Elm City Kallah

Friday, June 6, 2025 • 10 Sivan 5785

6:30 PM - 9:00 PMWestville Synagogue

at Westville Synagogue

6:30pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat

7:30pm Shabbat Dinner
Dinner is $30 per person. RSVP by May 29th at 203.389.9513 or office@westvilleshul.org

8:30pm Speaker, followed by dessert
Back to the Future: The Day Moshe Failed His Torah Class - Is Torah a product of divine revelation or human innovation? A postmodern reading of a remarkable talmudic text.

All events are free and open to the public (except for dinner on Friday night).Members of each congregation are invited and encouraged to attend events at one another’s synagogues to make this a real community event. Elm City Kallah is made possible by a generous grant the James M Shure Educational Fund in memory of Barry Vine z”l.

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Sat, May 31 2025
4 Sivan 5785

Today's Sefirah Count Is 48

היום שמונה וארבעים יום שהם ששה שבועות וששה ימים לעמר

Today's Calendar

Shabbat Walk

: 8:30am

Shabbat Service

: 10:00am

Kiddush

: 12:00pm

Havdalah

: 9:08pm

This week's Torah portion is Parshat Bamidbar

Shabbat, May 31

Candle Lighting

Shabbat, May 31, 8:00pm

Havdalah

Motzei Shabbat, May 31, 9:08pm

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Sunday ,
JunJune 1 , 2025

Spend the Night! Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Sunday, Jun 1st 7:00p to 11:45p
Come feast and learn together! It is a tradition to study Torah all night long on the night of Shavuot in preparation for receiving Torah at Sinai in the morning. 7pm Dairy Dinner 8pm Candlelighting and Service 8:30pm The Soul of a Niggun: Cantor Kochava Sing a niggun (wordless melody) with us and learn how niggunim transform our spiritual experience. 9:45 The Documentary Hypothesis: Richard Katz Was Torah revealed at Sinai or was it created by an editorial committee? Come find out! 11pm Cultivating Resilience in Challenging Times: Rabbi Shapiro We will study a text from the PIeacezna Rebbe who lived, wrote, and taught in the Warsaw Ghetto about how we can maintain our human dignity and connection to God in the face of difficulty. Dairy dessert all night long!
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Friday ,
JunJune 6 , 2025

Elm City Kallah
Friday, Jun 6th 6:30p to 9:00p
6:30pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm Shabbat Dinner* 8:30pm Speaker, followed by dessert Back to the Future: The Day Moshe Failed His Torah Class - Is Torah a product of divine revelation or human innovation? A postmodern reading of a remarkable talmudic text.
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Saturday ,
JunJune 7 , 2025

Elm City Kallah
Shabbat, Jun 7th 9:15a to 8:00p
9:15am Services, followed by Kiddush lunch 1:00pm “Heavens Give Me Patience”: Rabbi Yishmael, King Lear, and the Divine Tragedy - Explore the omnipotence and vulnerability of God, through the talmudic tale of Rabbi Yishmael and King Lear. 6:30pm Seudah Shlishit: Song & Nosh
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Sunday ,
JunJune 8 , 2025

Elm City Kallah
Sunday, Jun 8th 8:30a to 10:00a
8:30am Breakfast and Speaker Book Talk: The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud - How does the Talmud portray its heroines? Gila Fine discusses her new book on the six named heroines of the Talmud. Books will be available for signing.
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Saturday ,
JunJune 14 , 2025

Camp Shabbat
Shabbat, Jun 14th 10:00a to 12:00p
Join Saturday at Shabbat services at 10am. Wear your camp t-shirt, sing tunes from your camp, and enjoy some delicious s'mores with us!
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Wednesday ,
JunJune 25 , 2025

Greater New Haven Rising Song Circle
Wednesday, Jun 25th 7:00p to 8:00p
Calling all singers! Please join Cantor Kochava and the Greater New Haven community to participate in a monthly niggun circle. Niggunim are soulful, wordless melodies which can be used to enhance spiritual reflection and communal connection. We will be meeting on the last Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm. We will alternate between Congregation B’nai Jacob and BEKI. If you would like to be on the email list, please email Cantor Kochava at cantorkochava@bnaijacob.org.
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Sat, May 31 2025 4 Sivan 5785