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KIDDUSH THIS WEEK... Kiddush this week is sponsored by the Shul!
Opportunity to Dedicate a Chanukah Menorah to the Shul We are planning a Community Menorah Lighting Service on the last night of Chanukah, and there is still time to have the Menorah installed and dedicated at that time. If you, your family, or group would like to sponsor the Menorah, please let us know at office@countryshul.org, or contact Rabbi Sanders for more info.
JUNIOR KIDS PROGRAM: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Ages 2-5 Children sing selections from the Siddur, enjoy stories from the Torah, and have a Shabbat Party with Kiddush and Challah! Join the fun! AMAZING KIDS PROGRAM: 11:00 AM Loads of fun while at the same time very educational, for ages 6-12, led by a multi-talented and experienced teacher, Shabbat morning @11:00 AM. (Available at no charge).
Children's Program Toy Storage Request The Shul will be getting shelving imminently in the current storage location, and the toys need to be moved. Please let the Rebbetzin know if you are available to help on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11:00 AM. Please reach her at (905) 881-8446.
MAZELTOV! ... to Sandra Dishy and Harry Litwin on the Bris of their grandson, Izzy Ray Dishy! ... to Rabbi and Mrs. Sanders upon the birth of a granddaughter, Yocheved Sanders!
May they bring both families much joy!
HEBREW READING CRASH COURSE BEGINS SUNDAY AT 10AM! No Class this Sunday - we will resume next week. To join, please contact Mrs. Sanders at (905) 881-8446
HOME GROUP WEDNESDAY @8:30 PM! The Home Group will be hosted Wednesday November 14. Location to be announced. We will study Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 2, section 5. For more info, please contact Rabbi Sanders at rabbi@countryshul.org
HOME GROUP HOSTING OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to host the Home Group, please contact Rabbi Sanders or office@countryshul.org
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Shabbat Shalom A Special Message From the desk of Rabbi Yosef Sanders
Dear Congregants, Last Shabbat was dedicated to our fellow Jews in Pittsburgh. When Jews are called upon to Sanctify God's Name, the world is being asked to examine its interface with His will. In a time when one is considered a pariah for allegiance to His laws of morality, we must recognize that in this respect, society has gone astray. We must double down and re-commit. His word must remain supreme.
The Plan: Part One - Ramp up We undertake to take a step closer to Him. A step - any step, no matter how small - strengthens our bond to God, as well as to Man. This is because it is said that all souls are positioned on spokes projecting from a center hub. The center is Him. We connect with other souls by travelling through the hub and onto another spoke. Thus, one step closer to the center brings us closer to all souls as well.
Part Two - The Shema When we recite the Shema before retiring, we proclaim, to ourselves and to the world, our loyalty to follow His command. In Shul, we will begin to recite the Shema in unison, according to the cantillatory notes, to lend our Shema to those who may not have had the chance to do so before their end came.
Part Three - Chessed (Lovingkindness) Rabbi Chaim Vital, a primary disciple of the holy Arizal, would say that the ultimate test of Chessed is at home. An act of lovingkindness in the place where we feel most comfortable shows we truly appreciate the value of another, and are not simply focused on ourselves.
The Goal In this way, we reinforce our statement that we will not allow anything - nobody, no force - to stop us from following God's Divine instructions for bringing His creation to a better place.
Thank you, and may Shabbat bring us ever more Shalom - peace and completion! For ourselves. For Pittsburgh. For one and all.
Please join the entire Country Shul Community and the Zaza family as we dedicate the Shabbat Services and the Kiddush to honour these holy Neshamot, these special souls.
May Klal Yisrael heal, gather strength, and forge on, and gather together in the future only at occasions of Simcha!
CANDLE LIGHTING Friday November 2, 5:49 PM HAVDALAH Motzei Shabbat November 3, 6:51 PM SHABBAT EVE - Friday night 5:49PM Shabbat Candle lighting 5:50 PM Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat "Carlebach" Evening services SHABBAT DAY - Saturday 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:28 AM Latest Sh'ma 10:15 AM Insights to the Torah Reading 10:25AM Torah Reading 11:00AM Amazing Kids Program! (Ages 6-13) 11:15 AM Rabbi's Message 11:30 AM Mussaf 12:00 PM Kiddush 5:00PM CHUMASH & AVOTH CLASS
5:20PM MINCHA Please make an effort to join us for Mincha!
