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.

Let’s Celebrate Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah

All services will be in-person at the synagogue and on zoom (except for our children’s services which will not be on zoom).

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

  • Tuesday, Oct 15, 8:00 pm, Minyan led by Michael Burnett (zoom only)
  • Sukkot – 1st Day – Thursday, October 17, 9:30 am (in-person and on zoom)
  • Sukkot – 2nd day – Friday, October 18, 9:30 am (in-person and on zoom)
  • Friday evening, October 18, Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:30 pm (zoom only)
  • Saturday, October 19, Contemporary Shabbat service with Rabbi Shush Carson, 10 am (in-person and on zoom) with kiddush in the Sukkah
  • Sunday, October 20, 12:30-2, Community-wide Lunch and Learn the Mitzvot of Sukkot (with lunch in the Sukkah, RSVPs appreciated but not required

For a list of all of our fall Holidays and programs, click *here.*

To add a bookplate to a high holy day prayerbook (mahzor), please click *here.*

Reach out to Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum.

The Rabbi will be back in Knoxville for Simchat Torah.

Click *here* to join his next class, Pscinitillating Psalms, on Sunday, October 27th at 6:30pm (zoom only) and click *here* for his next Lunch and Learn, Wednesday, October 23 at 11:30 (on zoom).

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)

This link will be used for all upcoming holidays, too, (but we will remind you again before them). Questions? Concerns? Delights? Let us know! RRS@HeskaAmuna.Org

Gilya Schmidt shared thoughts from her latest book on the life of Hazzan Heiser at Heska Amuna last month; click *here* for the unedited zoom session. Passcode: Passcode: &uyLyA99

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).