& You. Temple Adath Yeshurun. High Holy Days Selihot Saturday, September 16. Forgiveness. Table of Contents

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1 Temple Adath Yeshurun & You High Holy Days 5778 Table of Contents Service Times pg 2 Children s Services pg 3 High Holy Days Policies pg 4 Ticket Information pg 4 High Holy Day Programming pg 5 Coming this Year pgs 6 & 7 Selihot Saturday, September 16 8:30 pm - Film, Study, Discussion 9:30 pm - Refreshments 10:00 pm - Selihot Service Donations of Mahzor. Lev Shalem We are now taking donations for the mahzor. Lev Shalem, our new High Holiday prayer book. Donations can be made: In honor of, in memory of, or in celebration of your loved ones. Please contact the Temple Office or visit to make a donation. Each book donation is $ Underwritten by the Leonard and Irwin Kamp Foundation High Holiday Tickets For security purposes, please bring your ticket with you to services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and have it out at the door for expedited entry. Your Rosh Hashanah ticket is an Israel Bonds Card: Invest in your Traditions and the Kol Nidre & Yom Kippur ticket is a special green card. Forgiveness Join Rabbis Paul Drazen and Andrew Pepperstone, Ba alat Tefillah Esa Jaffe and Cantor Paula Pepperstone for Selihot at Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas (18 Patsy Lane, Jamesville) in anticipation of the High Holidays. Starting at 8:30 pm, we will be showing the animated short Forgiveness, by the Israeli-American artist Hanan Harchol, followed by lively study and discussion on that theme. At 9:30 pm, we will pause for some refreshments. At 10:00 pm, Ba alat Tefillah Jaffe and Cantor Pepperstone along with Rabbis Drazen and Pepperstone, will lead a newly compiled Selihot service to help prepare ourselves for the spiritual work of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. THE BOND OF LIFE DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL ENDOWMENTS In reverent memory of those whose names have been inscribed on our Yizkor Wall of Remembrance since last year. These plaques will be dedicated on Yom Kippur. Mark Arnow Morris Murray Gilman Lillian Spector Peter Townsend Linda Zohler

2 High Holiday Service Times: September 16 - October 13, 2017 Saturday, 9/16 Minha, Ma ariv, Havdala 7:10 pm Selihot - Saturday, 9/16 at Congregation Beth Sholom - Chevra Shas Forgiveness - short film 8:30 pm followed by study & discussion Refreshments 9:30 pm Selihot Service 10:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah - Wednesday, 9/20 Evening Services 6:15 pm 1st Day Rosh Hashanah - Thursday, 9/21 Morning Services 8:15 am Shaharit Torah Service Musaf Blessing of the Newborns Tashlikh 5:30 pm Evening Services 6:30 pm 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah - Friday, 9/22 Morning Services 8:15 am Shaharit Torah Service Musaf Evening Services 6:30 pm Shabbat Shuvah - Saturday, 9/23 Minha, Ma ariv, Havdala 6:55 pm Sunday, 9/24 Cemetery Memorial Service 11:00 am Kol Nidre - Friday, 9/29 Minha 12:00 pm Evening Services 6:45 pm Yom Kippur - Saturday, 9/30 Shaharit Torah Service (includes Yizkor) Musaf Study Minha Neilah 4:00 pm Shofar (approximately) 7:15 pm Erev Sukkot - Wednesday, 10/4 Evening Services 6:30 pm 1st Day Sukkot - Thursday, 10/5 Evening Services 5:30 pm 2nd Day Sukkot - Friday, 10/6 Evening Services 5:30 pm Shabbat Hol Hamoed - Saturday, 10/7 Pizza in the Hut following services Minha, Ma ariv, Havdala 6:30 pm Hoshanah Rabbah - Wednesday, 10/11 Morning Services 7:30 am Shemini Atzeret - Wednesday, 10/11 Evening Services 6:00 pm Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah - Thursday, 10/12 Morning Services (includes Yizkor) 9:15 am Evening Services 6:15 pm Family Celebration 7:00 pm Simchat Torah - Friday, 10/13 Evening Services 5:30 pm High Holy Days 2017 Candle Lighting Times Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 20th 6:46 p.m. 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Thursday, September 21st 7:25 p.m. Shabbat Shuvah Friday, September 22nd 6:42 p.m. Kol Nidre Friday, September 29th 6:30 p.m. Erev Sukkot Wednesday, October 4th 6:21 p.m. 2nd Day Sukkot Thursday, October 5th 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Hol Hamoed Friday, October 6th 6:17 p.m. Shemini Atzeret Wednesday, October 11th 6:09 p.m. Simchat Torah Thursday, October 12th 6:48 p.m.

