Siyum Celebration
Please join us for the traditional siyum (celebration marking the conclusion of a block of Torah study) on the day before Passover. According to Jewish law, firstborn male children are obligated to fast on the 14th of Nisan as a way of acknowledging their gratitude for having been saved from the final plague (the killing of the firstborn of Egypt).
The joy of the siyum celebration trumps the requirement for the firstborn to fast. Rabbi Muroff will share a teaching and then recite the traditional prayer marking the completion of Torah study. And then all - in the comfort and safety of their homes - will be invited to join in the siyum celebration with good food (often the final chametz) before the holiday.
Wed April 8, 8:30am
Virtual Gan Shabbat
A Special Program for Young Families
Please join Rabbi Muroff for a brief gathering. How awesome it would be for all of us to see each other and get ready for Shabbat together with a couple of songs.
Fridays at 5:00 pm
via Zoom
Or call in, one tap mobile:
Virtual Erev Shabbat Gathering
Fridays at 7:00pm
via Zoom
Or call in, one tap mobile: +13126266799,,498297304#
This Week, April 3-9
During this time when we must limit our physical contact with other people, Chisuk Emuna is only gathering on Zoom, a conferencing site that makes it possible for people to use their computers or telephones to come together.
Friday 3
5:00pm Virtual Gan Shabbat Gathering via Zoom: click here to join the meeting.
7:00pm Virtual Erev Shabbat Gathering via Zoom: click here to join the meeting.
7:15pm Candle Lighting (at your home)
Saturday 4
Read this week's Torah Sparks on Parashat Tzav.
Sunday 5
10:00-10:30am Chisuk Emuna Chats via Zoom. "Passover Songs and Great Stories" with Susan Leviton and Bess Gorelick. Click here to join the meeting.
7:15pm Virtual Prayer Gathering
via Zoom, click here to join the meeting.
Monday 6
7:15pm Virtual Prayer Gathering
via Zoom, click here to join the meeting.
Tuesday 7
7:15pm Virtual Prayer Gathering
via Zoom, click here to join the meeting
immediately followed by Singing Community Gathering in the same zoom meeting. All voices welcome!
Wednesday 8 - Passover I, First Seder
8:30am Siyum celebration for the firstborn. See the explanation in the box. Click here to join the meeting.
5pm Say Chag Sameach! Click here to join the meeting.
Thursday 9 - Passover II, Second Seder
Wishing everyone a happy Passover.
No Chisuk Emuna gatherings Thursday, Friday, or Saturday
Chisuk Emuna Chats
Sundays, 10:00 - 10:30 am
This series of informal presentations from members of our congregational family are a way for us to still visit with - and learn from - each other.
Passover Songs and Great Stories
Led by our members,
Susan Leviton and Bess Gorelick.
Sunday, April 5th, 2020
10:00-10:30 am, via Zoom
Or call in: +1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 985 483 884
Password: 991518
Gesher Adult Education
Save the dates:
Tales of the Talmud
Wednesdays April 22nd and 29th
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
with Rabbi Ilyse Kramer via Zoom:
Singing Community
Gatherings
Alternate Tuesdays, 7:00pm
Immediately following Virtual Prayer Gatherings
with the same Zoom link: click here to join the meeting.
All voices welcome!
Next gatherings:
April 7th and 21st
Membership
We warmly invite you to come by Saturday mornings for our Shabbat services, join our daily morning or evening minyan, sing with us at havdala, or come participate in some of our fabulous programs and events.
Last year was a busy one. We celebrated Rabbi Muroff's 25 years with our congregation. We sang wordless melodies and long "amens" with Joey Weisenberg. We delved into Tales of the Talmud with Rabbi Ilyse. We read essays from the book The Fire Within Us. Our kids, through Gesher, learned about their Jewish heritage, and also celebrated growing up with faith, meeting children from different traditions.
Interested in finding out more?
Email Rabbi Muroff at or call 717-232-4851.
