Parashat Ekev

Friday Night Shabbat Services
Tonight 8/26, at the regular time of 7:00 PM.
Shabbat morning services are this Saturday August 27. Services start at 9 AM, with the Torah service at approximately 9:45. Immediately following services we will have a lovely kidush lunch sponsored by Bob Miller in honor of Fred Miller’s 90th birthday. Please join us.
Candle lighting in Austin is at 7:41 PM
Cantor Ben Moshe’s Message
This week’s parshah, ‘Ekev, contains two important parts of our liturgy-the second paragraph of the Shema’, and the commandment to say Birkat Hamazon, the blessing after food. I have remarked before how it is distinctive in the Jewish Tradition to pray both before and after eating, as if to say both “please” and “thank you” for our sustenance. Our parshah takes great pains to remind us that we do not exist only by our own efforts, but rather much has been given to us, for which we should be grateful. Let us always cultivate an “attitude of gratitude” in our daily lives-and not only in our prayers, but in all of our actions. Shabbat Shalom.
Hazzan Yitzhak Ben-Moshe
Sunday School is THIS SUNDAY August 28. We welcome Morah Lital Canaani to our terrific team of teachers. The older students with Morah Bev and Cantor Ben-Moshe will have a focus on Jewish ethics as well as bar and bat Mitzvah preparation, while the youngest students will continue their Sunday Fundays and Hebrew with Morah Anat.
The sisterhood has a book club event THIS COMING Thursday September 1 at 7PM at the home of Gail Ellenbogen in Steiner Ranch. This event is open to all. Enjoy some summer reading and we will discuss together with a glass of wine. We will even get an inside scoop from Joyce Lit, member of the Jewish Book council who worked with the author of this great book. The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem by Sarit Yishai-Levi.
Please RSVP jacel@yahoo.com
Happy birthday to Genevieve and Mary Butler, Tamara Miller and Rachael Golden
Community News:
You’re invited to the Roberta Long (a”h) Memorial Concert which will be held on Sunday, September 11th at 6 p.m. in the CAA Sanctuary. The Concert will feature instrumental and vocal performances by the CAA Choir as well as Steven Long and soloists from the Gilbert and Sullivan society. In addition, Susan Klein will be performing “Viktor’s Theme,” a clarinet solo from the movie The Terminal. Also, Rabbi Neil Blumofe will perform the cantorial solo Avinu Malkeinu with instrumental accompaniment. Please come and enjoy an evening of spirited music in our beautiful Sanctuary to honor the memory of beloved teacher and friend, Roberta Long (a”h). Refreshments and conversation to follow the concert.
MEGA CHALLAH BAKE!
We hope you all can attend a wonderful event that will be taking place in Austin soon!
Mega Challah Bake
Thursday, September 8, 2016 @ 7pm
JCC Austin Community Hall, 7300 Hart Lane 78731
To register: www.megachallahaustin.com
If you have any questions or if you are interested in volunteering your time please contact Michelle Warech-Philipson at mwphilipson@austin.rr.com
This is going to be the ultimate challah experience, drawing hundreds of women from across the spectrum and we hope that we can share this experience together with you!