Informational Brochure 5778/2017

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1 Informational Brochure 5778/2017 Rabbi Steven Lebow Cantorial Soloist Blake Singer Accompanist Ira Wajsman Selichot Sept. 16 Erev Rosh Hashanah Sept. 20 Yom Kippur Sept. 30 Rosh Hashanah Sept Erev Sukkot Oct. 4 Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre Sept. 29 Sukkot Oct Simchat Torah Celebration Oct. 13 This informational brochure has been assembled to enhance your High Holy Day experience and to highlight the various worship and learning opportunities offered this year at Temple Kol Emeth. In the pages that follow, you will find worship schedules, information about our youth programming, and other events. Necessary forms for babysitting, Yizkor Book inclusion, and guest tickets can be found on our website ( If you or your loved ones are unable to join us in person, we hope you will join us online. We will be live-streaming many of our High Holy Day services on our website this year. It is our sincere hope that these High Holy Days at Temple Kol Emeth will help each of you to begin the New Year with renewed optimism and direction. May the coming year 5778 be one of good health, blessings, and happiness for you and your loved ones. L shanah tovah, Temple Kol Emeth Clergy, Staff, and Board of Trustees Join us... from anywhere! Live streaming Look for the icon throughout this booklet indicating that the service will be streamed at *If you miss the live stream, you can watch it on demand on our website for one month after each service.

2 Selichot September 16 Lessons Passed Down 8:00 p.m. Havdalah service begins Rabbi Lebow guides us in getting ourselves ready for the High Holy Day season. Lessons Passed Down will be a discussion of things I ve learned from my mom and dad ; or grandparents, aunts and uncles, and those elders to whom we are or were close. Cantorial Soloist Blake Singer, together with Rabbi Lebow, will be performing musical selections for the High Holy Days. Refreshments follow the service. For many Jews, the High Holiday season begins with Rosh Hashanah and the start of the new month of Tishrei. Jewish tradition, however, teaches that the preceding month of Elul is a time of soul-searching and reflection to prepare oneself for the magnitude of the Days of Awe. It is during this time that we observe Selichot (also spelled s'lichot). In Hebrew, selicho translates to forgiveness; and indeed there is an emphasis in these prayers on the merciful attributes with which God is said to govern the world. In many ways, the prayers which make up the Selichot service mirror what we find on the Day of Atonement, which follows soon after. The words of those attributes should sound familiar to anyone who has recited the liturgy throughout Yom Kippur, when we speak about God s ability to forgive transgression, iniquity, and sin. We begin and end the season of repentance with the same words, calling out to the compassionate God who we hope will accept our prayers. Barry Shainker, ReformJudaism.org Selichot 2 Rosh Hashanah 3 Yom Kippur 4 Youth Programs 5 Teen Program 6 Sukkot 7 Simchat Torah 8 Adult Education 9-10 Volunteers Needed 11 2

3 Rosh Hashanah September Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, Sept. 20 Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 8:00 p.m. WRJ invites you to a sweet RH Oneg following services Rosh Hashanah Day I Thursday. Sept. 21 Early Rosh Hashanah Service Contemporary service with Nefesh Mountain Bluegrass Band 9:00 a.m. Late Rosh Hashanah Service Traditional Service 12:30 p.m. Youth Program (see page 5 for more details) Family service (all ages) Featuring Mama Doni 3:45 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day II Friday, Sept :30 a.m. Tashlich Service Children s Memorial Garden Sept. 21 at 5:00 p.m. Our annual Tashlich service will be at the Children s Memorial Garden. This is a time for the whole family to come together and symbolically toss off our sins. Operation Isaiah Feed the Hungry-Food Drive Fill a Bag, Feed a Family Pick up a bag at Temple Kol Emeth on Rosh Hashanah, fill it with food, and return your filled bag on Yom Kippur. Last year we collected over 6,000 pounds of food to stock the pantry at the Atlanta Food Bank. Help us to make this year a sweeter one for all. Traditional greetings for Rosh Hashanah: Chag Sameach (Hebrew) Happy Holiday. Shanah Tovah (Hebrew) May you have a good year. Gut Yuntif (Yiddish) May you have a meaningful Holy Day. 3

