Passover Class
We are proud to offer an adult education class on Passover laws and customs on Thursday, April 14. Please join us at 7pm at Beth El, 8902 Mesa Drive, Austin, TX 78759.
Shabbat Metzorah
Congregants and Friends,
We look forward to having you join us this weekend for services tonight at 7pm and tomorrow starting at 9 am with the Torah service at 9:45.
Shabbat shalom to you all!
Cantor Ben-Moshe’s Weekly message:
This weeks parshah is Metzora, the continuation of the laws of purity from last week. While the laws of purity and impurity are not operative in our time, the principle behind them should continue to guide us. Purity of speech and of action, and purity of intention behind our actions should be our goal. We won’t always achieve purity-we may do the wrong thing, or do the right thing for the wrong reason. However, our tradtion recognizes our fallibility and offers us opportunities for tshuvah, return to what we should be doing. As we approach Passover, let us try to purify ourselves and our actions, so that we may be worthy of liberation. Shabbat Shalom.
Cantor Yitzhak Ben-Moshe
Shabbat service tonight at 7pm
Congregation Beth El & Guests
We would love to have you join us tonight for Friday night services at 7pm. Look forward to seeing you all.
Shabbat shalom!
CANTOR BEN-MOSHE’S MESSAGE:
The Shabbat on or immediately before the New Moon of Nissan is called Shabbat Hahodesh. In the special maftir for this Shabbat, we read of the commandment to establish the month of Aviv (now called Nissan) as the first month, the beginning of the year. We establish a calendar for ourselves, and in so doing, transition from a large extended family to becoming a people, a nation. No longer would our Egyptian overlords set our schedule-we became a self-reliant people. This was truly the beginning of our liberation from bondage. May we continue our journey of liberation from all that enslaves us, as individuals and as a people. Shabbat Shalom.
Cantor Yitzhak Ben-Moshe
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