Weekly E-News 2020-5781
October 9th-October 16th
Come Shake the Lulav
in our Sanctuary
For an appointment
please call the Synagogue
Sukkot Services

All Yom Tov Services (1st two days of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah) will be held via Zoom and simulcast on Facebook. Please join us at the following link and Zoom meeting information:

Please note the following link will be active for 2nd Day of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Please use our usual Shabbat link below for Friday night and Shabbat morning services 

Hol HaMoed services will be held at our usual daily minyan times:
7:30 am Shaharit (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday)
8:00 am Shaharit (Wednesday)
6:00 pm Minhah/Ma'ariv (each weekday)

Friday, October 9--Hoshanah Rabbah/Erev Shemini Atzeret
7:30 am Shaharit
6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv
6:41 pm Candle lighting

Shabbat, October 10--Shemini Atzeret
9:45 am Shaharit
11:30am Yizor
7:34 pm Candle lighting
7:35 pm Simchat Torah Ma'ariv

Sunday, October 11--Simchat Torah
9:45 am Shaharit
7:32 pm Havdalah



Meeting ID: 823 3520 3603
Passcode: Sukkot
We are maintaining Daily Services, via Facebook
To participate, please make sure you follow us on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/AgudathAchimSavannah/ 

Join us for Friday night and Shabbat morning services via Zoom using the following information...

Meeting ID: 870 3207 9194
Password: 181818

All of our regular classes will be held via Zoom, an online meeting platform.
 If you'd like to join a class, please contact Rabbi Henkin for the class link.
Your Online Siddur
As we move towards online minyanim via Facebook Live, the Rabbinical Assembly has made PDF copies of the services available for those who may not have a siddur at home. If you would like to be able to pray with the text during our online services, please feel free to download the appropriate service and follow along during our virtual minyan.

Our site has been updated with PDFs of the Shabbat services for those who would like to follow along during our Zoom services.

If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Henkin at rabbihenkin@gmail.com 
PDF
The Office Hours are from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
For normal business operations.
All services and programs continue virtually until further notice.
(including Sisterhood and Men's Club events)
Talmud Torah K'Neged Kulam - Torah Study for Everyone

1. Rabbinic Literature Study Group (Thursday afternoons, 2:00-3:15 pm): Take a look into the rabbinic mind and how the rabbis interpret the Torah in this weekly class. Contact Rabbi Henkin for the link to the class.

2.  Skeptics Study Group (second Thursday of every month, 11 a.m., hosted by Michael Konter): This group is for all of those who want to ask difficult questions about Judaism and/or seeking Jewish answers to the questions they have. Our next Skeptics class will be Thursday, October 8th at 11:00 a.m.

3.  Rabbis of the Mishnah Class will take a deep look into the Rabbis of the Mishnah; who they were and what they were thinking. Our next class will be held on Wednesday, October 14th at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Motti for class link or email mottilocker@gmail.com

More classes coming soon, so stay tuned!

Have something you want to learn about but don't see a class about it?
 Contact Rabbi Henkin at rabbihenkin@gmail.com or call the AA office.

All of our regular classes will be held via Zoom, an online meeting platform.
 If you'd like to join a class,
please contact Rabbi Henkin for the class link.
Torah Readings
2020 | 5781 

Shemini Atzeret: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 (pp. 1074-1084)
Simchat Torah: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 & Genesis 1:1-2:3 (pp. 1202-1212 & 3-12)
Maftir (both days): Numbers 29:35-30:1 (p. 936)
Haftarah (Shemini Atzeret): 1 Kings 8:54-66 (pp. 1263-1265)
Haftarah (Simchat Torah): Joshua 1:1-18 (pp. 1267-1268)

*All pages are for the Etz Hayyim Humash
October 9th-16th 2020 Birthday Celebrations

October 9th:
Martin Melaver

October 10th:
Susie Gilenson

October 11th:
Stephen Friedman

October 13th:
Carol Offenbach
October 9th-16th Anniversary Celebrations

October 10th:
Mark and Rachel Schwartz

October 15th:
Ross and Garrett Kaminsky
Yahrzeits For:

