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.

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ENJOY THE WHOLE MEGILLAH THIS WEEK. IT’S ADAR! IT’S PURIM!!

Traditional (Hebrew) Megillah Reading, Thursday, March 13, 7:30 pm

Megillah Reading (English) & Shpiel, Friday, March 14, 5:30 pm followed by dinner @6:30. Kabbalat Shabbat services will follow dinner at 7:30 pm

All festivities open to all at no charge to attend. RSVPs for dinner appreciated to RRS@HeskaAmuna.org

Save the Date! Heska Amuna will be hosting a Second-Night very Family Friendly Community Seder, Sunday April 13 from 5-7 pm. Reservations open 3/11.

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, March 11, 8:00 pm, Minyan led by Michael Burnett (zoom only)
  • Wednesday, March 12, 11:30-12:30 pm, Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Rosenbaum (zoom only, use the link below)
  • Wednesday, March 12, Minyan at 6:30 pm (Minyan led by Jack Love followed by Talmud Chat at 7 pm with Jack and Raphe Panitz (zoom only)
  • Thursday, March 13, Traditional Megillah Reading, 7:30 pm
  • Friday evening, March 14, 5:30 pm, Family-fun, Megillah Reading and Shpiel, Dinner (around 6:30 pm) followed by Kabbalat Shabbat
  • Friday evening, March 14, Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 pm led by Rabbi Rosenbaum (in-person and zoom only)
  • Saturday, March 15, 9:45 am, Text Study with William Thompson before Shabbat services (in-person only)
  • Saturday, March 15, 9:45 am, Traditional Shabbat service led by Rabbi Rosenbaum (in-person and zoom)

To add a bookplate to a Siddur Lev Shalem (weekday and Shabbat prayer book) and/or Mahzor Lev Shalem (high holy day prayerbook), please click *here.*

Reach out to Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum.

Rabbi will be back in Knoxville this week (March 10-16).

Click *here* to join his next class, Pscinitillating Psalms, on Monday, March 10 (in-person and zoom) and click *here* for his next Lunch and Learn, Wednesday, March 12 at 11:30 (in-person and 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)

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).