Join us for this Friday's Shabbat Mishpacha family service. Don't forget to submit your Membership and Religious School Forms! Register for our ECC & RS Town Hall meetings to discuss school plans.
A Message from Our Rabbi
August 5, 2020
“And now, O Israel, what does God demand of you? Only this: to revere God, to walk in God’s paths, to love God, and to serve God with all your heart and soul.”
[Deut. 10:12]
What if we lived in such a way that before everything we did, and before everything we said, we asked ourselves if it would add to the holiness of the world, or detract from it. What if we asked ourselves every day if the path we are taking, how we are walking through life, feels sacred or not. What if we challenged ourselves to understand what it really means for us to love and serve the Divine presence in the world with our hearts and our souls. What would we do differently? What would remain the same?
Friday evening at 6:30 pm, we will be celebrating Shabbat Mishpacha, our Family Shabbat Service. The service is suitable for people of all ages (kids and adults!) and it features explanations of the prayers we say and the meaning behind the rituals we share in on Shabbat. There is also a short Torah reading, a story suitable for all ages in place of a sermon, and lots of singing! (Zoom; click HERE for updated online siddur.)
I will be joined by Cantor Harrison, Jill Moghadam (our Director of Education and Youth Programming), Adam Roth (Assistant Director of Education, and our Special Needs Coordinator), and Stacey Unterlack (the Assistant Director of our ECC).
Shabbat morning, Scott Kushner will lead our Spice Up Your Judaism session at 10:00 am (Zoom). And at 8:00 pm, join us for Havdalah on Facebook Live.
L’shalom,
Rabbi Jennifer L. Frenkel
If you would like to include someone's name 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.
Earn more on everything needed to get ready for school – even if school starts at home.
**Due to the pandemic, we ask that you do not purchase physical (plastic) gift cards as shipping times are delayed and cards cannot be shipped directly to you.
If you haven't yet signed up for ShopWithScrip, the attached flyer shows you how to register and easily buy gift cards to many of your favorite stores while raising funds for the synagogue at the same time!
Please remember to return your completed forms and initial payment as soon as possible. Forms are available for download in the "Members Only" section of our website. If you have any questions, or need a hard copy, please contact the synagogue office. As always, our Financial Secretary is available to discuss any financial concerns you may have.
"Members Only" Tips:We have recently completed a data refresh for this section of our website. If you have difficulty logging in, please choose the "Reset my password" option and follow the instructions. To access Membership files, please log in with your new password, click the "Membership Forms" button, then click the download icon to the left of your desired files.
Calendar Simcha Greetings
Time is running out! Simcha greetings can celebrate any special event – birthdays, anniversarys, B'nai Mitzvah's, graduations, retirements! Only $36. Online purchasing is available at: mkorshalom.org/simchagreeting
THE WEEK AHEAD
Please be advised that due to the pandemic, the building is closed until further notice.
All Friday services are online via Zoom only, and will begin at 6:30 pm. You may follow along using the updated online version of our siddur Mishkan T'filah, available HERE. Or purchase your own copy, available on Kindle.
Please visit your app store or go to zoom.us to join our meetings using the IDs and passwords listed. For security purposes, Zoom links will not be available on our website. For ALL of our Zoom gatherings: Be sure to change your display name to your first and last name so we can quickly recognize you and admit you from the virtual waiting room.
Friday, August 7
10:30 amECC Town Hall (Registration required; click HERE) – To submit questions in advance, click HERE.
We hope you appreciate receiving this message. If you do not wish to receive these weekly messages, please let us know and your name will be removed from the list, or click Unsubscribe at the bottom of this email.
