Special Tisha Be Av services
Friday Night Services, Tonight 7/24, 7 PM
~ A special request from Gabbai Bam: Today is his father’s Yahrtzeit, so if we can get a minyon right at 7pm we can do Mincha and he can say Kaddish.
Saturday morning services, 7/25 at 9 AM with the Torah service at 9:45. There will be a children’s story time and parasha discussion as well as a lovely kiddish sponsored by Bev Golden in honor of Rachael and Jacob’s safe return from their travels.
Tisha B’Av evening service, this Saturday July 25 at 9 PM. We will have one of the most beautiful services of the year; a beautiful reading of the book of lamentations, led by Hazzan Ben-Moshe
Cantor Ben Moshe’s Message:
This week we begin the reading of the Book of Deuteronomy, D’varim, with the parshah of the same name. Parshat D’varim is always read on the Shabbat before the fast of Tish’ah B’Av, the day of mourning for the destruction of the First and Second Temples. The parshah contains a verse beginning with the word “Eichah”-“how”, the first word of the Book of Lamentations. This verse is read to the cantillation of Lamentations, as is the haftarah. We let a note of mourning enter this Shabbat, unlike any other Shabbat. We mourn for the past, yet we hope for the future. May it be God’s will that soon this season be transformed from a time of mourning to a time of joy, and may we who weep for Jerusalem’s destruction rejoice at her complete rebuilding.
Shabbat Shalom.
Hazzan Yitzhak Ben-Moshe
Morah Shiry’s Conversational Hebrew class continues Thursday July 30
Join us at 7:00 PM for another in the interactive, hands on class with our very own Morah Shiry. After class Gabbai Bam will give a short, but informative class on Judaism and you are invited to attend Bam’s class, even if you are not in the Hebrew class. It is free and open to all and you will definitely learn something new.
Kashrut class and Field Trip Wednesday 7/29 7PM
Join us next Wednesday July 29 at 7PM at Beth El for our popular kashrut/ kosher food class, with Rabbi Gisser, which will be immediately followed by a field trip to the nearby Whole Foods at the Domain. All are welcome!
SISTERHOOD SUMMER FUN!
Hold the dates: Sunday August 2nd, at 1 PM at Beth El, we will have another crafting afternoon and Thursday August 13 at 6 PM, we will have a cake decorating class. Pencil it in, invite your friends and we’ll see you then!
Community News:
“You shall not insult the deaf, or place a stumbling block before the blind.” (Leviticus 19:14)
Are you passionate about ensuring that the Jewish community is inclusive of people with disabilities and special needs? If so, your ideas and energy are needed! Please join the us for a planning meeting of the Shalom Austin Inclusion Network, on Thursday evening, August 13th. The new Shalom Austin Inclusion Network will bring together Jewish community members from across the community, representing a range of congregations and organizations. The Shalom Austin Inclusion Network will help to identify community needs and recommended actions and will provide feedback to various branches of the Shalom Austin organization. The group will also promote community awareness and education on disability-related matters, including Jewish Disability Awareness Month. Please RSVP to Mike Hurewitz, LCSW at Jewish Family Service. Mike can be reached at 512-250-1043, ext. 12 or mike.hurewitz@shalomaustin.org. Please contact Mike if you are in need of sign language interpretation or other accommodations. Place: JCC – Room 150 C Time: 6:30-8 pm Date: Thursday, 8/13/15