SHAZOOM ONLY 6:30 PM October 2, 2026 – Shemini Atzéret-Simchat Torah
OUR HEARTS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND ALL THE VICTIMS OF CONFLICT
From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” CCAR, New York 2007, p.161
Baruch atah, Adonai, haporës sukat shalom alëinu v’al kōl amo Yisraël v’al Yerushaláyim.
GIVE US A PLACE TO REST, Adonai, our God. Bring us into shelter…. Spread over us Your shelter of peace, over all we love – over our Jerusalem and Yours.
SHAZOOM ONLY
NOTE: ACCESS TO THE WEEKLY SHAZOOM MEETINGS HAS BEEN CHANGED.
We will meet for Shazoom ONLY this coming Friday evening, October 2, 2026. Please see the Shazoom and Observances schedule through December 2026 below.
Read this week’s Torah Portions Ve-zot ha-Berachah (“And This is the Blessing”) at https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.33.1-34.12, and B’rë’shít (“In the Beginning”) at https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.1.1-2.3, and Haftarah at https://www.sefaria.org/Joshua.1.1-18.
Shazoom – Erev Shabbat Service
Time: Oct 2, 2026 06:30 PM Arizona
YAHRZEITS/ANYOS
This coming week, 22 Tishri through 28 Tishri, we lovingly remember:
Joe Aragon
Uncle of Mary Caron
Ira Jaffrey
Friend of Bob Behrstock
Helen L. Simmons
TKH Memorial Board
David Tafoya
Cousin of Mary Caron
Rob Truitt
Brother-in-law of Susie Morss
Those victims of the Sho’ah (Holocaust) who died at this time of year.
“ZICHRONAM LIV’RACHAH” – MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE FOR BLESSING.
From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur” p.86
BLESSING of the YEARS – בִּרְכַּת הַשָּׁנִים
BLESS this our year and its abundant harvest for good.
Grant blessing throughout the earth and satisfy us with Your goodness.
Blessed are You, Adonai, who blesses the years.
From URJ https://urj.org/what-we-believe/resolutions/refugees-and-sanctuary
“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall do him no wrong. The stranger who sojourns with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Lev. 19:33
L’shalom,
L’shalom,
Moadim l’Simcha (“joyous festivals”) and response
Chagim u’zmanim l’sason (“joyous holidays and seasons!”),
–Ruben
PS – Shazoom and Observances schedule through December 2026 (Arizona Time Zone):
October 2, 2026 – Erev Shabbat – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[October 2-3, Sh’mini Atzéret (Eight Day of Assembly) and Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Torah); Reform Movement combines as in Israel]
[October 7, remembering the killed and captured]
October 9, 2026 – Erev Shabbat – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm)
[October 10-12, Saturday-Monday – Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan]
[October 12, Monday – Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day]
October 16, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
October 23, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
October 30, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
November 6, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[November 8-9, Sunday-Monday – Sigd (Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur)]
[November 9-11, Monday-Wednesday – Rosh Chodesh Kislev]
[November 11, Wednesday – Veterans Day]
November 13, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
November 20, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[November 26, Thursday – Thanksgiving Day]
November 27, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
December 4, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm (Erev Chanukah, First Candle)
[December 5, Friday – Chanukah on Shabbat]
[December 5 to 12, Saturday-Saturday – Chanukah]
[December 9-10, Wednesday-Thursday – Chag HaBanot–North African Chanukah Festival of Daughters]
[December 9-11, Wednesday-Friday – Rosh Chodesh Tevet]
December 11, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm (Chanukah Eighth Candle)
[December 12, Saturday – Chanukah on Shabbat]
December 18, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[December 20, Sunday – Asara B’Tevet – Fast, Siege of Jerusalem]
December 25, 2025 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[December 31, Thursday – Secular New Year’s Eve]
January 1, 2026 – Shazoom ONLY at 6:30 pm
[January 1, Friday – Secular New Year’s Day 2027]