Shtiebel

Parsha/Holiday

Date

Teshuvah/High Holy Days

Rosh HaShanah and YK

9/20, 9/30

Sukkot

Sukkot

10/7

Ve-ahavta le-reacha kamocha-- Love your neighbor, Ahavtem et HaGer/Love the stranger, shomer Achi- “Brother’s keeper”.

Bereishit

10/14

Hachnasat Orechim/Hospitality/ Abraham

Lech Lecha

10/28

Hesed vs. Gevurah/Din

Love vs. judgement

Chayei Sarah

11/11

Hakarat HaTov/Gratitude + Kashrut (ethical eating)

Thanksgiving

11/18

Emet/Truth

VaYeshev (and review Toldot)

12/9

Hanukkah

Hanukkah

12/15

courage (ometz lev)+ action (asiyah), Freedom (herut),

BeShalach

1/27/18

Tu Bishvat/Shmirat Ha Teva (protecting nature)

Tu Bishvat/Shtiebel havdalah

2/3

Chukim and Mishpatim (ethical and supra-ethical laws)/ shmirat halashon/Ethics of Speech

Mishpatim

2/10

Purim

Purim

3/3

Generosity (nedivut)

Va-Yakhel/Pekudei

3/10

Persistence (hat’madah/Hishtadlut)

Tzav

3/24

Passover/ Jewish Cultures (sefarad vs ashkenaz)/Freedom/Herut

Passover

4/1

Enthusiam/Hitlahavut and Humility/Anavah

Shmini

4/14

Holiness/Kedusha/Izun/Balance

Achrei Mot/Kedoshim

4/28

Shmirat HaGuf/Taking care of the body, shmirat ha-adamah/taking care of the environment

Behar/Be-Chukotai

5/12

Shavuot/Torah/learning/aiming/midrash/stories

Shavuot

5/19

Kaf Zechut/Benefit of the doubt

Shlach

6/9

Year 2 Topics

Tsedakah/Generosity

Savlanut/Patience

HaShem/G!d

Yedidut/Friendship

Derekh Eretz/Common Decency

Lo Levayesh/Not Embarrassing

Hishtavut/Equanimity

Sheket/Silence

Tefillah/Meditation and Prayer