Morning Prayer
Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30
Followed by a 5-minute-study of Mishnah Tractate Berakhot

Wednesday, 2 December, 19:00-21:00
Introduction to Judaism Course: Key Bible Stories: Abraham

Friday, 4 December, 19:00-20:30
Kabbalat Shabbat
Community Zoom Talk 18:30-19:00

Torah Weekly Portion : Vayishlach – [Jacob]
Genesis 32:4–36:43
• Jacob prepares to meet Esau. He wrestles with a “man,” who changes Jacob’s name to Israel. (32:4-33)
• Jacob and Esau meet and part peacefully, each going his separate way. (33:1-17)
• Dinah is raped by Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, who was chief of the country. Jacob’s sons Simeon and Levi take revenge by murdering all the males of Shechem, and Jacob’s other sons join them in plundering the city. (34:1-31)
• Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin and is buried in Ephrah, which is present-day Bethlehem. (35:16-21)
• Isaac dies and is buried in Hebron. Jacob’s and Esau’s progeny are listed. (35:22-36:43)

Commentary: https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayishlach
Haftarah: Hosea 11:7-12:12

Hanukkah is approaching!
We will light the first candle on 10 December evening. Due to the pandemic, we will probably not be able to meet in person for our traditional community celebration. Instead we invite you to light the candles every evening of Hanukkah over zoom. We invite you all to make Hanukkah greeting cards at home, alone or as a family. Send your cards to the community address (until December 7) and we will send them out randomly to the community members and associates, as a sign of solidarity. Please, make as many cards as you can, so that every community member and associate could get at least one card.

Dear Friends,    We are delighted to announce that we organise for the next 3 Sundays at 2:00pm Zoom based cooking classes.  The classes will focus on making Hanukkah oriented foods such as Latkes, Doughnuts and Challah.    The classes will start at the following times and last for one hour:   29th November 2:00pm 6th December 2:00pm 13th December 2:00pm   An invite with more details together with the ingredients list will be sent out on the Wednesday before each class.   We look forward to seeing you there.   Thanks for your help.

Chers amis,   Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que nous organiserons les 3 prochains dimanches à 14h00, des cours de cuisine basés sur Zoom.  Les cours se concentreront sur la préparation de mets typiques de Hanoukka tels que les latkes, les beignets et la challah.   Les cours commenceront aux heures suivantes et dureront une heure:   29 novembre 14h00 6 décembre 14h00 13 décembre 14h00   Une invitation avec plus des détails ainsi que la liste des ingrédients sera envoyée le mercredi avant chaque cours.   Nous avons hâte de vous voir à cette occasion.   Merci pour votre aide.

Weekday Morning Prayer
Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30
Followed by a 5-minute-study of Mishnah Tractate Berakhot.

Friday, 13 November, 19:00-20:30
Kabbalat Shabbat
(18:30-19:00 Community Talk)
Jahrzeit: Joseph Kratzenstein, Grand Rabbi of Luxembourg 1946-1948
(27 Heshvan-14 November)

Saturday, 14 November, 10:30-11:30
Shabbat Morning Service

Torah Weekly Portion
Chayei Sarah – The Life of Sarah 
Genesis 23:1–25:18
Summary

• Abraham purchases the cave of Machpelah in order to bury his wife Sarah. (23:1-20)
• Abraham sends his servant to find a bride for Isaac. (24:1-9)
• Rebekah shows her kindness by offering to draw water for the servant’s camels at the well. (24:15-20)
• The servant meets Rebekah’s family and then takes Rebekah to Isaac, who marries her. (24:23-67)
• Abraham takes another wife, named Keturah. At the age of one hundred and seventy-five years, Abraham dies, and Isaac and Ishmael bury him in the cave of Machpelah. (25:1-11)

Weekday Morning Prayer
Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30

Wednesday, 4 November, 19:00-21:00
Introduction to Judaism Course: Torah Stories. Garden of Eden.

