High Holy Days 2014 | 5775
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ooking forward to the annual reunion of our synagogue community, we welcome you to our High Holy Day celebrations for 2014, beginning the Jewish year 5775. At Chizuk Amuno Congregation we provide a variety of settings for observing Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. As you make your plans to join with us, please consult the information in this brochure. Thank you for being a vital part of our community. Your presence and participation create a warm and joyous experience for us all. Anticipating a meaningful season, we look forward to a New Year of goodness and peace! L’Shanah Tovah!
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Selihot
Saturday, September 20
Erev Rosh HaShanah Wednesday, September 24
Rosh HaShanah
Thursday and Friday, September 25 and 26
Arlington Memorial Service Sunday, September 28
Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Friday, October 3
Yom Kippur
Shabbat, October 4
Selihot: An Evening of Greeting, Study, and Conversation Saturday, September 20 Join with our community to prepare for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
8:30 p.m. Havdalah 8:45 p.m. “Prayer: Advocacy before God or
a Quest for Self Awareness?” We misunderstand prayer. In our recitation and reading we actually serve as advocates for a powerful agenda. Holding a prayer book in our hands, participating in a worship service, the question we have to ask is before whom and for what we are advocating? What’s the real point of prayer? Throughout the ages, Jews have asked and tried to answer this question. Have we? Before the High Holy Days arrive, shouldn’t we? Join Rabbi Ron Shulman in study and discussion as an introduction to High Holy Day Services. 9:15 p.m. Dessert Reception
In friendship and conversation, we’ll join to renew our bonds as a synagogue community before the first “formal” service of the High Holy Day season. 9:45 p.m. Preparing for the New Year
Before our service begins, the Torah Scrolls in the ark are publicly changed into their white High Holy Day covers which symbolize the freshness and purity of the coming New Year. 10 p.m. Selihot Service
A String Quartet will accompany Hazzan Perlman and the Chizuk Amuno choir during our Selihot Service. During the service, our rabbis will each reflect on this question: “What do you pray for in the New Year?” We will read and recite the prayers and reflections of our Selihot Service that evening from Mahzor Lev Shalem. During the Selihot Service we are introduced to some of the prayers and motifs of the coming Days of Awe. We conclude our evening with the sounding of the Shofar. The Selihot Service is an emotional, spiritual, and evocative evening of teshuvah, repentance, reflecting upon our deeds and experiences this year as we consider personal and religious goals for future growth and change.
High Holy Day Service Descriptions Sanctuary Service
Rabbi Ronald J. Shulman Hazzan Emanuel Perlman
Worship is formal in style, providing an inspiring and evocative setting for personal prayer and reflection. The Chizuk Amuno Choir complements the service. English readings and reflections, as well as a sermon and teachings are interspersed throughout the service to enrich and inform each person’s experience.
Krieger Auditorium Service Rabbi Deborah Wechsler Dr. Larry Amsterdam, Ba’al Tefilah
Worship is formal in style, providing a warm and participatory setting for personal prayer and reflection. English readings and reflections and a sermon are interspersed throughout the service to enrich and inform each person’s experience.
Stulman Auditorium Service Rabbi Paul Schneider Dr. David Roffman, Ba’al Tefilah
Worship is less formal in style and somewhat abbreviated, providing an intimate and participatory setting. Stories, anecdotes, and readings are interspersed throughout the service to enrich and inform each person’s experience.
Important High Holy Day Seating Information n Your seats for the First Day of Rosh HaShanah as well as on Yom Kippur eve and morning will remain in the same location as last year. However, subject to the availability of seats in different locations, you have the option of moving to different seats or a different worship service. n On the Second Day of Rosh HaShanah all the members of our synagogue family, gather together in the Sanctuary to celebrate and worship. Though seating in the Sanctuary will be open, all congregation members who wish may reserve seats for this communal Second Day service in advance. n Reserved seats not occupied by 10:30 a.m. will become available for general seating.
n Elderly and disabled members who require special assistance for their comfort in the Sanctuary are able to reserve their seats for the entire Second Day service. Hosts will be located throughout the Sanctuary and balcony to ensure that everyone is assisted and comfortably seated. n If you would like to make a seating or location adjustment, inquire about the availability and charges for extra seats for family members, reserve seats for the second day of Rosh HaShanah, or for any other questions regarding High Holy Day seating, please contact Judy Simkin, 410/486-6400, ext. 232 or jsimkin@chizukamuno.org by Friday, August 29.
