High Holy Day Service Schedule 2015/5776 Greetings! We hope your summer is relaxing and fun! We are busily preparing for the High Holy Day and Festival Season and have put together in this packet all of the forms you will need to order tickets and prayer books and sign up for child care and other events. Please take the time to read this material carefully and return the forms to the Temple office by Friday, July 31, 2015. If you have any questions or need to make arrangements for special family concerns, please contact me at szemsky@templeshalom.net. B'Shalom, Susan Goutos Executive Director Selichot Saturday, September 5 Special Selichot Program and Reception, 8 PM Selichot Candlelit Service with Shir Shalom & Teen Choirs, 10 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 13 Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, 6 PM Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 14 Adult Morning Service with Instrumental Trio, 10 AM Youth Service (1st 5th grade), 10 AM Community Service, 2 PM Tashlich, 3 PM (Child Care Available - See page 5) Second Day Rosh Hashanah Tuesday, September 15 Morning Service, 10 AM Erev Yom Kippur Tuesday, September 22 Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidrei Service with Quartet, 8 PM Alternative Kol Nidrei Service 6th grade and up, 8 PM (Child Care Available - See page 5) Yom Kippur Wednesday, September 23 Adult Morning Service with Shir Shalom Choir, 10 AM Youth Service (1st 5th grade), 10 AM Meditative Concert, 1 PM Adult Study Opportunities I, 1 PM Teen Conversation, 1 PM Adult Study Opportunities II, 2 PM Community Family Service, 2 PM Afternoon Service, 4 PM Yizkor (Memorial) and Ne ilah (Concluding) Service, 5:15 PM (approximate) Break Fast, 6:45 PM (Child Care Available see page 5) Erev Sukkot Sunday, September 27 Service Under the Sukkah, 5:30 PM Blessing of the Animals, 6:15 PM Erev Sukkot BYO Dinner, 6:30 PM Sukkot Monday, September 28 Morning Festival Service at Temple Emanuel, 10 AM Festival Service Luncheon at Temple Emanuel, 12 NOON Erev Simchat Torah Sunday, October 4 Congregational Dinner, 6 PM Family Service and Unrolling of Scroll, 7 PM Simchat Torah Monday, October 5 Simchat Torah/Sh mini Atzeret Festival Morning and Yizkor Services at Temple Sinai, 10 AM Simchat Torah Luncheon at Temple Sinai, 12 NOON
Ticket Guidelines 1. All children will be admitted to morning services with a ticket. Family-oriented services, appropriate for children, will be held on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur afternoons at 2 PM in the sanctuary. No tickets are necessary for these afternoon services. Youth Services, appropriate for children in the primary grades, will be held in the chapel on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at 10 AM; preregistration for these is necessary and the form is enclosed. 2. An alternative Kol Nidrei Service, for anyone 6th grade and older, using Gates of Repentance (the old High Holy Day prayer book), will be held in the Chapel. 3. Guest tickets may be purchased for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to accommodate those who will be visiting for the High Holy Days. See Guest Ticket Request Form (page 4). 4. Tickets are not transferable! Tickets issued for the High Holy Days are intended for use only by the persons to whom they have been designated and should not be given to other individuals. 5. Please use forms on pages 3 5 to order tickets, prayerbooks, and to reserve childcare. Seating Guidelines 1. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. One seat only may be saved for the driver who is parking the car. Seats will be set aside for ushers and doctors assigned to each service and their families. PLEASE RESPECT THE RESERVED SEATING SIGNS. 2. Reserved seating is available to congregants with special needs who have made arrangements in advance with the Executive Director. These seats can only be held until ten minutes before the start of the service. After that, they will be released. Please respect the reserved seating signs. 3. Ushers will begin admitting worshippers 30 minutes before the start of each service. Please do not arrive before this time. 4. The sanctuary will be cleared after the 2 PM Yom Kippur Family Service to allow the ushers to prepare for the 4 PM Afternoon Yizkor and Ne ilah services. Do not leave prayer books or other articles in order to reserve seats during the transition time. Ushering It is necessary to start planning now for High Holy Day usher assignments. All adult members of the congregation are welcome to assist with this very important function. See ushering form on page 7. High Holy Day Parking 2015 High Holy Day services parking can be a challenge. Fortunately, Rock Creek Forest Elementary School has re-opened. Therefore, their parking lot will be available to us! Temple Shalom parking lot For the Rosh Hashanah evening and morning services, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning services, the Temple parking lot will be reserved for those with mobility issues or special needs and for the clergy. If you have a mobility issue or special need, please use the check-off box on the ticket order form to request a parking pass. Parking passes will be mailed along with your tickets. Parking pass holders must display the pass on their dashboard and must enter the lot on Grubb Road in order to be directed by parking attendants to a space. If you wish to drop off passengers and park elsewhere, please enter from Keith Court, drop off your passengers at the circle and then exit at Keith Court. Rear Parking Lot Traffic Circle Keith Court off of Spencer Road Neighborhood parking Front Parking Lot Many of you will choose to park in the neighborhood. Please be respectful of our neighbors and do not block driveways or park in illegal spaces. We are hoping to secure parking privileges at other local lots. You will receive more information with your tickets, which will be mailed around the first week of September. Please also consider walking or carpooling with a neighbor! Grubb Road Page 2
