Kabbalat Shabbat November 13
Our Kabbalat Shabbat service will, as always, include beautiful music and prayer.
In Toldot, we read of a sibling rivalry so intense that it separates a family for decades. Esau and Jacob yearn, struggle, and even contend over earning their place in the world. Which son receives blessings and birthright, and why? How does Torah evoke our own stories?
During our service, we will engage in a little group Torah study to consider the birthrights we have earned the blessings we ourselves have yearned for, using Parshat Toldot as our inspiration for reflection.
Please join us, and feel free to bring something to our oneg Shabbat to share with others.
Date: November 13
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: McGill Baptist Church, 5300 Poplar Tent Road, Concord, NC
Reminder: The Global Day of Jewish Learning – November 15!
On Sunday, November 15, the Aleph Society is sponsoring 24 hours of Jewish Learning with a program of free video learning open to everyone. This program was created by The Global Day of Jewish Learning with the generous participation of world-class scholars, artists, rabbis and authors.
Sessions are broadcast from both in-person events and web-based gatherings. Speakers will engage with this year’s Global Day theme of Love: Devotion, Desire and Deception. Viewers will be able to ask questions of the speakers and engage with their fellow far-flung viewers, live on Twitter, Facebook and Google.
Topics will include, among others:
- Love Yourself More than Your Neighbor,
- Desire-It’s Good for You
- First Love-What we can discover about Love from the Garden of Eden
- Lekha Dodi: The Most Famous Jewish Poem
- Rachel and Leah: Sibling Rivalry and Jewish Unity
To get a full listing of the speakers and the times of their presentations, please google, www.TheGlobalDay.org. If you have any further questions, please contact Marilyn Atlas at adult-education@or-olam.org.
Tikkun Olam for November 21
We are painting interior walls of a house for CCM and we need volunteers!
The address is 965 E. 13th Street, Kannapolis. Vice president Will King and crew will I will be there from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with snacks and drinks. Lunch around noon.
Please contact Will SOON at vicepresident@or-olam.org
Heads-up Hanukkah!
Our Hanukkah Party will feature, among other things, an adult education sessions followed by dinner, local entertainment, a white elephant gift exchange and songs. Stay tuned for more information – coming very soon!
