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.

Shanah Tovah. May these High Holy Days bring you renewed meaning and a year to come filled with good health and all of life’s blessings.

HIGH HOLY DAY AND SHABBAT SERVICES
All of our services will be in-person at the synagogue and most will also be on zoom. (The only services that will not be on zoom are Tashlich and the Cemetery Service).

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

  • Tuesday, Oct 1, 8:00 pm, Minyan led by Michael Burnett (zoom only)
  • There will be no Wednesday minyan or Talmud Chat this week
  • Wednesday, October 2, Erev Rosh Hashanah, 6 pm, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum in the small chapel (in person and on zoom)
  • Thursday, October 3, First Day of Rosh Hashanah, 9:30 am, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rachel Brown (in person and on zoom). Children’s services will begin at 10:30; see the program for more information.
  • Thursday, October 3, Tashlich, 5 pm, Cherokee Boulevard followed by Mincha on the River, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum (in person only)
  • Friday, October 4, Second Day of Rosh Hashanah, 9:30 am, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rachel Brown (in person and on zoom). Children’s services will begin at 10:30; see the program for more information.
  • Friday, October 4, Community Lunch following services sponsored by the Bernstein Family in memory of Bernie Bernstein, z’l, and Muriel Marvet, z’l
  • Friday, October 4, 6:30 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat led by Rabbi Rosenbaum (in person and on zoom)
  • Saturday, October 5, Text Study, 9:15 in the library (in-person only)
  • Saturday, October 5, Traditional Shabbat Service, 9:45 am, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum (in-person and zoom)
  • Sunday, October 6, Cemetery Service with Temple Beth El at the New Jewish Cemetery, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rabbi Raina Siroty, 11 am
  • Friday, October 11, Kol Nidre, 6 pm, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rachel Brown
  • Saturday, October 12, Yom Kippur morning services with Yizkor (around noon), services begin at 9:45 am, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rachel Brown (in person and on zoom). Children’s services will begin at 10:30; see the program for more information.
  • Saturday, October 12, Yom Kippur afternoon and evening services ending with Havdalah and our community Break-the Fast, led by Rabbi Rosenbaum and Rachel Brown, services begin at 5 pm and will end at sundown

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

To add a bookplate to a high holy day prayerbook (mahzor), please click *here.* The deadline to order bookplates for this year is OCTOBER 2.

Reach out to Rabbi Adam Rosenbaum.

The Rabbi is in Knoxville this week and will lead our High Holy Day services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Rachel Brown, our Shaliach Tzibbur.

Click *here* to join his next class, Pscinitillating Psalms, on Monday, October 14 at 6:30 (zoom only) and click *here* for his next Lunch and Learn, Wednesday, October 2 at 11:30 (in-person in the synagogue library and on zoom, too).

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).