2014 | 5775 High Holy Day Services
Erev Second Day Rosh HaShanah
Rosh HaShanah
Erev Rosh HaShanah Wednesday, September 24
Minhah: Afternoon Service Hoffberger Chapel
5:45 p.m.
6:42 p.m.
Musaf: Holy Day Service Stulman Auditorium Service Rosh HaShanah Service
Tashlikh • 4:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Candle Lighting
7:40 p.m.
Rosh HaShanah – Second Day Friday September 26
Sanctuary, Krieger, and Stulman Auditorium Services Shaharit: Morning Service 9:00 a.m.
Torah Service …followed by the Sounding of the Shofar
9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
We will merge the Sanctuary, Krieger, and Stulman Auditorium services in the Sanctuary for the Second Day of Rosh HaShanah. Rabbis Shulman, Wechsler, Schneider, and Hazzan Perlman will officiate.
Rosh HaShanah – First Day Thursday, September 25 Torah Service …followed by the Sounding of the Shofar
Ma’ariv: Evening Service
Musaf: Holy Day Service
Seating will be open for this service. All of our clergy will participate during this service.
Sanctuary and Krieger Auditorium Services Shaharit: Morning Service
6:15 p.m.
We will continue our welcome of the New Year together in the Chizuk Amuno Sanctuary.
Ma’ariv: Evening Service 6:00 p.m. We will join together to bless our children as a community. Candle Lighting We will usher in the New Year together in the Sanctuary.
Minhah: Afternoon Service
Arlington Cemetery Memorial Service 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m.
Our entire community will gather in the Synagogue Courtyard for friendship, uplifting music and song, holiday discovery, and refreshments before walking to the stream down Phillips Drive to symbolically cast away our sins.
11 a.m. • Sunday, September 28 In the tradition of our ancestors, we gather inside the hallowed gates of our congregation’s cemetery to recite psalms, prayers, and personal memorials during the Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. Services are conducted by Rabbi Ron Shulman, Rabbi Debi Wechsler and Hazzan Emanuel Perlman, accompanied by voices of the Chizuk Amuno Choir. Following the formal ceremony, Dr. Moshe D. Shualy will be available to offer graveside prayers.. Families with loved ones interred at Garrison Forest Cemetery may also arrange for our clergy to join them for graveside visits by calling the rabbinic office.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Study Sessions: “Dimensions of Teshuvah – Repentance”
Kol Nidre – Erev Yom Kippur Friday, October 3
Sanctuary, Krieger, and Stulman Auditorium Services Minhah: Afternoon Service 6:00 p.m. in the Hoffberger Chapel Kol Nidre Candle Lighting
6:28 p.m.
Ma’ariv: Evening Service
6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur, Shabbat, Saturday, October 4 Sanctuary and Krieger Auditorium Services Shaharit: Morning Service
9:00 a.m.
Torah Service
10:00 a.m.
Yizkor Memorial Prayers*
10:45 a.m.
Musaf: Holy Day Service
11:30 a.m.
Stulman Auditorium Service Yom Kippur Service
9:30 a.m.
*During the Yizkor service we will use our publication, Wings of Memory, in which we honor the memories of our loved ones. Please respond using the enclosed card or online to ensure your family’s listing is accurate. Our entire community will complete our observance of Yom Kippur and the High Holy Days together in the Chizuk Amuno Sanctuary. Seating will be open for these sessions and services.
