This Week
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Sunday January 31 Heartfelt Torah Noon EST/9am PST Theme TBD (90 minutes)
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Psalm 121:8. We will sing this at both the beginning and the end of the service January 24, 2021
Because Zoom only allows us to sing one voice at a time, Elizabeth will sing. You can hear her singing in the recording, but also you can hear Devorah chanting underneath, "May my G-d be with me for eternity." New Psalm Reflections
We will be doing one Psalm per week, beginning with...Psalm 1:1. The hope is that over several YEARS we will be able to complete the entire Book of Psalms with you. Listen to all the Psalm Reflections [Here] |
Future Events
Sunday February 7 Davvening Shacharit with HINENI 11am EST/8am PST Theme TBD (75 minutes)
Sunday February 14 Brachos and Books Noon EST/9am PST Chapter 3 of Thinking About God by Rabbi Kari H. Tuling Brachos and Books is a Jewish Book Club with music, prayer, and discussion of selected books. Participants are encouraged to contribute to the Brachos and Books Blog throughout the month. The Book Discussion Board is up! https://www.hineni.space/blog/book-discussion-board#comments (90 minutes)
Past Events
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Sunday January 24, 2021
Wow, what a week we have had. It feels like we have been on an emotional rollercoaster for years, and now we coast... Coast through the week...coast through Shabbat...and now we can coast into Sunday morning with this beautiful community davvenen tomorrow morning (Sunday, 11am EST/8am PST). There is a peace and a calm I think many of us feel, which we can bring together tomorrow. We invite you to join us to davven, to embrace love and joy in our lives. Sunday January 24 Davvening Shacharit with HINENI 11am EST/8am PST Theme TBD (75 minutes) Sunday January 17, 2021
Brachos and Books is a program of the HINENI Jewish Community. This month we meet on Sunday, January 17 at Noon EST/9am PST.I hope that your Shabbat was restful and full of hope and light. Now that I have observed Havdalah (truly my favorite part of Shabbat), I am thinking about the Brachos and Books meeting, and working on the notes and prompts for our discussion. At the moment, I am working on the notes, so they will be changing, probably even in the morning tomorrow as I think more on the chapter and consider things we might like to discuss. Also, remember that the prompts are truly just that: prompts to discussion. We should not feel limited in our discussion to things I put in the notes--the discussion is open to where we take it. I know that last month some of you appreciated this, and I want to simply remind you that if I do not put something in my notes, it does not mean we cannot discuss it. And just because something is in my notes also does not mean we HAVE to discuss it! Let's get together and talk and see where we go. Please let me know if you have questions! And as always, we do want people to read, because it definitely will make for better discussion. But if the month got away from you, do not worry about it--please come even if you just want to listen. Sunday January 3, 2021
Davvening Shacharit with HINENI 11am EST/8am PST Theme TBD (75 minutes) |
Sunday December 27, 2020
Heartfelt Torah Noon EST/9am PST The sun is going down so early today - it is that season, when Shabbat starts at what seems like the middle of the afternoon. It is always a little early for dinner when we light candles, but I don’t mind the glow of the Shabbat Lights as I set the table and put the finishing touches on our dinner. There is something cozy and comforting that Shabbat gives us at this darker stretch of the year. I am touched by the wisdom of our tradition: That when we need it most, the lights of Shabbat glow earlier and earlier, bringing extra light and warmth to our hearts and homes. This has been a tough year, and while this Shabbat is the darkest of the year, we can light our candles tonight with the heartened knowledge that next week the lighting will happen a little earlier, and the week after a bit earlier than that. This Sunday, we will be back to our normal programming after our short “winter break,” which means we will have Heart-Centered Torah. The focus of the study will be on the beginning of Parashat Vayechi (beginning at Genesis 47:28): Jacob faced the possibility of death many times throughout his life, but now in his old age, having moved to Egypt, reconnected with his long, lost son Joseph, and settled into a peaceful life with his family all around him, Jacob becomes aware of his mortality in a new way. He has lived a full life with many adventures and struggles. How will he prepare for this final chapter of his life, and what might this reading inspire in us as 2020 comes to a close? Sunday December 20
HINENI WINTER BREAK Sunday December 13
Brachos and Books Noon EST/9am PST Part 1 of Thinking About God by Rabbi Kari H. Tuling Brachos and Books is a Jewish Book Club with music, prayer, and discussion of selected books. Participants are encouraged to contribute to the Brachos and Books Blog throughout the month. The Book Discussion Board is up! https://www.hineni.space/blog/book-discussion-board#comments (90 minutes) Comments can be posted [Here] Sunday December 6
Davvening Shacharit with HINENI 11am EST/8am PST The final verse of the Maftir for the triennial cycle in this week's Torah Portion (Vayishlach) is Genesis 35:15, וַיִּקְרָ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר אִתּ֥וֹ שָׁ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ Jacob gave the site, where God had spoken to him, the name of Bethel. Bethel...Beit-El...The House of God. On Shabbat, we can also call our homes "Beit-El," because we invite the Sabbath Bride in through the kavanah we create: Cleaning, the smells of the challah, the lighting of candles and singing L'cha Dodi. I feel very much right now that my home is definitely about to take on that status. So even when I cannot go to the shul tonight or tomorrow morning, God is in this place! And I DO know! We wish a beautiful, blessed Shabbat Shalom to you all. Please take some time to listen to the Reflection on Psalm 1:4, https://www.hineni.space/blog/category/psalm-1 (75 minutes) Sunday November 29
Special "5th Sunday" Programming TBD We are considering programming with a Thanksgiving theme. However, we do not know how many are interested in coming together during the Thanksgiving weekend. Please let us know if you would be interested in programming this weekend. If we have any interest at all, we will plan something! Sunday November 22
Heartfelt Torah Noon EST/9am PST Parsha Vayetzei (Theme TBD) Heartfelt Torah is a Torah discussion with a Creative Writing element. Bring a notebook and pen and your creative, heartfelt thinking caps! (90 minutes) Sunday November 15
Davvening Shacharit with HINENI 11am EST/8am PST Theme: Toldot - "Making Our Own Destiny" (75 minutes) Sunday November 1
8am PST 11am EST Service with Discussion to follow. The Sunday before the US Presidential Election (November 1) HINENI will hold Davvening For the Peace of the Election — Prayer for a faithful carrying out of its norms, as well as a peaceful aftermath; prayer for acceptance and peaceful transfer of power; prayer that all will be able to accept the results, whatever they may be. We invite you to share poetry, kavanot, stories, and music about which the minyan can think and respond to, and share in the service as an intention. (If you are interested in this, please email us and let us know what you plan to include so we can place you in the parts of the service that would work best.) Sunday October 25
Sunday Davvening on October 25th at 9 am Pacific/NOON Eastern (We thank those on Eastern time for being flexible and allowing us to davven Shacharit so late in the day so that we can include those on the West Coast.) 😊 The Zoom Link and Password is the same as for previous services. If you need this information please email us at Hineni.Space@gmail.com |