There are truly no words to describe the kind of horrors we have seen this week and in previous weeks in Buffalo. With 19 children and 2 teachers killed in the shooting of an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, we know that the world is not right. Our children are most precious to us and the world is on loan to us from them. As if this was not upsetting enough, we also have this sick feeling that we are seeing this on repeat, from Sandy Hook and Parkland.
The human instinct reading the news is to send prayers of compassion and comfort to the victims and families of Uvalde, Texas, yet we all know there is more to be done and we must rise above our differences to save lives.
We reach for tradition to steady us when the world makes no sense, not because it has all the answers, but because it steadied our grandparents and great grandparents with countless generations before them. And each generation relied on the values of Judaism to make change and reach for a better world.
Each generation has incorporated the following teaching into how they strove for change: “'Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor' (Leviticus 19:16). Let’s pray for wisdom and fortitude for our leaders and let us raise up our voices for reform in our legislation so that we can make the world a safer place for all, but especially for our children.
You are welcome to join us for a prayer for the victims on Shabbat morning. May Shabbat give you a chance to connect with your loved ones and comfort one another.
Shabbat shalom, Rabbi Bernstein
FRIDAY Candle Lighting - 7:57PM
Kabbalat Service - 8:00 PM
SATURDAY Nosh & Drash - 9:00 AM (In Person) Shabbat Service - 9:45 AM - (In Person & Live Streamed) Bat Mitzvah - Cori Haiken Havdalah - 9:05 PM
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MINYAN REQUESTS AT 8:00 PM ON ZOOM Iris Astrof requests a minyan on Wednesday, June 1st. She has yahrzeit for her father, Alfred Mindlin.
Les Scherer requests a minyan on Wednesday, June 8th. He has yahrzeit for his father. Howard. CLICK HERE to join minyans
REFUAH SHELEIMAH (A SPEEDY RECOVERY)
As a community, we pray for those in need of healing. May they be granted a Refuah Sheleimah - a complete and speedy recovery.
Glen Blackman Judith Feldman Roy Friedenthal Ed Hoffman Gail Kanner Joshua Kanner Donald Lindberg Steven Nachbar Bradley Spitz Eddie Steinman
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CELEBRATIONS & GRATITUDE
Mazal Tov to the following families
Lauren and Todd Haiken on Cori's Bat Mitzvah and for sponsoring kiddush.
Evelyn Polay on the marriage of her granddaughter, Alexandra to Jake Butler, May 29th.
Laurie & Michael Bigman on the marriage of their daughter, Sara to Andrew Blum, May 29th. Rose Levy, Ira Levy & Grandma Shirley Siegel on the engagement of their son, Jason to Lauren
Carole Tabin on the graduation of her grandchildren, Benjamin Berger from Lehigh University, and Sarah Tabin from the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Maryland. Benjamin will begin working at the FDIC in September and Sarah will be attending Seminary in Israel for the coming school year. The proud parents are Barrie and Eric Berger & Joel and Jennifer Tabin.
Thank you to Scott & Jackie Brecher and committee for sponsoring the Wine Tasting Event on Saturday, May 21st.
Thank you to Ira Levy, Cantor Diamond and the Bellmore Players for a wonderful Cabaret performance.
If you have any upcoming celebrations or milestones, please let us know and we will be happy to place this in the next blast.
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