4 Yom Kippur September 29 Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre Friday, Sept. 29 Erev Yom Kippur Service 8:00 p.m. Yom Kippur Day Saturday, Sept. 30 Early Yom Kippur Service 9:00 a.m. Youth Program (see page 5 for more details) Late Yom Kippur Service 12:30 p.m. Adult Study Session 2:45-4:15 p.m. Tot Service (under age 5) 3:00 p.m. Family Service (ages 5-10) 3:45 p.m. Afternoon Service 4:30 p.m. Yizkor (memorial) Service 5:30 p.m. Neilah (concluding) Service 6:15 p.m. Havdalah (approximately) 7:00 p.m. The early and late services are identical in content. YIZKOR MEMORIAL BOOK If you would like a name included in the Yizkor Book, please complete the form located at and submit your information to the office. Deadline for submissions is September 15. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for many blessings during the year to come. Say What? Traditional Greetings For Yom Kippur G mar chatimah tovah (Hebrew) May your final decree be good. G mar tov (Hebrew) May your decree be good. Tzom kal (Hebrew) May you have an easy fast. L shanah tovah teichateivu (Hebrew) May your name be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year. You are invited to bring your own shofar to the Neilah service for our traditional final communal blowing of the ram s horn. Please join us for the congregational pot luck dairy Break-the-Fast following the Havdalah service. (RSVP at 4

5 Youth Programs Adventures for the Soul for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur What happens at the Youth Programs? Children and volunteers will participate in engaging, interactive and age-appropriate experiences during which they will learn about the High Holy Days and connect the lessons of the High Holy Days to their own lives. All youth programs are free with an adult ticket. High Holy Day appropriate: snacks will be served songs will be sung dances will be danced crafts will be crafted Grades K-4 Creative experiences for our Temple Kol Emeth youth on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. On Rosh Hashanah children will sing and pray with special musical guests. Grades 5-7 should attend congregational services with their parents. Before the Torah service begins (about an hour into the service), Rabbi Lebow will dismiss them to their own special programming with Rebecca Tullman, TKE Principal, for the remainder of the adult service. Rosh Hashanah Thursday, Sept. 21 Early Rosh Hashanah service 9:00 a.m. (Drop-off begins at 8:45 a.m.) Featuring special musical guest Miss Aviva (of Flying Penguin fame) Late Rosh Hashanah Service 12:30 p. m. (Drop-off begins at 12:15 p.m.) Featuring special musical guest Mama Doni (of Nefesh Mountain fame) Yom Kippur Day Saturday, Oct. 30 Early Yom Kippur Service 9:00 a.m. (Drop-off begins at 8:30 a.m.) Late Yom Kippur Service 12:30 p.m. (Drop-off begins at 12:00 p.m.) Space is limited! Pre-registration is required by September 12 at 5

6 Teen Programs Powerful and creative experiences for grades 8-12, designed by KEFTY. Community, music, art, wisdom, text study, and prayer that works. Be there! Rosh Hashanah Thursday, Sept 21 No Early Rosh Hashanah Teen Service will be held. Teens are invited to sit together in the Sanctuary to worship with Nefesh Mountain. Late Rosh Hashanah Teen Service 12:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah worship featuring the musical stylings of Nefesh Mountain. Join us for an entirely different kind of Rosh Hashanah experience, including a New Year s Festival featuring carnival games, music, candy apples, and so much more Location of Teen Rosh Hashanah Services to be announced Yom Kippur Saturday, Sept. 30 Early Yom Kippur Service 9:00 a.m. Late Yom Kippur Service 12:30 p.m. Yom Kippur Services will be held at the DLC. Ask a helpful greeter or follow the signs. RSVP at Teen and Adult Help Needed If you are in grades 8-12, YOU ARE NEEDED as madrichim (assistants and leaders) for our youth programs. Volunteer as a madrich(a) in the morning youth program and then attend teen services in the afternoon. Feel good, get service hours, and generally start the year off right. Contact Ezra Flom at ezraflom@kolemeth.net or via Facebook. You will be truly happy that you did! 6

