Congratulations!

Please join Nafshenu in celebrating Shoshana Walters as she becomes a bat mitzvah

-A message from Rabbi David-

Shoshana Walters gets her first call to the Torah this Shabbat at a family event that blends her parents' Jewish and Hindu traditions. I am so excited for Shoshana, Greg, and Alamelu and their extended families.

Next Shabbat, our Nafshenu community is honoring the Walters family on Friday, November 14, with a celebratory kabbalat Shabbat service and meal. Please share the joy with them. We'll be in our regular space at Prince of Peace Church. The evening event starts at 6pm.

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Shabbat morning service and potluck, Saturday, Nov. 22, at POP

Nafshenu's first Shabbat morning service of the year 5786 takes place the following week, Saturday, November 22, with a potluck lunch afterward. We've got a Torah portion that's engaging -- if morally disturbing. It tells about the birth of Isaac and Rebecca's two sons, Jacob and Esau. The heart of the account is the favoritism shown by their parents (Dad loves Esau, Mom loves Jacob) that leads to deceit, fraud, and a long estrangement between the brothers.  

Come for a discussion of the challenges we face in confronting problematic elements of our heritage. We start at 10am at Prince of Peace.

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Become a Nafshenu donor, using our new Firstrust banking system

Nafshenu depends on regular support, as well as High Holiday gifts and one-time donations. This fall, we shifted to a new bank, locally based Firstrust (official bank of the Philadelphia Eagles.) That served us well over the holidays, smoothing our own fundraising and helping us channel hundreds of dollars in donations to the food pantry at Prince of Peace Church.

What we couldn't do is automatically transfer the regular monthly donation system that a number of Nafshenu members were using to support us. If you were a monthly donor, thank you! We are working to create a similar monthly support process with our Firstrust account. In the mean time, your rabbi and Core Team ask you to please donate today, using the link: 

bit.ly/NafGIVE

The US government shutdown has disrupted federal food aid through SNAP and is causing a rush of demand for private food programs like the one at Prince of Peace. Please help with a cash donation to help it meet the challenge: 

bit.ly/POPpantry

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As your rabbi, I love hearing from you. Please call, text or email me, whether you have a pressing issue or just want to talk.

Best wishes,

 David Goodman

248-508-0874, rebdovid@nafshenu.org