Shabbat Newsletter - February 18, 2022

Shabbat Shalom!

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Kabbalat Shabbat

Friday, 4:30 PM

ON ZOOM ONLY

Shabbat Morning Services

Saturday, 9:30 AM

In-person and live-streamed

Shul School Shabbat

Saturday, 10 AM

For Heaven's Cake

with special guests, Rabbi Ethan Linden & Liba Kornfeld (with Yonah & Liav too!)

Saturday, 4:30 PM

Hosted by the Adelman

Family at 2207 Jefferson Ave.

Minyan with

Men's Club

Sunday, 9:15 AM

In person in the Chapel,

followed by breakfast.

Also available on Zoom

WJWD with Sisterhood

Sunday, 10:30 AM

ON ZOOM ONLY

COVID-19 UPDATE

Our Health Committee recommendations are as follows:

Everyone must be masked for in-person events
cloth masks alone are not adequate
surgical masks will be provided at the door as needed
N95/KN95/KF94's are strongly encouraged
Everyone over age 5 who is eligible must be fully vaccinated
Social distancing between pods should be observed
Please follow directions from staff and clergy to keep us all safe

Click HERE for our full Covid Guidelines.

Torah Tidbits

Ki Tissa

“Turn from Your burning anger…” [Ex. 32.12].

Exodus 32.12-14 suggests that even God does teshuvah; Moshe tells Him: “SHUV, turn from Your blazing anger, and renounce the plan to punish Your people [for the sin of the gold calf] … and the Lord did renounce the punishment He had planned to bring upon His people.” The tradition makes a distinction between different kinds of teshuvah (see especially Yoma 86), primarily discussing teshuvah from fear and teshuvah from love. Moshe seems to be pushing God to do teshuvah for both reasons! First: Don’t give the Egyptians the satisfaction. This is fear; not of God, obviously, but of the consequences: You’ll be undoing all You did in Egypt. Second: Remember the AVOT, the Patriarchs, and how much You loved them and what You promised them. Lessons: [1] If God repents of His anger, how can we not do so? [2] Whatever is true and motivates us to do teshuvah and to correct our behavior – even if it isn’t the highest motive – is acceptable, as we can learn from both Moshe and God. One would hope that God’s repentance, and ours, would be of a high order… but as with a few other areas in life, we should, in the words of the late Rabbi Robert Gordis, “leave a little to God.”

- Rabbi Danny Horowitz

Torah Service Prayer

Here is the new prayer we have created for our Torah service. Thank you to Elliot Finkelstein for the idea! Please join in from home.

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Nishmat Kol Hai, Breath of Life

bless the people of this community

their families and their friends

here and at home.

HaShekhinah, Beloved One

bless our neighbors in this city

may we live in harmony

may we be proud of each other.

HaTzur, Protecting One

bless this country, its government,

all who strive for its welfare

all who risk themselves to protect it.

Elohei Avoteinu, God of our ancestors

bless the land of Israel

may it flourish in hope and in honor

spread over it a shelter of peace.

Ma’ayan Hayyenu, Wellspring of our lives,

bless the Jewish people

may we be ambassadors of our tradition

may we be spared from distress and shame.

Hamakom, All-present One

bless the world and all that is in it

help us defend it and preserve it

for the generations that will follow us.

May all this be so,

And we say,

Amen.

Click here to view in PDF form and print prior to Shabbat

Parashat Ki Tissa

Torah: Exodus 33:12 - 34:35

Maftir: Exodus 34:33-25

Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39

The Torah reading for this week is in the panel above. If you do not have a Humash at home you can find it on the link below. We are reading Triennial Year 3, but you might like to read the full portion (“Full Kriyah”).

Brochure

Our Shabbat brochure with yahrzeits and simchas for this week is attached. You might wish to take special notice of those who are sick and take a moment to direct your thoughts towards them.