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Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley
Mail to: PO Box 13, Sedona, AZ 86339-0013
Location: 100 Meadow Lark Drive, Sedona AZ 86336
928-204-1286 ... office@jcsvv.org
Shabbat Services: Friday evenings - 7:30 pm Led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. Everyone is welcome!
Torah Study: Saturday mornings - 11 am
Beit Sefer Shalom Religious School: Sunday mornings - 10 am
SIXTH ANNUAL FALL FILMFEST AT MARY D. FISHER THEATER November 4 - 6, 2017
Click on the link below for details on the films!
Contact Eric Mendelsohn at 928.301.3373 for any information on the Festival and also how you can become a Festival Sponsor!
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JCSVV HANUKKAH CELEBRATION AND AUCTION
The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley (JCSVV) is holding its Annual Hanukkah Celebration followed by an Auction on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Please join us at our synagogue at 100 Meadow Lark Drive in Sedona.
Fabulous Hanukkah Dinner: 4:00 pm
Auction: 5:00 pm
Dinner with reservations: $18
At the door: $25
Children under 12 - FREE!
Call: 928-204-1286
Bid on Fabulous Items!
No charge for just attending the auction--please arrive at 4:45 pm. Auction begins promptly at 5:00 p.m.
Over $5,000 in items have been donated, which include gift certificates for dinners at fabulous Sedona restaurants, as well as for a variety of practical and fun services we all utilize. We want to extend a SPECIAL THANK YOU to these various organizations listed below who have donated so generously to make this auction a huge success.
For additional details on our Hanukkah Celebration, click on this link:
COMPANIES WHO DONATED TO THE AUCTION
AGAPE SALON AND DAY SPA OREGANO’S RESTAURANT
ANNIE’S RESTAURANT PIZZA PICAZZO RESTAURANT
BASKIN ROBBINS PJs RESTAURANT
BELLA VITA RISTORANTE PLAZA BONITA RESTAURANT
BELL ROCK DENTAL QUILTER’S QUARTERS
CATO FASHIONS LADIES CLOTHES QUILTER’S STORE SEDONA
CHOCOLA TREE RESTAURANT RANDALL’S RESTAURANT
CLEANER QUICKER CAR WASH RED GERANIUM BOUTIQUE
CLIFF CASTLE CASINO RED ROBIN RESTAURANT
DESERT FLOWER RESTAURANT RED ROCK CAFÉ
EYE BOUTIQUE OF SEDONA SEDONA KNIT WITS
EL RINCON RESTAURANT SEDONA PINES RESORT
ERIBERTO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT SENOR BOB’S HOT DOGS AND MORE
FAMOUS PIZZA AND BEER SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GALINA FINE JEWELERS SNAP FITNESS
HOG WILD BBQ RESTAURANT SOUND BITES RESTAURANT
INTEDEPENDANCE FOODS (Formerly Rinzai’s Market) SZECHUAN CHINESE RESTAURANT
JOHNNY ROCKETS RESTAURANT TARA THAI RESTAURANT
JUDI’S RESTAURANT THE CHAI SPOT
MAI THAI ON MAIN THE GOLDEN BONE PET RESORT AND SUPPLIES
MIKE’S ALIGNMENT THE HUDSON RESTAURANT
MILEY’S CAFÉ THE VILLAGE VET
OAK CREEK BREWERY AND GRILL TLAQUEPAQUE TOY TOWN
ODEGAARD’S SEWING CENTER TRAILHEAD TEA
OLD SEDONA BAR AND GRILL UNIQUE BOUTIQUE
VICTORIAN COWGIRL LADIES CLOTHES
VINCE’S AUTO REPAIR
Thanks to all of you! VOM FASS SEDONA FINE OILS, VINEGARS & LIQUORS
WALTER’S ICE CREAM AND HOT DOGS
SHIRA AND TY ARTWORK
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Want to donate to the JCSVV when making purchases on Amazon?
Follow the instructions below to set up your Amazon Smile account to designate JCSVV as your charity. After that has been set up, your Amazon Smile purchases will benefit the JCSVV. Then you may SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AND CLICK ON THE AMAZON SMILE LINK, which will take you to the Amazon Smile home page.
1. Sign into your Amazon account with your normal password. 2. Insert into the search bar: smile.amazon.com 3. You will then have an option to select JCSVV as your charity by inserting: Jewish Community of Sedona AZ 4. Amazon Smile will then automatically donate a percentage on future purchases to the JCSVV and state on the section where you are paying that a percent is being donated.
Thank you for benefiting the Jewish Community of Sedona ... at no cost to you!
Rabbi Alicia Magal and Hubbetzin Itzhak Magal
Click on the link below to read Rabbi Alicia Magal's Drashot.
JCSVV Mission Statement ...
The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley is a welcoming, egalitarian, inclusive congregation dedicated to building a link from the past to the future by providing religious, educational, social and cultural experiences. We choose to remain unaffiliated in order to respect and serve the rich diversity of our members and visitors.
We invite you to join us as we ...
- Celebrate Shabbat, holidays, and life cycle milestones.
- Explore the teachings and relevance of the Torah.
- Embrace Jewish culture and the arts.
- Offer assistance in time of need.
- Create social gatherings for members.
- Interact with the wider local community.
- Provide continuity for future generations of the Jewish people.
Meet Rabbi Alicia Magal ...
Rabbi Alicia Magal has served as the spiritual leader of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley since 2006. Rabbi Magal brings a depth of experience in Judaic studies, the arts, and education to her position. (See complete Curriculum Vitae.) Rabbi Magal received rabbinical ordination in 2003 from the Aleph Jewish Renewal Rabbinical Program, as well as from the Academy for Jewish Religion in Los Angeles, CA.
COMING UP THIS WEEK
Updates from Rabbi Alicia Magal
October 13-19, 2017
Simchat Torah: Beginning the Torah again with Genesis
Shalom to all from the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley. Early Erev Shabbat services, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, will begin on Friday, October 13 at 5:30 pm with a celebration of Simchat Torah - the holiday of ending the yearly reading of the Torah and then immediately beginning again from Genesis with the account of Creation. It is customary to give the honor of reading the last few verses from Deuteronomy to an elder and then offering a blessing to the children when reading from Bereishit, the first verses in Genesis at the beginning of the Torah. Families are encouraged to bring children to this service. All present are invited to hold the Torah scrolls, dance around the synagogue at this joyous occasion, and sing songs related to the Torah. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share at the pot luck supper immediately following the Erev Shabbat service.
Shabbat morning Torah study begins on Saturday, October 14, at 11 a.m. with discussion on the opening verses of the Torah, parshat Bereishit, Genesis 1:1 - 6-:8, the story of the Creation of the world and of humankind. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share at the pot luck luncheon following the study session.
Men's Club will meet on Sunday, October 15 at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and a program.
Beit Sefer Shalom Religious School of the JCSVV will not meet on Sunday, October 15.
Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. all are invited to the egalitarian morning minyan with a beautiful view of the red rocks from the sanctuary. This interactive minyan includes time for questions and comments on the prayers and on the Torah portion of the current week. Visitors are most welcome, and actually needed to enable us to have a full minyan for mourners to say kaddish.
The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, located at 100 Meadowlark Drive off Route 179 in Sedona, is a welcoming, egalitarian, inclusive congregation dedicated to building a link from the past to the future by providing religious, educational, social and cultural experiences. The congregation is unaffiliated with any particular stream of Judaism in order to respect and serve the wide diversity of its members and visitors. Rabbi Magal is available to speak with anyone on spiritual matters.
For information about the synagogue call 928 204-1286 or check online at www.jcsvv.org.