6:50 PM MA'ARIV
THIS WEEKS TORAH TOPICS : Rabbi's Message : PITTSBURGH'S CALL TO US Kiddush Comments: WE ARE ALL FAMILY
TORAH READING To reserve your Bar Mitzvah Torah reading, Bar Mitzvah Haftara, or any other reading, please email us at office@countryshul.org
We look forward to greeting you on Shabbat! Guests are always welcome!
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KIDDUSH THIS WEEK... Kiddush this week is sponsored by the Shul!
JUNIOR KIDS PROGRAM: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Ages 2-5 Children sing selections from the Siddur, enjoy stories from the Torah, and have a Shabbat Party with Kiddush and Challah! Join the fun! AMAZING KIDS PROGRAM: Loads of fun while at the same time very educational, for ages 6-12, led by a multi-talented and experienced teacher, Shabbat morning @11:00 AM. (Available at no charge).
MAZELTOV! ...to Sandra Dishy and Harry Litwin, on the birth of a grandson!
...to Naomi and Arthur Weitz on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter! ...to Rabbi and Rebbetzin Sanders on the "upsherin" (first haircut, at age 3) of their grandson, Don!
THANK YOU! ...to Batsheva Winer for the donation of five Artscroll Chumashim, & three each of Rosh Hashana and Sukkot prayer books!
HEBREW READING CRASH COURSE BEGINS SUNDAY AT 10AM! No Class this Sunday - we will resume next week. To join, please contact Mrs. Sanders at (905) 881-8446
HOME GROUP BEGINS AGAIN THIS WEEK, WEDNESDAY @8:30 PM! The Home Group will be hosted this week by Mindy and Rob Benchetrit, at their home, 153 Gesher Crescent. We will study Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 2, section 4. For more info, please contact Rabbi Sanders at rabbi@countryshul.org
HOME GROUP HOSTING OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to host the Home Group, please contact Rabbi Sanders or office@countryshul.org
NEW BUILDING DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES -Updated List Available Now! Click Link at Top of Newsletter or go to, https//www.countryshul.org/new-building-dedications.html
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PLEASE "ShowUpForShabbat" IN SOLIDARITY! Go to https://www.ajc.org/showupforshabbat add your name in support of this effort – even if you are unable to attend – and then share this message with your family and friends. If you are able to attend services, please tweet and post on Facebook about your Shabbat plans using the hashtag #ShowUpForShowUpForShabbat.
Shabbat Shalom From Aish.com by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin Avraham asked his trustworthy servant Eliezer to find a wife for Isaac. Eliezer journeys to Aram Naharayim, taking ten camels with him. Upon approaching the town, he neared a well and prayed to God:
"Let it come to pass that the maiden to whom I shall say: 'Incline your pitcher that I may drink,' and she shall say, 'Drink and I will give your camels to drink also,' she will be the one whom You have designated for Your servant, for Isaac; and thereby shall I know that You have shown kindness to my master" (Gen. 24:14).
Eliezer, the devoted servant of Avraham, had learned from his great master to appreciate the profound significance of helping others. Chesed is not merely a kind act, but a manifestation of one's belief in God. Doing chesed is an act of emulating Him whose kindness is without bounds.
Eliezer realized that the woman who would be deemed worthy of becoming a mother of the Jewish people must be the paragon of chesed. He therefore fashioned an appropriate test for determining the bride of Isaac to find someone who loved to do chesed, to help others and try to save them from bother under all circumstances.
And what happened? Rivka ran of her own volition to water the ten thirsty camels -- an act which she was not even asked to perform. This act of chesed indicated that she was worthy of being Avraham's daughter-in-law. Remember to look for kindness in choosing a spouse!
We were all stunned to learn of the shocking attack on our Jewish brothers and sisters attending Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this past Shabbat.
Even as Jews all over the continent began the reading of Abraham's 10th trial, the Binding of Isaac, when God asked for the ultimate sacrifice, eleven precious souls likewise ascended to the Heavenly Throne, Al Kiddush Hashem, sanctifying His Name.
