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30-Sep-23  
Tishri 15
Succot 1
   Jonathan away
1   Lev 23:26-32 Marc Rossner 7 verses  
2  
Lev 23:33-36
Lea Kissner
  4 verses  
3  
Lev 23:37-40
Marc Rossner
  4 verses  
Maftir  
Lev 23:41-44
Lea Kissner
  4 verses  
Haftarah  
Zechariah 14:1-21
Marc Rossner
  21 verses Could be reduced
 
6-Oct-23  
Tishri 22
Simchat Torah
  7:30pm service  
1  
Deuteronomy 24:7-12
Yoni Avila
  6 verses  
2  
Genesis 1:1-5
Elisheva Alexander
  5 verses  
Maftir  
Genesis 2:1-3
Aliza Savransky
  3 verses  
 
7-Oct-23  
Tishri 22
Shemini Atzeret
  Yizkor  
1  
Deut 14:22-29
  8 verses  
2  
Deut 15:1-6
  6 verses  
Maftir  
Deut 15:7-11
  5 verses  
Haftarah  
Kohelet 3:1-9
Colin Justin
  13 verses or 1 Kings 8:54-66
 
14-Oct-23  
Tishri 29
Bereshit
  Machar Chodesh Member led service
1  
Genesis 1:1-5
Elisheva Alexander
  5 verses  
2  
Genesis 1:24-26
  3 verses  
3  
Genesis 3:1-5
  5 verses  
4  
Genesis 3:6-10
  5 verses  
5  
Genesis 3:11-15
  5 verses  
Maftir  
Genesis 6:5-8
  4 verses  
Haftarah  
1 Samuel 20:18-23; 35-42
  13 verses Reduced
 
21-Oct-23  
Cheshvan 6
Noach
   Also contemplative
1  
Genesis 6:9-11
  3 verses Righteous?
2  
Genesis 6:12-14
  3 verses Arc
3  
Genesis 7:1-3
  3 verses Payload
4  
Genesis 7:10-16
  7 verses In
5  
Genesis 8:6-12
  7 verses Done
6  
Genesis 8:15-19
  5 verses Out
7  
Genesis 11:1-3
Peri Baloun
  3 verses Build
Acharon  
Genesis 11:4-6
  3 verses What to do?
Maftir  
Genesis 11:7-9
  3 verses Babel
Haftarah  
Isaiah 54:1-10
  10 verses Sfardi
 
28-Oct-23  
Cheshvan 13
Lech lcha
   Family Service
1  
Genesis 12:1-3
  3 verses  
2  
Genesis 12:4-6
  3 verses  
Maftir  
Genesis 12:7-9
  3 verses No haftarah
 
4-Nov-23  
Cheshvan 20
Va’Yera
   George Goer
1  
Genesis 18:1-5
George Goer
  5 verses  
2  
Genesis 18:6-10
Abra Greenspan
  5 verses  
3  
Genesis 18:16-21
Don Goer
  6 verses  
4  
Genesis 18:22-25
Evan Goer
  4 verses  
5  
Genesis 18:26-33
Elana Zelony
  8 verses  
6  
Genesis 22:1-5
George Goer
  5 verses  
7  
Genesis 22:6-8
George Goer
  3 verses  
Maftir  
Genesis 22:9-14
George Goer
  6 verses  
Haftarah 1  
2 Kings 4:1-7
George Goer
  7 verses Hebrew
Haftarah 2  
2 Kings 4:8-30
George Goer
  23 verses English
Haftarah 3  
2 Kings 4:31-37
George Goer
  7 verses Hebrew
 
11-Nov-23  
Cheshvan 27
Chayei Sarah
    
1  
Genesis 23:1-4
Sharon Fingold
  4 verses  
2  
Genesis 24:1-4
  4 verses  
3  
Genesis 24:5-9
  5 verses  
4  
Genesis 24:10-14
  5 verses Wendie Lash ? Shalshelet
5  
Genesis 24:15-20
  6 verses Sarah Schachter ?
6  
Genesis 24:62-67
  6 verses  
7  
Genesis 25:1-6
  6 verses  
Maftir  
Genesis 25:7-11
  6 verses  
Haftarah  
1 Kings 1:1-31
Various
  31 verses English, dramatic
 
