Saturday, November 14 at 2:00pm (PDT) 12 STEPS & TORAH Shabbat afternoon Torah study informed by the wisdom of Twelve Step recovery. With Rabbi Ilan Glazer, founder of "Our Jewish Recovery," Rabbi Marcia Tilchin, and friends.
ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Special guest, Reverend Laura Krauss will present "Hagar As Portrayed In Art From the 9th to the 20th Centuries." Learn more here. Join us on Zoom or Facebook.
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9 AND 10AM BEGINNING HEBREW READING & A SURVEY OF JEWISH HISTORY Sunday, November 15 will be the second class for both Beginning Hebrew Reading and Jewish History in Ten Weeks. For more information and to register for either or both classes, click here. It is not too late to join!
There is so much I am eager to share with you, much of it hopeful, newsy and happy. There are a number of programs and activities that JCoOC will be hosting between now and the end of the year, including some important opportunities to support our neighbors experiencing homelessness during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week that begins this coming Sunday. Look for information in a separate email after Shabbat. CLICK HERE for a preview of some local events hosted by United to End Homelessness.
It may be difficult for those of us who are feeling well and living within in our close circles of contact to imagine the horrific pain and suffering that is going on in many places in our country and around the world. The rash of Corona Virus illnesses that we witnessed last spring/summer in places like New York City and the toll taken on our health care teams in hospitals throughout NYC and other early centers of widespread illness were a harbinger of what is being experienced now throughout the United States. The news is heartbreaking. CLICK HERE for the most updated statistics.
I encourage us all to recite the special prayer below (found on the Reform Judaism website) as we light our Shabbat candles tonight. Collective prayer is impactful and, done in earnest, can help the one who prays feel connected and empowered to help. If you are reading this email after your candles have been lit or even after Shabbat, say it anyway! I can think of no other time in my life where human heart and wisdom so desperately needs to partner with Divine inspiration to help us navigate what promises to be a very long, dark and difficult path toward eventual light and healing. Thank you!
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Marcia Tilchin
A Shabbat Prayer for Healing in the Era of Coronavirus
Dear God, We ask that You be there for us, as you were for our ancestors, a pillar in our midst.
Help us to turn to You, O God, for guidance during these troubled times. Give us strength for the weeks ahead.
Help us to reach out in love and compassion to one another, to support those who are ill, unable to leave their homes, or who are struggling financially.
Be with our doctors and caregivers, our nurses and scientists, as they are working to develop a cure and care for those who are ill.
Be with all who are ill and their families, offering them Your compassion. And, we pray, Your healing.
Be with our leaders. Guide them to wise decisions in these troubled days.
Be with us O God. Help us to find the inner strength to be patient when our nerves are tested.
Be our Still Waters when we are surrounded by fear and anxiety.
Be our Rock, to Whom we can turn and give our worry and fears.
Be our Shelter. Guide our steps and keep us safe.
Help us to feel Your presence in these times of change.
As we light the candles this Shabbat, each in our own homes, may our kindled lamps, each its own point of light, join as the stars in the heavens -- a community together welcoming Your Shabbat Peace Your Shabbat Love Your Shabbat Joy into our homes, Your day of rest that together we welcome more than ever before.
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