Every person is blessed with a soul. Every soul is holy. These eleven souls are the Holiest of the Holy. A soul that dies simply for being a Jew, whose life's mission is the Service of God, calls out to the world to focus on this Holy Service.
And the world is responding.
The outpouring of support and love for the grieving families and community is breathtaking.
Dear Congregants, let us stand together with these holiest of Jewish souls.
The American Jewish Congress has initiated an effort to "Show up for Shabbat" to honour the Holy Eleven and to stand shoulder to shoulder with our brethren in Pittsburgh.
(#ShowUpForShabbat. Go to AJC.org/solidarity, add your name in support of this effort – even if you are unable to attend – and then share this message with your family and friends. If you are able to attend services, please tweet and post on Facebook about your Shabbat plans using the hashtag #ShowUpForShabbat.)
Please take a stand against the Evil that opposes Holiness and decency, innocence and purity.
Join us as we make our statement that no Jew will be intimidated by racist hatred.
We are all Pittsburgh.
We will be strong - together - as we support each other, as we proclaim, for all to hear: Shema Yisrael, Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad! He is One! He is Holy! We will serve Him with Love!
This coming Shabbat, November 3rd, is Shabbat Pittsburgh. Shabbat of Strength. Shabbat of Love.
Our loving community will connect. With Pittsburgh. With the world. This Shabbat.
SHABBAT SCHEDULE: CANDLE LIGHTING Friday October 26, 5:59 PM HAVDALAH Motzei Shabbat October 27, 7:00 PM SHABBAT EVE - Friday night 5:59PM Shabbat Candle lighting 6:00 PM Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat "Carlebach" Evening services SHABBAT DAY - Saturday 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:24 AM Latest Sh'ma 10:15 AM Insights to the Torah Reading 10:25AM Torah Reading 10:45AM Amazing Kids Program! (Ages 6-13) 11:15 AM Rabbi's Message 11:30 AM Mussaf 12:00 PM Kiddush 5:15PM CHUMASH & AVOTH CLASS
5:45PM MINCHA Please make an effort to join us for Mincha!
7:00 PM MA'ARIV
THIS WEEKS TORAH TOPICS : Rabbi's Message : Testing, Testing... Kiddush Comments: Abraham's Family
TORAH READING To reserve your Bar Mitzvah Torah reading, Bar Mitzvah Haftara, or any other reading, please email us at office@countryshul.org
We look forward to greeting you on Shabbat! Guests are always welcome!
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KIDDUSH THIS WEEK... Kiddush this week is sponsored by Pesach Levine, in honour of the Yahrtzeit of his sister, Tamara bat Melech. May her Neshama have an Aliya!
JUNIOR KIDS PROGRAM: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Ages 2-5 Children sing selections from the Siddur, enjoy stories from the Torah, and have a Shabbat Party with Kiddush and Challah! Join the fun! AMAZING KIDS PROGRAM: Loads of fun while at the same time very educational, for ages 6-12, led by a multi-talented and experienced teacher, every Shabbat morning @10:45 AM. (Available at no charge).
MAZELTOV! Mazeltov again to Ben Cruickshank and to the entire extended family! We were honoured to host the entire Bar Mitzvah party, including parents and grandparents. Special mention to Andy and Ann Cruickshank, in attendance to support and celebrate with Ben!
THANK YOU! Thank you to the entire Sukkah Takedown and Sukkah Store-away Crew, who have asked for anonymity, for their many hours of hard work! A big Shkoiach to you!
HEBREW READING CRASH COURSE BEGINS SUNDAY AT 10AM! To join, please contact Mrs. Sanders at (905) 881-8446
HOME GROUP BEGINS AGAIN THIS WEEK, WEDNESDAY @8:30 PM! The Home Group will be hosted this week by Mindy and Rob Benchetrit, at their home, 153 Gesher Crescent. We will study Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 2. For more info, please contact Rabbi Sanders at rabbi@countryshul.org
HOME GROUP HOSTING OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to host the Home Group, please contact Rabbi Sanders or office@countryshul.org
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Shabbat Shalom From Aish.com by Rabbi Kalman Packouz Avraham, on the third day after his brit mila, sits outside his tent looking for guests to extend his hospitality. While talking with the Almighty, he sees three visitors (actually angels of the Almighty). Avraham interrupts his conversation with the Almighty to invite them to a meal. One angel informs him that in a year's time, Sarah, his wife, will give birth to a son, Yitzhak (Isaac).
