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Friday, November 29 - Friday, December 6, 2024
28 Cheshvan - 5 Kislev 5785
Parshat Toldot
This Shabbat morning we bless the new month of Kislev, which arrives this coming week.
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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Thanksgiving
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Friday night, November 29, 2024
Kabalat Shabbat and Arvit Services
6:00 PM
Rabbi Blank will lead Kabbalat and Maariv Services. Candlelighting is at 4:11 PM
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Saturday, November 30, 2024
SIGD HOLIDAY-The Ethiopian Jewish Day of Covenant
The origins of Sigd, the unique holiday of the Beta Israel community, are vague. One version dates back to the 6th century and the ending of the Jewish-Christian war during the reign of Gebre Mesqel, King of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia. The earliest mention of Sigd in writing is from the 15th century at a time of persecution of Jews in the hands of Christian emperors and attempts to convert them. This leads many scholars to believe it is related to these events – especially as the holiday celebrated the strengthening the Jewish bond.
Sigd is celebrated 50 days after Sukkoth on the 29th of Cheshvan. According to Ethiopian tradition this is also the day God revealed himself to Moses. Sigd means “worship” in Amharic and the holiday symbolized the covenant of the Jewish people with the Torah. Like Yom Kippur, The day is a day of fast which begins with the followers, dressed in white, walking up to a mountain peak – symbolizing Mount Sinai. The “Kessim” (community elderly) would hold the Ethiopian Torah, written in Geez and called “Orit” (much like the Hebrew “Ora” and the Aramaic “Oraita”). After reading from the Orit, reciting Psalms and prayers believers would confess to their sins and ask for forgiveness. Prayers would end with the wish to celebrate next year’s Sigd in Jerusalem.
The congregation would then descend from the mountain to the village and break the fast. People would often travel great distances to take part in Sigd celebrations. Ethiopian Jews in Israel celebrate Sigd At Armon Hanatziv and the Western Wall. In 2008 The Israeli Knesset declared the Sigd a national holiday, but regretfully it is almost unknown to non-Ethiopian Jews.
9:00 AM
Shabbat Morning Services
Rabbi Blank will lead Pesukei D'Zimra, Shacharit, read Torah and give the D'var Torah. Toby Silverstein will chant the haftarah and lead Musaf.
Following services there will be an unsponsored kiddush. If you are interested in sponsoring kiddush, please contact the synagogue office. Thank you.
2:30 PM.
SATURDAY, November 30, 2024
2:30 PM
WALKING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS
Michelle Sarna, who with her husband, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, leads the NYU-Bronfman Center, has organized the students and local community in a walk around Washington Square Park and Union Square Park to help bring awareness to the plight of the hostages being held in Gaza and to show support for the people of Israel. We coordinate with the local police who usually accompany us so as to avoid any hostile confrontations.
This Shabbat we meet at 2:30 PM in front of the Bronfman Center (7 East 10th Street) and carry posters as we walk around Washington Square Park, then Union Square Park, and finish with words and prayers.
The plan is for this to continue to be a weekly activity until the hostages are freed. Please join us. עם ישראל חי
Saturday, November 30, 2024
5:20 PM
CSFA Online Havdalah
Join your CSFA friends for a short online Zoom Havdalah service.
Shabbat ends at 5:19 PM
To join CLICK HERE or
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85899668980
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Monday, December 2, 2024
CSFA Mah Jonng
For additional information on CSFA's Mah Jonng group, please call the synagogue office
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Parsha HaShavua Class with Rabbi Blank
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Class will meet this week.
Please join us.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
MOVIE NIGHT AT CSFA
6:30 PM
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When three siblings gather to mourn the death of their mother, they learn something very unexpected about the real identity of their father. Determined to discover the truth, the three unlikely traveling companions set off on a journey from Israel to Paris to find out more about themselves than they ever knew.
Featuring an all-star cast led by Sasson Gabbai (The Band's Visit, Shtisel) and Tsahi Halevi, The Kind Words is a heartwarming familial tale. It is also a prime example of the style of renowned Israeli filmmaker Shemi Zarhin, who is known for his sharp sense of comedy and heartfelt writing.
Directed by Shemi Zarhin
Starring Sasson Gabbai, Tsahi Halevi, Rotem Zisman Cohen
Israel, 2015
Drama, Comedy
Hebrew (with English Subtitles)
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Saturday night, December 7, 2024
at Town and Village Synagogue
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
6:30 PM
CSFA Board of Trustees Meeting
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Israeli Designer and Artist Boutique at JNF-USA Headquarters
Support Israeli Artists and Craftsmen who will be visiting and exhibiting in NYC
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
MOVIE NIGHT AT CSFA
6:30 PM
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Nowhere in Africa
Academy Award Winner - Best Foreign Language Film!
A love story spanning two continents, NOWHERE IN AFRICA is the extraordinary true tale of a Jewish family who flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a remote farm in Kenya. Abandoning their once-comfortable existence in Germany, Walter Redlich, his wife Jettel and their five-year-old daughter Regina each deal with the harsh realities of their new life in different ways. Attorney Walter is resigned to working the farm as a caretaker; pampered Jettel resists adjustment at every turn; while the shy yet curious Regina immediately embraces the country— learning the local language and customs, and finding a friend in Owuor, the farm’s cook.
As the war rages on the other side of the world, the trio’s relationships to their strange environment become increasingly complicated as Jettel grows more self-assured and Walter more haunted by the life they left behind. As they eventually learn to cherish their life in Africa, they also endeavor to find a way back to each other.
Nowhere in Africa was written and directed by Caroline Link (When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit) and is based on the best-selling autobiographical novel by Stefanie Zweig.
WINNER, Best Foreign Language Film - 2002 Academy Awards
Directed by Caroline Link
Drama, Jewish History, African Culture, Biography, Coming of Age
German, English, Swahili (with English subtitles)
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
6:00 PM
14TH Street Y and Downtown Jewish Life Channukah Celebration in Union Square
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You're invited to Light Up the Night:
14Y's Downtown Chanukah Celebration in
Union Square!
December 26, 6:00 PM, Union Square North
FREE,
but registration required
Come celebrate the holiday in a fun, creative way with mesmerizing LED light juggling, holiday-themed crafts for kids, live music, an Insta-Choir experience, and a photo booth to capture the moment. And of course, the evening wouldn't be complete without a menorah lighting and jelly donuts! Bring your family and friends to experience this special Union Square Chanukah event with the downtown community.
This event is being co-sponsored with Kanisse, PJ Library, The Workers Circle, and members of the Downtown Jewish Life Network, including Brotherhood Synagogue, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, East End Temple, Emanu-El Downtown, Lab/Shul, New Shul, Town and Village Synagogue, the Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue, and The Village Temple.
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SAVE THE DATE...
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2024
CSFA HANNUKAH PARTY
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We also remember
Laurie Phillips, Hon Stella Schindler,
Susan Gross Degen, Dr. Sam Winningham, Rita Winer, Modesto Llamas, and Susan Mingelgrin.
We also honor the memory of those
who were killed by terrorists on the streets of Israel, in Gaza,
and on the border with Lebanon.
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עם ישראל חי
We pray for those who have been wounded and
for those who are still being held hostage in Gaza.
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