How Are You?
By rabbi Haskel Lookstein
High Holy Days Sermon 5785
Originally delivered at KJ Services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
How are you?
Since October 7th, I have found it very hard to answer that question: “How’ s everything?” . Those are perfectly menschlich, normal questions, but, in the light of the horrors of October 7th and its aftermath, I can ’t give my usual response: “Fine, thank God.” I don’t feel fine. Certainly not in the world in which we are living right now. I feel a little like a person in mourning about whom the Talmud, in Moed Katan, says:
“The mourner may ask others how they are but others are not permitted to ask him or her,” not during shiva, not during the first thirty days and, after the death of a parent, and not during the full twelve month mourning period.” Most people know that you don’t ask someone sitting shiva: “How are you. ” But they don’t know that that prohibition extends into the thirty-day period and, if mourning for parents, the twelve months until the Yarzheit. I remember learning that Gemara with my Talmud class in shul in the spring of 1979. I didn’t know that Halacha myself and I asked around the table and nobody else knew it. I checked in the Rambam — and it was there. I checked in the Shulchan Aruch — and it was there. But I didn’t understand it. Why couldn’t you ask a mourner how he or she is feeling after shiva? Three months later my father suffered his first stroke and three weeks later he died. Sometime after the thirty-day period, I was crossing the street at 85th Street and Park Avenue and a member of KJ called to me from the island saying: “Rabbi Lookstein: how are you?” I suddenly understood the Halacha How was I to answer that question? Fine? I wasn ’t fine If I would tell him exactly how I felt, that’ s not what he intended when he asked me It was just a friendly question to which the expected answer would be: “fine.”
Interestingly, although this is a ruling in the laws of mourning, it isn’t really a mourning Halacha. It is a Halacha in Derech Eretz. It simply means: Do not put someone in an uncomfortable position when you inquire about how they are feeling.
And so, when somebody asks me today: “How are you ” or “How’ s everything?” I can ’t answer “fine” because I’ m not fine. I’ m sad. I’ m worried. I’ m concerned. The High Holidays season is actually a very serious period, in which we crown God as King and we are concerned with the Day of Judgment and with doing teshuva. This year, however, this season is more serious than it has ever been for me in my entire life.
ctober 8th that Israel would still be in a raging war which, o would have imagined on October 8th that Israel would sending hundreds of warheads and ballistic missiles into was almost no damage. Who would have imagined last emen could successfully send drones to bomb Tel Aviv, uld have imagined, a year ago, that the world would bring of genocide for its response to the horrors of October how Bilam’ s words in the Bible about us are still so true: on that dwells alone”?
d that the extraordinary unity that had tied the people of thin hours of the beginning of the attack, would now, f destroying our enemies unfinished, fall apart, and the
very complicated question. We are certainly not fine; and with what’ s going on in Israel and not with what’ s going ests in the streets and on college campuses continue to port of savage murderers and rapists We certainly do not neckwear with messages proclaiming: “Bring them home our lives. This year ’ s Rosh Hashanah is not all apples and be bittersweet.
am sad; I am worried, I am even fearful.” Most things are war in Israel is very frightening, which is why we continue d the special psalm of prayer, Shir Lama’alos, for Israel at y Tehillim are being said by thousands, including that come every morning during the school year at the d recite Tehillim together.
lkeinu or the special Psalm or even the Tehillim because tening crisis. We are not. They see the photos in their lost their lives in battle on the previous day. We have need to live with an awareness of their suffering. The en of one ’ s friend is a necessary prerequisite for our own
her and Paola Matout, in a pre-marital conference just a pcoming wedding. As we were almost finished, Paola said: mony a prayer for the soldiers of Israel?” They understood ay with just breaking a glass. There has to be a specific By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we weep; but we have to remember Zion!
many of our family in Israel are living in acute t we feel some of that pain. It’ s okay to modify e in mourning; we should think the same way suffering. I wrote my doctoral dissertation fifty hile six million were being murdered in Europe. g. We did very little. But worse, we conducted g on. As Judah Piltch, then a Ramaz parent, 3,
ary: parties were held, celebrations were gogue services were conducted with no pe.
wareness that while we were carrying on over there.
