GEMILUTH CHASSODIM NEWSLETTER
ON THE TEMPLE CALENDAR

For This Week of July 30, 2021


From the desk of Rabbi Siroty

Dear Congregants,

We have enjoyed these last few months with the freedom of meeting with friends and eating wonderful Shabbat dinners at the Temple, but with the Delta variant so rampant in the United States, and especially here in Louisiana, Michael Bindursky, Dr. Stephen Katz and I have decided to take a hiatus on meeting in person at the Temple for the next month.  We are hopeful that our High Holy Day services will be in person, with everyone wearing masks and properly social distancing from one another.

We have been so fortunate thus far with minimal COVID within our congregation, let us continue to keep it that way by erring on the side of caution.

I look forward to seeing everyone again online for services, and back in person very soon.

L’shalom,

Rabbi Cantor Raina Siroty



Shabbat Services streaming on Zoom only,
Friday July 30 at 6pm

Rabbi Raina Siroty is inviting you to join us on Zoom at 6pm for

Shabbat Services 

Friday July 30 at 6pm Central


Meeting ID: 251 868 1038 

Password: 001859 


This Weeks Torah Portion

And if you do obey these rules and observe them carefully, the Eternal your God will maintain faithfully for you the covenant made on oath with your fathers. -
Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25

Summary:

  • Moses tells the Israelites that if they follow God's laws, the nations who now dwell across the Jordan River will not harm them. (7:12–26)

  • Moses reminds the people of the virtues of keeping God's commandments. He also tells them that they will dispossess those who now live in the Land only because they are idolatrous, not because the Israelites are uncommonly virtuous. Thereupon, Moses reviews all of the trespasses of the Israelites against God. (8:1–10:11)

  • Moses says that the Land of Israel will overflow with milk and honey if the people obey God's commandments and teach them to their children. (10:12–11:25)



Our Congregation Lovingly Remembers...

WEEK ENDING JULY 31

*Jack H. Fuhrer
Henry Roos, Jr.
*Solomon B. Pressburg
*Herman Stern
*Rosa Rosenthal Pincus
Florian Levy
*Erna Weill Lampert
David Weil
Rose Gehr Simon
*Dr. Ben Fendler
*Birdie Higgins
James Russell
*Jacqueline Caplan
*Jacob Bernard Michel
Jerry Hanaw


*A light will burn on our bronze Memorial board

May their memories be for a blessing


OUR TEMPLE COMMUNITY PRAYS FOR
THE HEALING OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT


We pray for healing and to ease the suffering of those battling COVID 19, chronic disease, fighting addictions or living with depression and mental illness

and for the healing of

Phyllis Berenhaus
Mary Beth Caplan
Gayle Brignac
Randy Brigs
Abby Furco
Susan Israel
Viola Jonson
Karen Klein
William Phillips
John Texada

Please visit our website section 'HEALING PRAYERS' linked below for the prayer for healing, Mi Shebeirach as recorded by our Rabbi Cantor Raina Siroty. https://www.jewishtemple.org/healing-prayers

*If anyone knows of someone who is in need of a Mi Shebeirach prayer, please email the rabbi and she will mention their name in our bulletin, as well as at Friday night services. Their names will continue to be mentioned and listed until it is requested that their name be removed.
Graeber B. Kirzner â€¢ July 3
Gabriel Forest Siroty * July 5
Judy Heyman â€¢ July 8
Anne Levy â€¢  July 8
Pam Rubin â€¢  July 9
Ben Weil â€¢  July 11
Helen Caletka â€¢ July 14
Viola Jonson â€¢  July 14
Jody Dorsey â€¢  July 15
Lee Rubin â€¢  July 21
Peter Kastl â€¢  July 25
Edwina Friedman  â€¢  July 29
Michael Bindursky â€¢  July 31

Mariah & George Fine â€¢ July 20
Cindy & Michael Hilger â€¢ July 27
COMING UP
OUR TREE OF LIFE



A leaf on our Tree of Life is a wonderful way to honor family and friends.

BIRTHDAYS-BAT/BAR MITZVAHS-ANNIVERSARIES-BABY NAMINGS-SPECIAL LIFE EVENTS

A leaf is $150.00 and can be given by one or more people. 

  Contact: Kim Bindursky
  318 613-1647 


 krb@bestmetalrecyclers.com

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TO OUR BULLETIN or ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PLEASE LET THE RABBI KNOW by WEDNESDAY EACH WEEK.


HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is to guarantee patient privacy, which is good for the patient because it protects their confidentiality, but not very helpful when the Temple is trying to find patients. Please do not assume that we know you are in the hospital or that the Chaplains Office has contacted the Temple or the Rabbi, even if a chaplain has visited you. PLEASE, I want to be able to visit you. I want to be able to offer you the solace and perspective of our tradition. The Temple wants to let you know that we care, but that can only happen when we know where you are. 

Thank you,

Rabbi Raina Siroty
Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim | Rabbi Cantor Raina Siroty | 318.445.3655