Services, Challah Deliveries and Happy Father’s Day

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Shabbat Shalom and Happy Father’s Day! Thank you to our special Mitzvah makers this week! Jakob, Cecy Gomez, Sabrina, Bob Miller and Miriam! PLEASE let us know if you would like some yummy fresh challah delivered to your home next week. Please let us know if you’d like to help drive.Shabbat Shalom and we so look forward to seeing you all tonight at 7 PM via zoom and in person in the synagogue. Please let us know if you would like to attend in person services? All health and safety measures will be in place.



Our deepest condolences to Esther and David on the loss of Esther’s beloved brother Sol Bleiweis this week. Sol was a survivor of Auschwitz and has such an amazing and inspiring story. Please listen to this beautiful interview of him:
https://www.growingbolder.com/sol-bleiweis-901232/

And this article:
https://homemagazinegainesville.com/surviving-auschwitz/

Hazzan Ben-Moshe’sWeekly Message:This week we read in Parshat Sh’lah L’kha of Moshe sending spies (or scouts) to the Promised Land. Moshe sends one man from each of the twelve tribes-each of them a prominent man, mentioned by name. The haftarah, from the Book of Joshua, also deals with spies-two, sent by Joshua to scout out Jericho before laying siege to that city. These two men are not named.

The first scouting expedition ends in failure-ten of the twelve spies report that the Land cannot be conquered, and discourage the People, leading to forty years of wandering in the wilderness. The two anonymous scouts sent by Joshua succeed-they report that Jericho is demoralized and ready to fall. They are not concerned with their own egos, and report directly to Joshua instead of speaking in front of all the People. Quiet professionalism is the way to success. May we always be blessed with competent public servants, like Joshua’s scouts, who do their jobs without thought of fame. As the Sage Avtalyon says in Pirkei Avoth, “Love labor, avoid public leadership, and do not seek to be known to the authorities.” Shabbat Shalom.Hazzan Yitzhak Ben-Moshe

Candle lighting in Austin at 8:17 PM.

Sisterhood Book Club via zoom MONDAY June 22 (NEW DATE) at 7 PM

Topic: Sisterhood Book Club discussion and schmooze
Time: Jun 22, 2020 07:00 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5288436209

The next Tanach class is June 30!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83973518633

Save the Date. Let’s have a fun afternoon at Town Lake this summer, where each family rents a canoe or kayak and enjoys each other’s company together. The prefect Social Distance event.


The Special Day – Happy Father’s Day from Grandpa Abe

This is a special time of the year for me. It brings back many memories and future expectations. Yes, I’m talking about Father’s Day. They really should call it Daddy’s Day. I will explain that as we go.

As you know, just anybody can be a father. And often there are many people doing this job. It takes someone special to be a daddy. You don’t need to necessarily be a father to be a daddy. A lot of men marry ladies with children already. They take on the responsibility of being a daddy. This takes someone very special. They have to have patience, love, and understanding. A lot of people say they also need the ability to stay steps ahead of the children. I have seen many father/daddies in my time. I was blessed with the world’s greatest daddy (I feel).

Let me give you a few words about my Daddy or I guess at my age, just plain Dad. My Dad was extra special. He married my Mom who already had two children. Later on in their marriage they had one more. The two children that he took in and loved were both boys. And by some miracle Mom and Dad had a little girl. I don’t think at any time that my sister was ever short on being loved. To this day we worship her. She’s very special. Dad was middle class, worked his heart out to support his family of five. He always thought of and loved his children. Love is something that comes along and it stays with you always. We, the three musketeers, or should I say, the three rascals had always loved him unconditionally.

When I was in the teenage plus years, my Mother and I would kid each other and, of course, were getting real good at teasing. One day she told me, “you know you’re going to miss your parents when we’re gone.” Me, who knew everything, and had all the answers replied, “Never.” Well, as time went by, the more that statement became true. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think of my parents. And especially my Dad. It sure would be good to be able to speak to them one last time.

Now that I’m pretty well aged, I have children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I’m wondering as I sit here thinking about the future. Will my children/grandchildren and great-grandchildren think of me like I think of my parents?
Le Dor Ve Dor – from Generation to Generation!