2:45 p.m. Study Session In the quiet of Yom Kippur afternoon, in addition to time for prayer, personal reflection, and conversation, join in study and consideration of our sacred purpose. Five traditional texts on Teshuvah – Repentance – will be studied. Select a text that intrigues you and join with others and a teacher to think about the text, talk together, and delve into its meaning. n Pirkei Avot 2:1 “Ponder three things and you will avoid committing a sin. Keep in mind what is above you: an eye that sees; an ear that hears; a book in which all your deeds are recorded.” n Lamentations 5:21 “Take us back to You, Eternal God, and let us return; renew our days as of old!” n Mahzor “But Teshuvah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah have the power to transform the harshness of our destiny.” n Mishnah Yoma 8:9 “Yom Kippur atones for sins committed between an individual and God. Yom Kippur atones for sins committed between one person and another only if the one regains the goodwill of the other.” n Rabbi Nahman of Bratzlav, Likutei Moharan 282 “Know that you must judge all people with an eye to their merits. In this way one truly elevates their merit and thereby encourages them to do teshuvah.” Rabbi Shulman’s Discussion – Ask the Rabbi
4:00 p.m.
Minhah: Afternoon Service
5:00 p.m.
Neilah: Concluding Service – Sanctuary Be sure to bring your shofar!
6:15 p.m.
Family Neilah Service – Krieger Auditorium
6:45 p.m.
End of Yom Kippur and Havdalah
7:29 p.m.
Blessing Our Children On the First night of Rosh HaShanah
September 24, 6 p.m. It is a lovely Jewish custom to begin each holiday occasion with blessings and hopes for our children. Receiving their parents’ loving embrace at the start of a New Year, children of all ages, children of every generation, feel the joy and promise in holiday celebration. At Chizuk Amuno, we will celebrate this timeless tradition as a community during our first service of the New Year. Our family blessings are inclusive, celebrating all ages and each generation. Parents, bring your children. Adult children, bring your parents, your children’s grandparents. Grandparents, bring your children and grandchildren. We look forward to sharing in blessing our children and the blessing of beginning the new Jewish year together.
Tashlikh
Thursday, September 25 4:30 p.m. On Rosh HaShanah afternoon, it is customary to participate in a ceremony called Tashlikh, from the Hebrew for “send-off” or “cast away.” An informal experience, we symbolically cast off our sins by throwing bread crumbs into a stream of flowing water. Join us in the synagogue courtyard for uplifting music and song, holiday discovery, and refreshments before we walk to the stream down Phillips Drive.
Join the Shalom Squad – It’s a Mitzvah! Please consider serving as a greeter or a host during the High Holy Days and at services throughout the year. It’s meaningful to our members and visitors – they feel welcomed when greeted by a friendly face, assisted to their seat, or they get help finding the correct page. For details, please contact Paulette Pollack, 410/486-6400 or ppollack@chizukamuno.org.
Annual Campaign
Focus on Education and Engagement Watch your mail for information about participating in our newly designed annual campaign, dedicated this year to education and our schools, chaired by Beth Goldsmith. To preserve the beauty and meaning of our High Holy Day services, we will not have an appeal on Yom Kippur morning. Thank you, in advance,
for your support.
Israel Bonds
On Rosh HaShanah, join congregation members around the country by making an investment and purchasing an Israel Bond to show your support and love for Israel. For more information, please contact Sheila Sandbank, grandmasheilax2@ hotmail.com or 410/484-5016.
Buy Your Lulav and Etrog!
Order your Lulav and Etrog set from Israel through Brotherhood representatives, Marvin Spector, 410/484-8939 or Michael Moranz, 410/486-0277 by Monday, September 29.
$45 per set.
Yom Kippur Food Drive
Friday-Monday September 26-October 6 In the Haftarah for Yom Kippur, the prophet Isaiah implores Jews to fast not just by refraining from food, but by taking meaningful social action. The words of the prophet are as urgent now as when they were originally written. As you reflect on the past year and on the one that is nearing, consider putting Isaiah’s message of social responsibility into action by making a contribution of nonperishable food items to the bins in the lobbies.
Chef Annie’s Fabulous Brisket for Your Rosh HaShanah Celebration!
It’s time to order! $63 per 3 lb. container of first-cut brisket – BBQ or non-BBQ; plenty for ten people n Orders must be received at the synagogue office and paid for by Tuesday, September 2. n Pick up: Wednesday, September 24.
