[Jewish] Going off campus for Shabbat Dinner - a little more info

[Steven Nathan]

As Gideon e-mailed all of you last night, we will be going to the Jewish 
Community of Amherst (JCA) - the local Reconstructionist synagogue - for 
services and dinner tomorrow night.  JCA is a very welcoming and relaxed 
congregation so you don't need to worry about any kind of a dress code 
(just no costumes, as it's not Halloween or Purim :-D ).

The service this week will be held in their small sanctuary and begins 
at 6:15. We need to leave at 6:00 so we don't arrive late and disturb 
those already there.  This week's service is primarily singing, chanting 
and some silent meditation.  There will be transliteration, so you don't 
need to read Hebrew in order to attend. Also I'm sure there will be many 
niggunim (songs without words) that we can all participate in.  It will 
be led by Larry Fine, professor of Jewish Studies at Mt. Holyoke.  There 
will also be a family service in the main sanctuary and everyone will 
join together for a potluck Shabbat dinner afterwards.  Our contribution 
will be veggie food from Fresh Side (where else!).

So remember to let Gideon know by early tomorrow if you're going, so we 
can let them know how many students to expect).  I know the congregation 
and Rabbi David Bauer (who is also my partner) are looking forward to 
having us as their guests.
-- 

Steve Nathan


PS  If you can't make it to the Spiritual Life Center by 6:00 and you 
have your own car (or you can get a ride) the directions are simple.  
Take 116 North into town.  Take a right on Main Street.  Go past the 
Emily Dickinson house and towards the bottom of the hill on your LEFT 
you will see the sign for Jewish Community of Amherst.  Just turn in 
there and go around to the parking lot.  When you go into the building 
turn left and go through the social hall to the small sanctuary.


If you get to light at the bottom of the hill (intersection with South 
East street) you've gone too far and need to turn around.

 


Steven P. Nathan

Campus Rabbi and

Interim LGBTQ Advisor

Hampshire College 
                                                           

Office of Spiritual Life -- Box SA

Amherst, MA 01002

Phone: (413) 559-6234

Fax: (413) 559-5663

snathan at hampshire.edu <mailto:snathan at hampshire.edu>


 

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