May 14-15 (Shabbat), May 16-18 (Shavuot), 2021
4,6,7 Sivan 5781
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Shalom AKSE Congregants and Friends of AKSE:
The Parsha for this Shabbat is Bamidbar. In his sermon, Rabbi Saks discusses how a people can build a successful state.
Shavuot begins this Sunday evening. See the full Shavuot schedule below.
We are looking forward to our first in-person Yom Tov services in more than a year on Monday and Tuesday mornings. For those who signed up, please see information below with directions to our new home and what to bring with you. Please note that there is also an in-person Mincha service this Tuesday afternoon at 2412 Pennsylvania Ave. (NOT at the JCC). Cantor Redfern will be chanting the first chapter of the Book of Ruth during this service.
For those who will not be joining us on Monday or Tuesday in person, there will be a Zoom Yizkor service on Sunday at 6 p.m. See details below.
The community-wide virtual Tikkun Leyl Shavuot study session sponsored by DERECH (the Delaware Association of Rabbis and Cantors) begins at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Each member of clergy will present a 10-15 minute lesson. Rabbi Saks and Cantor Redfern will present in the first hour (7 to 8 p.m.). See details below, including how to register to receive the Zoom link.
As a reminder, the office will be closed on Monday and Tuesday in observance of Shavuot.
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Shabbat Shalom v'Chag Sameach!
Alan
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VIRTUAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
Friday, May 14 at 6 p.m. -- Kabbalat Shabbat, Torah reading (1st Aliyah), D'var Torah
Saturday, May 15 at 9:15 p.m. -- Ma'ariv, Havdalah
Sunday, May 16 -- Yizkor service at 6 p.m. (led by Rabbi Saks and Cantor Redfern, with two Memorial prayers chanted by Ahron Augenbraun), Mincha at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 18 at 9:15 p.m. -- Ma'ariv/Havdalah (end of Shavuot)
Wednesday, May 19 -- Parsha & Pizza--Mincha at 5:45 p.m., class at 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 20 -- History class--Dead Sea Scrolls--Mincha at 5:45 p.m., class at 6 p.m.
Connection to all AKSE events is the same - either of two options:
1) Video and Audio on PC, tablet, or smartphone
Click on this link to join Zoom meeting:
2) Phone
Dial in to +1 646-558-8656 and input Meeting ID: 628 081 3362
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OUTDOOR MINCHA SERVICE
Tuesdays, May 18* and 25 at 3:30 p.m.
Join us for a socially distanced outdoor Mincha service. On May 18, the service will be in the parking lot adjacent to our building at 2412 Pennsylvania Ave. On May 25, the service will be (as usual) at the Siegel JCC, in the parking lot past the swimming pool.
If you would like to sit during the service, please bring a lawn chair or other portable chair; also, please bring a siddur. Due to COVID-19, social distancing and mask wearing will be enforced.
If you plan to attend, please let Rabbi Saks know by texting or phoning him at 302-494-7928 or emailing him at stevensaks5@gmail.com. That way we can ensure a minyan and also inform you of any changes due to weather. A decision will be made by 12 noon on the day of the service in case of inclement weather.
*Please note that on May 18, the second day of Shavuot, the Mincha service will take place in the parking lot outside our building at 2412 Pennsylvania Avenue. Cantor Redfern will chant the first chapter of the Book of Ruth during this service.
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OUTDOOR SHAVUOT SERVICES
Monday and Tuesday, May 17 and 18 at 10 a.m.
For those who signed up, we look forward to welcoming you to one or both of our outdoor services in the parking lot of our building at 2412 Pennsylvania Ave. Please try to get there by 9:45 a.m., so we can get set up. The service each day will last 90 minutes.
Where We Are:
Our location may be found on Google Maps here. Our building is reached via the parking lot of Immanuel Church; it is not right on Pennsylvania Ave. If you are approaching from downtown Wilmington on Pennsylvania Ave., turn left on Greenhill Ave., then immediately turn left into the parking lot. If you are approaching toward downtown Wilmington on Pennsylvania Ave., turn right on Greenhill Ave., then immediately turn left into the parking lot. |
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What to Bring:
The following for your personal use, if possible: Lawn or folding chair, Face mask, Head covering, Tallit, Yizkor book (Siddurim will be provided, and some Yizkor books will be available). Please arrive by 9:45 a.m. to allow time for set up.
Please also bring your used shoes at this time (or any other time you are visiting our building). Brad Glazier is continuing the shoe collection project there.
Read complete details beginning on page 1 of the May Shofar here.
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SHABBAT - MAY 14 & 15, 2021
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Candle lighting 7:51 P.M. |
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Sidrah of the Week
BAMIDBAR
Num. 1:1 - 4:20
Stone - p. 726
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Haftorah
Hosea 2:1 - 22
Stone - p. 1180
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SHABBAT SERMON FROM RABBI SAKS
Going Beyond Yourself
How do a people build a successful state? It starts with the individual. View Rabbi Saks' sermon here.
