TeleTefila.com exists to serve the davening and social needs of all those who have been closed out of their synagogues by the Coronavirus pandemic. We use ZOOM to hold Shacharit services every Shabbat morning, Maariv and a Kaffeeklatsch every Wednesday evening. We celebrate the Jewish festivals and some secular holidays together, and organize virtual shiva minyanim when needed. We also schmooze up a storm, have online "picnics" and play Whist together. And it's all done via ZOOM.
A group of friends from the West Side Minyan and Minyan Rimonim, both of which are affiliates of Congregation Ansche Chesed, founded TeleTefila shortly after Purim, 2020, when it became clear we could no longer meet in person. Since then, our merry band has expanded to include new friends from Massachusetts to Delaware.
What is our practice? On Shabbat, we daven Shacharit starting at Bar'chu and read Torah following the Triennial cycle. Since we don't have a Torah scroll, we read from a chumash without aliyot or Torah blessings. For more details about what we do at Shacharit, you can see our Order of Service. If you like, you can log in to our Shabbat services on Friday before Shabbat.
Our schedule for the next few weeks is posted below, with links to the login information.
If you have questions, drop a note to info@TeleTefila.com. We'd love to hear from you.
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updated every sunday evening, for New York, NY Torah: We read Torah according to the triennial cycle. In 5782 (2021–2022), we're in the third year of the cycle. Haftarah: We read the conventional Haftarah every week. Instructions: If you click on the name of the parsha, you'll get the chapter and verse for this week's readings. From there, you can click and get the actual Hebrew and English texts of the readings, curtesy of the Sepharia website. |
TeleTefila Plans We are planning online TeleTefila Shabbat services through November 2021. After that, we'll confer with Ansche Chesed, the Steering Committee of the West Side Minyan and the Vaad of Minyan Rimonim to see what their plans are for returning to davening in-person in Ansche Chesed. In any event, TeleTefila plans to continue the following:
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Message from Ansche Chesed about Eating in the AC Sukkot "We are glad to report that this year, the full sukkah returns to our roof and the small spillover sukkah returns to the fifth-floor patio. The branches are in place for sekhakh and the walls are already up. It’s beginning to look a lot like Sukkos! "But – and in these Covid years, there is always a but – attendance will be more restricted than we would like. We will have fewer tables and seats to maintain some social distance and must require advance registration. Please register to join us." |
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| Mon, Sep 20 6:30–8:00 pm |
Sukkot begins in the evening Ansche Chesed Sukkot Evening Services This service will take place in the Ansche Chesed Sanctuary and will be available on Zoom. |
| Tue, Sep 21 |
Sukkot — First Day 9:40 am — P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Song): Led by Miriam H-K In P'sukei D'zimra, we relax and open ourselves to our spiritual side, in preparation for the formal service that follows. Depending on who’s leading, P'sukei D'zimra may consist of Psalms, kavanot, or meditation.“ Login is the same as for the Shabbat morning service. See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#connecting. Page numbers can be found here. 10:00 am — Shacharit: Ilana (understudy: Miriam H-K) Ed Lipton's lulav song: Gila Torah (Leviticus and Numbers):
Haftarah Zechariah 14:1 - 14:21 · 21 p’sukim: Amy F DT: Happy Songs for Sukkot in place of DT — Gila, Miriam and friends Musaf: Miriam H-K After the service: Blessings in our Virtual Sukkah Login information Page numbers Preparing for services Muting Davening begins promptly, 10 minutes after the posted starting time. TeleTefila is not doing Havdalah this evening. Sukkot Second Day begins in the evening |
| Wed, Sep 22 |
Ansche Chesed Sukkot Morning Services — Second day This service will take place in the Ansche Chesed Sanctuary and will be available on Zoom and LiveStreamed at https://www.anschechesed.org/StreamingServices.
Havdalah & Kaffeklatsch 7:34 pm We make Havdalah together, followed by our weekly schmoozefest! See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#kaffee for login info. Yom Tov ends and Chol haMo-eid begins at 7:34 pm. |
| Sat, Sep 25 |
Shabbat Chol haMo-eid Sukkot 9:40 am — P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Song): Led by TBA In P'sukei D'zimra, we relax and open ourselves to our spiritual side, in preparation for the formal service that follows. Depending on who’s leading, P'sukei D'zimra may consist of Psalms, kavanot, or meditation.“ Login is the same as for the Shabbat morning service. See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#connecting. Page numbers can be found here. 10:00 am — Shacharit: TBA Hallel malei: TBA Kohelet (Book of Ecclesiates)
Torah (Exodus and Numbers):
Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18 - 39:16 · 22 p’sukim: TBA DT: TBA Musaf: TBA Psalm: TBA Login information Page numbers Preparing for services Muting Davening begins promptly, 10 minutes after the posted starting time.
7:28 pm — Havdalah: led by TBA Havdalah begins promptly, 10 minutes after the posted starting time. Login information for Havdalah can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#havdalah. [Words for Miriam haN'viah: https://ritualwell.org/ritual/miriam-ha-nviah-1 ] |
| Sun, Sep 26 7:00 pm |
Book Club The next Book Club reading is As a Driven Leaf, by Milton Steinberg. For login and more information, see http://www.teletefila.com/bookclub.html |
| Mon, Sep 27 | Ansche Chesed Hoshanah Rabbah Morning Services Login: https://anschechesed.org/morningminyan Ansche Chesed Leil Sh'mini Atzeret Services This service will take place in the Ansche Chesed Sanctuary and will be available on Zoom. |
| Tue, Sep 28 |
Sh'mini Atzeret — Day (with Yizkor) 9:40 am — P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Song): Led by Ilana In P'sukei D'zimra, we relax and open ourselves to our spiritual side, in preparation for the formal service that follows. Depending on who’s leading, P'sukei D'zimra may consist of Psalms, kavanot, or meditation.“ Login is the same as for the Shabbat morning service. See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#connecting. Page numbers can be found here. 10:00 am — Shacharit: TBA Hallel malei Torah (Deuteronomy and Numbers):
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54 - 8:66 · 13 p’sukim - TBA Yizkor No DT Musaf: TBA Login information Page numbers Preparing for services Muting Davening begins promptly, 10 minutes after the posted starting time. No TeleTefila Havdalah. Instead, you're invited to attend Ansche Chesed Leil Simchat Torah Services. Ansche Chesed Leil Simchat Torah Services This service will take place in the Ansche Chesed Sanctuary and will be available on Zoom. and LiveStreamed at https://www.anschechesed.org/StreamingServices. |
| Wed, Sep 29 | Ansche Chesed Simchat Torah Morning Services This service will take place in the Ansche Chesed Sanctuary and will be available on Zoom. and LiveStreamed at https://www.anschechesed.org/StreamingServices.
Havdalah & Kaffeklatsch 7:21 pm We make Havdalah together, followed by our weekly schmoozefest! See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#kaffee for login info. Yom Tov ends at 7:21 pm. |
