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High Holidays – How do I get involved and stay connected?

September 3, 2021 by Shalom Bayit


Rosh Hashanah Services

Monday, 9/6 – Erev Rosh Hashanah Service at 7 pm VIA ZOOM only

Meeting ID: 820 5485 1427 Passcode: Shanatova

Tuesday, 9/7 – Rosh Hashanah ZOOM ONLY Services at 10 am,

and Torah Service at 12:30 pm,

Meeting ID: 820 5485 1427 Passcode: Shanatova

And…

Tashlich and Shofar Service at 5 pm LIVE AND via ZOOM at PacificPark, 200 Pacific Park Lane, Bend, OR 97703

Meeting ID: 820 5485 1427 Passcode: Shanatova


We are looking for people willing to read English selections for Erev RH and the Rosh Hashanah Morning service. If you are interested, please email Alice at aashapiro56 to let her know you’ll be there and are willing to read and she’ll assign you a part. Thanks!


Please join us for

Torah Study

Topic: Torah Study, Parashat Nitzavim
Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021

Time: 11 am, PST

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 876 3233 5610
Passcode: 027948
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"I can hardly wait…" Please join us. – Carol

"Greetings Khaverim – it is a telling coincidence (if there is such a thing) that Sidra Nitzavim (Dev/Deut 29:9 – 30:20) contains what to my mind is a key to Torah (30:11-14) followed by a re-enforced plea regarding the personal covenant of the Sh’ma; that we read these as we enter the Days of Awe may give us a new insight into the intensely personal side of the task of these days.
In any case, these lines invoke a question not asked often enough: What Does G-d Get Out of All This??? I will open with a brief drash upon this question, which has answers both in the wider hermetic doctrines as well as in Jewish esoteric thought. (Not only Jewish! – I will give a surprising proof-text.)
Saturday then, weather or not! " – Mark

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tORah Now

Avinu Malkenu — Our Creator, our Sovereign — let grow for us, Your children everywhere, the tree of imminent yeshu’ah-redemption. Especially NOW we need to increase our learning of Torah; or in the words of Moshe: "God, pray, heal, her, pray."

"Commentaries suggest that it was Hannah’s idea that Elkanah, her ‘’man’’ (not ’’husband’’) should take another wife for progeny, for she could not conceive a child.

Though she gave birth to several children P’ninah — Hannah’s co-wife — taunted her for Hannah remained Elkanah’s beloved. P’ninah’s taunting is reminiscent of Hagar, who upon her quickly-becoming-pregnant exhibited an arrogant attitude towards Sara, her mistress, at whose demand Abraham took Hagar as a wife for progeny.

It is a fact of life that there are people who mock vulnerable persons or those with disabilities; not only did Hannah have to deal with not having a child, especially because she believed that God closed her womb; Hannah had to deal on top of that with P’ninah’s verbal insults to which she would not respond, most likely for not seeing the point of doing so. (Mark Twain said apropos: ‘’Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.’’ Perhaps he was thinking of Hannah who chose not to respond to P’ninah’s provocations.) Despite these insults, Hannah did not run complaining to Elkanah, like Sara did in griping angrily to Abraham about Hagar’s condescending demeanor towards her.

Hannah goes to the Shilo Sanctuary despite the difficulty of exposing herself there to P’ninah’s verbal barbs. This time she is determined to bring her petition as close as possible to God’s presence. She determined a proper petitionary prayer (essentially a whisper), pronouncing every syllable distinctly, all of whom imbued with a great concentration and meaning (kavanah).

When Eli, the High Priest, mistakenly admonishes her for PUI – praying under the influence: ‘’How long wilt thou be drunken? Put away thy wine from thee’’, Hannah hastens to defend her good name, (rather than being too humble to do so, for Eli, unlike P’ninah, is not a fool). Hannah says to him that she drank no wine or strong drink, as “ a daughter of Belial” does (a wanton person who shuns the word of God; Eli’s two sons were described as such)…… Want to know where this goes next…. click on the link below to read the rest of Rabbi Yossi’s thoughts!!!

www.xn--7dbl2a.com

Making Your Home A Sanctuary

Some helpful tips from Shari Adams, courtesy of HaMakom in Santa Fe

DEDICATE a space for your worship and learning experiences. Is there a view that makes you feel inspired? Is there a particular chair that will be most comfortable? If you’ve been working at home, try to pick a different space that feels set apart.

DECORATE your space. Do you have a special tablecloth, a favorite throw, or pillow? Are there pictures you want to look at? Take time to make the space feel fresh and festive.

RITUALIZE. Do you have special candlesticks or a family kiddush cup? Maybe you have a shofar. Make sure to have those with you as well.

CONNECT. Test your tech to make sure you’re ready to go.

DISCONNECT. Turn off distractions so you can focus and participate in our worship services and learning experiences. Close tabs and windows you don’t need. Silence your phone if you’re not using it to participate.

ACCESSORIZE. Pick a special outfit, something that makes you feel great and comfortable! Note that it is traditional to wear white on Yom Kippur. If you normally wear a tallit during morning services, make sure you have it ready; same goes for a kippah.

BE PRESENT. We are excited to be together with you–even from afar. We hope you will participate in deep and meaningful ways, just as you would in person. Sing loudly, smile, nod, laugh, and cry. Raise your voice in song, open your heart in prayer, cry when you remember the losses of the past year and laugh out loud when you recall moments when you felt grateful to be alive.

Shanah Tovah!

As the number of Covid cases has increased dramatically due to the Delta variant, especially among those that are fully vaccinated, we regret to announce that practically all of our High Holiday services will be held virtually again this year.

We were so looking forward to seeing our congregational family in person, however, doing so in the midst of the current health crisis would be imprudent.

We make this difficult decision because we care deeply about our congregation and want to usher in a New Year of health and happiness. To do so, we have a responsibility to protect our members and, in particular, our Rabbi who would not have the "option" to be Live or Zoom, as best we can.

We will have 3 outdoor services/events that you can attend if you feel comfortable doing so: For Rosh Hashanah– 5 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 7 for a Tashlich and Shofar Service at Pacific Park, 200 NW Pacific Ln., Bend, OR 97703. For Yom Kippur, Sept. 16th at 6 pm for Yiskor and 6:30 pm for Neilah outdoors at Shalom Bayit. For Sukkot, Sunday, September 26th at 12 pm for a byo picnic in the Sukkah outdoors following Religious Ed.

We know that this is deeply disappointing for many of you as it is deeply disappointing for us. Let us make the best out of our predicament, showing care and compassion for others and ourselves and gathering together virtually as one spiritual family.

We look forward to welcoming the New Year and worshiping together as a congregational family from the safety and comfort of our homes. All of our services will be available on Zoom and you will find the link to those services below. If you need a Machzor — physical or in PDF for viewing on your computer, please email secretary to receive a copy.

Wishing you all a safe, healthy and blessed new year,

L’Shanah Tovah!

JCCO/Congregation Shalom Bayit Board of Directors


Virtual Shabbat Link: www.reconstructingjudaism.org

And here is the link to the High Holiday resources:

www.reconstructingjudaism.org


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Jewish Community of Central Oregon
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Rabbi Yossi Feintuch (rabbiyossi)
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