Shabbat Shalom Thursday, January 21, 2021/8 Shevat 5781
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TONIGHT: Thursday, January 21, 7:45 pm Community Challah Baking and Wine Sipping
It's DOUGH time! WINE not? Join us for a community evening of challah making and shaping, paired with a wine of your choice. Everyone is welcome - no baking or drinking necessary - you can just join us to be together with our community. RSVP to membership@habonim.net for Zoom link.
Services
Candle lighting - Friday, January 22, 4:43 pm Havdalah - Saturday, January 23, 5:47 pm Friday, January 22 6:30 pm Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat Saturday, January 23 9:30 am Zoom Shaharit Parashat Bo 9:30 am Zoom Torah Tots Meeting ID: 961 1397 0434 Passcode: HineiMaTov 5:40 pm Havdalah
We are testing out registration for Havdalah this week, for security purposes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing Zoom information. Click here to register in advance for Havdalah. Or, paste this into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrd-igpzoiHdGXyalKpJjwY_aK0LAkj4si Tuesday, January 26 7:45 am Zoom Shaharit 11 am Torah on Tuesday
Torah on Tuesday with Rabbi Gelber
Torah on Tuesday - January 26, 11 am Join our thoughtful and inquisitive group to discuss the weekly parasha. In 5781, we will make use of The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held's Essays on the Weekly Torah portion. For those who like to have a book in hand, you may wish to purchase either one or both volumes. This week we will look at Beshallah #1: Leaving Slavery Behind: 155 , 156-157 , 158
Gift of Life Marrow Registry
From Rabbi Gelber:
If you have not yet participated in the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, I encourage you to Get Swabbed by registering here . Testing is free for those 18-35 and you'll learn more about the ideal profile at that link.
I have worked with patients with leukemia and other blood cancers for almost 25 years and have witnessed the power of the bone marrow registries in helping to preserve and save lives. Do your part and join the registry! For questions about Judaism and saving a life, be in touch with me at rabbigelber@habonim.net.
For a FULL listing of events and services at Habonim this week and beyond, please follow the links in the buttons below.
Please click on the picture to see this week's Yahrzeit observances. May all the mourners be comforted.
Mishloach Manot Purim Fundraiser
The Sisterhood of Congregation Habonim is pleased to launch its annual Mishloach Manot Purim Fundraiser. When you participate, you fulfill the Purim mitzvah of matanot l'evyonim -- giving gifts to the poor and supporting Congregation Habonim. Please click here to donate . This year Purim starts on February 25. Due to Covid-19, Sisterhood will not be making mishloach manot packages this year.
Remember and Do Not Forget
Rabbi Gelber is honored to have her words included in the rapid-response book Remember and Do Not Forget, Rabbinic Testimonies of January 6, 2021: A Horrific Day in American History, edited by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Rabbi Jessie Olitzky, with Foreword by Ruth Messinger.
Book Club
Next Book Club meeting: Wednesday, February 3 We're reading The Third Daughter: A Novel by Talia Carner (2019), about a late 19th century Jewish-run syndicate kidnapping Eastern European young women and selling them as prostitutes in Buenos Aires. https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/the-third-daughter
Purchasing the book through Amazon Smile helps support Congregation Habonim
When We Turned Within
When We Turned Within, Volume 2 features writing by 107 contributors from around the world - Rabbi Lisa Gelber and Malkie Grozalsky among them. Proceeds support UJA-Federation of New York’s COVID-19 relief work.
Congregation Habonim supports core Jewish values, including racial justice and dignity for all.
Congregation Habonim - Building Jewish Community Together RABBI LISA B. GELBER CANTOR BRUCE HALEV MALKIE GROZALSKY, Director of Administration RINA COHEN SCHWARZ, Education Director TINA LOBEL, Nursery School Director RICHARD VERNER, President www.habonim.net
