Turning Seasons and Preparation

A distinctive flavor permeates the air each time we note the turn of the seasons. Now we begin to feel the heat of the summer. School is winding down and vacations are in the planning. When I feel the summer approaching, I start thinking about the Days of Awe and the autumn holy days. In this mode, I want to solicit your participation for shofar blowing, Sukkot celebration, and Torah reading on Simchat Torah. No, do not stop reading now; please read and stretch yourself a little in the new year.

We mark the new year with the clarion call of the shofar.  Some of our regulars are graduating high school and will be away at college, and the numbers of children blowing the shofar has dwindled over the past years, leaving our ranks without replenishment. Please consider learning to blow the shofar this summer. This is not as difficult as it may seem to you. I am not the most musically gifted person, and I can do it. Contact me now and I will give instruction and loan you a shofar. You can learn to make a pleasing sound and then I will teach you the calls. You will blow well by the time we begin our practices in September.

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The Union for Reform Judaism has reopened its Israel Emergency Fund to provide assistance to the citizens of Sderot. Rocket attacks on this Israeli city, located near the Gaza border, have intensified in recent weeks. The Union’s Israel Emergency Fund will help provide temporary shelter and support to the elderly, children and disabled who have been displaced. Your support of this important cause is greatly appreciated. For more information about this fund, go to www.urj.org/israel. To make a donation, go to www.urj.org/give. Please, give generously and help us spread the word. Robert Heller, Chair Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President

 

Dear Congregants:

We are not receiving the food donations that we have in the past.

The food pantries are experiencing an influx of people in need of food and non-perishables as well. In addition, we have a few people, that come into the building, because they know we usually have food for distribution.

We have a member who has volunteered to deliver to area food kitchens and shelters. If you can see your way clear to purchase a few grocery items each time you shop and bring them to the temple it would be a great help.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Sheila

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