God tells Avraham that He is going to destroy Sodom because of its absolute evil (the city is the source of the word sodomy). Avraham argues with God to spare Sodom if there can be found ten righteous people in Sodom. Avraham loses for the lack of a quorum. Lot escapes the destruction with his two daughters.
Other incidents: Avimelech, King of the Philistines, wants to marry Sarah (Avraham's wife), the birth of Yitzhak, the eviction of Hagar (Avraham's concubine) and Ishmael. Avimelech and Avraham make a treaty at Beersheva. Avraham is commanded to take up his son, Isaac, as an offering "on one of the mountains" (Akeidat Yitzhak). Lastly, the announcement of the birth of Rivka (Rebecca), the future wife of Yitzhak.
Do you want to know the reward for listening to the command of the Almighty? This is what the Almighty told Avraham: "... I shall surely bless you and greatly increase your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore; and your offspring shall inherit the gate of its enemy. And all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your offspring, because you have listened to My voice."
TORAH READING To reserve your Bar Mitzvah Torah reading, Haftara, or any other reading, please email us at office@countryshul.org
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MAZELTOV! Allison Cruickshank and family are hosting this week's gala Kiddush in honour of Ben's Bar Mitzvah! Mazeltov to Ben, his Mom Allison, his stepDad Michael Marks, and all the Grandparents! May Ben grow to be a proud and strong Jew every step of his life!
JUNIOR KIDS PROGRAM: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Ages 2-5 Children sing selections from the Siddur, enjoy stories from the Torah, and have a Shabbat Party with Kiddush and Challah! Join the fun! AMAZING KIDS PROGRAM: Loads of fun while at the same time very educational, for ages 6-12, led by a multi-talented and experienced teacher, every Shabbat morning @10:45 AM. (Available at no charge).
HOSTING OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to host the Home Group, please contact Rabbi Sanders or office@countryshul.org
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Shabbat Shalom from Twerski on Chumash by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. The Torah states: "And he (Avraham) trusted in God, and God reckoned it to him as righteousness" (Gen. 15:6). Why was Avraham's trust in God considered to be righteousness? If God spoke to any of us, would we not have an unshakable faith? We do not have faith that there is a moon or that two plus two equals four. That which we see or understand does not require an act of faith. The answer was given by Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitz, who cited the Talmud that on a person's Judgment Day he will be asked, "Did you transact in faith?" (Talmud Bavli, Shabbos 31a). This is usually understood as asking whether one transacted business honestly. Rabbi Mordechai said that is has an additional meaning. When a person transacts in business, he negotiates and tries in every way to maximize his profit. He does not settle for a meager gain. This is what one will be asked on Judgment Day: "Did you transact in faith? i.e., did you do everything possible to maximize your faith, or did you just accept whatever you were given? Abraham transacted in faith. He, of course, knew there was a God. He did not have to have faith in His existence. However, he tried to strengthen his faith by coming to an ever greater knowledge of God. Some people take their faith in God for granted. Of course they believe that there is a God. However, they may not have gone beyond that to try to know more and more about God. We have great works available to us to increase our knowledge and therefore our faith and understanding of God. If we fail to do so, we will have no answer on Judgment Day when we are asked, "Did you seek to improve the quality of your faith? Did you transact in faith?"
SHABBAT SCHEDULE: CANDLE LIGHTING Friday October 12, 6:22 PM HAVDALAH Motzei Shabbat October 13, 7:28 PM SHABBAT EVE - Friday night 6:22PM Shabbat Candle lighting 5:57 PM Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat "Carlebach" Evening services SHABBAT DAY - Saturday 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:12 AM Latest Sh'ma 10:15 AM Insights to the Torah Reading 10:25AM Torah Reading 10:45AM Amazing Kids Program! (Ages 6-13) 11:15 AM Rabbi's Message 11:30 AM Mussaf 12:00 PM Kiddush 5:30PM CHUMASH & AVOTH CLASS
6:00PM MINCHA Please make an effort to join us for Mincha!
7:28 PM MA'ARIV
TORAH READING To reserve your Bar Mitzvah Torah reading, Haftara, or any other reading, please email us at office@countryshul.org
We look forward to greeting you on Shabbat! Guests are always welcome!