October 9-October 16, 2020
21 Tishrei - 28 Tishrei 5781



Thursday October 8th / Friday, October 9th - 21 Tishrei
Vira Blend--mother of Svetlana Gubenko
Dorothy Brown--mother of Connie Glaser
Harriet Jolles--mother of Marilyn Farley

Friday, October 9th / Saturday, October 10th - 22 Tishrei
Eva Sadler*--grandmother of Kenneth Sadler, Elise Shernoff, and Brenda Salter
Rachmill Schlafstein--father of Barry Schlafstein
Milton Todtfeld--brother of Paul Todtfeld

Saturday, October 10th / Sunday, October 11th - 23 Tishrei
Gustave Kreh--grandfather of Stavie Kreh

Sunday, October 11th / Monday, October 12th - 24 Tishrei
Esther Comis--grandmother of Sara Silverman

Monday, October 12th / Tuesday, October 13th - 25 Tishrei
Rabbi Hirsh Geffen--grandfather of Morris Geffen and Theodore Geffen
Daniel Locker--father of Motti Locker

Tuesday, October 13th / Wednesday, October 14th - 26 Tishrei
No Observance

Wednesday, October 14th / Thursday, October 15th - 27 Tishrei
Max Helfand--brother of Yetta Tureck
Nathan Meyers--great uncle of Linda Zoller
Bernard Sacks--father of Stephen Sacks

Thursday, October 15th / Friday, October 16th - 28 Tishrei
Harold Brownman--father of Ronnie Rosen
Walter Weltman--husband of Leila Weltman

Commemoration of the Yahrzeit begins the evening of the first noted date   
*Denotes Memorial Plaque
Donor Dues Program
In The Community
JEA Art Gallery:  5111 Abercorn St. Savannah, GA (912) 355-8111 
Vicky Lunick 912-355-8111
 
The Art Show at the JEA beginning October 1, 2020, will feature the works of Abigail Stevens
 
Abigail Stevens - Biography
 
“The Year in 20/20: Keeping Perspective”
    “Borrowing from the title of a long–running TV show, this is an installation examining the phases that many of us have gone through in this one year alone. From parenting in a pandemic to witnessing a time in history torn apart by political debate and protests, to the literal movement from one phase of societal re-opening to another, we progress through the timeline of the past year collectively, yet in a private manner. Here is my rather personal time capsule of thoughts and daily routines during the quarantine period of about three months. In that time, I was working from home remotely with a two year-old. I was not aware of the many new roles I was about to take on in addition to being a mother and wife. At a time that was utterly chaotic in nature and unprecedented, I found myself not only pivoting professionally but also personally.
“The confinement of my Victorian-era house in downtown Savannah had me seeking out new ways to creatively stage my home - as if trying to stretch into every extra inch of space for me, my spouse, our toddler, two dogs, and two goldfish. In the shelter of our home, I found myself surrounded by vintage décor and thinking about the last pandemic and how very similar yet different our experience was to those who lived here in 1918 - in this very house and through the decades thereafter as survivors. I also wanted to incorporate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. Through the use of everyday items, I seek to merge the past and present, to explore the complexity of being a parent and an active global citizen in a not yet post pandemic world - an act that almost seems rebellious in a way.”
Abigail Stevens holds a B.A. in Art History from Agnes Scott College and an M.A. in Art History from Savannah College of Art and Design. She currently works at the Jewish Educational Alliance and Savannah Jewish Federation. She lives in Savannah, GA with her husband, toddler, two dogs and two goldfish.
     Verity Stevens is age 2 and currently attends preschool at JEA. She likes to help her mommy make art and is excited to collaborate on this project. She also graciously donated some of her crayons, stencils, and attire for art’s sake.

Abigail Stevens’ artwork will be available for viewing from
October 1 through October 30, 2020, at the JEA (5111 Abercorn Street).
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