Dear Oseh Shalom Members,
I hope that the fall season is treating you well. This Shabbat we will read the Torah portion of Noach, which includes the story of the Great Flood and the Tower of Bavel. Some readers interpret this latter story as a cautionary tale against a deadening society that places all its emphasis on conformity. The people all speak a single language and tolerate no variation, and everyone must help build a towering monument to the ambition of its leaders. Thus our Torah urges us to recognize and cultivate variety—of language, abilities, learning styles, religious experience and more. Please join us at services this Shabbat to discuss this story and more.
Our Erev Shabbat service, which begins at 8 PM on Friday will include an aufruf (pre-wedding celebration) for Adam Reese and Shelley Levine.
Our Shabbat morning service begins at 10 AM. We will call Kenai Lavine before the Torah in celebration of his bar mitzvah.
There is an important change of schedule for this Sunday: the Parents’ Circle kick-off session has been rescheduled for November 1st, 9:40 am. The program is still accepting registration, so please spread the word to any parents who are new to Judaism and helping to raise Jewish children when that is not their own background. The Parents’ Circle is a free educational program based on a nationally-syndicated curriculum, specially designed for this group. The first of 14 sessions will be heldd on November 1st. Please contact Margie Beaudry at margiebeaudry@verizon.net or 410-730-1331 for registration and program information.
Best wishes for a wonderful Shabbat. I hope to see you at Oseh Shalom.
Shalom,
Rabbi Doug Heifetz
