Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30pm Join Rabbi Raanan in person or on Zoom masks required
Saturday, February 26
Shabbat Service 9:30am Prayers 10:30am Torah Study at JCM and on Zoom masks required
Sunday, February 27
Kulanu 10:30am at JCM First play rehearsal! Rebecca Rhapsody (beloved drama teacher at Carden Academy) will direct our purim play this year. Don't let your kids miss out on this fun JCM tradition. Don't miss this special weekend of Kulanu! RSVP and questions to happylefton@gmail.com
Weekly Torah Portion VaYakhel Rabbi Raanan Mallek Feb. 25, 2022 Genesis 35:1-2 Moses called the whole community of the children of Israel to assemble, and he said to them: "These are the things that the Lord commanded us to do: Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have sanctity, a day of complete rest to the Lord… The Israelite community was struggling with a sense of failure after the incident of the Golden Calf which introduced divisiveness and disillusionment. I would hope that the community of nations is also feeling a sense of failure as they watch Russia invade Ukraine. How can it be that in the 21st century humanity is still resorting to state sponsored violence after the horrors that the 20th century left behind? Read More Here
A Message from Rabbi Raanan about Ukraine...
The prophecy of Isaiah 2:4 says the following:
"...[T]hey shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift the sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore."
Our hopes for a peaceful world many times feels like a Sisyphian task (the term describes a task that is seemingly endless and futile.) In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the founder and king of Ephyra. Zeus punished him for cheating death twice by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. It seems that every time the world gets closer to the ideal of dealing with its conflicts through diplomatic and non-violent means, more violence manifests and takes over the fates of so many innocents.
Sadly, this seems to be the case as Russia invades Ukraine. We are met with feelings of peril for our broken world. Humanity must evolve to a point where we deal with conflicts in a peaceful and wise manner. After a violent 20th century with two global wars, we are faced with so-called advanced nations that still react like adolescent gangs over territory.
Fortunately, there has always been a proportion of the human race that is more mature, even as there is a minority of childish souls in every society that is still primitive in its outlook. This spiritually evolved spearhead was embodied in prophets such as Isaiah and it would be wise to heed their words. May we see a peaceful consciousness overcome the fears from the past.
Supporting Ukranian Jews...what you can do...
We are following the shocking news from Ukraine with a special concern for the welfare and safety of the Jewish Communities in Kyiv, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv and Odessa. Please support them during this emergency.
1. The Jewish Community in Kharkhiv, closest to the Ukraine-Russia border, is centered around the Sha’alavim-Lyceum Day School, which is being set up as an emergency shelter. Your gift will provide food packages to 150 day school pupils and their families.
2. Families from the Kyiv and Odessa communities will be temporarily housed in the Chernivtsi Community in Southwestern Ukraine, near the Romanian border. Hotel rooms are being rented for them and meals prepared by our Community in Chernivtsi. Your gift will help the community pay for these arrangements.
3. Should the situation deteriorate further, some of these families will be evacuated to Romania, Poland and Slovakia, and from there to Israel. Your support will enable them to cover the expenses of crossing borders to where they will be evacuated.
We should be united in our determination to meet the immediate needs of hundreds of Ukrainian Jewish families, and all donations will be transferred directly to our local community leaders there for distribution.
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