General Information

From the Ritual Committee

Schedules

18 Little Things You Can Do...

Rosh Hashonah Picinic

General Information

    The prayer book used for the High Holy Days is Gates of Repentance. Rosh Hashonah Services are held for two days. On the first day of Rosh Hashonah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning, a vocal quartet of paid professions and an organist are present. On the 2nd day of Rosh Hashonah, the volunteer Congregational Choir joins the Rabbi in singing. Many congregants participate on the bima during the High Holy Days services with readings, prayers, and chanting Torah and Haftarah portions. There are (briefer) children’s services in parallel with the adult morning services. Kol Nidre attendance has traditionally been over 450.

High Holiday Schedules

ROSH HASHANAH

Friday, September 22 *Evening Service 8:00 pm

Saturday, September 23 *Morning Service 10:00 am

*Children's Service approximately 11:00 am

Tashlich/ Afternoon service at Chester Bowl

immediately following the morning service.

Sunday, September 24 *Morning Service 10:00 am

Friday, September 29 Shabbat Service 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 30 Torah Study 9:15 am

Shabbat Shuvah 10:00 am

MEMORIAL SERVICE (at the cemetery)

Sunday, October 01 Tifereth Israel Cemetery 9:00 am

Superior Hebrew Cemetery 10:15 am

YOM KIPPUR

Sunday, October 1 *Kol Nidrei 8:00 pm

Monday, October 2 *Morning Service 10:00 am

*Children's Service approximately 11:00 am

Congregational Discussion following service

Afternoon Service 3:15 pm

*Babysitting 4:00 to 6:30 pm

*Memorial Service 4:45 pm

*Ne-ilah Service 5:30 pm

Erwin Goldfine Memorial Break-the-Fast 6:30 pm

From the Ritual Committee

18 Little Things You Can Do for the High Holidays 

1. Look within your heart and begin to see families in many different ways.

2. Sit next to someone who comes alone to services

3. Offer to help build a sukkah with a family that is new to Judaism.

4. Join our Temple family at our Break-the-Fast dinner.

5. Offer to take someone without transportation to services.

6. Take a shofar and someone to blow it to one who can't come to services.

7. Organize a pre-holiday challah baking for single parents and their kids.

8. Take a walk with a widow/widower.

9. Learn about tashlikh and attend Temple tashlikh services.

10. Plan an Erev Rosh Hashonah meal with people who have no local family.

11. Invite a newly alone person to a holiday meal.

12. Say blessings over the wine and challah.

13. Share a meal with a homebound person between Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.

14. Bring a tape of the rabbi's sermon to someone who couldn't attend services.

15. Deliver a basket of apples and honey to a shut-in.

16. Ask someone to teach you about their High Holidays traditions.

17. Send a note of appreciation to the families of your rabbi or synagogue president for their efforts.

18. Reach out to people who will care especially about you during this sacred season.

Rosh Hashonah Picinic

For over 20 years (weather permitting), our Chavurah has celebrated Rosh Hashanah with a picnic in Chester Park. Several years ago, another Chavurah brought its Rosh Hashanah celebration to Chester Park also, and we informally begain to share our activities. We start an hour after services in Temple end. This is shortly after Tashlikh ends and sometimes before everyone has left Chester Park.

In the past, we have invited members of the congregation who were still in the park to join us. We would now like to expand that invitation. Any congregant is invited to join us. However, we do ask that you bring a "main dish" to feed your family, and a "side dish" to share. Please note that this a private event and we do not maintain kashruth but we encourage vegetarian options. In case of inclement weather - we go to the home of one of our Chavurah members. In that case, out of necessity, it becomes a private event rather than open to the congregation.