Friday, 6 November, 19:00-20:30
Kabbalat Shabbat
(18:30 -19:00 Community Talk)

Torah Weekly Portion
Vayera – I (God) Appeared [to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob] 
Genesis 18:1–22:24

Abraham welcomes three visitors, who announce that Sarah will soon have a son. (18:1-15)
Abraham argues with God about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. (18:16-33)
Lot’s home is attacked by the people of Sodom. Lot and his two daughters escape as the cities are being destroyed. Lot’s wife is turned into a pillar of salt. (19:1-29)
Lot impregnates his daughters, and they bear children who become the founders of the nations Moab and Ammon. (19:30-38)
Abimelech, king of Gerar, takes Sarah as his wife after Abraham claims that she is his sister. (20:1-18)
Isaac is born, circumcised, and weaned. Hagar and her son, Ishmael, are sent away; an angel saves their lives. (21:1-21)
God tests Abraham, instructing him to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah. (22:1-19)

Weekday Morning Prayer (Zoom)
Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30
Not on Wednesday, 28 October and Thursday, 29 October

Friday, 30 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)
Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, 31 October, 10:30-12:00 (Zoom)
Torah Brunch – Book Discussion (DE/EN)
Shlomo Sand, “Die Erfindung des jüdischen Volkes. Israel’s Gründungsmythos auf dem Prüfstand” – “The Invention of the Jewish People”

Weekday Morning Prayer (Zoom)
Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30

Wednesday, 21 October, 19:00-21:00 (Zoom)
Introduction to Judaism Course (19:00-19:30 Hebrew Reading)

Mittwoch, 21. Oktober, 19:00 (Zoom, extern)
Vortragsreihe: Jüdische Philosophen – von Philon bis BorowitzEinführung: Was ist jüdische Philosophie? von Dr. Reimund Leicht (Jerusalem)

Friday, 23 October, 18:30-20:30 (Zoom)
18:30-19:00 Community Talk (join us for an informal chat before the service) (NEW!)
19:00-20:30 Kabbalat Shabbat with David Weis

Weekday Morning Prayer (Zoom)
Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30 

Friday, 16 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)

Wednesday, 7 October
Tea at the Community Sukkah (Esch)

Wednesday, 7 October, 19:00-21:00 (Zoom)
Introduction to Judaism Course 

Thursday, 8 October, 10:00-10:40 (Zoom)
Sukkot Chol-Hamoed Morning Prayer

Friday, 9 October 10:00-10:40 (Zoom)
Hoshanah Rabbah (Last Day of Sukkot) Morning Prayer

Friday, 9 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)
Shemini Atzeret – Simchat Torah Evening Service
(Shemini Atzeret is celebrated one day as Simchat Torah)

Weekday Morning Prayer (Zoom)
Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30 (for Chol Hamoed Sukkot see below)

Friday, 2 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)
First Day of Sukkot Evening Service

Saturday, 3 October, 10:30-11:30 (Zoom)
First Day of Sukkot Morning Service

Sunday, 4 October, 10:30-11:00 
Sukkot Chol-Hamoed Morning Prayer

Sunday, 4 October, 14:00-16:00 (duration depending on weather) 
Sukkot Celebration with Families in the Sukka
Please, drop us a message if you are planing to come!

Monday, 5 October
Wednesday, 7 October
Thursday, 8 October
Friday, 9 October (Hoshanah Rabbah)
10:30-11:00
Sukkot Chol-Hamoed Morning Prayer

Wednesday, 7 October, 19:00-21:00 (Zoom)
Introduction to Judaism Course 

Friday, 7 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)
Shemini Atzeret – Simchat Torah Evening Service
(Shemini Atzeret is celebrated one day as Simchat Torah)

Friday, 16 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)
Kabbalat Shabbat

Wednesday, 21 October, 19:00-21:00 (Zoom) 
Introduction to Judaism Course

Friday, 23 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)
Kabbalat Shabbat

Friday, 30 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)
Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, 31 October, 10:30-12:00 (Zoom)
Torah Brunch – Book Discussion (DE/EN)
Shlomo Sand, “Die Erfindung des jüdischen Volkes. Israel’s Gründungsmythos auf dem Prüfstand” – “The Invention of the Jewish People”