Beth Israel Messianic Synagogue - Bible Reading Plan

The Calamities of Tisha B'Av

Tisha B’Av,"The Ninth of Av," is a fast day that commemorates the destruction of the two Jerusalem Temples.

This year it starts at sundown, Monday, August 8, and ends at sundown, Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Join together with us and Jewish people all over the world in humbling ourselves before God, and asking for his mercy and healing.

Many other calamities have befallen the Jewish people on this day:

• 587 BCE (3338)- The First Temple is destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians.
•  70 CE (3830)- The Second Temple is destroyed by Titus and the Romans.
• 135 CE (3895) - The Romans defeat Bar Kochba, and Emperor Hadrian turns Jerusalem into a Roman city.
• 1290 (5050) - King Edward I of England signs an edict expelling all Jews from England.
• 1492 (5252) - The Alhambra Decree takes effect, expelling the Jews from Spain and from all Spanish territories.
• 1914 (5674) - World War I begins when Germany declares war on Russia
• 1940 (5700) - Himmler presents his plan for the "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem to the Nazi Party.
• 1942 (5702) - Nazis begin deporting Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto.

 

Sources: Aish.com and "Jewish Literacy," by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin.

 

Rabbi David and Sandy Levine invite you to

Yom Kippur and Sukkot 5771/2010

Beth Israel Messianic Synagogue

 

Yom Kippur

Kol Nidre – Fri, Sept 17, 7:30 pm

Morning – Sat, Sept 18, 10:30 am

Yizkor (Memorial)

following morning service

Neelah (Closing) 6:00 pm

Break the Fast Dinner 6:45 pm –

Adv. Tickets required for Dinner

Sukkot

Evening – Fri, Sept 24, 7:30 pm

Picnic – Adv. Tickets required for Picnic

Sat, Sept 25, 10:00 am –

St. Johns Grammar School

2353 SR 13, Switzerland, FL  32259

Simchat Torah

Morning – Sat, Oct 2, 10:30 am

Torah Service and Processional

 

For more details: 904.731.9636

High Holy Days and Sukkot 5770 / 2009

Rosh HaShanah - 5770 / 2009

Evening - Friday, September 18, 7:30 pm

Morning - Saturday, September 19, 10:30 pm

Yom Kippur - 5770 / 2009

Kol Nidre - Sunday, September 27, 7:30 pm

Morning - Monday, September 28, 10:30 am

Yizkor (Memorial) following morning service

Neelah (Closing) 6:00 pm

Sukkot - 5770 / 2009

Evening - Friday, October 2, 7:30 pm

Picnic - Saturday, October 3, 10:00 am - advance tickets required

Simchat Torah - 5770 / 2009

Morning - Saturday, October 10, 10:30 am Torah Service and Processional

Special Events

Please join us for the following special events:

Rosh HaShana
Monday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m.: Erev Rosh HaShana Service
Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10:30 a.m.: Rosh HaShana Service

Days of Awe ~ Prayer at the Synagogue:
Thursday, October 2:
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.;
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.;
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Friday, October 3:
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.;
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 5:
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.;
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Monday, October 6:
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.;
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.;
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 7:
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.;
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.;
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Yom Kippur
Wednesday, October 8: 7:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
Thursday, October 9: 10:30 a.m. Yom Kippur Service

Additional Yom Kippur Gatherings on October 9:
Yizkor Service ~ Immediately following day service
Neelah ~ Closing Prayers, 6:00 p.m.
Break the Fast with Dinner together, 7:00 p.m.

Sukkot
Saturday, October 18: 10:00 a.m. Congregational Sukkot Picnic at St. Johns Grammar School

Simchat Torah Service
Saturday, October 25 at 10:30 a.m.

Please note:
The office will be closed for the holidays on:
Tuesday, September 30,
Wednesday, October 1,
Thursday, October 9,
Monday, October 13,
and Tuesday, October 14

Important Prayer Meeting, March 7, 7-9pm

I want to invite all the members and regulars at Beth Israel to participate in a special prayer meeting on Wednesday evening, March 7, from 7-9 pm at the congregation.

This will be a time of consecrating ourselves to the Lord, freely offering ourselves in service to the Lord.

The Lord wants to take us individually, as families, and as a community to a higher level in our relationship with him, and in our ministry to him and his people.

If you are committed to the congregation, please adjust your schedule in order to participate. Cancel or reschedule anything which might conflict with this, so that you can personally be present for this holy time.

Please listen this week to my sermon, "Going to the Next Level" (Click below to listen)

from this past Saturday's service, in order to be prepared, along with the Saturday message from the previous week, "Strengthening a Willing Heart" (available at this Blog in a recent post).

Also, please dedicate Wednesday to fasting and prayer, so that you come ready.

See you Wednesday evening.

Rabbi David

Homeschoolers Field Trip

Homeschoolers of Beth Israel (H.O.B.I.) will be taking a field trip to the Kingsley Plantation on Thursday, January 11, 2007. We will meet there at 10:00. Please bring a bag lunch. Contact Suzanne Dexterhouse for further information (551-7106).

H.O.B.I. Event

Homeschoolers of Beth Israel will meet at the synagogue this Thursday, October 26, in order to prepare snacks for Friday night's Oneg. For more information, please call Suzanne: 551-7106.

H.O.B.I. Event

Homeschoolers Of Beth Israel will be taking a trip to the zoo. We will meet at zoo entrance at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 9th. We will be doing a giraffe observation and a scavenger hunt. Bring a bag lunch, or you may purchase a lunch there. If you have any questions, please call Suzanne at 551-7106.

Homeschoolers of Beth Israel (H.O.B.I.)

H.O.B.I. will be celebrating Succot this Thurday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. If you are homeschooling your children, please join us at Suzanne Dexterhouse's home, 3638 Lumberjack Circle North, Jacksonville, FL 32223. For more information, call: 551-7106.

Congregational Prayer Meeting

Please join us for our monthly Congregational Prayer Meeting on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 7:30 pm!