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KIDDUSH Sarah and Harvey Weitz will be hosting the Kiddush this week in honour of the Yahrtzeit of Sarah's father, Dovid Ben Noach Halevi Zichrono Livrocha, Mr. David Levine. THANK YOU To Augusto Saban for fixing the reversed hot and cold water taps in the accessible washroom. Shkoiach!
Mazeltov toRabbi and Mrs Yosef Sanders on the marriage of their daughter, Chaya Esther, to Shmuel Dovid Kirsch. May they build a beautiful Bayit together!
JUNIOR KIDS PROGRAM: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Ages 2-5 Children sing selections from the Siddur, enjoy stories from the Torah, and have a Shabbat Party with Kiddush and Challah! Join the fun! AMAZING KIDS PROGRAM: Loads of fun while at the same time very educational, for ages 6-12, led by a multi-talented and experienced teacher, every Shabbat morning @10:45 AM. (Available at no charge).
HOSTING OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to host the Home Group, please contact Rabbi Sanders or office@countryshul.org
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Bar Mitzvah boy is Ben Cruickshank. The bar mitzvah will be celebrated at the Shul on Shabbat Parshat Lech Lecha, October 20th. Ben's Mom, Allison, is on the far right, and her fiance, Michael Marks, is on the far left, with both sets of grandparents in between. Mazeltov!!
Joseph Friedberg's son's Bris. Joseph is on the far left, and his father, as "Sandak", is waiting to receive the baby in front of the Aron Kodesh. Mazeltov!
Shabbat Shalom by Rabbi Kalman Packouz. Aish.com The story of one righteous man in an evil generation. The Almighty commands Noach to build the ark on a hill far from the water. He built it over a period of 120 years. People deride Noach and ask him, "Why are you building a boat on a hill?" Noach explains that there will be a flood if people do not correct their ways. We see from this the patience of the Almighty for people to correct their ways and the genius of arousing people's curiosity so that they will ask a question and, hopefully, hear the answer.
The generation does not do Teshuva, returning from their evil ways to the righteous path, and God brings a flood for 40 days. They leave the ark 365 days later when the earth has once again become habitable. The Almighty makes a covenant and makes the rainbow the sign of the covenant that He will never destroy all of life again by water (hence, James Baldwin's book, The Fire Next Time). When one sees a rainbow it is an omen to do Teshuva -- to recognize the mistakes you are making in life, regret them, correct them/make restitution, and ask for forgiveness from anyone you have wronged and then to ask forgiveness from the Almighty.
Noach plants a vineyard, gets drunk and then occurs the mysterious incident in the tent after which Noach curses his grandson Canaan. The Torah portion concludes with the story of the Tower of Babel and then a genealogy from Noach's son, Shem, to Abram (Abraham).
SHABBAT SCHEDULE: CANDLE LIGHTING Friday October 5, 6:34 PM HAVDALAH Motzei Shabbat October 6, 7:33 PM SHABBAT EVE - Friday night 6:34PM Shabbat Candle lighting 6:35 PM Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat "Carlebach" Evening services SHABBAT DAY - Saturday 9:00 AM Shacharit 10:12 AM Latest Sh'ma 10:15 AM Insights to the Torah Reading 10:25AM Torah Reading 10:45AM Amazing Kids Program! (Ages 6-13) 11:15 AM Rabbi's Message 11:30 AM Mussaf 12:00 PM Kiddush 5:45PM CHUMASH & AVOTH CLASS
6:15PM MINCHA Please make an effort to join us for Mincha!
7:33 PM MA'ARIV
TORAH READING To reserve your Bar Mitzvah Torah reading, Haftara, or any other reading, please email us at office@countryshul.org
We look forward to greeting you on Shabbat! Guests are always welcome!
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KIDDUSH Please join us for Kiddush this week, sponsored by Irina and Alex Kapsich! SE’UDAT SHLISHIT – THIRD SHABBAT MEAL Please join us for the Third Shabbat Meal, sponsored this week by the Sanders Family in honour of the Shabbat Kallah of Chaya Esther and the Ufruf of Shmuel Dovid!
