Save the Date
Sunday, September 19
Build the Sukkah at RYSEC - Time TBA
Wednesday, September 22
Sukkot
Tuesday, September 28
Simchat Torah
Giving
We appreciate your support now more than ever. For more information please email us at rabbilindasc@congregationtehillah.org
Hearing Our Children
“Hearing Our Children” is Tehillah’s COVID Time Capsule Program, a grant-funded project to help young students reflect on their experiences from the past year. Together we have discussed new challenges and fears that have arisen in our lives and how we would like to overcome them. We have considered the changes to each of our daily routines and schooling. Each student has presented on an object that has represented their year, worked on an individual pandemic documentation packet, and will soon put together a video reflection. We are proud to share this project with you.
Weekly Message
September 17, 2021
11 Tishrei 5782
Parashat Ha'Azinu
Deuteronomy 32:1 - 32:52
“Listen O heavens and I will speak! And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Deuteronomy 37:1
The opening sentence of Ha’Azinu
Words to hold on to
Or maybe images would be better
Yes, images
Each one able to connect as an individual
Unique
Ah, where to begin
Two directions
Spirit and body
Yes,
That is how I will begin
Maybe just, just maybe
They will follow the path
The path devised by heaven
To lead a life that is just, and loving and kind
Lessons learned in a lifetime
Not easy to share
Know they will stumble and fall
But may they rise again
Getting up to begin again
That is my prayer
Mitzvah of the Week
Climate Change and Sins of Omission
Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff
Rebbe & Director of Community Learning
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
How do we repent for sins of omission? When we repent for doing something wrong, the feeling is enough. Aside from the feeling, there’s really nothing else to do. But what about things we haven’t done? Here the feeling will not suffice. There are still actions we must take – and as soon as possible. Let’s apply this to the climate crisis.
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"Coming Out of Our COVID Cocoon, Part 2"
In this latest episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss Part 2 of our reflections on last year. We discuss:
- What the year ahead will look like
- What will help us get through the next year
- How we have changed – or not
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Hebrew School
מַה טּוֹבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
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Worship
Join us ONLINE every Friday evening and for Kabbalat Shabbat to sing, pray and enjoy each other's company.
Check the calendar for innovative morning Shabbat services: Tot Shabbat for families with young children, meditative walk and learning service.
Tikkun Olam
TEHILLAH IN THE WORLD is our commitment to social action through:
Bend the Arc
Circle of Support
Interfaith Connections
Riverdale Jewish Unity
Working closely with refugees.
Resources for Giving Food
- Friendly Fridge is in front of The Last Stop at 5983 Broadway (242nd Street) Click HERE for more information
- Riverdale Y Senior Meals Program.Click HERE to donate directly to this program.
- Northwest Bronx Food Justice Coalition (Riverdale Senior Services). Click HERE to find out how you can help.
- Part of the Solution (POTS). Click HERE to donate.
Response to Vandalism
Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Center at Manhattan College, started a GoGFundMe to pay for the damage caused by the vandal. The community response has been amazing; so far, she has raised over $4000. Let us participate as well.
"We live in a world where a few people's actions can hurt a whole community but we also know that a few people can transform the world. We need your help in mending the world and showing solidarity. Let us repair and heal the communities that have been hit with hate, let us give light to their windows and doors."
Mission Statement
At Congregation Tehillah, we search for meaningful and just expressions of our Judaism in today's world. We invite you to come as you are, bringing your unique story. We are a Jewish community where music, learning and spirituality come together. We are committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability, and economic status.
We are pleased to let the community know that Tehillah has been asked to be part of a leadership development program with Keshet.
Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and our families in Jewish life. We strengthen Jewish communities.
We equip Jewish organizations with the skills and knowledge to build LGBTQ-affirming communities,
create spaces in which all queer Jewish youth feel seen and valued, and advance LGBTQ rights nationwide.