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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><big>Come with us t<small>o </small><big><small>join
the <b>Synagogue in Amherst</b> (the JCA) for a soulful
shabbat service and dinner! </small></big><small> </small><big><small>This
service will be led by Rabbi Jacob Fine who runs a Jewish
Farm School.<br>
We'll provide transportation, but let us know if you have a
car & are willing to drive.<br>
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Meet at <b>6pm in the Merrill Living room</b>. See you
soon!<br>
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Good Shabbas!</small><br>
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<b>6:15 PM service</b> <i>Farbrengen Friday:</i> The tradition
of a farbrengen, a joyous gathering for melody and learning in
honor of holy Jewish time, comes out of Chabad-Lubavitch
Hasidism. The JCA's farbrengen begins with a Kabbalat Shabbat
service in which we emphasize the singing of, and absorption in,
Jewish liturgical music over and above excessive words of
orientation and explanation--something that can captivate the
spirit even if you don't happen to be an expert in this music.<br>
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Following the service, we have a potluck supper, and as we sit
around sharing our Shabbat meal, we sing <i>zemirot</i> and <i>niggunim</i>,
(songs and wordless melodies) and invite people to offer words
of Torah and wisdom, and maybe even explore other ways to
experience our creativity in celebration of Shabbat.</font><br>
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The address of JCA is (if you want to meet us there): 742 Main St,
Amherst, MA.<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
Rabbi Rachel D'vash Schoenfeld,
Coordinator for Religious Identities and Political Intersections,
Spiritual Life, Hampshire College, 413-559-5282</div>
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