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Feb

19 2026

to
Feb

22 2026

Scholar in Residence Rav Shai Held | Temple Beth-El

6:00PM - 9:30AM  


VA

$ Cost $ 0.00

Register at https://www.bethelrichmond.org/sir2026
Schedule of Events

Thursday 2/19 • VCU Lyons Lecture
6:00 -7:30 pm, Jefferson Hotel, free, click here for details and registration

Friday 2/20 • Grove Ave.
5:36 pm Candle Lighting
6:00 pm – Erev Shabbat Service with D'var Torah from Rabbi Held
7:30 pm – Dinner $18 each, $54 per family, or please consider becoming a sponsor for the weekend (see below)

Saturday Morning/Afternoon 2/21 • Grove Ave
9:00 am Breakfast Shiur with teaching on Parshat haShavuah
(no charge, please register below)
10:00 am – Yom Shabbat Service; Bat Mitzvah of Charlotte Lynn
12:30 pm Kiddush lunch (no charge, please register below)
1:30 pm Teaching, Psalm 19: Discovering God in Torah and Nature

Saturday Evening 2/21 • Grove Ave.
Havdalah 6:38 pm
8:00 pm Keynote Address: Compassion and the Heart of Jewish Spirituality
followed by Dessert reception (no charge, please register below)

Sunday 2/22 • Religious School
8:00 am Minyan (earlier than normal)
9:00 am Religious School Drop-off & Coffee Reception
9:30 am Discussion: Rav Shai Held with School Parents (please register below)