— because of the State of Israel. And we have to tern Europe, not that long ago, a murderous om. In the fall of 1941, the mass murder of Jews murder of Jews outside of Riga. Today — the not by more pogroms, as in the past, but by a hat is a huge difference for which we should be oesn ’t give a damn. On the contrary, the world n the face of Israel’ s heroic efforts to destroy her army has ever done, in an urban battlefield ns
srael to October 7th.
ober 7th, and especially October 8th, when we o our anti-Semitic enemies are, we have united ostage ribbons and neckwear publicly and filled impossible to sit in shul today without being the hostages who are now being held for more
well-known Jews who have publicly stopped intolerable expressions of anti-Semitic hatred tead, they are giving to universities in Israel or emitism, defense organizations which recently have now refocused on the threat to Jewish life ds the fall edition of the OU Magazine, Jewish se to October 7th: a great Jewish awakening all
Chesed: The Bedrock of Our People
By Rabbi Roy Feldman
Originally shared at KJ on Shabbat Chayei Sarah, November 23, 2024.
Why did Avraham insist on going back to Ur Kasdim, his birthplace, to find a wife for Yitzchak?
After all, both Canaan and Ur Kasdim were full of idol worshippers — so it surely was not for religious reasons. What made one place different from the other?
The Malbim offered a profound explanation based on an idea in Derashot HaRan. He noted that idolatry was not necessarily just about theology but about culture and character. The people of Canaan had bad middot, they were violent and vengeful. In contrast, Avraham’ s family, though also idolaters, exhibited virtues like kindness, hospitality, and generosity. Avraham understood that the foundation of the Jewish people had to rest on these core values.
This is why Eliezer, tasked with finding a wife for Yitzchak, tested Rivka with an act of kindness. When she offered water to him and his camels, she demonstrated her natural generosity and sensitivity. Rivka showed that she embodied the traits necessary to join Avraham’ s family and contribute to their divine mission.
Chesed is the bedrock of our nation. Avraham exemplified it in last week’ s Torah portion, welcoming strangers into his tent. This week, we saw that it was the critical factor in choosing Yitzchak’ s partner Chesed is not just an act but a defining characteristic, a way of seeing and treating others with care and respect
In that spirit, I want to share a reflection written by Rabbi Yishai Engelman, a teacher at Yeshivat Birkat Moshe in Ma’ale Adumim. Rabbi Engelman was critically injured in Gaza in July and received treatment at Sheba Medical Center. I have translated and abridged his words to share with you.
“Let’ s meet in the lobby," I wrote to some of the people visiting or delivering something during my hospitalization at Sheba Medical Center, rather than directing them to my room on an upper floor.
To meet in the lobby, you don’t need to plan much. You don’t even need to schedule with a friend. Just sitting there, with eyes open and ears tuned, is enough.
If you arrive early, around 7:00 am, you ’ll see the incredible team led by Hanan and Itzik, who have been organizing the morning minyan for a year now They help soldiers out of bed and to the shul; they create an atmosphere, arrange a kiddush, not just on shabbat but even after weekday prayers, and host shiurim and lectures by the heroes they’ ve helped rehabilitate. They even organize youth groups in the rehab synagogue. If 7:00 am is too early for you, you ’ll still see them all day, helping soldiers and their families, distributing gifts, and more.
CHANUKAH BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 25.
Chanukah celebrates the miracles of the spiritual and military victories of the Maccabees against the Hellenist tyrants that imposed anti-religious rule and desecrated the Holy Temple in 165 BCE.
The Candles
The 25th of Kislev was the day the Maccabees entered the Temple following the battle and wanted to restart the Holy Service that had ceased under the foreign rule. The Maccabees found only one day’ s supply of oil that they could use to rededicate the Menorah. Yet that tiny flask lasted until they were able to create new, pure oil — a delay of eight days.
The prevailing Ashkenazi custom is for each member of the family to light his or her own menorah which will have as many candles as that night of the holiday plus the shamash. The Sephardic custom is to light one such menorah per household. Since the Chanukah candles are to commemorate the Menorah of the Temple, we apply the same rules to both: the candles and their flames become holy and as such cannot be used for any other purpose. With the exception of the shamash, we cannot read by their lights or use them to light another candle.
