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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T193000
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URL:https://www.tikkunvor.org/events/kabbalat-shabbat-welcoming-shabbat-20
 24-10-18/
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat)
DESCRIPTION:Led by Rabbi Lenore Bohm and Sue Horowitz\n\nContext: Hallel co
 nsists of six Psalms (113–118)\, which are recited as a unit on joyous o
 ccasions including each day of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Passover\, 
 Shavuot\, and Sukkot)\, as well as at Hanukkah and Rosh Chodesh. Tradition
 ally\, the mood of Hallel is rejoicing\, but can we rejoice in the midst o
 f despair and grief? This was a question many in the Jewish community aske
 d during this past year on each holy day\, and on many Shabbatot. We felt 
 profound sadness as the war in Israel/Palestine raged on\, and dozens of h
 ostages returned murdered or lingered in hellish captivity.\n\nHow do we e
 xperience and express joy when we feel broken\, shattered and filled with 
 trepidation?\n\nA few years ago\, before the events of Oct. 7 were seared 
 into Jewish consciousness\, talented singer/songwriter Sue Horowitz compos
 ed a piece entitled “Hallel in a Minor Key.”  This mix of celebration
  and sadness is how many of us approached each holy day in 2024/5784. And 
 it is the only way some of us can face Sukkot/Simchat Torah this year.\n\n
 Oct. 18 is the Shabbat that precedes Simchat Torah. For some of us\, “Ha
 llel in a Minor Key” strikes the appropriate balance between rejoicing a
 nd sadness: we will praise and we will weep.\n\nEcclesiastes is the megill
 ah read during Sukkot. It says: “There is a time for everything (includi
 ng) a time for weeping and a time for laughing\, a time for wailing and a 
 time for dancing.”\n\nThis is our charge for the Shabbat during Sukkot 
 – to weep and to laugh\, to wail and to dance. Along with Sue’s heartf
 elt music\, and traditional and contemporary  prayers/readings\, we will 
 honor those who were killed on Simchat Torah or died afterwards from injur
 y\, mistreatment\, and disease.   Carrying the Torah scroll\, in silence\
 , we will dance like those at the Nova Festival before they were hunted do
 wn or kidnapped\, and like those at synagogues across Israel before their 
 dancing was interrupted by wrenching news and unquenchable pain.\n\nJoin u
 s for a SILENT HAKAFAH\, a moving\, heartfelt dance around the synagogue\,
  to evoke memory and hope\, celebration and sadness.\n\nMost Shabbat servi
 ces at Tikkun v'Or are held in person at on Zoom. Contact info@tikkunvor.o
 rg for more information and links.
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