THETHE SHOFARSHOFAR 7199 Tristan Drive Easton, MD 21601 410-822-0553 Rabbi Peter E. Hyman October 2018/Tishrei-Cheshvan 5779 bnaiisraeleaston.org
[email protected] From the Rabbi’s Desk Religious Services An Excerpt From Rabbi Hyman's Rosh Hashana Monday, October 1, 6:00 p.m. Evening Sermon Simchat Torah I want to begin this Rosh Hashana, this New Year in a celebratory mode. I want to begin by acknowl- edging the wonderful gifts that our congregation now enjoys and I want to state unashamedly and without hesitation that this congregation is a gift. Just take a moment and look around you. Who Friday, October 5, 6:00 p.m. could have imagined this 10 years ago? Who Kabbalat/Shabbat Service Torah Portion: B’reishit thought this possible? Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-43:10 You know, at our formal building dedication, our Chazan, Alan Haber, ended our service of consecration by singing Leonard Cohen's Saturday, October 13, 10:00 a.m. Hallelujah. For those of you who were there, Alan composed and Shabbat Service added a verse to this poignant classic. He wrote and sang these Torah Portion: Noach words: "Some folks said this would not be. Some said this should not Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5 be, But here today we stand before Bimah. Together we did build this place, Now to fill it with Holy Grace, WE sing as one a mighty Friday, October 19, 6:00 p.m. Hallelujah" Alan's poetry captures the mood, the spirit and yes, the Kabbalat/Shabbat Service exaltation of this inaugural moment.