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Events and Services
Upcoming Events
July 22, 10:00am - Talking Torah
July 24, 9:30am - Shabbat on the Patio
August 1, 9:00am - Virtual Tour of Prague
August 29, 10:30am - WL Paint Party
Morning Minyan Mondays and Thursdays at 7:00am via Zoom
at 9:30am with Rabbi Lebovitz
Prayer Book
Outline for Shabbat Prayer at Home
Moses tells us, "God is the One who goes before you; God will be with you... Do not fear and do not be dismayed." (Deut. 31:8). As we move forward reopening the synagogue for Shabbat Services, there is a tremendous sense of excitement and optimism that permeates our community. As we return to the synagogue, we must do everything possible to remain safe and everything possible to facilitate community. The Jewish Tradition demands both of us.
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Rabbi's Corner
Highlighted Sermons
"Deuteronomy: We All Have a Last Book"
Shabbat on the Patio, July 17, 2021
Previously recorded sermons are available on our YouTube Channel by clicking here.
Thought Provoking Conversations
A Look Back Before We Look Forward to
High Holidays 2021
As the High Holidays approach, please enjoy these inspiring messages from last year to spark our collective journey toward a happy, healthy new year.
Enjoy this message from Mitchell Gossett as he shares his story how Adat Shalom encouraged him to step up.
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Shabbat Experience
Commentary on the Parshat
This week we read Parshat Devarim and begin the final book of the Torah. It always makes me sad to begin Devarim, knowing that soon we will have to say goodbye to Moses (even if it is only for several months!). By the beginning of Deuteronomy, Aaron and Miriam have passed and Moses remains alone. Older and alone, Moses seems more reflective and aware than he did decades before. Unlike any other character in the Hebrew Bible, we watch Moses grow up, we walk with him in the desert as he matures, and we grow old with him each year. Even though we are months away, this Shabbat I will be thinking about Yizkor on Shmini Atzeret, when I always think of Moses, only hours before Simchat Torah, where we finish and begin the Torah anew. Moses teaches us so many lessons. Perhaps his most important is that we all have a last book, or a last chapter, or a last sentence. So we might as well craft a great one.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz
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"We are in a period of Kehilla V'Shmirah -- we are a community that protects ourselves and one another. We are a community whether we're standing together in the sanctuary or not. We are a strong, welcoming community. We always will be."
- Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz
To learn more about Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, please click here.
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