3 High Holiday children s Services Rosh Hashanah Day 1 : Thursday, September 21st Day 2: Friday, September 22nd Yom Kippur Saturday, September 30th Junior Congregation - (K to 7th Grades) 10:30 am - 11:30 am in the Miron Family Chapel A child centered service created to engage & inspire children in grades Kindergarten-7. A High Holy Day service focused on the prayers and music of the holidays. We are putting a strong emphasis on having adequate supervision in the chapel provided by staff and trained volunteers to maintain the proper decorum and kavanah. We hope this will enable the leaders of the service to focus on the prayers and content, and that the service will be enjoyable to all who attend. Parents are welcome to join us for the service but we ask you to remember that this is a children s service. 11:30 am - 12:15 pm Children s Activities The service will be followed by age-appropriate holiday activities as we break into smaller groups for a light Kiddush snack and holiday fun. Nancy R. Weisberg Board Room: Grades 4-5 Muriel and Avron Spector Library: Grades K - 3 Youth Lounge (Rm 15): Grades 6-7 Tots Program - (Birth to 5 years) Arrival & Schmoozing: 10:00 am - 10:30 am Young Children s Service: 10:30 am - 11:30 am in the Muriel and Avron Spector Library Young children and their families will join together for an upbeat service with age-appropriate prayers, stories, and songs. This service is geared toward young children to help them celebrate the holidays. For the young children s service, we welcome parents and families to join us. Yom Kippur - Neilah - Sounding of the Shofar Saturday, September 30th - Gather at 7:00 pm Please gather in the Miron Family Chapel as we get ready to end the holiday with our traditional flashlight walk.

4 Temple Adath Yeshurun High Holy Days Policies For your security, admission into services will be by ticket only. High Holiday Tickets Rosh Hashanah Invest in your Traditions Israel Bond Card Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur a special green admission card, used for both of these services Admission tickets will be mailed to members in good standing. Arrangements for any member whose account is delinquent must be made with Barbara Simon, Executive Director, barbara@adath.org. Adults: All adults over the age of 25, except for full-time students, must be members of Temple Adath Yeshurun in order to receive tickets and attend High Holy Day Services. Contact the Temple Office for details. Out-Of-Town Guests: Tickets for out of town guests are available to members in good standing. Complete the request form below, and return it to the Temple Office. Tickets will be mailed in time for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. If you have a friend or neighbor who is unaffiliated, we welcome them for the High Holy Days. For security purposes, they must request a ticket. Temple Adath Yeshurun has had a long standing policy of open seating for all High Holy Day services. HIGH HOLY DAY GUEST TICKET REQUEST FORM TAY Member s Name: Phone # Address: Address Mail Tickets to: Me My Guest Babysitting needed for Guest Name, Address, and Phone Assistive Listening Devices are available for all High Holiday services. These units work with T-coil hearing aids or earbuds. They can be used to enhance the clarity of the service. Ask an usher for a unit. Parking Information TAY Parking Lot: The first few aisles are reserved solely for those vehicles bearing official handicapped plates or placards. As in years past, you are welcome to drop off passengers by the front door. Parking Lot Located at CBA School on Kimber Road: This lot will be used for overflow parking. Parking Along Kimber Road: Please drive with care as pedestrians will be walking up and down both sides of the street. Smart Phones need to be turned off in the synagogue. They interrupt the K dusha (holiness) of the moment. Babysitting is available for infants and children up to age six. Childcare is supervised by staff from our Rothschild Early Childhood Center. Reservations are not required, but are appreciated. Snacks and refreshments are served. Rosh Hashanah (both days): 8:15 am to end of service Kol Nidre: 6:30 pm to end of service Yom Kippur: 9:15 am to end of service INSTRUCTIONS FOR HIGH HOLY DAY GUEST TICKETS: We welcome your guests, but for security purposes we require the name, address, and telephone number of your guest. Please also complete your name, phone, address, and to expedite receipt of guest tickets. To help us plan for childcare, please indicate if any babysitting will be needed for children age 6 and under. (SEE BELOW) # children, Ages Please indicate which Holidays RH YK