7 Sukkot October Sukkah Build Sunday, October 1 10:00 a.m. Join our Men s Club for the annual Sukkah build. Bring your own hammer and your good Sukkah Raising Date : Sunday, October 1 Time : 10:00 a.m. Meeting Spot: DLC lower driveway humor! If you have a pickup truck, please bring it! It will be helpful for transporting the Sukkah to the front of thetemple. For more information, please contact Lesley Litt at prezbhood@crystalflex.com or call the Temple office Sunday, October 13 Back by popular demand. TKE S religious school will be hosting a family-friendly Religious School Retreat. Watch for more information from Rebecca and Carol. High Holy Day Mitzvah GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE! TKE Annual Red Cross Blood Drive Sunday, October 29 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Make your appointment at 7

8 Simchat Torah Celebration October 13 Klezmer Meets Disco Disco/70 s Costumes Rock!! Dance Fever With the Torah! Celebrate Torah with Drums Dance Chanting Poetry Song Skits Stories Share how you bring Torah into your life 6:30: Pot-luck dinner in the Sukkah TKE providing pizza, salad, soda RSVP at kolemeth.net and let us know what side you can share Free for RSVPs // $5/person, $15/family for walk-ins 7:15: Learn a new way to celebrate Torah Drum session * Story telling with Rabbi Lebow * Learn to chant a bit of Torah (no Hebrew required) * Israeli dancing * kids activities 8:00: Shabbat Service and Rockin Simchat Torah Celebration! Hear the first and last lines of the Torah Dance with the Torah to the Chaverim Klezmer Band Celebrate Torah with song, drums, jokes, stories! Desserts for all ages * Imbibing provided for adults of a certain age Total participation in all the fun is encouraged! 8

9 The Suzette Felsberg Cohen Outreach & Adult Education Initiative Please contact Evy Eckber Weekly Torah Study with Rabbi Steven Lebow Weekly, Wednesday mornings, 9:30 a.m., and Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m.; ongoing. Explore the Torah with Rabbi Lebow: These classes are full of spiritual learning, comradery, humor, and depth a very different Torah study experience. (Drop-in, no registration necessary) Beginning Hebrew I registration required Weekly classes Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Follow the siddur in Hebrew with Lynnor Holder: In this class you will learn the basics of reading Hebrew with Lynnor s support and patience. You will be able to begin to follow along in Hebrew at services. This class prepares you for Hebrew II, where your independent reading will increase. Who knows: reading from the Torah may be next! Instructor: Lynnor Holder, B.A. in Education, M.Ed in Administration and Supervision; New York University Milestone 13 registration required Monthly classes begin Sunday, September 11, 10:30 a.m. noon Getting ready for your child s bar/bat mitzvah with Debbie Antonoff: This course is designed for ALL parents, providing relevant learning and support for your family during the 1-3 years prior to your child s bar or bat mitzvah. This is your opportunity to prepare yourself. Interfaith couples and Jews by choice are encouraged to enroll; learn how to make this event meaningful and inclusive for everyone. Instructor: Debbie Antonoff, M.A. Jewish Ed. and Communal Service, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Building Blocks-The Alef-Bet of Creating a Jewish Home registration required Fridays, approx. twice a month, beginning August 11, 10:30 a.m.- noon Program for parents of all religious backgrounds who are raising Jewish children This course explores how to create Jewish memories for your children particularly if you did not have a Jewish childhood yourself through a step-by-step approach to raising Jewish children and creating a vibrant Jewish home. Learn about Jewish holidays, customs and values. Create Jewish memories and family times. Meet other parents who share the same concerns and experiences. Instructor: Debbie Antonoff Introduction to Judaism/Pathway to Conversion registration required Classes run on Sundays at 9:30 a.m.; ongoing No Cost This course will explore the central idea of covenant as it is expressed and manifested through Judaism. Reading the Torah we will discuss the covenant between the Divine and the Hebrews that was first established with the patriarchs and matriarchs and later greatly expanded at Mt. Sinai. Later we will look at how this covenant impacted the Israelites through their many tribulations in the Land of Israel. Instructor: Rabbi Richard Baroff, congregational rabbi at several Atlanta area synagogues Classes are $75 per course for TKE members $150 for non-tke members, unless otherwise indicated. Please contact Evy Eckber at to register for all classes. 9