MAZELTOV! A Hearty Mazeltov to our two “Bridegrooms of the Torah”, Rabbi Shloimy Weitz, our ”Chatan Torah”, and Michael Segal, our “Chatan Bereishit”!
Mazeltov toRabbi and Mrs Yosef Sanders and family upon the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Chaya Esther, to Shmuel Dovid Kirsch, this Wednesday evening IYH! May they build a beautiful Bayit together!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ...to all those who helped make the CS Sukkot and Simchat Torah celebrations possible! From setting up the tables to building the Sukkah to laying the S'chach roof (twice!) to ordering and preparing Kiddush after Kiddush after Kiddush, we couldn't have done it without you! A huge Shkoiach to you! Your efforts are so very much appreciated!
JUNIOR KIDS PROGRAM: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Ages 2-5 Children sing selections from the Siddur, enjoy stories from the Torah, and have a Shabbat Party with Kiddush and Challah! Join the fun! AMAZING KIDS PROGRAM: Loads of fun while at the same time very educational, for ages 6-12, led by a multi-talented and experienced teacher, every Shabbat morning @10:45 AM. (Available at no charge).
HOSTING OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to host the Home Group, please contact Rabbi Sanders or office@countryshul.org
HELP WANTED - URGENT!! • Due to family medical issues, our planned new bookkeeping volunteeress is unable to commit to this task. Please consider donating your talent!
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Shabbat Shalom by Rabbi Kalman Packouz. Aish.com The Five Books of Moses begin with the Six Days of Creation, the Shabbat, the story of the Garden of Eden -- the first transgression, consequences and expulsion; Cain & Abel, the ten generations to Noah, the Almighty sees the wickedness of man in that generation and decrees to "blot out man" (i.e. the flood).
One of the most profound verses in the whole Torah is "And God created man in His own Image." Since God does not have a physical being, this means that we are endowed with free will, morality, reason and the ability to emulate God Who bestows kindness. Also, if we really appreciate that we are created in the image of God, we realize that we have intrinsic worth. Therefore, there is no need to be depressed wondering if you have intrinsic worth!
Monday, October 1: Shmini Atzeret Children’s Program will run from 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon • No Lulav & Etrog • Last Day for Sukkah • 9:00 am: Shacharit – Morning Services 10:00 am: Hallel 10:25 am: Torah Reading 11:00 am: Yizkor 11:20 am: Mussaf Begin saying "Mashiv haRu'ach" 11:30 am: Tefilat Geshem - Prayer for Rain 11:50 am: Birkat Kohanim 12:15 pm: Kiddush in CS/JBCT Community Sukkah • Although the custom is to eat the meal in the Sukkah, the Blessing, "Leisheiv baSukkah" is not recited.
6:45 pm: Mincha We will be auctioning off some very special and significant Aliyot, including: חתן תורה (Groom of Torah) , חתן בראשית (Groom of Genesis) , קול הנערים (Voice of the Children)
7:42 pm & later: Candle Lighting (Blessing of Shecheyanu is added) (Light from an existing flame. {i.e. the 24-hr flame lit Erev Yomtov}. Alternatively, an existing gas flame or red-hot coil may be used.) 7:42 pm & later: Begin preparations for Evening Meal 7:42 pm: Ma’ariv 8-9:30 pm: Simchat Torah! • Fun, goodies & flags for the kids! Food! Dancing with the Torah Scrolls! • The Evening Meal is celebrated back inside the home. The Blessing of "Shecheyanu" is added at the end of Kiddush for the Night of Yomtov.
Tuesday, October 2 - Simchat Torah 8:30 am: Shacharit - Morning Services 9:30 am: Hallel 9:40 am: Kiddush - ongoing all morning! 10:00 am: Hakafot - Seven Circuits with the Torah! 11:00 am: Torah Reading - Everyone gets an Aliya - called to the Torah - even the kids! 11:40 am: Chatan Torah - Groom of the Torah's Aliya! 12:00 pm: Kol haNe'arim - all the children - even babies - come under the Talit for an Aliya! 12:30 pm: Mussaf Service 12:45 pm: Birkat Kohanim *1:38 pm: (Tentative) Mincha
7:40 pm: Maariv 7:40 pm & later: Havdala Ceremony (No spices or flame. Begin with the Blessing on the wine; continue on to the final Blessing - "haMavdil")
