By Rabbi Alicia Magal
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, concerts, 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.
All are invited to Erev Shabbat service on Friday, May 1 at 5:30 pm. Join in singing songs to usher in the Sabbath, prayers of healing for loved ones, congratulations for those celebrating a birthday or anniversary, and Kaddish, the Mourner’s prayer in memory of those who have passed away recently or around this date in past years. The Torah portion is Emor (Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23) containing a review of the major festivals as well as laws of purity. Refreshments and socializing after the service.
The congregation is celebrating Rabbi Alicia Magal’s twenty years of spiritual leadership on Sunday, May 3 at 4:00 pm. Tributes and a catered dinner will be part of the festive program.
Egalitarian, participatory Morning Minyan meets on zoom every Wednesday 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, May 6 at 4:00 pm on zoom. The focus will be on the counting of the Omer, a practice which continues from Passover to Shavuot, a seven-week spiritual journey of preparation that begins with the Exodus and culminates at Mt. Sinai with the giving of the Torah.
Torah study group, led by Rabbi Magal, will meet on Thursday, May 7 at 4:00 on zoom about the double portion Behar ( Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2) and Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34), with the calendar of Sabbatical years and the 50th year, The Jubilee year, when the land would lie fallow and returned to its original owners, to prevent permanent poverty among the people. The last portion in the Book of Leviticus deals with voluntary contributions made towards the upkeep of the Sanctuary. That tradition of generosity continues with building and sustaining synagogues to this day.
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.
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.