The victory established Jewish religious and political sovereignty in Israel during the second Temple times. This miracle of Jewish independence had not been seen since the destruction of the First Temple and the assassination of the then-governor, Gedalyah.
Primarily, we celebrate Chanukah with spiritual expressions: (1) lighting candles in commemoration of the miracle of the rededication of the Temple, (2) singing Hallel in praise of God’ s deliverance from our enemies, and (3) adding Al Ha Nisim in our prayers of thanksgiving in recognition of both aspects of the miracle of Chanukah. We also have physical pleasures and celebrations by having (4) special foods, (5) gift giving, and even (6) parties.
Time for Lighting
Candles must be lit after nightfall (about 40 minutes after sunset) and burn for at least a half-hour. On Friday afternoon, Chanukah candles should be lit before Shabbat candles, and should be of a type that will last over an hour (this leads to many adopting the custom of using olive oil-based lamps). On Saturday night, the candles are lit after Havdalah.
Candle Arrangement
The candles are set from the right side of the Menorah as the candle lighter faces it. The Menorah should be placed in an area where it will not need to be moved after being lit. Safety is also a major concern, so please do not leave the home with the candles unattended.
WelcometoKJ
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun warmly welcomes the following new members who joined the Congregation between the printing of the last Bulletin on September 26, and this Bulletin, which went to press on December 12:
Jenna and Cyril Berdugo
Leslie and Jeremy Berdugo
Nancy and David Berkowitz
Rachel and Jonathan Berkowitz
Casey and Michael Deutsch
Melissa and Daniel Davis
Ronald Domb
Anna Etra
Linda Bernell and Adam Frank
Dr. Erica Baruch and Elisha Friedman
Jessica and Brett Kaplan
Debbie and Yair Klyman
Danielle Shapiro and Joseph Newmark
Karen and Dr. David Poppers
Amanda Kanefsky and Dr. Gabe Raab
Nicole Katz Tal and Tomer Tal
Sonia and Edward Weiss
Men’sClubKiddushDiscussionwith RabbiElliotJ.Cosgrove
Shabbat,December14,at12PM
AconversationwithRabbiElliotJ Cosgrove,SeniorRabbiofParkAvenue SynagogueandRabbiChaimSteinmetz onRabbiCosgrove’snewbook“ForA DayLikeThis:OnBeingJewishToday.”
Scholar-in-ResidencewithDanPolisar Shabbat,January18
Featuring Dan Polisar, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Shalem College.
Men’ s Club Kiddush Discussion with DavidHarris
Shabbat,January18,at12PM
A conversation with David Harris, the former head of the American Jewish Committee.
Scholar-in-Residence with Rabbi Dr. JeremyWiederShabbat,February1
Featuring Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University and KJ Scholar in Residence He will speak 3 times over Shabbat: At 9:00 am Main Sanctuary services, at a Pre-Mincha shiur, and at Seudah Shlishit. Join us in welcoming the 21st century voice of Modern Orthodoxy.
Scholar-in-Residence with Rabbanit MichelleCohenFarber Shabbat,March1
Featuring Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber, Founder of Hadran: Advancing TalmudStudyforWomen.
Within Our Family
MAZALTOVTO–BIRTHS
Nicole and Raanan Agus upon the birth of a granddaughter, Miriam, born to their children TemmyandElanAgusofRamatBeitShemesh.
Devora and Marc Allon upon the birth of a son, Theodore(Teddy)Whitman(MeirMichel)Allon.
Caroline and Jordan Bryk upon the birth of a daughter, Audrey Dawn (Ayelet Shachar). Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents, Judy and DavidLobelandLaurieandDr.EliBryk.
Daniela and Zachary Cooper upon the birth of a son,JackLev(MosheShimshon).MazalTov,aswell, tograndparents,Debbie&MarkCooper.
Alanna and Sam Davidson upon the birth of a son, ShlomoEitan
Jewel and Ted Edelman upon the birth of a grandson, Asher Logan (Asher Yehudah), born to theirchildrenShaynaandJasonEdelman.MazalTov as well to great-great aunt and long-standing KJ memberAnneAddison.
