Oct. 16, 2025

Dear Friends, 
We rejoice that the hostages have finally, finally returned home!
At our Shabbat Evening Service (7:30 PM) we will celebrate and reflect on the meaning of this moment.

Happiness and heartbreak are also the subject of our Shabbat Morning Torah Study (10:00 AM), when this week we look at the tumultuous decade prior to Israel's founding.

On Sunday you are welcome to our first ever Birkat Be'reshith- Blessing of the Animals! (11:30-12:00). This is going to be a ton of fun, with treats for everyone. Come with your pet, your stuffed animal, or just yourself. Among the special guests: Ezra, our newly rescued golden Pyrenees- a gentle giant on his way to becoming a certified therapy dog. 

Our bi-monthly Adas Emuno Film Club meets via zoom on Monday (7:30 PM), and whether or not you watched "Three Identical Strangers", the true story of separated then reunited triplets should lead to a fascinating discussion.

The holidays may be over, but if you scroll down, you can find my sermons, now posted thanks to Lance. Feel free to share them.

Shabbat shalom,
Rabbi Schwartz 
 

Antisemitism Anew (Rosh Hashanah 5786)

https://adasemuno.org/page-18091/13551662

Liberal Zionism (Kol Nidre 5786)

https://adasemuno.org/page-18091/13551666

 

America at 250:Facing Our History (Yom Kippur 5786)

https://adasemuno.org/page-18091/13551667