By Rabbi Alicia Magal
Erev Rosh Hashanah, the Eve of the Jewish New Year begins on Friday evening, September 11, at 5:30pm. It is both Shabbat and the turning of the new year 5787! Rabbi Magal and Cantorial Soloist Marden Paul will lead the services during the High holy Days. Tickets are available through the website and can be arranged at the door for out of town guests. The schedule for the entire High Holy Day season is available on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org.
Egalitarian, participatory Morning Minyan meets on zoom Wednesdays at 8:30 am with traditional morning blessings, healing prayers, and Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer. Come be counted in our minyan! Link on the website.
Meditation class, led by Rosalie Malter and Rabbi Magal will meet on Wednesday, September 16 at 4:00 pm on Zoom offering a time of quiet reflection with a focus on sacred texts of the High Holy Days.
Torah study led by Rabbi Magal will be held on September 17, focusing on the last Song-Poem of Moses in Torah portion Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52). Moses calls upon the heavens and the earth as witnesses to God’s faithfulness, and offers a prophecy of the future of the Israelites. At the conclusion of his final blessings, Moses climbs Mount Nebo to view the Promised Land before his death.
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. People continue to need sustenance. Let’s keep them in mind. An additional large barrel from the food pantry will be available in the lobby for your donations of food during the High Holy Days.
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. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom. The JCSVV offers soul-enriching services, programs, concerts, and classes, all listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Office telephone: 928 204-1286.
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”
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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.