A Guide to the High Holiday Season At Congregation Beth Israel 2018-19 5779 שנה טובה ומתוקה May you and your loved ones be blessed with love, health, and joy throughout this New Year. Congregation Beth Israel A Traditional, Egalitarian, & Fully Participatory Conservative Synagogue 15 Jamesbury Drive Worcester, MA 01609 www.bethisraelworc.org 508-756-6204
To Our Beth Israel Family, This past year, we have renovated B Yachad, rebuilt together, learned together, prayed together, dreamed together, and grew together. This year was also one in which we were challenged and nurtured. As we look to a New Year, may we find the strength within ourselves and others to continue to grow, to nourish, and to love together. O God, we have come to Your sanctuary To seek Your presence. Speak to us we pray, With the still, small voice Of Your spirit. If our lives have become shallow, Deepen them; If our principles have become shabby, Repair them. If our ideals have become tarnished, Restore them; If our hopes have become faded, Revive them. If our loyalties have grown dim, Brighten them; If our values have become confused, Clarify them. If our purposes have grown blurred, Sharpen them; If our horizons have become narrowed, Widen them. Make us worthy instruments Of Your will, And help us to live the words We pray. Amen.* Shanna Tova, Happy New Year! Rabbi Aviva, Ari, Hadar, Idan, Maayan, and Noam Fellman *This poem is from a 1978 High Holiday anthology compiled by Rabbi Loel Weiss. 2
Saturday, September 1 Community Slichot (Maariv, Havdallah, and Program) Sunday September 9 Erev Rosh Hashanah Services Monday, September 10 Shacharit *Torah Reading *Shofar *Sermon *Musaf Tashlich+ Mincha & Ma ariv 8:10 PM 6:00 PM 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM +Held at the Rudnicks home (11 Rollingwood Drive, Worcester) Tuesday, September 11 Shacharit *Torah Reading *Shofar *Sermon *Musaf Mincha & Ma ariv Holiday ends 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM 7:46pm *Approximate times 3
Tuesday, September 18 Mincha Kol Nidre Wednesday, September 19 Shacharit *Torah Reading *Sermon *Yizkor - Memorial Service Mincha Ne ila Tekiat HaShofar Ma ariv - Havdallah (holiday ends 7:32pm) 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 8:30 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 4:55 PM 6:00 PM Immediately following Ne ila 7:32 PM *Approximate times 4
Youth High Holiday Services Monday, September 10 & Tuesday, September 11 ROSH HASHANAH Day I and II 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Shoresh: Babysitting (18 months through 5 years of age) Upstairs Classroom 11:30AM -12:00 PM Tot Services (18 months through 5 years of age) Upstairs Classroom 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Family Service (Recommended for families with children in Grades K-6) Kulin Chapel Wednesday, September 19 YOM KIPPUR 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Shoresh: Babysitting (18 months through 5 years of age) Upstairs Classroom 11:30AM -12:00 PM Tot Services (18 mos. through 5 years of age) Upstairs Classroom 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Family Service (Recommended for families with children in Grades K-6) Kulin Chapel Shoresh: Babysitting Please help us ensure that your child will be happy and safe by preregistering for Shoresh babysitting for children ages 18 months to 5 years. We must provide adequate staffing, along with kosher snacks, toys, and games. At the same time, we don t want to spend your generous dues on unneeded sitters. You can give us an accurate count by returning the form in the back of this booklet no later than Friday, August 17. Cost per family is $20 per day or $50 for all three days, Rosh Hashanah I and II and Yom Kippur from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. More details are on the registration pages at the end of this packet. We cannot accommodate additional children once the family room is filled to capacity with those who are preregistered. 5
High Holiday Seating and Ticket Information Dear Congregants, We are excited to be holding our first High Holiday services in our beautiful new sanctuary. It will be wonderful to have services with our fully accessible bima, brighter lighting, and improved sound system. Consistent with our current practice as outlined in our bylaws, High Holiday tickets will be available to members in good standing as follows: Each adult member will be entitled to one seat. Each unmarried child who has reached Bar or Bat Mitzvah age, or who has reached the academic year of Bar or Bat Mitzvah, up to age twenty-six (26), will be entitled to one seat. Tickets for guests and non-members to High Holiday services are available through the office. Please see the order sheet in this booklet for prices and deadline for ordering. As a reminder, the Board voted last year to end the custom of assigned seating for the High Holidays. There will be no assigned or reserved seating, and seating will be on a first-come first-served basis. Ushers will be available to help seat families together and to assist people who may need special seating accommodations. We are looking forward to having our whole community together as we share the awe and blessings of this holiday season. Best wishes for a sweet and Happy New Year. Nancy Spitulnik, President 6