5 Tashlikh Tradition Continues According to a Jewish tradition, in the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah (if it falls on Shabbat, the second day) we gather as a community at a stream, brook or creek and symbolically reach into our pockets, remove crumbs and throw our sins away. Our Tashlikh service will be held in the late afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Thursday, September 21st at 5:30 p.m. Join us at Meadowbrook Creek (corner of Kimber Road and Meadowbrook Drive). After our Tashlikh service, we will return to TAY in enough time to relax with a little snack before evening services at 6:30 p.m. Newborn Ceremony of Blessing Rosh Hashanah celebrates creation, so what better time than the beginning of the Jewish New Year to affirm the ongoing circle of life through our children. A special Ceremony of Blessing for children born since last Rosh Hashanah will take place in the Goldberg Sanctuary during the Musaf service on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Thursday, September 21st. Parents and grandparents will rise to say the traditional Shehechehyanu of having reached this special day. All new parents, grandparents & great grandparents are invited to participate. Please call the Temple Office at or info@adath.org with your new addition s name and birth date. Cemetery Memorial Service On Sunday, September 24th at 11:00 am, we will hold the annual Temple Adath Yeshurun Memorial Service at our cemetery. Conducted by Rabbi Paul S. Drazen and Ba alat Tefillah, Esa Jaffe, the service continues the tradition of visiting graves of departed loved ones between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Join with us and participate in this memorial service, a tradition of beauty and special meaning in our congregation. Operation Isaiah Please fill a bag with canned goods (soup, vegetables, fruits, fruit juice, peanut butter, jelly, tuna, and entreetype canned meals) and bring it with you to services at Kol Nidre and/or Yom Kippur, September 29th & 30th. After the holiday, food will be packed and delivered. Thank you for doing all you can to help our Central New York neighbors in need! Three Levels of Forgiveness The Martyrology, also known as Eileh Ezkerah, is a standard part of the Musaf service on Yom Kippur. The reflections of the section focus on losses in our history. The section follows the Avodah service, which describes the Yom Kippur Temple service, another section of memory. As we begin using our new mahzor,. Lev Shalem, our congregation will follow the mahzor. and recite selections from Eileh Ezkerah in its traditional place. On Yom Kippur, Saturday, September 30 at 4:00 pm, we will join for an opportunity for study. The topic for 5778 is a look at the three levels of forgiveness in the Jewish tradition. Yom Kippur Family Havdala Service As the sun begins to set and the Gates of Heaven, according to tradition, prepare to close, our little ones - children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - will march down the aisles of the Goldberg Sanctuary, each carrying a special light. As the Goldberg Sanctuary lights are dimmed, we will say farewell to the High Holy Days and usher in the New Year. This ceremony will take place about 7:15 pm on Yom Kippur Day, Saturday, September 30th, immediately before the blowing of the shofar. Food Related Customs for Rosh Hashanah Round Challah Challah can be made in many shapes; braided is typical for Shabbat. The custom on Rosh Hashanna is to have round challot to symbolize the cycle of life. Dipping Apple or Challah in Honey As a symbol of our wish for a sweet new year, there is a custom to dip a piece of apple or challah in honey and say the following before eating: Y hi ratzon m lifanekha Adonai eloheinu v elohei avoteinu she t hedesh aleinu shanah tovah oom tukah. May it be Your will, Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, to renew this year for us with sweetness and happiness. New Fruit Another custom is to eat a just-in-season fruit which we have not yet eaten in order to focus on the cycle of seasons and to appreciate our ability to celebrate. The new fruit is eaten between kiddush and ha-motzi, after saying the brakha: Barukh atta Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, boreh pri ha-etz. Praised are You, Adonai, Master of time and space, Creator of tree-fruit.

