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 begin on Friday evening, July 5, 2024, beginning at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. The Rabbi will chant a selection from the Torah portion Korach, Numbers 16:1 – 18:32, telling of the uprising against Moses, this time by his cousin Korach and supporters of the tribe of Reuben who challenged Moses and Aaron’s leadership. Their arguments were selfish as they wanted honor rather than truly serving the people, and were punished for their arrogance. In the Talmud the sages differentiate between an argument “for the sake of heaven” or, to the contrary, a selfish argument like Korach’s. 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. Linda Patent is sponsoring the Oneg refreshments following the service.
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, July 10, led by Rosalie Malter and Rabbi Magal on zoom.
Torah study will be held on Thursday, July 11 at 4:00 pm on zoom, led by Rabbi Magal. The portion for that week, Chukat, Numbers 19:1 – 22:1, describing the purification ceremony using the ashes of a red heifer. This week we read of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, and various battles.
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. Messages to the office telephone at 928 204-1286 will be answered during the week. Updated information is available on the synagogue website – www.jcsvv.org.