Announcements: Shabbat Shuvah
Maya Greenbaum
THE ORTHODOX MINYAN AT HARVARD HILLEL
Shabbat Vayelech
Shabbat Shuvah
Shabbat: September 26th-27th, 2025 | 5 Tishrei, 5786
This week is Parshat Vayelech and Shabbat Shuvah. Please enjoy this bird themed, AI generated poem related to the parsha.
Call of the Sky
Moses stood, his time grown near,
A leader's voice, both strong and clear.
"Be brave," he said, "though I must go—
God walks with you through winds that blow."
The sky is wide this Shabbat day,
A time to turn, to seek the Way.
Like birds that feel the pull to land,
Our hearts return by His command.
Each winged cry, a whispered plea,
Teshuvah soars on mercy’s sea.
The journey back is not so far—
Just lift your eyes to where You are.
Shabbat Times
Mincha: 6:15pm
Candle Lighting: 6:16pm
K”S and Maariv: Following mincha
Shacharit: 9:15am
Tot Shabbat: 10:00am
Latest Sh’ma: 9:36am
Mincha: 6:05pm
Maariv/Havdalah: 7:18pm
Sponsorships
Kiddush this week is sponsored by the Moishe House Boston Young Family Pod in honor of Chaim successfully defending his PhD dissertation. Mazel tov!
Seudah Shlishit this week is sponsored by Talia, Evan, and Yehuda Weisberg Crane in honor of Mordy’s 3rd birthday and upcoming upsherin. Happy birthday!
If you're interested in sponsoring in the future, please contact Adena (kiddush) or Ami (seudah shlishit).
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Write for the CanTab! Sign up here, or contact Ezra or Mike for more information.
Sunday Brunch and Learn: Pammy Brenner will be leading a Brunch and Learn on Sunday September 28 at 11am.
Community-led mishmar! Thursdays, after Maariv
Join us for community-led shiurim on a wide range of topics. We often order pizza, and there is always interesting discussion. For more details, please contact Ezra.
Discussion of Chaim Saiman’s Halacha: The Rabbinic Idea of Law, Monday evenings at 8:15pm. For more information or to request the Zoom link, please contact Mike or Ezra.
We are looking for more shiurim! If you are interested in teaching (whether once or regularly), please reach out to Ezra and Mike.
Announcements
Buy tickets for Yom Kippur! Harvard Hillel asks members of our community and guests (with the exception of current Harvard students) to purchase tickets in order to attend Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. Ticket sales help cover the costs of all that Hillel provides for us year round. If the ticket price is too much for you, please select "other" and give what you can.
Micro-Grant Events: Have an idea for an event? Speak to Asher Naghi to see if you can receive funding from the minyan for your event!
New to the community? If you’re new to the community, please share your information here to connect with fellow newcomers and receive invitations from community members eager to host.
https://tinyurl.com/new-community-member
Sign up to help with kiddush! Having a robust kiddush committee is key to having the wonderful kiddush each week we've become accustomed to. Please fill out this form to volunteer to help with kiddush in the future!
Camberville Eruv: The Camberville Eruv is in need of new checkers! The eruv is divided into 3 sections, with checkers specializing in one of the sections. Currently, one section is understaffed. It is covered by only two teams of checkers, which means these volunteers have to check every other week! Are you able to help out and volunteer to check the eruv? Typically, the commitment is to check once every 3-4 weeks, but there is some flexibility with this. Please let the eruv leadership team know if you are interested or have any questions by emailing Amy Robert at info...@nceruv.org
Please familiarize yourself with Harvard Hillel's exits in case of emergency. In addition to the main staircase, there are exits through the door behind the men's section and through the door to the left of the elevator. In continuation of last week’s other news, Can anyone work on the Krelman? Of course. Most bee jobs are small ones. But bees know that every small job, if it's done well, means a lot. But choose carefully because you'll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life. The same job the rest of your life? I didn't know that. What's the difference? You'll be happy to know that bees, as a species, haven't had one day off in 27 million years. So you'll just work us to death? We'll sure try. Wow! That blew my mind! "What's the difference?" How can you say that? One job forever? That's an insane choice to have to make. I'm relieved. Now we only have to make one decision in life.
The ZA'AKAH Peer-Support Hotline is available as a resource to our community for those who feel they need to talk to someone on Shabbat. It is not a substitute for professional crisis intervention. Call, text, or WhatsApp 1-888-4-ZAAKAH (1-888-492-2524).
Minyan Times
(Services are held only if the status is listed as "ON" on the signup sheet)
Shacharit (M-F at Hillel)
Monday/Thursday: 7:15am
Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday: 7:25am
Mincha/Maariv (Location TBA)
Sunday-Wednesday: pending signups
Thursday: Preceding/Following Mishmar
Please check the signup sheet/whatsapp group for daily information.