6 Coming up in the New Year SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 15 AT 11AM FREE A CAPELLA CONCERT at Temple Adath Yeshurun, 450 Kimber Road, Syracuse Made possible by a grant from the Philip L. Holstein Community Program Fund of the Jewish Federation of CNY. presented by Temple Adath Yeshurun, The Sam Pomeranz JCC of Syracuse, Syracuse Hebrew Day School, Syracuse Community Hebrew School, and The Epstein School Six13 is a six-man a capella group with a strong Jewish identity from New York City. The group has songs ranging from hip-hop to rock, sounding like a full band, but only using their voices. Six13 has been featured on The Today Show and The View, in the Huffinton Post and Time Magazine, and has over 8 million views on YouTube. They have performed for President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as at Washington D.C. s Kennedy Center, Madison Square Garden, Citi Field (home of The Mets), and numerous JCCs and congregations across the country. For more information about Six13, please visit their website at Pause Button led by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Esa Jaffe, Ba alat Tefillah November 4 December 9 January 6 February 3 March 3 April 14 June 16 Shabbat services begin at 9:15 am, pause at 9:45 am for snack, study, and singing, and then back to complete the service. Have a question or a topic? Please contact Rabbi Drazen at rabbidrazen@adath.org. The Ethical Life: Jewish Values in an Age of Choice From political and financial scandals to rapid progress in biomedical science and technology, the complex issues of modern society are, at their core, issues of ethical and moral concern. Now more than ever, we require a solid understanding of how Jewish ethics can inform our discussions and decisions about the critical questions of the day. Judaism has a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in a way that considers all sides of an issue. This course for adult learners will be conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen. It includes videos featuring JTS faculty, other expert scholars, and practitioners in the field; classical and contemporary texts. On the following Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm: October 25, November 8, November 29, January 3, January 24, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 2 $18 includes course & study materials Sign up required by Tuesday, October 10 To sign up, visit or call the Temple Office at Lulav and Etrog Orders Being Taken One of the most inspiring ceremonies during the entire synagogue year is the lulav and etrog processional, held each morning of Sukkot. It is a sight to behold, seeing old and young alike circling our sanctuary and waving these most religious symbols. Again this year, Israel etrogim sets are available, each containing a lulav holder, lulav bag, hadasim, etrog, and, most importantly, a book describing the symbolism of the lulav and etrog. The price is minimal $36 for the standard set. Take advantage of this outstanding offer and of the opportunity to participate in a most meaningful Jewish ceremony. To obtain your set, contact the Temple office as soon as possible or return the coupon below with a check made payable to Temple Adath Yeshurun. Name Address City State Zip Code

7 Coming up in the New Year Esa Jaffe, Ba alat Tefillah to serve as Interim Director of the Religious School at Temple Adath Yeshurun With the relocation of Shannon Small and her family to Nashville, we ve been actively searching for a new Religious School Director. We ve not yet been able to hire a permanent replacement for Shannon, and Esa Jaffe graciously agreed to reassume the position on an interim basis for the coming school year. Prior to her current position as Ba alat Tefillah, Esa served as the TAY Religious School Director for many years. Esa has been a member of our professional staff for twenty-three years. Esa is a graduate of Brandeis University where she earned her undergraduate degree in psychology. After graduation, Esa attended Syracuse University where she obtained a graduate degree in voice performance. She returned to Brandeis University where she attended the Hornstein School of Jewish Communal Service with an emphasis on Jewish education. Religious School registration documents are available online at If you have any questions regarding Religious School, please contact Esa Jaffe at school@adath.org. Simhat. Torah Aliyot The central part of services? Reading the Torah. Over the course of a year we read from the beginning of the scroll to its end, tracing from creation through arriving at the Promised Land. There are two special aliyot, marked on the morning of Simhat. Torah: one, Kalat or Hatan Torah, marks the last aliyah of Deuteronomy, the other, Kalat or Hatan B reshit, the first in Genesis. Around the world, these two aliyot are considered to be special honors. Beginning this year, TAY will be awarding these honors to members who have earned them through service to the congregation. Watch for the announcement designating those being honored in Simhat. Torah PIZZA IN THE HUT Saturday, October 7 Following Shabbat morning Services Pizza, Salad & Dessert Reservations requested, call Temple Adath at or info@adath.org. Thursday evening, October 12th The evening service begins at 6:15 pm The Family Celebration begins at 7:00 pm For children birth - 5 years old A high energy, musical Shabbat service for toddlers and their families. Dinner is included. Funded by the Edward & Marilyn Steinberg Family Fund for Tiny Tots and Preschool Children's Programming. SHABBAT & DINNER Friday Evenings 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm October 20 November 17 January 26 February 9 March 16 April 27 June 1 Mishpacha Shabbat Shabbat services for the whole family, on the following Saturdays at 10:30 am: November 4 December 9 January 20 (Havdallah) February 3 March 3 April 14

8 Temple Adath Yeshurun 450 Kimber Road Syracuse, NY Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Syracuse, NY Permit No with National Honoree David Muir ABC World News Tonight Robin Goldberg, D.D.S. Linda LeMura, Ph.D. Norman Swanson Media Partner for the 2017 Citizen of the Year Dinner. Mark Wladis Steven Wladis Saturday, October 28, 2017 Cocktail Reception 7:30 pm Dinner 8:15 pm