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Marathon Jewish
Community Center's Cyber Shul
Shabbat
Nitzavim-Vayalech
Deuteronomy 29:9-
31:30
Candle Lighting
Time: 6:
58
PM Queens
Friday, September 7,
2007
Believe it or not,
there is less than one week before Rosh Hashana! We begin the New Year this
coming Wednesday. Consequently, our reflections upon our lives must become
more serious and intense as we contemplate on how to become the people we
truly want to be this coming year.
In a book now out of
print entitled, Counsels to the Young, I found this excellent
quotation: “We act from habit nine times for every time we act from
purposeful deliberation. Little do we comprehend the momentous consequences
of our frequently repeated actions, for habits can add wings or weights to
our feet.”
When the western
United States was being settled, roads were often just wagon tracks. These
rough trails posed serous problems for those who journeyed on them. One of
these winding paths was posted as sign which read: “Avoid this rut or
you’ll be in it for the next 25 miles!”
In a similar way, we
must be careful to steer clear of sinful attitudes and deeds, because once
we get into these “ruts” we may be trapped by them for many years. Negative
thoughts may seem harmless, but if we do not check them daily and replace
them with forgiveness and loving acts, we soon become critical of our whole
outlook on life. Nurturing godly habits takes work, especially if old
patterns of behavior must be uprooted. When the Kotsker rebbe was asked
what Hasidism was all about, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotsk replied:
“Arbetn oif zikh”-to work on yourself. “To work on yourself” is our
individual task as we prepare for the Days of Awe.
In order to work on
yourself so you may enter this New Year avoiding last year’s ruts, study
Torah now. Choose to obey the mitzvot now. Join us in prayer now. Avoid
whatever causes you to lose your self-respect. Keep forming good character
traits, believing that God is working in you to reinforce your good habits.
They will become for you wings that will help you make your way successfully
through the year 5768.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Greene
Services Schedule:
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Friday Night |
7:00 PM |
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Shabat |
9:00 AM |
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Monday Morning |
6:30 AM |
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Slichot
Services – Saturday, September 8th – 10:00 PM
“A Wild Faith: Finding
spirituality in Nature”
a presentation by local photographer Dan Goldman –
11:30 PM Slichot Services |
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Erev Rosh Hashana |
September 12th |
7:00 PM |
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First Day Rosh Hashana |
September 13th |
8:30 AM &
7:00 PM |
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2nd Day
Rosh Hashana |
September 14th |
8:30 AM &
7:00 PM |
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Shabbat Shuva |
September 15th |
9:00 AM |
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Kol Nidre |
September 21st
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Mincha
6:20 PM |
Kol Nidre 6:30 PM |
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Yom Kippur |
September 22nd |
Shacharit |
8:30 AM |
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Yizkor |
Aprox. 1:00 PM
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Mincha |
5:00 PM |
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Neila |
6:36 PM |
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Shofar Blasts |
7:43 PM |
Announcements:
1.
Before
doing your shopping please support your Sisterhood – pick up your script for
Pathmark.
2.
Place
your orders for your Lulav and Etrog.
3.
Marathon
will once again be hosting their annual Project Isaiah Food Drive. Bring in
non-perishable items to be donated to a local food bank.
4.
BACK BY
POPULAR DEMAND – Carl Gussin will lead special intergenerational
Carlebach High Holiday Services – Rosh Hashana – 10:30 AM – Yom
Kippur – 11:00 AM.
5.
Once
again Babysitting will be available for children between 3 & 7 years old on
Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur – Sept. 13, 14 & 22nd – 10:15 am
YOU MUST RSVP
6.
Tashlich
– A Rosh Hashana Walk for the whole family – Thursday, September 13th
Meet at 5 PM in front of Marathon or wait for us at the corner of 61 Ave &
Douglaston Pkwy at 5:15 PM.
7.
Marathon
JCC & Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee proudly presents a documentary
film “Trembling Before God” on Sunday, October 14th at 3 pm
followed by a free light dinner and discussion of the film. RSVP A MUST
call Josephine in the temple office. |