Ticket Request Form Important: Please Complete and Return to the Temple by July 31, 2015 Even If You Do Not Require Tickets Member Guest Ticket Information On Reverse Side Of This Form Erev Rosh Hashanah - Sunday, September 13, 2015 6 PM Traditional Service - no alternative Erev Rosh Hashanah service this year Rosh Hashanah - Monday, September 14, 2015 10 AM Morning Service 10 AM Simultaneous Youth Service in Chapel Child Care Available 10 AM - 12:30 PM Kol Nidrei - Tuesday, September 22, 2015 8 PM Kol Nidrei Service 8 PM Alternative Kol Nidrei Service-grade 6 and up Child Care Available 8 PM - 10 PM Yom Kippur - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 10 AM Yom Kippur Service 10 AM Yom Kippur Youth Service in Chapel Child Care Available 10 AM - 12:30 PM and 4 PM - 6 PM I/We will attend: BOTH Rosh Hashanah AND Yom Kippur Rosh Hashanah ONLY Yom Kippur ONLY We WILL NOT NEED tickets this year Please check here if you request special needs parking Please let us know if you have a special needs seating request and the location in which you would like to be seated: You are entitled to tickets at no charge for the following: 1. Adult Members Member (name) Member (name) Daytime phone Cell phone 2. Dependent children & full-time students through age 25 Date of Birth Date of Birth Date of Birth Date of Birth 3. Dependent adult family members who reside in your home full time: Relationship Relationship To make arrangements to attend services out of town at a URJ congregation, please call the Temple office, 301-587-2273. Page 3
Ticket Request Form Important: Please Complete and Return to the Temple by July 31, 2015 Member Guest Ticket Request Member (name) _ Member Guest Tickets Category 1 I. Independent children, single or married (Note: Young Adult Membership available at $360) BOTH RH YK Name Name Name Name II. Parents living in the area BOTH RH YK Name Name Name III. Family members from out of town (Tickets will be held at the door or you may pick them up.) Name, address, & relationship BOTH RH YK Member Guest Tickets Category 2 Extended family members living in the Washington metropolitan area Name, address, & relationship BOTH RH YK BOTH Rosh Hashanah AND Yom Kippur: $225 contribution per guest. EITHER Rosh Hashanah OR Yom Kippur: $175 contribution per guest. Reciprocal Guest Tickets There is no charge for members of an out-of-town URJ congregation. Your guest s congregation must send a URJ courtesy seating request form to Temple Shalom (fax 301-588-9368). Forms are available on the URJ website under High Holy Days. BOTH Rosh Hashanah AND Yom Kippur: $150 contribution per guest. EITHER Rosh Hashanah OR Yom Kippur: $120 contribution per guest. Page 4
Youth Service High Holy Day Youth Service Includes art project, music program, snack, and playground time When 10 AM End of Main Service During the adult service on Rosh Hashanah morning and Yom Kippur morning. Drop off your child in the chapel before services and pick up immediately following. Children must attend the entire program unless signed out by an adult. Children must be registered by July 31, 2015, to participate. Who Geared toward 1st - 5th graders. $20 per child for one holy day $30 per child for two holy days Questions Please call Rabbi Ackerman at 301-587-2273 or email rabbiackerman@templeshalom.net Led by Rabbi-Educator Rachel Ackerman, a song leader, and volunteer parents. Parent(s) Name Email Child Care Information Temple Shalom offers childcare for toilet-trained children through the 2nd grade. No infants please. Cribs and playpens are not available. Children must be registered by July 31, 2015. THE FEE IS $10.00 PER CHILD, PER SERVICE. (The fee helps cover our costs of child care and helps support youth programming.) Activities include playing with other children and with toys, hearing stories, and having juice and snacks. Parents, please label ALL items your child brings with him/her. Older siblings MAY NOT come downstairs. We hope your child will stay for Children s Services, so he or she will have a chance to worship in the Sanctuary too. Childcare sign-up Rosh Hashanah 10 AM Service Kol Nidre 8 PM Evening Service Yom Kippur 10 AM Service Yom Kippur 4 PM Afternoon Service Parent(s) (name/s) Child (name) Child (name) Child (name) Child (name) (age) (age) (age) (age) Phone $20 per child for one service or $30 per child for both services # of Children Amount Fee: $10 per child per service TOTAL $ Please contact the Temple office if you must cancel your reservation. Rosh Hashanah = Yom Kippur = TOTAL $ Page 5
Selichot Events Selichot at Temple Shalom East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem Saturday, September 5, 2015 East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem 8 PM Coffee, Cake & Conversation 9:30 PM Candle-lit Selichot Service 10 PM featuring the music and liturgy of the High Holy Day Season A window beyond a world of war; building bridges through music and love. He did more for the Middle East peace process in eight days than Secretary of State John Kerry has done in two years. Is he a diplomat or religious leader? No, he s a singer-songwriter, and if no one else is going to try and heal the world, he will. So writes Vanity Fair about David Broza, the superstar Israeli musician whose vision brought about the collaborative Israeli- Palestinian album, East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem. The album is good the article goes on to say. The documentary about making the album is extraordinary. We will show this documentary as our introduction to Selichot this year at Temple Shalom. It is a film that brings a hint of hope in a world gone mad, and celebrates optimism and the world which might be, at a time of year when we are told to look both inward and ahead. Page 6