Jewel and Ted Edelman on the birth of a granddaughter, Everly Rae (Elishevah Ronit), born to their children, Dayna and Marc Schron of Potomac, Maryland Mazal Tov as well to greatgreat aunt and long-standing KJ member Anne Addison
Diana and Robert Friedman upon the birth of a grandson, Shai Israel, born to their children, RebeccaandRonKimchi.
Ruthie and Rafi Fouzailoff upon the birth of a grandson, Nathaniel Yaron Chaim, born to their children, Orly Fouzailoff Wagner & Benjamin Wagner.
Jordana Zinner and David Glanzman upon the birth ofadaughter,WinonaFaythe(RosaEmunah).
Rae and Stanley Gurewitsch upon the birth of a great grandson, Rafael Noah (Refael Simcha), born to Risa and Joseph Levy of Englewood. Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents, members Anne & Sam Schwartz.
Sue and Dr. Norman Javitt upon the birth of a great-grandson, Naveh Michael, born to their grandchildren Zivia and Dr. Shlomo (Ramaz '2002) Shavit of Jerusalem. Shlomo just completed miluim in Lebanon as a member of the IDF Medical Corps. Congratulations also to the proud grandparents, the Drs. Reba Kizner and Daniel Javitt and Ruti and Daniel Brunswig, also of Jerusalem.
Sue and Dr Norman Javitt upon the birth of a great-grandson, Ilai Yehoshua, born to their grandchildren the Drs. Myriam and Aaron Javitt of Rechovot, Israel. Mazal Tov as well to the proud grandparents Kim & Joel Javitt of Jerusalem and France, and Nicolas Weill of Teaneck, NJ.
Ashley and Matthew Platt upon the birth of a daughter, Kylie Rose (Miriam Tzirel Raizel). Mazal Tov to her KJ grandparents Drs. Vicki Deutsch Platt and Gerald Platt.
Nina and Ben Rapaport upon the birth of a daughter, Jasmine Pearl. Mazal Tov, as well, to grandparents, Charmaine Rapaport and Dr. David Rapaport
Debbie and Raoul Rosenthal on the birth of a daughter, Dalia Esther.
Grace and Elliot Schubin upon the birth of their first child and daughter, Rachel Irene (Rochel Raizel).
Debbie and Dr. Shelly Senders and Estie & Dr. Joel Bryk upon the birth of a grandson, Zachary (Zecharya Menachem), born to their children, Tammie and Yoni Bryk. Mazal Tov as well to great grandparents Audrey and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein.
Alyssa and Howard Shams upon a birth of a grandson, Eddie (Yitzchak Simcha), born to their children Jaimee and Nathan Shams
Bnei mitzvah
Samantha Katz
Mazal Tov to Dr. Annie and Avery Katz upon the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sami, on November 9, at the Women’ s Tefillah at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, where she read Parashat Lech Lecha and the haftarah, and delivered a D’ var Torah Sami is a sixth-grade student in the Ramaz Middle School Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents Dr Karin and Joel Katz
Ariel Bengio
Mazal Tov to Liat and David Bengio upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ariel, on November 16, at the KJ Sephardic Minyan, at which time he read Parashat Vayeira. Ariel is a seventh-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
Lucy Distenfeld
Mazal Tov to Erica and Michael Distenfeld upon the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Lucy, who will deliver a D’ var Torah on Parashat Vayetzei at The Glasshouse on December 7 Lucy is a sixth-grade student in the Ramaz Middle School Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents Rita and Fred Distenfeld
Joel Rishty
Mazal Tov to Meredith and Michael Rishty upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Joel, first at the Kotel on November 28, where he read Parashat Toldot, and then at the Safra Center on Thursday, December 12, where he will read Parashat Vayishlach. Joel is a seventh-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents Perri and Akiba Stern.
Ella Teichner
Mazal Tov to Orit and Warren Teichner upon the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ella, at the Ramaz Middle School Chapel on December 12 at which time Ella will lead women ' s morning tefillah and read Parashat Vayishlach. Ella is a sixth-grade student in the Ramaz Middle School.
