Browsing Archive: October, 2011

A Yom Kippur Reminder

Posted by JCC West Hempstead on Thursday, October 6, 2011, In : Holidays 

Dear Congregants

Tomorrow evening we begin the observance of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur.  This year, the concurrence of Yom Kippur with Shabbat amplifies that holiness.  Services begin tomorrow evening at 6 pm, candlelighting is at 6:11 pm.  We will start with mincha, so you should have time to light candles at home and arrive in time for Kol Nidre.

Services on Shabbat begin at 8 am, with Yizkor scheduled for approximately 11 am.  Mincha in the afternoon begins promp...
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A Vision of Judaism for Today ~ Rosh Hashanah, Day 2

Posted by JCC West Hempstead on Monday, October 3, 2011, In : Sermon 

GUT YUNTIF - SHANA TOV

WHAT WAS ABRAHAM THINKING?  HE JUST SENT AWAY HIS OLDER SON AND NOW GOD TELLS HIM TO OFFER UP HIS REMAINING SON?  THE TORAH CONSIDERS THIS A TEST - A TEST OF WHAT EXACTLY?  OF ABRAHAM'S FAITH?  OF ABRAHAM'S TRUST?  OF ABRAHAM'S SANITY?  CAN YOU IMAGINE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH ANY OF US WOULD OFFER UP A CHILD WITHOUT AN ARGUMENT?  EVEN IF WE BELIEVED IT WAS ...


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Getting Older, Getting Better ~ Rosh Hashanah, Day 1

Posted by JCC West Hempstead on Monday, October 3, 2011, In : Sermon 

GUT YUNTIF, GUT YOR, SHANA TOVA

 HOW OLD WAS ABRAHAM WHEN ISAAC WAS BORN?

HOW OLD WAS SARAH?

ABRAHAM WAS 100 AND SARAH WAS 90.  EVEN MAKING ALLOWANCES FOR THE LONGER LIFE SPANS RECORDED IN THE TORAH, THAT IS QUITE SOMETHING. 

AND IF YOU REMEMBER EARLIER IN BERESHIT, THEY DID LEAVE HARAN FOR CANAAN UNTIL ABRAHAM WAS 75!

AGE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A RELEVANT FACTOR IN HOW ABRAHAM ...


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