By Rabbi Alicia Magal
The JCSVV offers services and classes which are life-affirming and soul enriching. All are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. People who cannot attend or who live far away can access the service through zoom.
Erev Shabbat services on Friday evening, August 23, 2024 begin at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom, lay-led by Sheldon Hersh, who will chant a selection from Ekev, Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25, continuing the closing address by Moses to the Children of Israel, promising them that if they fulfill the commandments of the Torah, they will prosper in the Land they are about to enter. An Oneg will be held after the service, sponsored by JCSVV congregant Meri Thomason. Included in the service are also healing blessings for those who are ill, a mazal tov for Simchas (happy occasions), and Kaddish, mourner’s prayer, recited for loved ones who have passed away. This prayer is only one way we honor the memory of people who have impacted our lives and who continue to live on in our own hearts, teachings, and kind deeds. Jewish tradition offers many ways to honor the dead and comfort the mourner. All are invited to stay for Kiddush, Motzi (blessings over the wine and challah) and refreshments.
On Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. we offer a morning minyan on Zoom, with traditional prayers sung or read in Hebrew and English. Join through the website link to support each other needing a minyan to say Kaddish for a loved one.
Meditation class will meet on Wednesday, August 28, led by Rosalie Malter on Zoom.
Torah study will be held on Thursday, August 29, at 4:00 pm on Zoom, led by Anita Rosenfield. The Torah portion to be discussed is Re’eh, Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17, beginning with “See, I place before you blessing and curse…” and exhorts the Children of Israel to choose blessing and life.
The Social Action Committee is continuing to collect food for the local Sedona food pantry. Please drop off cans or boxes of non-perishable foods in the bin provided for collections at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the synagogue sanctuary.
The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, located at 100 Meadow Lark 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. Office telephone: 928 204-1286. Synagogue website – www.jcsvv.org.