Ezra Harry Moche
Mazal Tov to Jordana and Avi Moche upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ezra, on Shabbat morning, December 21st, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, at which time he will read Parashat Vayeshev and deliver a D' var Torah. Ezra is a seventh-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
Ariel Tantleff
Mazal Tov to Tali and Adam Tantleff upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ariel, at the Kotel on Monday, December 30th, when Ariel will read from Parashat Naso on the 5th day of Chanukah. Ariel is a seventh-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
Levin upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Julian Levin, urun on Shabbat morning, January 4th, at which time sh. Julian is a seventh-grade student at the SAR KJ grandparents Caryl and Israel Englander.
bnei mitzvah
Lynne and Josh Fishman upon the B’not Mitzvah of their twin granddaughters, Charlotte and Sabrina Levinson, daughters of Jessica Levinson (Ramaz '99).
Mark and Rosie Friedman (Ramaz ‘68) upon the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Yocheved Shifra Friedman, daughter of Rivkah and Rav Yosef Y. Friedman (Ramaz ‘04) of Yerushalayim. Mazal Tov to the siblings: Yaakov Yitzchak, Esti Laya, Chava Chana, Sara Mattil, Yehuda, and Moshe Chaim.
engagements
JenniferandSaulBurianupontheengagementof their son, Jason, to Julia Hornblass, daughter of SaretteandDavidHornblassofEnglewood.
Beth Goldman and Louis Solomon upon the engagementoftheirson,YosefSolomontoLeah Harris,daughterofRifkaandMarkHarrisofKew Gardens
Amy D Goldstein upon the engagement of her daughter, Molly, to Gidon Amsellem, son of Jala andMatthaisAmsellemofLosAngeles,CA
Dr. Jennifer and Michael Kaplan upon the engagement of their son, Ben, to Kyra Fischer, daughter of Dorit and Aryeh Fischer of Denver, Colorado.
May their weddings take place in happiness and blessing.
marriages
Edan Elias upon his marriage to Susan Rowe CohenofWestchesterNY.
Debra and Barry Frohlinger upon the marriage their son, Josh (Ramaz 2013), to Emily Weisbrot, daughterofBeverly&JoshWeisbrotofScarsdale.
Rose Gerszberg upon the marriage of her grandson, Gabe Gerszberg, son of Ephraim and GilaGerszbergofHighlandPark,NJ,toCharlotte Turner, daughter of David and Aimee Turner of Englewood,NJ.
Yoni Gol upon his marriage to Samantha Sterling of Perth, Australia. Mazal Tov, as well, to KJ membersJaneandIshaiaGol,Yoni’sparents.
Ruth and Larry Kobrin on the marriage of their granddaughter Naama Kobrin, daughter of Michelle and Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin, to Romi Harcsztark, son of Rivkah and Rabbi Tully Harcsztark, of Teaneck New Jersey. Mazel tov as well to great uncle and aunt, KJ members Gloria andRichardandKobrin.
PhilipNassimiuponhismarriagetoYuliiaRozhko.
Dr. Steven Rudolph and Naomi Ickovitz upon the marriage of their daughter, Dina, to Rabbi Dan Katz,sonofEliKatzandJodieKatz.
EvelynandSalomonSassoonuponthemarriageof theirdaughter,LilyAdina,toDanielAaronLevine, sonofSusanaandJackLevine,ofMiami,Florida.
SaraandSimonShemiauponthemarriageoftheir son, Tom, Ramaz ‘19, to Rebecca Douer, Ramaz ’19, daughter of Claudia and Marcos Douer of New Rochelle. Mazal Tov, as well, to the grandparents, KJ member Marilyn Meltzer, and EstherandVictorShemia.
May the newlywed couples be blessed to build homes faithful to the traditions of the Jewish people.
communal news & Honors
Congratulations to Jamie Lassner’ s “Accessibility Accelerator,” the collaborative partner of “Access Israel,” for winning 2 Anthem Awards for their continuous work with the Purple Vest Mission, a pioneering initiative focused on supporting people with disabilities
Congratulations to Joseph Kaplan (Ramaz ’20), son of Dr. Jennifer and Michael Kaplan, upon his accelerated graduation from Columbia University with a BA in Computer Science. Joseph is simultaneously pursuing Rabbinic Ordination (Semicha) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, where his studies continue.
condolences to
Josh Fishman upon the passing of his mother, Paula Fishman.
Paul Feingertz upon the passing of his father, Irwin Feingertz.
