NO MINYAN THIS WEEK: Saranac Synagogue News: Hoshana-Rabba-Shabbos-Shemini-Atzeres-&-Simchas-Torah (Oct. 1-3, 2026 / 21-23 Tishrei, 5787)
David K
Shalom Aleichem!
We will not be making minyan at Saranac. Attend services at the synagogue of your choice.
FRIDAY: Hoshana Rabba and Erev Shabbos
Candle lighting: 6:36 PM. Light in the Sukkah. Say “Shel Shabbos v’ Yom Tov” and “Shehecheyanu.”
Sunset: 6:54 PM.
We eat Kiddush in the Sukkah but don’t say “Leshev Ba’sukkah.”
SATURDAY: Shabbos Shemini Atzeres
Zeman Shema: 10:08 AM Say Shema on time before services.
Zeman Tefilah: 11:06 AM.
Musaf: We start to say “Mashiv Haruach v’Morid Hageshem.” We said “Morid HaTal” so no repetition necessary if switched.
Chatzos: 1:04 PM. (To avoid fasting past Chatzos on Shabbos, We recommend coffee or a snack before davening.)
We eat Kiddush and Shalosh Seudos in the Sukkah but don’t say “Leshev Ba’sukkah.”
Sunset: 6:52 PM. In respect for the upcoming holiday, start Shalosh Seudos at least 3 hours before sunset.
Shabbos ends/ Simchas Torah begins: Shul tradition: 7:53 PM. 42 min.: 7:35 PM. 72 min.: 8:05 PM.
Saturday Night: Erev Simchas Torah
Light candles after this time. Light candles and stoves from an existing flame; do not extinguish any intermediate flame.
If an existing flame is unavailable, SKIP candle lighting rather than violate Yom Tov.
Say “Shel Yom Tov” and “Shehecheyanu.” Say Kiddush with “Hamavdil” and “Borei M’orei Ha’eish.” Eat inside.
As you enjoy the chag, please remember to keep it kosher and respectful! Celebrate wisely and safely.
SUNDAY: Simchas Torah
Zeman Shema: 10:08 AM Say Shema on time before services.
Zeman Tefilah: 11:07 AM.
Chatzos: 1:04 PM.
Sunset: 6:51 PM.
Holiday ends: Shul tradition: 7:51 PM. 42 min.: 7:33 PM. 72 min.: 8:03 PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
At this time we do not have plans to hold minyans until further notice. We hope to have more news soon.
Thank you to everyone who supports our Saranac Shul!!
The Parshah in a Nutshell
V’zos Habracha
Deut. 33:1–34:12
The Shemini Atzeret Torah readings are from Leviticus 22-23, Numbers 29, and Deuteronomy 14-16. These readings detail the laws of the moadim or "appointed times" on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G‑d.
On Simchat Torah ("Rejoicing of the Torah") we conclude, and begin anew, the annual Torah-reading cycle. First we read the Torah section of V'zot HaBerachah, which recounts the blessings that Moses gave to each of the twelve tribes of Israel before his death. Echoing Jacob's blessings to his twelve sons five generations earlier, Moses assigns and empowers each tribe with its individual role within the community of Israel.
V'zot HaBerachah then relates how Moses ascended Mount Nebo from whose summit he saw the Promised Land. "And Moses the servant of G‑d died there in the Land of Moab by the mouth of G‑d... and no man knows his burial place to this day." The Torah concludes by attesting that "There arose not a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom G‑d knew face to face... and in all the mighty hand and the great awesome things which Moses did before the eyes of all Israel."
Bereishis
Genesis 1:1 - 6:8
G‑d creates the world in six days. On the first day He makes darkness and light. On the second day He forms the heavens, dividing the “upper waters” from the “lower waters.” On the third day He sets the boundaries of land and sea, and calls forth trees and greenery from the earth. On the fourth day He fixes the position of the sun, moon and stars as timekeepers and illuminators of the earth. Fish, birds and reptiles are created on the fifth day; land animals, and then the human being, on the sixth. G‑d ceases work on the seventh day, and sanctifies it as a day of rest.
G‑d forms the human body from the dust of the earth, and blows into his nostrils a “living soul.” Originally Man is a single person, but deciding that “it is not good that man be alone,” G‑d takes a "side" from the man, forms it into a woman, and marries them to each other.
Adam and Eve are placed in the Garden of Eden, and commanded not to eat from the “Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.” The serpent persuades Eve to violate the command, and she shares the forbidden fruit with her husband. Because of their sin, it is decreed that man will experience death, returning to the soil from which he was formed, and that all gain will come only through struggle and hardship. Man is banished from the Garden.
Eve gives birth to two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain quarrels with Abel and murders him, and becomes a rootless wanderer. A third son, Seth, is born to Adam; Seth’s eighth-generation descendant, Noah, is the only righteous man in a corrupt world.
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