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.
Note later beginning time for the First Friday service: Friday evening services on June 6, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, will begin at 7:00 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 Naso (Numbers 4:21 – 7:89)), including the Priestly blessing – May God bless and protect you. May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May God bestow upon you a sense of peace.
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 11, 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 12, at 4:00 pm on zoom, will focus that week’s Torah portion, Behaalotecha, Numbers 8:1 – 12:16, mentioning the lighting of the seven-branched Menorah, sanctification of the Levites for their service in the Tabernacle, making of silver shofarot, trumpets to summon the people for assembly. There is also grumbling and opposition to Moses’ leadership. With faith and courage Moses continued to carry out his task as Israel’s leader for nearly forty years in the wilderness.
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.