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YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES
This week we observe the Yahrzeit of the following individuals:
May 14 - Mary Brother, Irving Echt, Jacob Sklut, William Weiner
May 15 - Jack Bloom, Isadore Levy, Rhoda Meizell, Samuel Wolinsky
May 16 - Manuel Skversky
May 17 - Rose Cohn, Samuel Golder, Ruth Plafker, Isadore Silverman, Joseph Stutman
May 18 - Frances Maisel
May 19 - Celia Bleiberg, Arnold Moss, Henry Weiner, Morris Weintraub
May their memory be for a blessing.
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SHAVUOT SCHEDULE - MAY 16 - 18, 2021
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MAY 16 - EREV SHAVUOT
6 PM - virtual Yizkor service
6:30 PM - virtual Mincha service
7 PM - virtual community-wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot (register at ShalomDelaware.org/ShavuotStudy)--Rabbi Saks and Cantor Redfern will present in the first hour before candle lighting; Rabbi Saks will present on "Why Be Jewish?"; Cantor Redfern will present on the special music of Shavuot.
7:51 PM -- candle lighting
MAY 17 - SHAVUOT DAY 1
10 AM - in-person outdoor service at 2412 Pennsylvania Ave. (90 minutes including Yizkor and brief D'var Torah)
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Torah Reading
Exodus 19:1 - 20:23
Stone - p. 400
De Sola Pool - p. 783
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Maftir
Num. 28:26 - 31
Stone - p. 892
De Sola Pool - p. 789
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Haftorah
Ezekiel 1:1 - 28 & 3:12
Stone - p. 1228
De Sola Pool - p. 791
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after 8:55 PM - candle lighting
MAY 18 - SHAVUOT DAY 2
10 AM - in-person outdoor service at 2412 Pennsylvania Ave. (90 minutes including Yizkor and brief D'var Torah)
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Torah Reading
Deut. 15:19 - 16:17
Stone - p. 1018
De Sola Pool - p. 775
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Maftir
Num. 28:26 - 31
Stone - p. 892
De Sola Pool - p. 789
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Haftorah
Habakkuk 2:20 - 3:19
Stone - p. 1229
De Sola Pool - p. 795
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3:30 PM - in-person outdoor Mincha service at 2412 Pennsylvania Ave. (Cantor Redfern will chant first chapter of Megillat Ruth)
9:15 PM - virtual Ma'ariv and Havdalah (end of Shavuot)
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Register here to receive Zoom link.
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Register here to receive Zoom link.
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RABBI SAKS IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR IN-PERSON MEETINGS
Here is Rabbi Saks in his office in our new building. He welcomes in-person meetings there. To schedule a meeting, please contact him at stevensaks5@gmail.com or 302-494-7928 or through the shul office.
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THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
History Course via Zoom by Rabbi Saks
Thursdays at 6 PM
If you missed previous lectures, you can view them here:
The Dead Sea Scrolls provide us with an invaluable window into the Judaism of the latter Second Temple Period. This is the Judaism from which modern Judaism and Christianity were born.
Based on the lecture series of Professor Lawrence Schiffman:
The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Truth Behind the Mystique.
Regularly on Thursdays at 6 PM. Lecture subjects are:
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The Qumran Library
Scandal and Publication
Sects of the Second Temple
The Halachic letter and the Sect’s
Founding
The Qumran Sect
Women and the Dead Sea Sect
Beliefs of the Sect
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Biblical Interpretation
The Torah During the Second Temple
The Messiah and the End of Time
The Temple Scroll
The Scrolls, Judaism and Christianity
Controversial Messianic Text
The Scrolls Today
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COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN DELAWARE - EVERYONE 12+
You can go to Delaware (COVID-19) Vaccination Info for information about where to get a vaccine. There are three possible places to get the vaccine in Delaware: public vaccination events, pharmacies, and doctors.
Here are the links for several pharmacies currently giving COVID vaccines:
See other pharmacy options here. Some pharmacies are planning walk-in options.
You can also contact your doctor to ask whether he/she is offering vaccinations or can help direct you to where to get vaccinated.
Here are two websites that can help you identify locations near you with available vaccine appointments: vaccinefinder.org/search/ and vaccinespotter.org/DE/. Please note that the following individuals are also helping those eligible for the vaccine to schedule appointments. You can email them and leave your name, date of birth, and best phone number to contact you:
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The May 2021 SHOFAR is available online.
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Office Hours
Our office hours are 10 AM to 2 PM Monday to Thursday. During these times at least one of our office staff will be in the office and respond promptly to emails (office@AKSE.org and bookkeeper@AKSE.org) and phone calls (302-762-2705).
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Shop at Amazon and Earn Money for AKSE
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Gift Cards Available:
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