Dena Fromm upon the passing of her mother, Lori Rosenfeld.
Sholem Greenbaum upon the passing of his mother, Masha Greenbaum.
Ron Gross, upon the passing of his father, Jack Gross.
KJ Rabbinic Intern Max Hollander upon the passing of his grandfather, Retired Navy Captain David Isquith
David Icikson upon the passing of his father, Wiliam Icikson
Jessica Kaplan upon the passing of her mother, Lisa Brezel
Diane Miller upon the passing of her father, Sidney Charles Greenfield
Phylise Sands upon the passing of her mother, Myra Joffe Galst.
Ellice Schwab upon the passing of her mother, Susan Schulman.
Deena Shiff upon the passing of her mother, Shoshana Shiff.
Jack Zaremski-Rimon upon the passing of his mother, Claire Zaremski.
IN MEMORIAM
Marshall Etra
Marshall was a descendant of a royal family of KJ whose relationship with our shul goes back almost a century He was the son of the late Blanche and Harry Etra who were leaders in our congregation. The Etra family filled two of the front benches in the front right pews of the Main Sanctuary.
Marshall was a regular on Shabbat, sitting on one of those benches. He was a cheerful presence in our midst and a steady supporter of all that we did. Gifted with a fine mind and a quick wit, he had many friends in the congregation who cherished their relationship with him He was an endearing member of the Etra family and he was particularly beloved by his nieces and nephews.
Mark Brecker
A member and very active participant in all phases of KJ’ s activities for over forty years, Mark Brecker was a very special presence in our midst. A lawyer by profession and an indefatigable activist for the downtrodden, Mark brought the plight of Biafrans, the Darfurs and the Ethiopian Jewish community, among others, into the KJ spotlight. He traveled to the African continent to personally help in the relief of the oppressed. He translated his passion for chesed into his everyday life in our community. He was the first presence at a shiva minyan; he was a generous donor to all of our charitable projects; he was personally present in Israel on our missions and on his own missions. He was a Kohain not only in ritual, but in service to the Jewish people and humankind
Beloved and appreciated by all, he never took himself too seriously, but he always put others and their needs front and center.
He died without any relatives. We at KJ and some at Orach Chaim were his family and community He will be remembered by all of us
Grace Weil
Grace moved from Queens to our community with her unforgettable husband, Sigi, of blessed memory, about thirty years ago, after a very active life in the Kew Gardens Jewish community. She brought that activity and that communal commitment to the service of KJ with her vigor, vitality, hospitality and graciousness She and Sigi were involved in all aspects of KJ life They were regulars in shul, participants in classes and shiurim, ever present at Shabbatonim, and deeply involved in all aspects of Jewish life, especially in support of Israel and the struggle for Soviet Jewry.
Grace, like her name, brought graciousness and power to all aspects of Modern Orthodox life. She was the matriarch of a beautiful family which honored her, cared for her, and gave her abundant nachas and joy even as she modeled for them what a noble and committed Jewish life should be.
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Vayishlach
Vayeshev
Chanukah / Mevarchim / Miketz
Vayigash
Vayechi
Shemot
Shabbat Mevarchim / Vaera
Bo
Beshalach
Yitro
Mishpatim
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DAtes to remember
Wednesday, December 25
8:30 AM Morning Services
Thursday, Friday, Monday, Thursday
December 26, 27, 30, January 2
7:10 AM Chanukah Morning Services
Tuesday, December 31
7:00 AM Rosh Chodesh Tevet & Chanukah Services
Wednesday, January 1
8:30 AM Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Friday, January 10
Fast of Asara b’Tevet begins 6:08 AM
6:50 AM Morning Services
4:20 PM Evening Services Fast concludes 5:21 PM
Shabbat Ends
Monday, January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
8:30 AM Morning Services
Thursday, January 30
7:00 AM Rosh Chodesh Shevat Services
Thursday, February 13 Tu b’Shevat
Monday, February 17
President’s Day
8:30 AM Morning Services
Friday & Shabbat, February 28 & March 1
Rosh Chodesh Adar
7:00 AM Friday Morning Services
Thursday, March 13
Fast of Esther begins 5:59 AM Fast concludes 7:30 PM