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)
On 6th March, 2020, I was the tour guide for a Canadian school group visiting Europe. By chance I attended the Maariv service at your synagogue. It was a spiritual moment that I will never forget, it sustained me when my wife passed away on 12th April, 2020. Your synagogue is a beacon of what every place of worship should be; it is truly a place where The Eternal’s holy presence abounds, thanks to your weloming congregation and spiritual leadership.