Temple News
Tikkun L’eil Shavuot
The Festival of Shavuot Is Coming….Shavuot means “weeks”. This Festival celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai to the Jewish people seven weeks after Passover. Every year on Shavuot, we renew our acceptance of God’s gift to the Jews with an evening of study called a “Tikkun L’eil Shavuot”
Please join Rabbi Londy on Thursday night, May 28 at 7:30 pm-8:30 pm on ZOOM for an hour of thought-provoking study.
Topic: The Book of Ruth. . . The Struggle for Lovingkindness in the Face of Death
Reading the Book of Ruth is an important tradition of Shavuot. How does Ruth’s struggle against adversity help us confront the difficult struggle and challenges of our time?
After session, we will join in a virtual cheesecake Shavuot Kiddush. (You must bring your own wine and cheesecake.)
Annual Congregational Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the members of The New Reform Temple, will held on Friday, May 15, 2020, at 6:00 pm online via ZOOM. For information how to access the meeting, please contact the Temple office.
Shabbat service will follow the meeting at 6:30 p.m. online on the Temple’s Facebook page.
yom hashoah
The community is invited to share the experience of this year’s Yom HaShoah service, offered through video for the safety of our community. Although unable to gather in person, the organizing agencies have identified ways to maintain the abiding traditions of Yom HaShoah and to honor the legacy of both those lost during the Holocaust as well as those who survived it.
This years’ service commemorates 75 years since the end of World War II and the liberation of the survivors, 77 years since the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and the 57th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial to the Six Million. The program, which includes the lighting of 6 candles in memory of the six million Jewish victims, will be available on April 21, 2020 at 1:30 pm at www.mchekc.org as well as through the social media platforms of MCHE, Jewish Community Relations Bureau/AJC, and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. At the conclusion of the video, community members are invited to light a candle in your home in memory of the 6 million and in honor of the survivors.
The New Reform Temple Invites You to Our Virtual Passover Seder on Zoom
The Passover Seder is the single most important home ritual of Judaism. Covid-19 has made it difficult for us to celebrate it in our normal way. But, we are not going to allow this international crisis to stop our celebration of Passover. Our Festival of Freedom is more important than ever.
SHABBAT SERVICE
Our Friday Shabbat Service will be viewable online beginning at 6pm through The New Reform Temple’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/newreformtemple?rf=111719738863451
Weekly Shabbat Services, Oneg Shabbat, and Torah Study
Please join us at our weekly Friday night Shabbat Service at 6:00 PM followed by Oneg Shabbat. All are welcome to join our Weekly Torah Study with a Continental Breakfast every Saturday morning–where Rabbi Londy leads an engaging, stimulating, relevant, and fun discussion of the weekly Torah portion. Food is served at 9:00 AM, and Torah Study is held from 9:15 – 10:45 AM. All are welcome.
Contact us if you have any questions.
