Monthly
Betenu President’s
Message
Elsa Conrad – October 7, 2015
As
October gets underway,
preparations for winter to begin in earnest, from generator purchases
to squirrels
storing nuts for the winter. And in some sense, we prepare for a winter
of cold
and sometimes snowy shabbats by maximizing our chances to experience
Jewish
community while the weather is fine. Certainly, the High Holy Days and
the
special feelings they engender gave us a spiritual boost. We once again
say
thanks to all those who contributed and most particularly to Rabbi
Emeritus
Joshua Segal, Cantorial Soloist Howard Solomon and keyboardist Dan
Murphy.
But special moments do not have to
end with the High Holy Days. Perhaps it was holiday overload that led
to our
Sukkot celebration of song and torah to be somewhat more intimate than
we
hoped. However, those present benefitted as we renewed our attachment
to Torah
from start to finish (or more precisely, from finish to start).
As we move through fall, in
addition to our regularly scheduled Friday services and student
participation
services, we have three upcoming highlights with three different
rabbis. Your
presence will go a long way to creating a warm welcome on these
evenings:
- On Friday, October 30, Rabbi Ora Weiss, recent
graduate of Hebrew College will join us
- On Friday, November 6, the annual NH pulpit swap
brings us Rabbi Amy Loewenthal of Congregation Ahavas Achim in Keene
- On Friday, November 20, Rav Rabekah will
take leave from maternity leave to join
us and keep our connection strong
Please join us for these events,
with others to come.
To see our October calendar, click
here. For the November calendar, click
here.
Elsa