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Drive-in Shabbat (broadcast to your car radio)
or bring your lawn chairs and sit outside

Broad Street Donuts for all who join us ....
and Hot Chocolate by the firepit after the service

Bring a battery-operated menorah if you have one

Join the service in person or watch at home. The service is on the website, Facebook  or YouTube 

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Lifelong Learning
Sunday, December 5th
11:30am to 1:00pm on Zoom
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Hiddur Mitzvah: What our sacred objects can teach us about Judaism and ourselves.
We use objects to help us in performing ritual tasks. We need a cup to hold the wine for kiddush, We use a cloth to cover the challah on shabbat. Where do these objects come from? Why do we use the ones we use? What do our traditions tell us about these Items. We will review some traditional texts and share stories about our own items.

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Overnight Volunteers Needed

Fourteen years ago, our congregation opened its doors to shelter the homeless during the coldest months of December through March through the Emergency Housing and Advocacy Program. Once again we will join with St. Peters, St. Roberts, Hope Lutheran, Faith Evangelical, St. Veronica and St. Josephs to ensure that there is a safe place to sleep every night of the week during the winter. The miraculous part of this program is that it is all volunteer driven and you too can be part of this life saving work.
 
Let me explain how the process works:
Every Saturday night from December through March, Shaari Emeth houses the homeless and volunteers provide a hot dinner, a cold breakfast and at least one volunteer each week to host the guests and provide hospitality for them.

Blessing 1
HEBREW TEXT
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֺתָיו
וְצִוָּֽנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל חֲנֻכָּה.
TRANSLITERATION
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah. 
TRANSLATION
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who hallows us with mitzvot, commanding us to kindle the Hanukkah lights.

Blessing 2
HEBREW TEXT
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
 שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵֽינוּ
 בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
TRANSLITERATION
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, she-asah nisim laavoteinu v’imoteinu bayamim hahaeim baz’man hazeh. 
TRANSLATION
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who performed wonderous deeds for our ancestors in days of old at this season.