By Jonathan Larson
Seasons of Love
Five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes
Five hundred, twenty five thousand moments so dear
Five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets
In midnights, in cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
In five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes
How do you measure a year in the life?
How about love? (3x)
Measure in love
Seasons of love (love) (2x)
Five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes
Five hundred, twenty five thousand journeys to plan
Five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?
In truths that she learned
Or in times that he cried
In bridges he burned
Or the way that she died
It's time now to sing out
Though the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love
(Oh, you got to, you got to remember the love)
Remember the love
(You know that love is a gift from up above)
Remember the love
(Share love, give love, spread love)
Measure in love
(Measure, measure your life in love)
Seasons of love (love) (2x)
Yahrzeits the
Thelma Erwin
Charles Gamson
Selma Getz
Florence Gram
Roberta Greenberg
Betty Harlam*
Joseph Harlam*
Rebecca Jacobus*
Stuart Kelly
Meyer Kirschner*
Myer Layton*
Betty Leibowitz
Celia Leiman
Charles Lubeck*
Justin Morrison We Remember...
William Newman
Joseph Reader*
Rosa Rothstein*
Alice Rubin
Lillian Schaffer*
Isidor Schulhof*
Nathan Schulhof*
Robert Schwartz*
Rose Schwartz
Samuel Shevitz
Gilbert Small
Lily Tauber
Leon Weinberg
Iselin Zeimer*
*Denotes plaque in Memorial Alcove
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Torah Portion Announcements
Saturday, October 11
This week, as we read Parshat V’Zot HaBracha, we reach the end of the Torah. Moses stands on the edge of the Promised Land, knowing he will not cross over. He blesses the people, one last time, with a full heart despite everything. It is a moment of goodbye, of memory, of letting go.
And yet, during these days of Sukkot (and even for tonight’s early Oneg), we walk into our Sukkah and celebrate a holiday the Torah calls z ’ man simchateinu, the time of our joy We are commanded: “V’samachta b’chagecha… v hayita ach sameach” You shall rejoice, and be only joyful.
How can we hold both? An ending of Moses’ life… and the great joy of this holiday?
The answer, I think, is in the sukkah itself. It is fragile. Temporary. Open to the sky. And yet we decorate it. We sing in it. We invite others in. We celebrate not because everything is certain or permanent, but because life is a gift
Moses didn’t enter the land at the end of this parsha but he saw it And then he blessed us. That, too, can be understood is joy.
So this year, as we sit in our sukkah, may we carry the wisdom of Moses, the courage to find blessing in the unknown, and the strength to choose joy together.
10am - Market Minyan Shabbat Service
@ Pioneer Park
6pm - Havdalah, Saki, & Sushi in the Sukkah
Tuesday, October 14
10am - Sh’mini Atzaret Yizkor Service
2pm - Bereavement Group
Wednesday, October 15
5pm - Hebrew School
Thursday, October 16
4pm - Nifty Over Fifty Picnic w/CBI @ Fort DeSoto
If you are new to Temple Beth-El, welcome!
OPEN COMMUNITY CREATES ENGAGING & DIVERSE JEWISH PATHWAYS
Located in St Petersburg on Floridas beautiful west coast, Temple Beth-El is a Reform Jewish congregation that has served this area since 1928 and is focused on strengthening relationships and making connections. We are a welcoming Reform community for Jewish and interfaith households to experience an uplifting and joyful sense of belonging as we seek to connect our members with each other and the greater community and world around us Enjoy and have a Shabbat Shalom!
Parashat V’Zot HaBracha: Holidays Exodus 33:12-34:26
Saturday, October 11, 2025 / 19 Tishri 5786
On the Shabbat during Sukkot, we are reminded of the ageold desire to know God. Moses implores God to let him see God. While God will not allow Moses to see God’s face, God tells Moses, “I will make My goodness pass before you… ” Perhaps we experience the divine presence through the goodness we create in the world. The Torah then sets forth the thirteen attributes of God, among them that God is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. By emulating these very attributes, we create the goodness which allows us to know God.
Oh, mi cha-mo-cha ba-e-lim A-do-nai,
Oh, mi ka-mo-cha ne-dar ba-ko-desh, No-ra t'hi-lot, O-seh fe-leh,
Oh, no-ra t'hi-lot, o-seh fe-leh,
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, These songs of freedom, redemption songs
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach