Sedona, AZ — The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, located at 100 Meadowlark Drive off Route 179 in Sedona, is a welcoming, egalitarian, inclusive congregation dedicated to building a link from the past to the future by providing religious, educational, social and cultural experiences.
The JCSVV offers soul-enriching services, programs, and classes, all listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Office telephone: 928 204-1286. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom.
Friday evening services on May 30, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, will begin at 5:30 pm including songs to usher in the Sabbath, prayers of healing for loved ones, and Kaddish, the Mourner’s prayer in memory of those who have passed away recently or around this date in past years. The Torah reading is from Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1 – 4:20) containing a census of the adult males among the tribes of the Israelites during their wandering toward the Promised Land.
Erev Shavuot, the eve of the holiday of receiving the Torah in the form of the Ten Commandments through Moses on Mt Sinai, will be celebrated on Sunday, June 1, at 6:00 pm, with study sessions, the reading of the Ten Commandments, and the traditional cheesecake, blintzes, fruit and other dairy refreshments.
At the conclusion of the Rabbi’s class on lay leadership on June 3 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm there will be a brief Yizkor service in person and on zoom, at the end of the Shavuot festival.
Morning minyan meets on zoom every Wednesday at 8:30 am with traditional morning blessings, healing prayers, and Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer. Link on the website.
Meditation class, led by Rosalie Malter and Rabbi Magal, will meet on Wednesday, June 4, at 4:00 pm on zoom, focusing on sacred seasons or texts to add a deeper dimension to our encounter with Jewish traditional teachings.
Thursday’s Torah class, led by Rabbi Magal on June 5, at 4:00 pm on zoom, will focus on the rules of the Nazirite as well as on the priestly blessing described in Naso (Numbers 4:21 – 7:89).
The Social Action Committee is collecting non-perishable foods, as well as infant formula and feminine hygiene products, for the local Sedona food pantry. Please drop off your donations in the bin provided for collections located at the bottom of the stairs in the parking lot.
We wish all our members, guests, and neighbors a sense of wholeness and peace, included in the word Shalom.
Rabbi Alicia Magal
Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, Arizona, USA
www.jcsvv.org
Office: 928 204-1286
“A Jewel of a Shul”
Mission Statement:
The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley is a welcoming, egalitarian, inclusive congregation dedicated to building a link from the past to the future by providing religious, educational, social and cultural experiences. We choose to remain unaffiliated in order to respect and serve the rich diversity of our members and visitors.