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Temple's Burying of the Genizah
Temple Mount Sinai’s Burial of our Genizah – Sunday, April 30, 2017
In Hebrew, Genizah means “reserved” or “hidden”. It is traditionally a place where Jews store sacred documents when they fall out of use. The Talmud stipulates that all sacred writings should be preserved in a place where they cannot be destroyed. The general rule is that anything dealing with sacred subjects, such as prayer books, Torah scrolls, and even tallit should be placed in a genizah, rather than thrown out.
On Sunday, April 30, our congregation (including the children in our Religious School), will be cleaning out our genizot, and burying them in the Mount Sinai Cemetery as a sign of reverence and respect. Everyone is welcome to join us. If you have an old prayer book that is no longer used, bring it to Temple by Wednesday, April 26 to have it included as part of our genizot.
We will begin at Temple with Tefilah at 9:30 a.m., then we will gather all of the items and load them into trucks. We will proceed to the Mount Sinai Cemetery accompanied by a police escort. Rabbi Zeidman will lead us in a brief service during which we will bury the items of the genizah. Following the service, we will enjoy a post-burial lunch together at L & J Café.
For more information about this sacred tradition, go to www.myjewishlearning.com.
date & time
04/30/17 10:00am — 12:00pm
location
Mount Sinai Cemetery, 3911 Gateway Blvd West, El Paso, TX 79903
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04/30/17 10:00am — 12:00pm
location
Mount Sinai Cemetery, 3911 Gateway Blvd West, El Paso, TX 79903
Temple Mount Sinai’s Burial of our Genizah – Sunday, April 30, 2017
In Hebrew, Genizah means “reserved” or “hidden”. It is traditionally a place where Jews store sacred documents when they fall out of use. The Talmud stipulates that all sacred writings should be preserved in a place where they cannot be destroyed. The general rule is that anything dealing with sacred subjects, such as prayer books, Torah scrolls, and even tallit should be placed in a genizah, rather than thrown out.
On Sunday, April 30, our congregation (including the children in our Religious School), will be cleaning out our genizot, and burying them in the Mount Sinai Cemetery as a sign of reverence and respect. Everyone is welcome to join us. If you have an old prayer book that is no longer used, bring it to Temple by Wednesday, April 26 to have it included as part of our genizot.
We will begin at Temple with Tefilah at 9:30 a.m., then we will gather all of the items and load them into trucks. We will proceed to the Mount Sinai Cemetery accompanied by a police escort. Rabbi Zeidman will lead us in a brief service during which we will bury the items of the genizah. Following the service, we will enjoy a post-burial lunch together at L & J Café.
For more information about this sacred tradition, go to www.myjewishlearning.com.
