Mekor Habracha/Center City Synagogue

SHABBAT at MEKOR - Remember to RSVP by Thursday 9pm ([email protected]) Our current attendance cap in shul is 35. > Shabbat Morning Services, 9:30 - 11am, followed by kiddush > Shabbat Mincha/Ma'ariv, 6:00pm

Mekor Habracha Center City Synagogue is excited to begin a series of Carlebach style singing Kabbalat Shabbat outdoor Friday night davening. We will meet in an outdoor courtyard at 1525 Fitzwater (15th and Fitzwater St) at 6:00pm this coming Friday, 10/23. We will be capping the attendance of the services at 40 people. Please be sure to sign up here if you want to come! https://forms.gle/ru6BJEsZQK9MZBgo9

THIS SHABBAT at MEKOR RSVP to [email protected]; current attendance cap is 35. >Friday night: 6:00pm >Shabbat Morning Services: 9:30 - 11am >Shabbat Mincha/Ma'ariv: 6:00pm ... Before deciding to attend, please thoroughly familiarize yourself with the shul's updated Guidelines on our website. See more

There is still time to prepare for Yom Kippur! Make the most of this extraordinary High Holidays season - read The Book of Life and be sealed in the Book of Life!

YOM KIPPUR CLASS with RABBI HIRSCH TONIGHT, Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30pm Join Rabbi Hirsch's special Zoom classes on the Yom Kippur! Based on his book, The Book of Life: A Transformative Guide to the High Holidays, Rabbi Hirsch will provide fresh insight and upend common misconceptions about the High Holidays that will dramatically change your observance of Yom Kippur into a powerful and meaningful experience. Please email [email protected] for the Zoom info.... ~~~~~~~~~ Best wishes for a sweet New Year ahead!

SHABBAT SHUVA SERVICES at MEKOR September 25-26 RSVP by Friday at Noon - [email protected] Please note: Each service will be held only if we have a minyan signed up by Noon on Friday; we will email you if services are cancelled.... > Friday night, 6:35 - 7:05pm > Shabbat morning, 9:30 - 11am Rabbi Hirsch will make kiddush for the whole shul to hear, and we will have prepackaged cookies to eat after departing shul. > Mincha/Ma'ariv, 6:30 - 7:00pm Before deciding to attend, please thoroughly familiarize yourself with the shul's updated Safety & Health Guidelines on our website.

Exciting message from the Center City Eruv for the new year: The Center City Eruv is UP The South Street Bridge connection is UP... THE CENTER CITY ERUV HAS BEEN EXTENDED! The Center City Eruv has been extended south! This was a monumental achievement for the Philadelphia Jewish community. We would like to thank all who were instrumental in this process. Special thanks to Andres Catalan, for countless hours mapping the route of the Eruv; Rabbi Refoel Szmerla and Rabbi Stephen Belsky for constructing the Eruv; to the corporate offices of the Philadelphia Gas Works and the entire site team at 3100 Passyunk Avenue for allowing us access to install essential Eruv infrastructure; to Rabbi Dov Brisman, our Rav HaMachshir who spent many hours discussing the project with us; and to Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter and Rabbi Eliezer Hirsch for all of their help and guidence in getting the extension constructed. We will post an exact map of the Eruv after Rosh Hashana. For this Shabbos, please use the following guidelines: The eastern border of the Eruv is I-95 The western border of the Eruv is the Schuylkill River The northern border of the Eruv remains at Poplar Street The Southern border of the Eruv follows I-76 in most places. To ensure you stay in bounds this week, do not carry south of Oregon Avenue. Best wishes for a shana tova!

HIGH HOLIDAY CLASSES with RABBI HIRSCH Class about Rosh Hashana TONIGHT, Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7:30pm Join Rabbi Hirsch's special Zoom classes on the High Holidays! Based on his book, The Book of Life: A Transformative Guide to the High Holidays, Rabbi Hirsch will provide fresh insight and upend common misconceptions about the High Holidays that will dramatically change your holidays into a powerful and meaningful experience.... Please email [email protected] for the Zoom info. Class about Yom Kippur -- Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30pm ~~~~~~~~~ Best wishes for a sweet New Year ahead!

THIS SHABBAT at MEKOR Parshat Netzavim-Vayeilech Elul 23 September 11-12 Friday September 11... 7:00 am --- Shacharit Rabbi Hirsch's Sermon Podcast https://rabbiehirsch.podiant.co/e/nitzavim-vayeilech-20-th/ 6:57pm --- Candle Lighting Shabbat September 12 9:30am --- Morning services (RSVP required; email [email protected]) 7:55pm --- Shabbat ends 10:15pm --- Selichot (RSVP required; email [email protected])

SHABBAT RSVP REMINDER Shabbat Morning Services, 9:30 - 11am RSVP by Friday at Noon ([email protected]) Our current attendance cap is 25. Rabbi Hirsch will make kiddush for the whole shul to hear, and we have prepackaged cookies that you can eat after leaving the shul. Before deciding to attend, please thoroughly familiarize yourself with the shul's updated Guidelines at https://www.mekorhabracha.org/mekor-safety--health-guidelin

IT'S a GIRL! Congratulations to Yael Leiner and Dave Parvey, upon the birth of a baby girl. Mazal tov!

5781 HIGH HOLIDAYS at MEKOR Mekor High Holiday services will be held both at shul and outdoors, at the schedule below. The outdoor services will take place at a lovely private venue about 2 blocks from the shul. As always, reservations for High Holiday seats will be free of charge to everyone who renews or joins for the 5781 year. All Mekor High Holiday info, including our schedule, may be found on our website or by emailing us at [email protected]. For safety sake,... there will be attendance caps, and no one will be given entry to indoor or outdoor services without a reservation. All Mekor High Holiday info, including our schedule, may be found on our website or by emailing us at [email protected]. Best wishes for a sweet New Year ahead! See more

THIS SHABBAT at MEKOR Parshat Ki Tavo Elul 16 September 4-5 Friday September 4 7:00 am --- Shacharit... Rabbi Hirsch's Sermon Podcast https://rabbiehirsch.podiant.co/e/ki-tavo-20-happy-38cfc2d/ 7:08pm --- Candle Lighting Shabbat September 5 9:30am --- Morning services (RSVP required; email [email protected] for details) 8:07pm --- Shabbat ends

SHABBAT RSVP REMINDER RSVP by Friday at Noon Shabbat Morning Services, 9:30 - 11am We've resumed Shabbat morning services at the shul, with an attendance cap of 25. Rabbi Hirsch will make kiddush for the whole shul to hear, and we have prepackaged cookies that you can eat after leaving the shul. Before deciding to attend, please thoroughly familiarize yourself with the shul's updated Guidelines at https://www.mekorhabracha.org/mekor-safety--health-guidelin