library - Ahavas Torah: The Scottsdale Torah Center in Scottsdale, Arizona

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a VIRTUAL Chanukah event! We want to see everyone's face on Zoom! We'll light the menorah, hear words of Torah from Rabbi Zagelbaum, and be entertained by guest musician Moshe Storch (livestreaming from Los Angeles). Then, join us LIVE at a Chanukah Kumzitz and Bonfire tomorrow, Wed, Dec 16th at 8 pm, at the Khazanovich home in Scottsdale (adults and older kids only, please). Light up your night with Ahavas Torah!

Ahavas Torah's fundraising campaign supports 1500 minyanim annually, growth of our Kollel, completion of the construction of our mikvah, support of the community eruv and support of the new local TAG office. Please give generously! cmatch.me/scottsdale

The time is now!! Partner with us to FUEL THE FIRE OF TORAH! cmatch.me/scottsdale Ahavas Torah is engaged in a campaign to raise $720,000. Every dollar raised supports Ahavas Torah's passionate, fiery tefillos, the completion of our new mikvah, the expansion of our Kollel, plus support of our community Eruv,and new TAG office. Plus, donate before Tuesday at 6 pm, and your donation will be triple matched by our generous matching donors (your donation of $18 = $54)! Have you been inspired by our Zoom lecture series? Have you grown in your Yiddishkeit? Have you experienced a soaring Shabbos or Yom Tov at Ahavas Torah, learned with our rabbis, or felt the warm embrace of our community? Do you want to support a vision that includes a Torah revolution in Scottsdale?! Donate now! There's not a moment to lose!

Lots of live and virtual events to light up your week!

Something special every day/night of Chanukah, including learning opportunities, treats for the kiddos, extra minyanim, livestream Hallel, candlelighting, musical events, a bonfire, and more! Look to your emails and the shul WhatsApp group for the full schedule and latest announcements! Not on our distribution list? Send us your email/cell phone number to [email protected] and we'll get you signed up!

Please join us for a special event on Tuesday, Oct. 20th at 7:30 pm Arizona time. Rabbi Ariel Shoshan and his twin brother, Rabbi Gidon Shoshan, will speak in commemoration of the 4th yahrzeit of their father, Mr. Samuel Shoshan z"l. The event will take place live in Scottsdale at Ahavas Torah and will also be broadcast live from from Lakewood, NJ. Also by Zoom for those who cannot attend in person.

Hot off the presses ... "Good Shabbos Scottsdale!" ... plus, yasher koach to all the leaners who committed to learning 1900+ collective hours between now and the end of Chanukah as part of our Simchas Torah learning auction ... mazel tov to our Simchas Torah honorees... and thank you to everyone who made our Yomim Noraim so meaningful and spectacular!

Shemini Atzeres starts tonight and Simchas Torah is on Sunday. Chag Sameach Scottsdale!

Sukkos starts tonight! We have arrived at the time of our rejoicing - Z'man Simchaseinu! See our shul newsletter for the full schedule, which includes davening in a new expanded space with room for 30 additional socially-distanced seats, plus the return of a favorite class, the "Rav Hirsch Shiur" with Rabbi Shoshan on Shabbos afternoons. "Good Shabbos" and "Good Yom Tov" Scottsdale!

We're preparing for Yom Kippur, which means Sukkos can't be far behind. Whether you're making a sukkah for the first time or you're an old pro, you'll want the helpful tips and links in this week's "Good Shabbos Scottsdale" newsletter! Wishing everyone a beautiful Shabbos Shuva, a meaningful and easy fast on Yom Kippur, and a G'mar Chasima Tova!

The final Yom Kippur schedule has been posted. Seats available by reservation only, but you must ACT FAST. Email [email protected] to inquire about last minute seats. A comprehensive, printable schedule is available on our web site at https://www.ahavastorah.org/

Wishing our community a beautiful and meaningful Rosh Hashana. May we all merit a year of blessings and health, and may we see an end to the pandemic so we can all daven together in person! See our newsletter for all the latest news, including our two Shacharis minyanim. "Good Shabbos and Shana Tova", Scottsdale!

Mazel tov to Yisroel Meir and Moshe Weiss, who put on tefillin for the first time this week (with an interesting twist)! Selichos start this Motzai Shabbos at 12:15 am. Plus, prepare for Rosh Hashana and reserve your seats. All the news that's fit to print in this week's "Good Shabbos Scottsdale!"

Our comprehensive schedule for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur has been announced (view here: https://tinyurl.com/AT-RHYK-5781)! We'll be meeting in an expanded space within our Business Center, with enough room for safe social distancing. Please register for seats in advance, to help us with space planning - tinyurl.com/ATregister5781. Tickets are free for members, $150 for guests. Older kids are welcome to attend if they can daven in-place with their parents for the entire service (kids are free!).

TODAY! STREAMING LIVE at 8:30 pm EST, 5:30 pm PST on TorahAnytime! "Elul is Here, Now What?" with Rabbi Ariel Shoshan, Rabbi Binyomin Friedman, and Rabbi Mordechai Kalatsky. Stream at TorahAnytime.com/ChazaqLive or dial 718-298-2077 x 46.

This is one of the busiest, news-iest issues of our newsletter since the pandemic began. Halacha Series - High Holiday Seats - Lauren's Library - Shiurim - It feels like Elul! "Good Shabbos Scottsdale!"

NEW Halacha Series starts next Wednesday at Ahavas Torah at 7:30 pm. Rabbi Zagelbaum will present "The Laws of Rosh Hashana" in person and by Zoom - https://us04web.zoom.us/j/6370751614 - then join us the following Wednesday as Rabbi Aboulafia presents "The Laws of Sukkos."

ACTION ITEMS! Order Your Lulav & Esrog by Fri, Sept 4th - tinyurl.com/AT2020LulavEsrog. Then, register for Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur seats at tinyurl.com/ATregister5781 (seats are included with your membership. $150/seat for non-members). And finally, if you haven't already made a membership commitment, download the form and pay at https://www.ahavastorah.org/membership.html. Stand with Ahavas Torah and soar in 5781!