Heska Amuna Synagogue has served the Jewish community of Knoxville, Tennessee for over 130 years. We balance respect for tradition with openness to new ideas and practices. We come together as a family in the warmth of Shabbes, the spirituality of Jewish holy days, and the sharing of life’s important passages. We are small enough to be personal, but large enough to meet the needs of a diverse membership. We emphasize education and pride ourselves on the skills of our adult lay leadership and on the accomplishments of our youth. We welcome all to be a part of our family.
Join us for our many Passover services next week:
All services will be in-person and also on zoom. Click *here* to join on zoom.
- Monday, April 22, Weekday Service with Siyyun, Fast of the First Born study with Ted Besmann, 9 am
- Tuesday, April 23, 1st day of Pesah, 9:30 am
- Wednesday, April 24, 2nd day of Pesah, 9:30 am with Rabbi Ahuvah Loewenthal from the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge leading Hallel
- Monday, April 29, 7th day of Pesah, 9:30 am with Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum
- Tuesday, April 30, 8th day of Pesah and Yizkor, 9:30 am with Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum
Thank you to Sandy Parker and her crew who baked and served hundreds of knishes and baklav-ahhh for Knoshville. It was a very tasty sell-out! Yasher koachem!
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
- Wednesday minyan at 6:30 let by Jack Love followed by Talmud Chat (zoom only, see link below)
- Friday Kabbalat Shabat led by Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum, 6:30 (zoom only, see link below)
- Saturday morning Text Study, 9:15 in the library (in-person only)
- Traditional Shabbat services, 9:45 (in-person and zoom, see link below)
JOIN US FOR OUR COMMUNITY SEDER – Sunday August 28 from 5-7pm. RSVP’s and a small donation required. Register *here.*
The deadline to register has been extended to Monday, April 22.
The Rabbinical Assembly’s 5784/2024 Guide to Pesah is out. Click *here* to learn anything you might be curious about on all things Passover.
It’s a pleasure to welcome Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum to Heska Amuna. He will return to Knoxville on Sunday, April 28 to lead our Community Seder and many Pesach and Shabbat services the first week of May. In the meantime, he is available via zoom for meetings, leading Adult Education classes, and holding his weekly “Lunch and Learn.”
To contact Rabbi: make an appointment with Rabbi here, email him here, or call (865)522-0701.
This week’s RABBI’s WEDNESDAY LUNCH & LEARN (April 17) will be zoom only (click *here* to zoom in).
Recordings Now Available: Origins of the Passover Seder, a series led by Jack Love
Click *here* for session 1 notes, *here* for session 2 notes, and click *here* for session 3 notes.
Session 1: Passover in the Bible
What do the Torah and other books of the Bible require and describe as the proper celebration of the Passover holiday? Can we see how the holiday was observed in the historical sources written while the Temple stood (or shortly after its destruction)? Click *here* for a recording of this session.
Session 2: Passover in the Mishnah
What do our earliest rabbinic sources, Mishnah and Tosefta, tell us about the proper way to celebrate Passover? With a little help from our friends in the Gemara and the books of Midrash. Click *here* for a recording of this session.
Session 3: Passover in the Haggadah
What does the Haggadah tell us about the proper way to celebrate Passover? Can we even define a standard text of the Haggadah? Hint: In our house, we write our own! Click *here* for a recording of this session.
Shabbat Morning Text Study Continues!
Text study is led by William Thompson beginning at 9:15 in the synagogue library. Join us any Shabbat for intriguing discussion of Rabbi Rami Shapiro’s book. (We have extra copies if you would like to borrow one).
Our community connects in person for Shabbat Morning Services and on Zoom for services, adult learning classes and talks, podcasts, and meditations. Click *here* for our schedule of services and classes. (Please contact our office at 865-522-0701 or the Rabbi and Religious Services committee at RRS@heskaamuna.org for details.)
Ongoing Services and Classes
- Tuesdays 8:00 pm – Minyan (Zoom) *
- Wednesdays 6:30 pm – Minyan (Zoom) *
- Wednesdays 7:00 pm – Daf Yomi Talmud Study (Zoom) *
- Fridays 6:30 pm – Kabbalat Shabbat Service (Zoom) *
- Saturdays – Alternating Traditional (9:45 am) and Contemporary (10:00 am) Shabbat Morning Service (Zoom) ***
Click on Zoom next to a service or class above to join in at the indicated times.
* Zoom only – ** In person in synagogue only – *** Both in person in synagogue and Zoom
- Heska Amuna Synagogue is a sacred home,
animated by Jewish tradition: - • Finding purpose through reflection (Cheshbon HaNefesh);
- • Healing lives through service (Chesed); and
- • Celebrating God with awe and joy (Yirat Shamayim).