The Worship Committee Needs Ushers!!! email phone Ushers Are Needed For The Following Services # of Ushers Sat., Sept. 5 Selichot Sun., Sept. 13 Erev Rosh Hashanah Adult Ushers Only Mon., Sept. 14 Rosh Hashanah Morning Adult Ushers Only Youth Service Ushers Over 13 Welcome Family Service Ushers Over 13 Welcome Tues., Sept. 15 Second Day Rosh Hashanah 10 AM only Tues., Sept. 22 Kol Nidrei Sanctuary Service Adult Ushers Only Alternative Chapel 6th Grade & Older Service Ushers Over 13 Welcome Wed., Sept. 23 Yom Kippur Morning Adult Ushers Only Family Service Ushers Over 13 Welcome Afternoon, Yizkor and Ne ilah Adult Ushers Only Sun., Sept. 27 Erev Sukkot Sun., Oct. 4 Erev Simchat Torah I (We) would be happy to usher once/more than once during the High Holy Days I (We) would be happy to usher for Friday night services during the year. Page 7
Temple Shalom 2015/5776 Yom Kippur Memorial Book July 2015 Dear Temple Shalom Family: Yom Kippur this year falls on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Our new Book of Eternal Life will be available at the outset of the Yom Kippur Afternoon service, beginning at 4 PM. The Yizkor Memorial Service begins immediately after the Afternoon service, with no interruption, at approximately 5:15 PM. On the other side of this letter is the form for family names for the Book of Eternal Life. Please legibly print all names that you wish to appear, and list them in the order in which you wish them to appear. Replies must be received by July 31. The custom of reciting Yizkor on Yom Kippur is relatively new in Jewish life meaning it is only a thousand years old. The custom emerged out of blood and loss, in the Rhineland following the devastation of the early Crusades. What began as a personal family prayer soon spread to a communal setting. It was the Polish Jewish community that extended the recitation from Yom Kippur to the final day of the three festivals, Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. The word yizkor means remembrance, or, more literally, may he/she be remembered. The memory of those we have lost is, truly in our hands. May they live on in us, and through us, through our deeds and character, but also through acts of ritual and tradition. May their memories be a blessing. L shalom (In peace), $500 for new brass memorial plaque in sanctuary. Include name and death date of the decedent(s): Michael L. Feshbach Rabbi $18 per name is a suggested donation for each name in the memorial book. Your Name(s) (How you would like to be listed in the memorial book): email phone Please include this form and your check when returning all High Holy Day information to the Temple. (Remember you may write a single check for everything.) If there are no changes to last year s listing, please check here Page 8
Brotherhood High Holy Day Greeting Card Send your wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous new year to the entire Temple Shalom family. Your name will appear on a holiday greeting card that will be mailed to every Temple Shalom family prior to the holiday. The cost of participation is $18, which may include all the names of your family members. Please check the Brotherhood New Year Card line on the payment sheet on page 11 and fill in the information below. Return This Entire Sheet With Your Payment. Please Print Family Information Names of Children Page 9
High Holy Day Prayer Books Machzor for the Days of Awe Temple Shalom will use this machzor at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur service beginning this fall. The new machzor is an amazing tool with the potential to deepen, sharpen and refresh our sacred experience during the coming Days of Awe. It offers traditional words and creative reinterpretation, full transliteration, poetry, commentary and creative options. When purchasing the new prayer books, please consider donating to the Temple New Machzor Fund to help ensure that all of our worshipers have a book to use at High Holy Day services. To purchase your books, please visit www.templeshalomhighholidaypb.eventbrite.com or, if you prefer to pay by check, call the Temple Office or email newmachzor@templeshalom.net with your order. Page 10 $45 per set
High Holy Days 2015 5776 Payment Page PLEASE PRINT NAME High Holy Day Guest Tickets _ (page 4) Youth Service ($20 per child for 1 service) ($30 per child for 2 services) _ (page 5) Child Care ($10.00 per child/per service) _ (page 5) Memorial Book ($18 per name recommended) _ (page 8) Brotherhood New Year Card ($18) _ (page 9) High Holy Day Prayer Books ($45/set) _ (page 10) Please enclose ONE check to cover the TOTAL $ _ Please make your check payable to Temple Shalom, and enclose it with the appropriate forms in the envelope provided. All payments are due by July 31, 2015. If you have any questions, please call the Temple office at 301-587-2273. Page 11
Temple Shalom Phone: 301 587 2273 Fax: 301 588 9368 8401 Grubb Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Non Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Silver Spring, MD Permit No. 513 High Holy Day Forms Enclosed Dated Information Please Open ASAP Or Current Resident High Holy Day Packet Enclosed Dated Information Please Open ASAP