Weekly Message 10.24.2025 Parashat Noach
- jccwestpasco
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Parashat Noach (Noah and the Great Flood) - Genesis 6:9 - 11:32
HafTorah - Isaiah 54:1 - 10
Dear friends ,
This Shabbat (services tonight at 7:30 pm and Saturday morning at 9:30 am in-person and virtually on Zoom), we continue with you reading of the Book of Genesis (Bereshit) 6:9-8:14, the first triennial reading of the portion of Noach. Since I have yahrzeit for my mother Frieda Becker (Fradl Bat Shlomo v Sarah Leah) of blessed memory, I would like to conduct a very brief Mincha service just before our regular Kabbalat service tonight (Friday) and would very much appreciate our having a minyan for that. Thanks!
Noach is commanded to build the ark that will save him, his family, and the earth's non-human creatures from destruction of all of the rest of humanity. Noach is portrayed as an honest character in a corrupt world although he is seen as far from perfect. He seems to be a quiet, unassuming character who works hard and cares for his family and he obeys Hashem's command. However, he neither pleads for mercy for the rest of the earth's people and animals as does Abraham when Hashem threatens to destroy two corrupt cities, nor does Noach warn anyone else outside his immediate family. So, we learn that one need not be perfect, but that we must be careful in choosing our role models. Later in our study of Genesis, we learn that Abraham too has his human faults, but his integrity is beyond reproach, and he is the one chosen to be the patriarch of our faith.
Also, in the time of Noach, Hashem made the decision to destroy most of humanity. Since the giving of the Torah and mitzvot, we have now been given the tools and the options to either flourish in and beautify our world if we follow those mitzvot, or to harm the world if we fail to. Let's discuss this further in our Torah study this Shabbat!
As you can see below, that in addition to our religious services, we have many other activities and volunteering opportunities available. I sincerely hope that all of our congregants will participate in serving our community's less fortunate and celebrating holidays with us!
Thursday, October 30 Volunteering at Metropolitan Ministries at their Pasco headquarters at 3216 US 19 in Holiday, FL, 11 am-2 pm. Sign up at:
Jewish Community Center Group Link: https://vhub.at/1L1BLIK
Sunday, November 2 Car Show in the synagogue parking lot, 11 am - 3pm
Friday, November 7 and forward Kabbalat Shabbat service time will now be 7 pm instead of 7:30 pm
Monday, November 24 Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Temple Beth David in Spring Hill, 7 pm. We will organize a carpool from our synagogue.
Tuesday, November 25 Volunteering at the Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent on the grounds of Generations Church at 1540 Little Rd, Trinity, FL, 11:15 am-2:30 pm. Sign up at:
Jewish Community Center Group Link: https://vhub.at/1L1BLIK
Saturday, December 6 Pre-Hanukkah party and viewing of the annual New Port Richey holiday boat parade at the Cotee River (Grand Boulevard between Vermont and Kentucky Avenues), 6 pm
Friday, December 12 Pre-Hanukkah Shabbat bring your own dairy casserole dinner—we supply the potato latkes!, following a brief Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6:30 pm
Sunday, December 14 Bringing Hanukkah cheer (song, food, and candle lighting to homebound residents of assisted living facilities (location of facilities and times TBA)
Thursday, December 18 Volunteering at the Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent on the grounds of Generations Church at 1540 Little Rd, Trinity, FL, 8:30 am-12 pm. Sign up at:
Jewish Community Center Group Link: https://vhub.at/1L1BLIK
Wednesday, December 31 Casino Night/New Year's Eve Gala, 8 pm-12:30 am
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