Announcements for the End of Passover
/in Passover, Shabbat /by MorahBetsyOn Thursday night, we begin the concluding days of Pesah, the Season of our Liberation. Friday’s Torah reading is the dramatic tale of the Crossing of the Sea of Reeds, usually identified as the Great Bitter Lake on the border of the Sinai Peninsula. Worthy of note is the aggadah, the Rabbinic legend, that the Sea did not split when Moses raised his staff pver the water. According to the legend, God performed the miracle only when one man, Nahshon ben ‘Amminadav, was brave enough to wade into the water. God does indeed provide for us-but we need to meet Him halfway. I hope to see everyone Friday night at 7:00, and Saturday morning at 9:00 for the conclusion of Passover and for Yizkor. Shabbat Shalom and Hag Sameah.
Cantor Yitzhak Ben-Moshe
8902 Mesa Drive
Austin,TX. 78759
cantorbenmoshe1@yahoo.com
Announcements for Passover
/in announcements, Passover, Shabbat /by bethelaustin8902 Mesa Drive
Austin, TX 78759
Announcements for Shabbat Parah / שבת פרה
/in announcements, Shabbat /by MorahBetsy8902 Mesa Drive
Austin, TX 78759
Parshat Tetzaveh, Purim and Children’s Service
/in announcements, Junior Congregation, Shabbat /by MorahBetsyDear Congregants and Friends,
Services for the coming week:
- Friday night, 7pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
- Saturday, 9am, Shabbat morning service
- Saturday, 10am, Children’s Shabbat Service
- Wednesday night 6:30pm – PURIM! Including appetizer & dessert potluck (dairy or pareve), megilla reading, and a Purim puppet play presented by the religious school students.
This Shabbat we have an opportunity to perform an extra mitzvah, in addition to the mitzvot of Shabbat, and that is to “Remember what ‘Amalek did to you on your way out of Egypt”. The Rabbis decreed that this week’s additional reading, Zachor, is one of the 613 commandments of the Torah-all the more reason to make a special effort to attend services this weekend. Remembrance is actually one of the key values of our Tradition. We are commanded to “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy”, and to remember many other things as well. We remember those who are no longer with us, on the yahrtzheit, the anniversary of their passing. Remembrance alone is not enough, though. We must remember certain things so that those memories can inspire us in the present. Please come this Shabbat at 7PM Friday and 9AM Saturday, as we explore what we are to remember, and why.
Shabbat Shalom.