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Tue 14Simẖat Torah Celebration + Services
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Shemini Atzeret with Yizkor Services
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Wed 15The Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher (Co-Sponsored with Hadar)
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Grief Garden Circle (FromSoil2Soul)
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Fri 17Pre-Shabbat Boomers (60+) Virtual Happy Hour
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Sat 18Shabbat Morning Services
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Before Services: Guided Mindful Meditation
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Circle Kumsitz (Singing)
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Sun 19Yenta Live: Matchmaking!
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Tue 21TRIBE (20's-30's) School with R' Hannah Jensen
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Minyan Tzedek Community Organizing Meeting
Simhat Torah is the grand finale, the High of Highs, the culmination of this intense, challenging, inspiring season. Every prayer and prostration, moment of reflection and point of connection has led us here, to a night of few words and tremendous spirit.
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Shemini Atzeret Services + Yizkor
-Tuesday, 10/14, 9:30am PT, Shalhevet/YouTube
Simhat Torah Celebration
-Tuesday, 10/14, Shalhevet/YouTube
Bite Size Celebrations (0-5-year-olds and their grown-ups)
-6-6:30pm: Flag Decorating
-6:30-7pm: Bite Size Service
Community Event
-6:50pm: Davening Maariv
-7pm: Torah Unroll
-7:30pm: Let the Hakafot (Torah Processions) commence + let’s bless our honorees, Dev Brous and Hannah Roth & Kathleen Early