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A Day of Rest

Building a sanctuary, a mishkan, a holy community, it is hard work.  It takes physical and emotional materials, it takes talent, it takes time and effort, it takes patience and concentration, it takes teamwork and a multitude of artistic processes.  And so at the beginning of this week’s parsha, Parshat Vayakhel, God explains that there is about to be a load of work to be done and throughout this process, until it is done - and it happens to end in the next parsha, Parshat Pekudei which we also read this Shabbat and continuing through time, this work may be done for six days.  But on Shabbat, we must rest.  

We may not be in the act, at this point in time, of building a mishkan.  We may not be intimately tied to everyday workings of this synagogue.  But we are all part of a community.  We work hard each day to maintain our space in our home, our family, our city, our society.  To raise and support families.  To make an impact in our lives.  To climb the corporate ladder.  To be productive.  We get tied up in the work.  We get distracted.  We get frustrated. 

So the rabbis took any activity that was needed for the construction of the Mishkan and considered it malachah, work.  We can’t do it.  We can’t be distracted.  We have only the responsibility during Shabbat to be present.  To be surrounded by our community, our family, our friends, to priase God and study words of Torah. I hope you get the rest you need in your week and I hope to see you join us on Shabbat.

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Blatt



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Lena Packer                                        Mother of Jerald Packer

Helen Sanders                                   Grandmother of Brian Sanders

Beatrice Graney                                Mother of Kathleen Wasserman

Myron Caine                                      Grandfather of Larry Caine

Sam Chudde                                      Father of Roberta Lipschutz

Harriet Klein Jacobowitz                Mother of Steven Jacobowitz

Irving Jaffe                                          Father of Mark Jaffe

Erma Sprinczeles                              Grandmother of Erma Ruffkess

Jean Cohen                                         Mother of Ruth Kline

Muriel Haber                                     Mother of Todd Haber

Milton Chernick                                Father of Mura Cousin

Benzion Bulmash                              Father of Samuel Bulmash

Frank G. Freedman                         Brother of Steve Freedman

Samuel Litvin                                      Grandfather of Susan Pross

Alfred Mackler                                  Father of Harvey Mackler

Hope Teller Schwab                       Cousin of Linda Shanker

Marilyn Frances Goldner               Mother of Carolyn Fink

Zachary Daniel Solomon               Son of Mical & Karla Solomon

Fred Berkowitz                                  Father of Andrea Weiss

Sanford Marvin Kalter                    Father of Craig Kalter

Janice Baker                                       Mother of Gregory Baker

Faye Silverman                                  Mother of Susan Hyatt

Golde Karp                                          Mother of Robert Karp

William Kasenetz                             Grandfather of Darren Kasenetz

Naomi Price                                       Sister of Julian Melamed

Sadye Pearlman                                Mother of Nathan Pearlman

Grandmother of Brian Pearlman

                                                                Grandmother of David Pearlman

David Wertheim                               Uncle of Doris Field

Beverly Rubin Weiss                       Mother of Mitch Weiss

Sidney Neudel                                   Father of Beth Arkin

Henry Eisenstein                              Uncle of Alan Daniels

Great Uncle of Stacy Gad

                                                                Great Uncle of Lisa Caine

Frances Weinberg                            Grandmother of Deborah Greenberg

Rachel Garcy                                     Grandmother of Susan Dvorchik

Nace Capeluto                                   Husband of Arlene Capeluto

David Waks                                         Father of Sheila Shaw

                                                                Grandfather of Darryl Shaw

Alex Chernin                                      Grandfather of Adam Chernin

Jordan Aron                                        Nephew of Eva Aron

Leonard R. Rubin                              Dear Friend of Ileana Berger 

Weekly Talmud Study with Rabbi Blatt.

Thursday, March 23 & 30 at 10:30am – 11:30am.

Join our Talmud Class - an all levels discussion of Talmud.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/624135476

The Weekly Prophet!

Saturday, March 18 & 25 at 8:30am

A weekly discussion of the Haftarah of the week.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/795031104

Meeting ID: 795 031 104

Pirkei Avot Study with Rabbi Marc Blatt after Services

Will start up again in April

(In Person & Livestreamed)

Saturday, January 28 at 12:30pm

Livestreamed here: www.kolami.org/streaming.html

Women's Circle with Maura Astra for Rosh Chodesh Nisan

Wednesday, March 22, at 6:30pm

Rosh Chodesh Nisan is next week and Maura Astra will be offering a women's circle at our congregation. After nearly three years of hosting circles around Israel, she is excited to be back in Tampa and creating sacred spaces for experiential Jewish learning. 

Maura will guide us through an opening meditation, an engaging conversation about the kabbalistic (mystic) themes of the new month, and some integration activities to close the circle. This is a women's event for all ages and everyone is welcome, regardless of knowledge or experience. Please message her to confirm that you're coming! Her email is [email protected].