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Friday, October 14, 2016 / 13 Tishrei 5777
Light Shabbat candles at 5:37 p.m.


Rabbi Sharfman
RABBI SHARFMAN'S
WEEKLY MESSAGE
and CANDLE LIGHTING REMINDER
 
Dear Congregation Kehillah and Friends,
 
This week's parasha is Ha'azinu, mostly a poem that Moses shared with our people on the last day of his life. Of the many lessons he offered, one that resonates most with me is an idea embedded in his teaching: words that come from the heart enter the heart.... 
 

A kavannah for candle lighting for Shabbat Ha'azinu
 
May my intentions of love and forgiveness find expression in the words I speak to my family, friends and associates; may they emanate from my heart and find their way into the hearts of others. 
 
    
Just having completed the High Holy Days, it's time to actualize our good intentions.
 
And...just having completed the High Holy Days journey, it is now time to celebrate! Sukkah
Sukkot starts Sunday night. Communal celebration on Sukkot marks the completion of the cycle of the Tishrei holy days, moving from introspection to implementation of teshuva and our good intentions = joy! Congregation Kehillah members are invited to the sukkah on Sunday, October 16th for a special, joyous celebration of this remarkable season with friends, fun, and a pot luck dinner, so that we can fulfill the mitzvah of eating in a sukkah while enjoying each others' company. (See below for details.) The Chasidic rebbes teach that what we accomplish on the High Holy Days through our introspection and fasting and tears, we can accomplish on Sukkot and Simchat Torah with celebration!

And, for some Sukkot ends Sunday the 23rd at sunset and Simchat Torah begins then and ends sunset on Monday the 24th; for the rest of the Jewish world, Sukkot ends at sunset on Monday the 24th with Simchat Torah starting then and ending on Tuesday the 25th at sunset. More about this in next week's candle lighting reminder.
 
I look forward to sharing a joyous Sukkot with you! Candle lighting on Sunday is 5:35 p.m.

Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman
 
 
Kehillah Sukkot Celebration
Sunday, October 16 
Sukkot begins at sundown on Sunday, October 16.   

4:00 p.m.
Special YEP! session with FYC invited.  
This gathering will be a specially geared towards kids of all ages.       
5:15 p.m. 
T he entire congregation is invited to join the fun for a dairy/vegetarian potluck,
with lulav, etrog, singing, games, and surprises.  
 
Please RSVP to Renee (info@congregationkehillah.org) for the address (private home)
and to let Renee know what potluck food you will bring.

Congregation Kehillah   |   602-369-7667
7430 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Ste. 132
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

MAILING ADDRESS:
Congregation Kehillah 
21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Ste. 1630 #439
Phoenix, AZ 85050