March 25 to 26 is our year’s last Shabbaton with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, who has visited us from New York and led terrific services and events. He and we will be busy this last weekend: Our Fourth Friday March 25 will be our community’s Purim celebration–Megillah reading, dinner theatre, shtick, etc. More details here and here. Please join us!
For March 26, we’ll focus on Shabbat. At 3 pm, Rabbi Michael will lead text study on the topic of the “Just City.”
He writes: “What makes for a ‘just city’ according to Jewish tradition? What is the overall responsibility of its citizens to those who are in need? Is there a limit to that responsibility? How do you balance legitimate self-interest with helping the poor? How do you navigate endless needs and issues of fraud? What institutions are necessary for a just city? We will look at rabbinical and biblical texts to help us explore these questions.”
And we’ll conclude with a Mincha service at 4 pm (sharp — it’s a short service), followed by seudah shlishit (shabbat snack). Rabbi Michael, Erica Ackerman, and Debbie Zivan will read Torah. All are welcome, at the JCC. PLEASE RSVP, here. (We need to make minyan, and estimate food.)
Please join us for this discussion, and to say farewell to Rabbi Michael and thank him for his time with us.
