Dear Friends,
This Friday night is Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The name is derived from the opening word of the haftarah reading that urges us: Shuvah Yisrael “Return, O Israel, to the Eternal your God.”
What does that mean for each of us? To whom or what might we be returning? Is it to a sense of goodness? Is it to a sense of being loved? Is it to a connection with those from whom we have strayed? Is it to God?
Join us on Friday Night, October 7 for a Sabbath experience that harkens us to this prophetic calling. This year, Shabbat Shuvah falls on Family Shabbat, so we encourage all children (as well as adults) to bring a shofar to rattle our spirits and set us on a path of return as we prepare ourselves for Yom Kippur.
Shanah Tovah — Steve