For Our Children and Teenagers Rosh HaShanah Services, Programs, and Activities Erev Rosh HaShanah Wednesday, September 24
6 p.m. Blessing Our Children Join us in the Sanctuary for the timeless tradition of beginning the New Year with a family blessing.
First Day of Rosh HaShanah Thursday, September 25
Childcare for Our Youngest Friends 9 a.m. through conclusion of congregational services For Grades K and Below 11:15 a.m. Torah for Tots Registration required
A high energy, interactive service with Michelle Gold that includes song, dance, snacks, and stories.
For Grades K-4 and Families 10 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. Family Service Registration required
An interactive service with Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, including story-telling, prayer, and shofarsounding. For Grades K-4 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Camp Tishrei A variety of experiential holiday activities including games, drama, prayer, shofarblowing, and movement for students only led by Chizuk Amuno teachers and college alumni. Timing for “Camp Tishrei� will coordinate with the times for the Family Services to accommodate students who wish to go to both.
For Everyone 4:30 p.m. Tashlikh Please join us for a leisurely stroll to the stream down Phillips Drive where we will symbolically cast off our mistakes by throwing bread crumbs into the flowing water.
Second Day of Rosh HaShanah Friday, September 26
Childcare for Our Youngest Friends 9 a.m. through conclusion of congregational services For Grades K and below 11:15 a.m. Torah for Tots Registration required
For Grades 5-8 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Middle School Explorations Exploratory holiday programming including games, discussions, food-tasting, prayer, and shofar-sounding.
For Grades K-4 and Families 10 a.m. Family Service
For Grades 9-12 10:30 a.m. Teen Gathering An exciting and provocative morning of learning, prayer, and socializing.
For Grades 5-8 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Middle School Explorations
Registration required
For Grades K-4 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Camp Tishrei
For Our Children and Teenagers Yom Kippur Services, Programs, and Activities Yom Kippur Morning Saturday, October 4
Erev Yom Kippur Friday, October 3
For Grades K-4 and Families 6:30 p.m. Family Service
Childcare for Our Youngest Friends 9 a.m. through conclusion of congregational services
Registration required
An interactive Kol Nidre service with Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, including story-telling, prayers, and parent-child interaction.
For Grades K and below 11:15 a.m. Torah for Tots For Grades K-4 and Families 10 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. Family Service Registration required
Registration required
A participatory gathering of middle school students led by Morah Erica Allen, featuring Kol Nidre rituals, prayers, and discussions.
For Grades K-4 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Camp Tishrei
Youth Service Reservations
Children must be accompanied to these services by at least one parent or adult. We will accommodate reservations on a first come, first served basis. Please respond by Friday, September 19 to the Religious School Office.
Name of parent(s) attending Children/names and ages E-mail
Phone
RH1
RH2
Kol Nidre
YK
m 10:00 a.m. Family Service m 10:00 a.m. Family Service m 6:30 p.m. Family Service m 10:00 a.m. Family Service m 11:15 a.m. Family Service m 11:15 a.m. Torah for Tots m 6:30 p.m. Middle School m 11:15 a.m. Family Service Service m 11:15 a.m. Torah for Tots m 11:15 a.m. Torah for Tots
For Grades 9-12 10:30 a.m. Teen Gathering
Neilah | Yom Kippur Evening Shabbat, Saturday, October 4
Registration required
For Grades 5-8 6:30 p.m. Middle School Prayer Experience
For Grades 5-8 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Middle School Explorations
For Everyone 6:45 p.m. Family Neilah Service Bring the entire family for an uplifting concluding Yom Kippur Service featuring an original performance by the Chizuk Amuno staff. Following the Family Neilah Service, we will parade into the Sanctuary to join for Havdalah and the final shofar blasts. We invite you to bring your own shofar if you have one. There will be light sticks for everyone! We hope you will participate in our joyous family-centered High Holy Day services and activities as well as participate in adult services. Please note that space is limited and prior sign-up is required for Torah for Tots, Family Service, and Middle School Kol Nidre Service. You may register for these services on the Worship page of our website, by returning the form to the left, or by e-mailing srosen@chizukamuno.org.