10 The Suzette Felsberg Cohen Outreach & Adult Education Initiative Please contact Evy Eckber Non-Dual Judaism: G-d is everything and everywhere not out there October 15, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Cost $10 minimum 10 participants The workshop will explore the difference between dualistic Judaism where G-d is out there somewhere controlling everything, patriarchal and omnipotent, while humankind is down here and non-dual Judaism which sees G-d as the creative force in everything, everywhere and constant, manifesting Divine Light in each of us. Non-dual Judaism does NOT use religious observance to avoid suffering; rather, It encourages us to look at our suffering and pain as the fertile ground from which spiritual awakening springs. Through practices like Jewish contemplative prayer, chanting and meditation, we can learn to be present in the moment. Instructor: Mitch Cohen, M.A. Judaic Studies, Siegal College; Rabbinic Ordination, Metifta Adat Wolkowisk Rabbinical Academy Sacred Scandals October 10, 17, 24 & November 7, 5:30-7:00 p.m. *Cost: $54 minimum 10 participants Bad Behavior in Biblical Texts: You think the Bible and other historical stories are all about good people and good choices? Did you know that it s filled with scandal, perhaps even evil urges? Eve disobeys orders. Cain kills his brother. Jacob tricks his father and cheats his brother. And the scandals don t end there. The TaNaKh is filled with sexual misconduct, lies and other bad behavior. We will try to figure out what these stories tell us and what we are supposed to learn from them. Instructor: Robyn Faintich, M.A. Jewish studies, Siegel College of Judaic Studies; completed coursework for Ed.D. in Jewish Education and Leadership, Northeastern University and Hebrew College Judaism and Political Activism October 10,17,24 & November 7, 7:15-8:45 p.m. *Cost: $54 minimum 10 participants What is it about being Jewish that compels us to be engaged in the American political arena? Participants will explore both modern and historical Jewish values and texts which shape the narrative for our commitment to politics, political debate and advocacy. As a class community we will choose a few of the following topics to explore in depth through a Jewish lens: gun control, gay marriage, animal rights/ experimentation, abortion, legalization of marijuana, genetic manipulation (manipulating for blue-eyed boy and/or to eliminate disease), death penalty, immigration reform and refugee crisis, vaccinations, assisted suicide/euthanasia, ethics of war. Instructor: Robyn Faintich *Cost: $90 for both Grand to be a Grandparent Introduction and Planning Sunday, September 17, 10-11:30 a.m. Cost - $3 Joni will introduce you to her Connecting Generations program, developed with the intent of building relationships through sharing family stories, history, and humor and exploring opportunities to create an understanding of how different generations impart their legacies. Together we ll plan fun and interactive activities with each other and our families to help strengthen the connections between generations and enable us to celebrate and appreciate the transitions in our lives. Instructor: Joni Janis, M.Ed. 10

11 Volunteers Needed High Holy Day Ushers and Greeters Get involved and do a mitzvah! There is no better time to start than during the High Holy Days! Please sign up to be an usher or a greeter. Download the ushering form from and bring it to the TKE office. High Holy Day ushers are responsible for greeting congregants and distributing machzorim (prayer books) prior to each service and collecting the machzorim at the end of the service. When ushers are needed: Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 20 7:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day I Early Service Thursday, September 21 8:30 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Day I Late Service Thursday, September 21 12:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day II Friday, September 22 10:00 a.m. Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur Friday, September 29 7:00 p.m. Yom Kippur Early Service Saturday, September 30 8:30 a.m. Yom Kippur Late Service Saturday, September 30 12:00 p.m. Yom Kippur Afternoon Saturday, September 30 4:30 p.m. Yom Kippur Yizkor Service Saturday, September 30 5:00 p.m. Yom Kippur Neilah Service Saturday, September 30 6:00 p.m. A tremendous amount of work goes into making the High Holy Days special for all of the TKE family. This wouldn t be possible without the help of our volunteers. A special thank you to: Our High Holy Day ticket and Yizkor Book coordinator, Bobbi Schuman WRJ for hosting and sponsoring our annual Erev Rosh Hashanah Oneg and tent All of our High Holy Day volunteers TKE s Communication team, who work all year to get you all the info you need: Jane Aronoff, Jon Worly, and Jennifer Orlow Our staff: Pam, Evy, Denise, Rebecca, Ezra, and Carol Our clergy team: Rabbi Lebow, Blake Singer, Ira Wajsman, and the TKE choir Our support staff, for making sure everything is right and ready to go: Mark, Diego, and James 11

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