13-Jan-24  
Shvat 3
Va'Era
   Ari Levine
1  
Exodus 6:2-5
Ari Levine
  4 verses  
2  
Exodus 7:1-4
  4 verses  
3  
Exodus 7:4-6
  3 verses  
4  
Exodus 7:7-10
  4 verses  
5  
Exodus 7:11-13
Ari Levine
  3 verses  
6  
Exodus 7:14-18
Ari Levine
  5 verses  
7  
Exodus 7:19-21
Ari Levine
  3 verses  
Maftir  
Exodus 7:22-24
Ari Levine
  3 verses  
Haftarah  
Ezekiel 28:25-26; 29:8-21
Ari Levine
  16 verses  
 
20-Jan-24  
Shvat 10
Bo
   Tamar Saggie
1  
Exodus 10:1-4
Tamar Saggie
  4 verses  
2  
Exodus 11:1-3
Tamar Saggie
  3 verses  
3  
Exodus 11:4-7
  4 verses  
4  
Exodus 11:8-10
  3 verses  
5  
Exodus 12:1-4
  4 verses  
6  
Exodus 12:5-10
Tamar Saggie
  6 verses  
7  
Exodus 12:11-13
Tamar Saggie
  3 verses  
Maftir  
Exodus 12:14-17
Tamar Saggie
  4 verses  
Haftarah  
Jeremiah 46:13-28
Tamar Saggie
  16 verses  
 
2-Mar-24  
Adar 22
Ki Tissa
   Ilan Salinas
1  
Exodus 30:11-16
Ilan
  6 verses  
2  
Exodus 30:22-30
  9 verses  
3  
Exodus 30:31-33
  3 verses  
4  
Exodus 30:34-38
  5 verses  
5  
Exodus 32:1-4
  4 verses  
6  
Exodus 32:15-18
  4 verses  
7  
Exodus 32:19-24
Ilan
  5 verses  
Maftir  
Exodus 32:30-35
Ilan
  6 verses  
Haftarah  
I Kings 18:20-39
Ilan
  20 verses  
 
4-May-24  
Nissan 26
Acharei Mot
   Ella Bujanover
1  
Lev 16:1-5
Ella
  5 verses  
2  
Lev 16:6-10
  5 verses  
3  
Lev 16:11-15
  5 verses  
4  
Lev 16:16-19
  4 verses  
5  
Lev 16:20-22
  3 verses  
6  
Lev 16:23-28
Ella
  6 verses  
7  
Lev 16:29-31
Ella
  3 verses  
Maftir  
Lev 16:32-34
Ella
  3 verses  
Haftarah  
Ezekiel 22:1-16
Ella
  19 verses  
  
1-5 English
 
    
  
6-16 Hebrew
 
    
  
17-19 English
 
    
  
Alternate: Amos 9:7-15
 
    
 
11-May-24  
Iyyar 3
Kedoshim
   Aviva Hornstein
1  
Lev 19:1-3
Aviva
  3 verses  
2  
Lev 19:9-11
Aviva
  3 verses  
3  
Lev 19:12-14
Aviva
  3 verses  
4  
Lev 19:15-19
  5 verses  
5  
Lev 19:32-34
  3 verses  
6  
Lev 19:35-37
  3 verses  
7  
Lev 20:7-9
Aviva
  3 verses  
Maftir  
Lev 20:22-27
Aviva
  6 verses  
Haftarah  
Amos 9:7-15
Aviva
  9 verses  
 
1-Jun-24  
Iyyar 24
Bechukotai
   Tamar Savransky
1  
Leviticus 26:3-5
Tamar Savransky
  3 verses  
2  
Leviticus 26:6-8
Tamar Savransky
  3 verses  
3  
Leviticus 26:9-13
  5 verses  
4  
Leviticus 26:14-17
  4 verses  
5  
Leviticus 26:27-30
  4 verses  
6  
Leviticus 26:39-42
Tamar Savransky
  4 verses  
7  
Leviticus 26:43-46
Tamar Savransky
  4 verses  
Maftir  
Leviticus 27:30-34
Tamar Savransky
  5 verses  
Haftarah  
Jeremiah 16:19-21; 17:1-14
Tamar Savransky
  17 verses  
 
22-Jun-24  
Sivan 16
B'ha'alotcha
   Nathan Sacerdote
1  
Numbers 8:1-4
Nathan
  4 verses  
2  
Numbers 9:15-17
Nathan
  3 verses  
3  
Numbers 9:18-20
Nathan
  3 verses  
4  
Numbers 9:21-23
Nathan
  3 verses  
5  
Numbers 10:33-36
 
  4 verses  
6  
Numbers 11:1-3
 
  3 verses  
7  
Numbers 11:4-6
Nathan
  3 verses  
Maftir  
Numbers 11:7-9
Nathan
  3 verses  
Haftarah  
Zecharia 3:6-4:7
Nathan
  11 verses  

 

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