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FROM THE OFFICE
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Regular Administrator Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9 am - 1 pm
Office will be closed
October 5 & 6
For appointments with Rabbi Adler,
call 860-236-1241, x12.
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Fundraising
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Mini Minyan Toy Drive
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Are your kids outgrowing their toys? Please consider donating to Beth David's new Mini Minyan Room for kids in kindergarten through third grade. Any Shabbos appropriate items are appreciated! Examples include: board games, books, dress-up costumes, building blocks, imaginative play items, puzzles, wall decorations, a map of Israel, a kids step stool. All items may be dropped off in the Beth David Lobby.
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| A special thank you to Esquire Cleaners of Connecticut for cleaning our Year-round Sanctuary ark Curtains | | |
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Calendar of Services for the Coming Week
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Friday, October 2 (Erev Shabbat)
6:30am Morning Tefilot
6:13pm Candles
6:15pm Minchah / Kaballat Shabbat / Maariv
Shabbat, October 3 (Shabbat Chol HaMoed)
9:00am Beit Medrash / Chevre Mishnayot
9:30am Shabbat Tefilot
5:30pm Megillat Kohelet
6:05pm Minchah / Seudah Shelishit / Maariv
7:13pm Havdallah
Sunday, October 4 (Hoshanah Rabah)
8:00am Morning Tefilot
6:10pm Yom Tov Candle lighting
6:15pm Evening Tefilot
Yom Tov Dinner at Beth David
Monday, October 5 (Shemini Atzeret)
9:00am Chevra Mishnayot
9:30am Yom Tov Tefilot w/ Yizkor
6:15pm Evening Tefilot
7:10pm Kiddush and Candle lighting
Hakafot
Tuesday, October 6 (Simchat Torah)
9:30am Yom Tov Tefilot
10:30am Kiddush and Hakafot
6:15pm Minchah / Maariv
7:00pm Havdallah
Weekdays after Yom Tov (W - Fr)
6:30am Morning Tefilot
6:10pm Evening Tefilot
Friday, October 9 (Erev Shabbat)
6:01pm Candles
6:05pm Minchah / Kaballat Shabbat / Maariv
Shabbat, October 10 (Shabbat Bereshit)
9:00am Beit Medrash / Chevre Mishnayot
9:30am Shabbat Tefilot
5:50pm Minchah / Seudah Shelishit / Maariv
7:01pm Havdallah
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Shemini Atzeret Dinner Supporters
Sponsors -
Daniel and Michele Schwanke
Martin and Sharon Freilich
Contributors -
Helen Neumann, Joel and Bonnie Wolfe, Mark and Elayna Kaye, David and Susan Gibeley
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Tuesday Luncheon (following Tefilot)
Building upon a tradition started last year, Simchat Torah festivities on Tuesday morning will be followed by a light dairy luncheon. Last year, this meal proved to be a relaxing and appreciated opportunity for everyone to finish the holidays stress-free and with friendship. This luncheon is not in our budget, and it is requested that donations to the Kiddush Fund be directed to the Simchat Torah luncheon to help defray the costs.
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Mazel Tov to Beth David's Simchat Torah Honorees
Chatan Torah - Fred and Judy Singer
Chatan Bereshit - Daniel and Michele Schwanke
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Storm Joaquin
As we all know, it is still too early for weather forecasters to predict with accuracy the track of the storm. Nonetheless, there is a chance that Connecticut could be impacted. Should West Hartford find itself in the track of the storm,
- Halachah will permit the dismantling of succot on Sunday. Flying debris from the roofs in particular could be hazards to human safety.
- Every reasonable effort will be made to convene prayer services according to the posted schedule.
- If the neighborhood of the shul loses power, evening services at Beth David will not convene.
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Mindfulness and The Pursuit of Spirituality
Beth David Synagogue is planning a unique, community-wide series of learning and practice opportunities, based on the intersection between Judaism and mindfulness. Mindfulness in Jewish Life will take place the weekend of October 23 - 25.
Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose to the present moment and without judgment. This definition was advanced by Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It forms the foundation of Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, taught locally at the Jewish Community Center, the Copper Beech Institute in West Hartford, and throughout the world. Although the term is increasingly applied in secular contexts, it is at the very heart of Jewish observance.
Mindfulness in Jewish Life will consist of three inter-related events.
- Friday, October 23. Following the 5:40 p.m. prayer service, Beth David Synagogue will host a Shabbat dinner, which will include experiential components to help participants embrace the gifts of each moment. The evening's speaker is Jeryl G. Brown, a Beth David member and licensed clinical social worker who received her MSW from Yeshiva University. Her talk will focus on some of the guidelines and road maps stemming from Buddhist teachings that form the foundation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and resonate in Jewish teaching and values.
- Saturday, October 24. Following Shabbat morning services and over Kiddush, Rabbi Yitzchok Adler (the spiritual leader of Beth David) and Dr. Brandon Nappi (executive director of the Copper Beech Institute) will talk about the science of mindfulness, as well as the basis for mindfulness in Torah.
- Sunday, October 25. The community is invited to the base of Talcott Mountain (main entrance, yellow trail head) at 9:30 a.m. to meet for words of inspiration and instruction before a mindful climb up the mountain. Leave your cell phones behind, and connect deeply with your surroundings.
Reservations - Adults - $25.00, Children (5-12) - $15.00
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Adult Education @ Beth David
Shabbat Morning Beit Medrash, 9:00-9:30am -Rabbi Adler leads a study program that uses assorted texts including Psalms, Mishneh and Medrash. No previous text study experience required.
Starting the week of October 12
The Weekly Parsha Wednesdays @ 12:30-1:30pm This class is a "lunch-n-learn", and no previous text study is required. This group convenes in the library of Beth David Synagogue.
The Theology of Judaism - Tuesday Nights @ 7:00pm, in the library at Beth David. Resurrection? Messiah? Redemption? What does classical Judaism have to say about these concepts? Traditional sources will be used to explore these and other theological ideas that are associated with Jewish faith and thought.
Talmud Sanhedrin, Thursdays @ 12:00-1:00pm This class studies a passage from the Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin addresses matters pertaining to the Jewish legal system. The group is hosted by Mr. Harry Weller and meets at the Rocky Hill offices of the Connecticut States Attorney, 300 Corporate Place.
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INFANT/NURSING ROOM
Beth David has an infant/nursing room at the top of the stairs on he right - feel free to use the room during services. It has several chairs, a couch and a changing table.The key for the door closest to the stairs is in the childcare room hanging on a hook next to the door. We ask that you return the key and lock the room when it is not in use. Thank you for your cooperation and please feel free to offer any feedback to the office administrator at office@bethdavidwh.org. |
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Beth David List Serve
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