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.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE WHOLE MEGILLAH!!

It’s time to turn to Pesach!

Click here to sell your Hametz to Rabbi Rosenbaum. (You can also email your consent after reading the form to Rabbi at RabbiRosenbaum@HeskaAmuna.org). For this year’s Pesach Guidelines from the Rabbinical Assembly click *here.*

Click here to pre-order items for your Seder at home. DEADLINE FOR ORDERS IS APRIL 1.
NEW THIS YEAR: Do you need help in preparing foods for your first night Seder? Kitchen Director Elizabeth Floyd is offering many Seder items for sale to be picked up on Friday, April 11, just in time for your seder on the first night. Her tasty seder items include homemade matza ball soup, Gefillte fish, matza crack, and more!

Click here to make your reservation for our Passover Seder (Reservations with “Early Bird” pricing must be made by April 1)

Our new Pre-Teen and Teen Mussar Program has begun but you can still join in.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Peggy Littmann, Youth Education Vice Chair at plittmann@comcast.net

The Mussar Institute has developed a special program for teens and pre-teens which we are offering at no charge to your pre-teen or teen. The course is being supported and facilitated by members of Women’s League, William Thompson, and our two Israeli teen ambassadors. Check out some links from the Mussar Institute about this course, Challenges and Choices, *here* and *here*.

Join our services using this zoom link for all services! (Some of Rabbi’s classes use other zoom links; see below for specific links for specific classes.)
Meeting ID for all services: 560 531 361
Passcode: 628641

  • Tuesday, April 1, 8:00 pm, Minyan led by Michael Burnett (zoom only)
  • Wednesday, April 2, 11:30-12:30 pm, Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Rosenbaum (zoom only, use the link below)
  • Wednesday, April 2, Minyan at 6:30 pm (Minyan led by Jack Love followed by Talmud Chat at 7 pm with Jack and Raphe Panitz (zoom only)
  • Friday evening, April 4, Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:30 pm led by Rabbi Rosenbaum (zoom only)
  • Saturday, April 5, 9:15 am, Text Study with William Thompson before Shabbat services (in-person only)
  • Saturday, April 5, 9″45 am, Traditional Shabbat service led by the Rabbi and Religious Services Committee (in-person and zoom)

DEADLINE FOR OUR NEXT ORDER IS MARCH 31. Order a copy of or a bookplate for our new Shabbat and weekday prayer book, Siddur Lev Shalem

To order a copy for us to use in the sanctuary or to have at home, and/or to add a bookplate to a Siddur Lev Shalem (weekday and Shabbat prayer book), please click *here.*

Reach out to Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum.

Rabbi will be back in Knoxville for Passover and our Community Seder on the Second Night (April 13).

Click *here* to join his next class, Pscinitillating Psalms, on Monday, April 7 (zoom only) and click *here* for his next Lunch and Learn, Wednesday, April 2 at 11:30 (zoom only).

Make an appointment with Rabbi Rosenbaum here, email him here, or call (865) 522-0701.

Keep up with Rabbi’s blog *here* and his YouTube channel *here.*

We have updated our Zoom links and now have ONE link to use for all minyanim, Shabbat, and holiday services!

Join our services using *this* zoom link for everything!
Meeting ID for all services: 560 531 361
Passcode: 628641

What do we mean by “everything?” We mean *all* of our services!
Tuesday evening minyan, 8 pm, led by Michael Burnett (which is zoom-only)
Wednesday minyan, 6:30 pm and Talmud Chat that follows minyan, led by Jack Love and Raphe Panitz (both are zoom-only)
Friday Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:30 pm, led by Jack Love and Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum (a mix of in-person and zoom-only depending on Rabbi Rosenbaum’s travel schedule)
Shabbat morning Traditional services, 9:45 am, 1st and 3rd Saturdays in the month, led by the Rabbi and Religious Services Committee and Rabbi Rosenbaum (in-person and zoom)
Shabbat morning Contemporary services, 10 am, 2nd and 4th, (and 5th when there is one) Saturdays in the month, led by Rabbi Shush Carson (in-person and zoom)

Questions? Concerns? Delights? Let us know! RRS@HeskaAmuna.Org

Shabbat Morning Text Study Continues. Our Shabbat text study is led by William Thompson beginning at 9:15 in the synagogue library. Our Shabbat morning study group will be exploring the Tanak; join us any week before our Shabbat services begin.

Our community connects in person for Shabbat Morning Services and on Zoom for services, classes and talks, podcasts, and other programs. Click *here* for our complete schedule of services and classes. (Questions? Suggestions? Contact our office at 865-522-0701 or the Rabbi and Religious Services committee at  RRS@heskaamuna.org.)

  • 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).