Study begins at 9:00 am, followed by Spice Up Your Judaism at 10:30 am. Saturday afternoon, our service begins at 5:45 pm, during which we will celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Chase Vogel. And, Sunday evening, our Erev Sukkot service begins at 7:00 pm, preceded by our Family Supper In The Sukkah at 5:45 pm.
Mo'adim l'simcha - May these be times of joy for us all!
Rabbi Jennifer L. Frenkel
If you have the name of someone you would like to have included in our Healing Prayer (Mi Shebeirach) that is recited at our Shabbat services, please let us know by noon each Friday so we can give the name to our clergy.
