CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL
Shabbat Shalom
4/12/19
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Seder
Matches!
Do you have room at your
seder
table?
Do you need to be hosted?
Contact Rabbi Kane.
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SERVICES
C/L 7:14 pm
Friday, 4/12
at 6:30pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, 4/13
at 9:10am
Shabbat
Morning Service
when we celebrate the
Bar Mitzvah
of Tristan Rutman,
son of Marleigh and Matthew Rutman.
10am
Shabbat Sheera
5pm
Mincha
when we celebrate the
Bat Mitzvah
of Sarah Payes,
daughter of
Karen & Giora Payes
Sunday, 4/14
at 9:15 am
Minyan
Monday, 4/15
at 7:15am
Minyan
Thursday, 4/18
at 7:15am
Minyan
Friday, 4/19
7:15am Service for the Fast of the Firstborn
Chametz
sale deadline
at 6pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
(NOTE TIME)
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TORAH READING:
Metzorah
: Leviticus 14:1 - 15:33
Metzorah
contains a lengthy description of various skin diseases and how they are diagnosed.
Meztorah
continues with the theme of last week's
parasha
,
tamei
and
tahor
, giving the specifics about when and how one becomes
tahor
again after the physical healing. The Torah also speaks about the implications of "disease" on buildings and how to cure that. It finishes with a section on "bodily discharges."
This
Shabbat
, the
Shabbat
immediately preceding
Pesach
, is called
Shabbat Ha-Gadol
, or The Great
Shabbat
. The name is taken from the last line of the
haftara
,
"hinei ani sholeach lechem et Eliyahhu Ha-navi, lifneii yom Adonai, Ha-Gadol v'hanora;
Behold I will send to you the prophet Elijah, before the coming of the great and awe filled day of Adonai" (Malachi 3:23). Yet the verse begs the question, what exactly is "The great and awe filled day of
Adonai
"?
There are at least two possible answers. The most obvious is that we pray that the prophet Elijah, an "expected guest" at everyone's
seder
, will come to bring a final redemption and herald the messianic age. We speak of this as we approach
Pesach
because our redemption from Egypt is looked upon as a partial redemption, and as we celebrate our redemption from slavery on
Pesach
, we hope for that "great and awe filled day" when all people will be redeemed from slavery and the world will be fully at peace.
There is a second answer, which is more practical. When we recite the
haftara
, Malachi 3:23 is repeated, recited both before and after verse 24. What does verse 24 say? "Elijah (or perhaps God-it is not clear) shall reconcile parents with children and children with their parents..." (Malachi 3:24). In other words, world peace may be a bit elusive and far off, but what is hopefully achievable is peace in our families. Indeed there is no more of a family celebration than the
Pesach seder
, a time when Jews travel long distances to celebrate with their families. Family reconciliation is not simple or easy, but it is certainly much more accessible than complete world peace. At
Pesach
time, while we pray for that final redemption, if the words of Elijah can help bring peace in each of our families, then
dayenu
, that is certainly enough!
Shabbat shalom
,
Rabbi Kane
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LIFE CYCLE:
Mazal Tov
to:
Marleigh & Matthew Rutman on the
Bar Mitzvah
of their son, Tristan.
Mazal To
to:
Karen & Giora Payes on the
Bat Mitzvah
of their daughter, Sarah.
Mazal Tov
to:
Margie & Mike Kirsch on the birth of their grandson, Samuel Bryan Kirsch. Samuel is the son of Dan & Sara Kirsch.
Mazal Tov
to:
Patti & Bill Robbins on the birth of their granddaughter, Penelope Clara Robbins. Penelope is the daughter of Ben & Melanie Robbins.
Speedy Recovery to:
Judy Boehr
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TWO TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE CSI SOCIAL COMMITTEE EVENT
JACOB BURNS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL.
Join other CSI members on Sunday, 4/14, at 10am for brunch at CSI followed by a film at JBFC. We will see "A Bag of Marbles," followed by a Q & A with Chancellor Rose, Ray Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto, Michael Marrus, and AJC France Chairman
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Frogs and
matzah
balls and plagues
oh my!
These Passover novelties and many more are now available at
Matanah
, the gift shop of CSI.
Stop by and see our just-in
seder
plates from "aRT on Glass Studio in New Hampshire."
We're open on Sunday, 4/14 from 9:30 - 11:30.
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YOM HASHOAH
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE & PROGRAM.
Wednesday, 5/1 at 7:30pm
We welcome celebrated author Lore Segal to CSI.
At age 10, Lore was separated from her family in Austria, traveling alone to England as part of the Kindertransport.
Ms. Segal is the author of dozens of best selling books including her critically acclaimed semi-autobiograhical novel, "Other People's Houses," as well as her 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalist book, "Shakespeare's Kitchen."
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Rabbi Steven C. Kane
Cantor Jeffrey Shiovitz
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