Saranac Synagogue News: Shabbos Va’etchanan-Nachamu (July 24-25 2026 /10-11 Av, 5786)
David K
Saranac Synagogue News: Shabbos Va’etchanan-Nachamu (July 24-25 2026 /10-11 Av, 5786)
Shalom Aleichem!
B"H we made our numbers this week and iy"H we WILL be having services!
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FRIDAY EVENING: TIMES ARE GETTING EARLIER!
Candle lighting: 8:26 PM Sunset: 8:44 PM.
SATURDAY:
Services begin: 10 AM. Please be on time! Let’s have a minyan through all the tefillos .
Zeman Shema: 9:39 AM Say Shema on time before services.
Zeman Tefilah: 10:53 AM.
Mincha: Pirkei Avos - Chapter 3.
Chatzos: 1:22 PM. (To avoid fasting past Chatzos on Shabbos, We recommend coffee or a snack before davening.)
Sunset: 8:43 PM.
Shabbos ends: Shul tradition: 9:44 PM. 42 min.: 9:26 PM. 72 min.: 9:56 PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This week’s drash: “Nachamu: Sunshine After the Storm.”
Tu b’Av begins Tuesday, July 28 at sunset, through Wednesday, July 29 at nightfall. For several reasons, this is a joyful day. We conduct ourselves in a generally festive way, and omit tachanun at Tuesday’s Mincha and all of Wednesday.
We regret to inform you of the passing in Israel of former congregant Jeff Zucker, A”H. Possessed of an eidetic memory, he memorized and transcribed former Saranac Synagogue Rabbi Yaakov Haber’s Shabbos drashes, thereby enabling the publication of R’ Haber’s first book, “Reachings.” May his memory be for a blessing.
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Va’etchanan
Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11
Moses tells the people of Israel how he implored G‑d to allow him to enter the Land of Israel, but G‑d refused, instructing him instead to ascend a mountain and see the Promised Land.
Continuing his “review of the Torah,” Moses describes the Exodus from Egypt and the Giving of the Torah, declaring them unprecedented events in human history. “Has there ever occurred this great thing, or has the likes of it ever been heard? Did ever a people hear the voice of G‑d speaking out of the midst of the fire . . . and live? . . . You were shown, to know, that the L‑rd is G‑d . . . there is none else beside Him.”
Moses predicts that in future generations the people will turn away from G‑d, worship idols, and be exiled from their land and scattered amongst the nations; but from there they will seek G‑d, and return to obey His commandments.
Our Parshah also includes a repetition of the Ten Commandments, and the verses of the Shema, which declare the fundamentals of the Jewish faith: the unity of G‑d (“Hear O Israel: the L‑rd our G‑d, the L‑rd is one”); the mitzvot to love G‑d, to study His Torah, and to bind “these words” as tefillin on our arms and heads, and inscribe them in the mezuzot affixed on the doorposts of our homes.
This week’s haftorah, “Nachamu,” or “Be comforted,” is the first of the seven “haftoros of consolation” following the somber nature of Tisha B’Av.
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