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High Holy Days
at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
5769
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Holy Day USHERS wanted! We're
looking for people interested in helping with ushering during the services for
both days of Rosh Hashanah as well as Kol Niedre and Yom Kippur. If you have an
interest in participating in this important role, please contact Rabbi
Joshua Chasan, 864-0218 ext. 23. A
Season of T’Shuvah
The Congregation is reminded that High
Holy Day services are a time for prayer, meditation, and reflection. Socializing
and conversation disturb our fellow congregants and diminish the dignity of the
service. This is a season of t’shuvah (repentance, return); of seeking to
increase our self-respect and respect for others. Refraining from unnecessary
noise during the prayer service is a good and important way to help us move toward
that goal. ~Religious Committee
Selichot
9:15pm –Havdallah
9:300pm – Film: Paying
With Lior, with refreshments and discussion following the film.
11:30pm
– Selichot Services
Midnight – Shofar Blowing
Memorial
Service
There is a tradition for Jews to visit the graves of
loved ones as Rosh Hashanah approaches. We will gather at the Hebrew Holy Cemetery
on Patchen Road on Sunday, September 28, at 1:00 pm for a brief Memorial Service.
At this time we will bury the contents of Synagogue’s Genizah: worn sacred
books and other materials which, because they have the name of God in them, require
such care. High Holy Days Food Drive
The prophet Isaiah said: "This is my chosen fast...share your bread
with the hungry, take the homeless into your home, clothe the naked, when you
see him, do not turn away from people in need." (Isaiah 58:6-7) On
Yom Kippur, we will be gathering together in prayer. We ask each congregant to
bring a pound of non-perishable food to the synagogue for distribution to the
Chittenden County Food Shelf. Please bring food to the Library
anytime before Kol Nidre, October 8th.
We also make a financial
contribution at this time. If it is more convenient, please consider contributing
a check made payable to The Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf. Todah
Rabah- Much thanks. Rosh Hashanah
On the first night of Rosh Hashanah (after Kiddush) it is
customary to dip an apple in honey and say the following:
" May
it be your will, Hashem, our God and God of all our ancestors,
that you renew
us for a good sweet year". Children’s
Services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The following services will be available during Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur: - Young Family (Ages 0-6):
10:00-11:00am, stories
and age-appropriate activites related to the New Year. Located in the Samuelson
Saiger Sanctuary, and to conclude on the front lawn. - Family Services
(Ages 7-12):
10:30am - 12:30pm, an age-appropriate opportunity for children
to experience prayer, song, and the richness of the High Holy Days. The service
will be held at Fern Hill. Parents must accompany their children to & from
Fern Hill, regardless if choosing to stay at the service or not. - Yom
Kippur Evening Family Service will be in the Samuelson-Saiger Sanctuary immediately
following Kol Niedre. There will be singing, storytelling, and a prayer experience.
Please Enter through the Office.
Childcare
will be available throughout the Holidays. Celebrate Rosh
Hashanah by the Lake
All are welcome at the Burlington Community
Boathouse, Tuesday, September 30, 2:30-4:00pm. - For Children and Adults
of All Ages
- Jewish Storytelling with Jason Lorber and Songs with Robert
Resnik, Apples and Honey
- Hear the Shofar Sound
Tashlich
Join us on the Boardwalk near the Boathouse, for a traditional Tashlich Service
of symbolically casting out sins into the water (don’t need bread - pocket
lint will do). This year, Tashlich is on Tuesday, September 30, the first day
of Rosh Hashanah starting at 4pm.
Yom
Kippur The Myron Samuelson Memorial Ne'ilah Honor
H.
Michael Goldstien has been selected to receive the Myron Samuelson Memorial Ne’ilah
Honor. Each year the honor is given to a member of the congregation in recognition
of his or her commitment of time and energy to Ohavi Zedek Synagogue. The Ne’ilah
Honor holds a special pace for the Samuelson family because of Myron Samuelson’s
long association with it. His family has established the Myron Samuelson Memorial
Ne’ilah Endowment Fund so that each year the Ne’ilah honor can be given
to a congregant the community wishes to recognize. Michael, a native of Burlington,
is a lifelong member of Ohavi Zedek. He serves the synagogue in many capacities,
including as current president of the Fern Hill Board, as a member of the Chevra
Kadisha and the Cemetery Committee, as Minyan Captain for the Sunday evening service,
and as a willing helper in the kitchen, calling on his expertise as a former proprietor
of Henry’s Diner. Mike has also served on the Archives Committee and the
Board of Directors. He lives in Colchester with his wife, Cheryl. They are the
parents of two daughters, Anna and Sarah. The Fast
Fasting
is held in high esteem by many religious traditions and health regimens. In the
Jewish tradition fasting is taken quite seriously and so we find that on a major
Holy Day like Yom Kippur, those who fast do so because they believe fasting to
be good for either the body or the spirit or both. The discomfort that is produced
by fasting is thought to have instructional value and is intended to help us reflect
on our human frailty.
Sukkot
Legend has it that Abraham sat in his tent, with the
flaps of the tent folded up on all four sides, so he could welcome weary wayfarers
from every direction. This lovely image of generosity is evoked by the holiday
of Sukkot. In the Bible, God instructs the ancient Israelites to "dwell in
booths (or tents) for seven days of the holiday of Sukkot, because your ancestors
dwelt in them during their sojourn in the desert when they departed from Egypt."
Sukkah Decorating Party
The Hebrew School will be making
decorations during school hours on Sunday, October 12 (10-12pm). Click
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