Simchat Torah celebrations

Dear Congregants and Friends,

Please join us tomorrow evening, October 16th at 7:30 pm as we joyously dance with the Torah for the special holiday of Simchat Torah!  We will start right at 7:30 and conclude with coffee and deserts. Please join us and bring your whole family!

Friday night we have services at our regular time of 7 p.m.

This Sunday morning we will be having Sunday school at 10 am, but concurrently, the older class and all congregants who can make it are going to bury our old books which are no longer usable in Eloise Woods in a space graciously donated by community member and owner of Eloise Woods, Ellen MacDonald.  Please join us in this special and respectful service and let us know if you would like to car pool. http://www.eloisewoods.com/

Only one week till Hebrew Across America! We will be having a Hebrew Reading Crash Course starting in October 22. This program concentrates on teaching the Hebrew alphabet and basic reading skills. The class will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm. The class willrun for 5 weeks, ending on Nov 19. This class is free and open to the community.

Chag Sameach to you all.

As we end the Festival of Sukkot, so too we end the yearly cycle of reading the Torah-and of course we begin again.  The death of Moses is followed immediately by the birth of the world, year after year.  The year goes into winter, and our lawns and trees and gardens become dormant, but they will return in due time.  Every ending carries with it the seeds of a beginning-in the world of nature, in the Jewish calendar, and in our own personal lives.  May we always be aware of the cycle of life, that there is no real ending-for the Hand of God, Who is Eternal, is everywhere and in everything.  Hag Sameah and Shabbat Shalom