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Independence Day Shabbat

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Thank you everyone for attending our Independence Day Shabbat!  We had a cookout, Tot Shabbat, patriotic service, and the famous WRJ Red, White, & Blue Shabbat Oneg.

 

Shabbat (the Sabbath) is a key part of Jewish life; it is observed as a day of rest and spiritual rejuvenation. Shabbat takes place from nightfall on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. In the home and synagogue, blessings are made and candles are lit to welcome Shabbat and signify the start of the festival. The Kiddush prayer is recited to represent the holiness of the day. Blessings are made over wine and challah. (See information on Shabbat services with our new Guide to Jewish Services.)

SPECIAL

Special Shabbat Services are held throughout the year. Just a few of these services include: Brotherhood and Sisterhood Shabbats, Independence Day Shabbat, Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat, Interfaith Shabbat, and a Yom Hashoah Shabbat service led by the Grade 6 class. These services often have a special guest who speaks in place of a sermon by one of our rabbis.

Saturday Morning Shabbat Services are always held at 10:30 am, after Torah Study which begins at 9:00 am. On many Saturdays of the year, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah student leads the Shabbat service and a kiddish luncheon for everyone takes place following the service. On those occasions, there is usually a special table – the Rebbe’s Tisch – where congregants can continue studying the weekly Torah portion with the rabbi.

Joe Buchanan Independence Weekend

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Joe Buchanan returned for a special Independence Weekend at The Temple!  The weekend featured an Americana Shabbat Service, our Annual Red, White, & Blue Oneg (sponsored by the WRJ in honor of Rabbi Rooks becoming Rabbi Emerita), an Americana Concert and Independence Cookout (sponsored by JHFE).  Thank you all so much for attending.  It was wonderful to have so many attend.  This has become an annual tradition for The Temple.

A Texas native, Joe Buchanan makes Jewish Americana music. Grounded in the idea that there is always room at the table, Joe’s music highlights the values, Torah, and history of the Jewish people to deliver stories steeped in the struggle and triumph of the human spirit, all while praising Gd for the goodness in life. It’s music that you can crank up to 18.