Hebrew School, Jteens, Junior Teen MVP, Moms and Kids Challah Bake, High Holidays with special services for teens and children, we look forward to seeing you soon, and celebrating the joy of Jewish life together!
May you and your loved ones be inscribed for a very good and sweet new year!
Shabbos Times
Friday, September 6
Candle Lighting: 7:03pm
Evening Service Mincha: 7:10pm
Saturday, September 7
Morning Service 9:30am
Torah Reading and Sermon: 10:30am Kiddush Brunch: 12:00pm
Evening Service: 7:00pm Shabbos ends: 8:01pm
Schedule of Synagogue Services
September 8 - September 13
Morning Service: Sunday-Friday: 8:15am followed by breakfast
Evening Service: Sunday- Thursday: 7:05pm
Cett Hebrew School
First Day: Sunday, September 15
Our popular Hebrew School offers Sunday morning classes to children in Pre-K thru 6th grade. Our interactive, hands-on, and relevant classes give children a positive, and warm taste of Jewish life, and covers Hebrew reading, prayers, Jewish holidays, Jewish history, Israel and Mitzvot.
Join us for a delightful evening with family, friends and community, making your own traditional round challahs in honor of Rosh Hashanah! Step by step instruction, holiday inspiration, wine, and light refreshments. By reservation only.
MVP Mitzvah Volunteer Program
We are very excited to launch our "MVP" Mitzvah Volunteer Program, a brand new program for our youth community!
Geared for boys and girls ages 11-13, MVP is for volunteering and Mitzvah madness, while connecting to others and having a meaningful impact!
MVP is open to all junior teens! Please reserve below to join!
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 5780
Join us for an inspiring and meaningful High Holiday experience! The prayers are warm, the melodies are timeless, and the atmosphere is welcoming. Children's participation in the main service! All are welcome!
Complimentary seats for Partners in Pride.
September 30 and Oct. 1 at 4:30pm Join Jteens for a special teen Rosh Hashanah service.
Complete with Shofar, Torah Reading, Apples & Honey galore and more Rosh Hashanah treats!
Saturdays 11am-12pm Give your child an opportunity to explore, learn and discover with songs, story time with Russian language, and kiddie play area! Bond with your little one while connecting with other moms in our area.
A Biselleh Humor....
Tuesdays are when Sarah and Rachel get together for coffee. Often times the topic of conversation revolves around their children.
“Have you heard from your David in college?” Rachel asks.
“Oy, my son David is so brilliant” Sarah says proudly, “that every time he writes us we have to go to the dictionary."
"You're lucky," Rachel replies. "Every time we get a letter from ours, we have to go to the bank!
Weekly E- Torah
This week’s Parshah, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), begins with the biblical command for judges to be appointed in every city and town to adjudicate and maintain a just, ordered, civil society. Interestingly, it occurs in the first week of Elul, the month in which we are to prepare in earnest for the Days of Judgment ahead, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
There are, however, some significant differences between earthly judges of flesh and blood and the heavenly judge. In the earthly court, if after a fair trial a defendant is found guilty, then there’s really not much room for clemency on the part of the judge. The law is the law and must take its course. The accused may shed rivers of tears, but no human judge can be certain if his remorse is genuine. His feelings of regret are touching, but of limited legal consequence. After all, a human judge may only make a decision based on “what the eye can see.” The misdeed was seen to have been committed. The remorse, who knows? Perhaps he’s a good actor and is only acting contrite.
The Supreme Judge, however, does know whether the accused genuinely regrets his actions or is merely putting on an act. Therefore, He alone is able to forgive. That is why in heavenly judgments, teshuvah (repentance) is effective.
The Maharal of Prague gave another reason. Only G‑d is able to judge the whole person. Every one of us has good and bad to some extent. Even those who have sinned may have many other good deeds that outweigh the bad ones. Perhaps even one good deed was of such major significance that it alone could serve as a weighty counterbalance. The point is, only G‑d knows. Only He can judge the individual in the context of his whole life and all his deeds, good and bad.
Our goal is to emulate the heavenly court. We should try to look at the totality of the person. You think he is bad, but is he all bad? Does he have no redeeming virtues? Surely, he must have some good in him as well. Look at the whole person.
A teacher once conducted an experiment. He held up a white plate and showed it to the class. In the center of the plate was a small black spot. He then asked the class to describe what they saw. One student said he saw a black spot. Another said it must be a target for shooting practice. A third suggested that the plate was dirty or damaged. Whereupon the teacher asked, “Doesn’t anyone see a white plate?”
There may have been a small black spot, but essentially it was a white plate. Why do we only see the dirt? Let us learn to find the good in others. Nobody is perfect, not even ourselves. Let’s not be so judgmental and critical. Let’s try to see the good in others.
