Sukkot is almost here and Simchat Torah is right around the corner.
This Friday night (09/29) we’re going to bring in the first night of Sukkot and Shabbat. Then, on Friday, October 6th, we’re having a BIG Simchat Torah celebration and a congregation-wide Friday with Friends dinner. We will unroll the entire Torah scroll in the sanctuary and consecrate our youngest learners’ Jewish journeys as they formally begin their Jewish education.
If you’ve never been, it is a sight to see and an energy to feel.
Click here to register for dinner at 5:45 p.m. and services at 6:30 p.m.
For those who attended Yizkor at Yom Kippur:
Saturday, October 7th, is another time in our Jewish calendar to hold Yizkor services. I know many of you will say, “Didn’t I just do a Yizkor service at Yom Kippur?” The answer is yes, AND, this is another time to remember your loved ones (brief service at 8:30am).
Following the Yizkor service there will be a unique Torah study at 9:00am. While typically offered as a hybrid, next Saturday’s Torah study will be in-person only as we unroll the entire scroll across the social.
In honor of Simchat Torah, we will take a “Torah Tour.” We will look closely at the major moments in Torah through the lens of the scribe who wrote them.
As our holiday season draws to a close, I look forward to seeing you throughout the busy week of Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
Chag Sukkot Sameach and Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Rachael