Active involvement with USY helps develop leadership and confidence. Our Worcester USYers clearly display these traits whether in or out of the synagogue setting. They are filled with passion, optimism, energy and ru'ach. They are eager to participate in services for Shabbat and Holidays, whether leading our congregation on Shabbat or chanting the Yom Kippur haftorah. They love celebrating holidays together whether during our annual Sukkah Hop, Chanukah Party, Purim Carnival, or chocolate seder. They look forward to meeting Jews from other communities, denominations and Israel as well as our non-jewish friends. Our youth actively participate in discussions of hot topics and text study to better relate to the larger world. Over the past few years, they have volunteered in the following settings and with the following organizations: cemetery cleanups, Jewish War Veterans for flag placement on Memorial Day, Souper bowl, BI shelter meals and Eisenberg Assisted Living and Jewish Health Care Center. The opportunity to participate in these activities enables them to learn how to be leaders among their peers, the synagogue and the community as a whole and builds on their confidence in being able to succeed and do more. We are grateful to our own BI family for the years of support of our youth programming. We look to you again, as we do every year, for your continued support by way of your donations to our annual Youth booklet, our main fundraiser. Your gifts, no matter the amount, will enable our USY organization to continue to run programs locally and offer scholarships as needed for regional/international programming. Thank you for supporting our youth and helping them achieve the confidence to become the leaders of the future. L'Shanah Tovah, Laura Silver Traiger USY Advisor 7
USY CHALLAH SALE Please support USY programming by purchasing your New Year Challah Bread from our USY Plain Challah - $8.00 ea. Raisin Challah - $8.00 ea. From Blacker s Bakeshop in Newton Order 4 or more and get a free Schlep Bag! While supplies last Use the One Stop Shopping Order Form in back of guide by Friday, August 17th, 2018 Pick up times at BI are as follows: Thursday, September 6th ~ 7pm to 9pm Friday, September 7th ~ 9am to noon Challah not picked up by noon Friday, September 7th will be donated to Beth Israel Kiddush. Congregation Beth Israel 15 Jamesbury Drive Worcester MA 8
The Congregation Beth Israel Cookbook Is Here! From Our Kitchen to Yours, the Beth Israel Cookbook, is still available! This delightful spiral-bound cookbook contains 286 recipes from more than 70 different contributors. Recipe categories include: Holidays Appetizers, Relishes, and Dips Breads, Rolls, and Muffins Soups and Salads Vegetables and Side Dishes Fish Main Dishes Desserts (the largest section Yum!) These recipes provide more than just great meals. They also preserve our family and Jewish traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation. In addition, the recipes reflect the diverse cultures and heritages that make up our special BI congregation. Get your copy while supplies last! $18 plus $5 shipping per book or pick up at the BI Office. Use the One Stop Shopping Order Form in the back of the guide by August 17, 2018 LIFE & LEGACY is a program to help assure Jewish tomorrows. This is part of a communitywide campaign with grants and financial incentives funded by the Grinspoon Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Central Mass. Please consider funding LIFE & LEGACY to perpetuate Beth Israel by making us part of your estate plan. We need your support to make the LIFE & LEGACY campaign a success for Beth Israel. Thank you to our Beth Israel Legacy Circle supporters... Anonymous (5), Myra & Jay Aframe, Elizabeth & Joel Baker, Patricia Bizzell, Eric Capellari, Herbert Daroff, Deborah Fins, Norman Glick Z L, Minna & Ira Gregerman, Peter Herman & Stephanie Bradie, Joel Kaufman & Carol Goodman Kaufman, Sharon & Elliott Krefetz, Benjamin & Cara Lyons, Judith Markowitz, Deb Martin, Sondra Padow, Toby Z L & Chuck Richmond, Ida Rotman Z L, Merna & Edward Siff, Bonnie & Richard Silver, Paula Sommer, Steven Sosnoff, Morty Sreiberg, Nina & Alan Stoll, Dr. Sheila Trugman, Selma & Irving White and Sharon & Alan Yaffe Thank you for your continued support of Beth Israel, now and for the future. "I found a fruitful world, because my ancestors planted it for me. Likewise, I am planting for future generations." Talmud, Taanit 23a For more information please contact: hdaroff@baystatefinancial.com or ecapellari9928@charter.net or sosnoff@hotmail.com or stollam@aol.com 9
Is this the fast I desire, a day for men to starve their bodies? No, this is the fast I desire: It is to share your bread with the hungry [Isaiah 58:5-7] Worcester Community High Holiday Food Drive September 2nd thru October 3rd, 2018 Your First Mitzvah of the New Year... Fill your bags with: Nonperishable Unbreakable New and Unused Pantry Items Drop off Non-Perishable Food Items Such as: canned soups, canned vegetables and fruits, boxed pastas, rice and cereals, canned stews and pastas, peanut butter, infant formulas, macaroni and cheese, tuna etc. We also need, salt-free, sugar-free, and fat-free food donations. (no glass or breakables, please!) Deposit your bags of food in the Congregation Beth Israel Social Hall Worcester County Food Pantries We thank you for your donations! L shana Tova! Contributions will be collected by RACHEL S TABLE and distributed to those in need. Rachel s Table is a program of the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts 10
SUKKOT SERVICE TIMES 2018/5779 Sunday, Sept 23 (Erev Sukkot) Evening service 6 pm Monday, Sept 24 (Sukkot) Morning service 9 am Evening service 6:30 pm Tuesday, Sept 25 (Sukkot) Morning Service 9 am Evening service 7 pm Wednesday, Sept 26 (Chol Hamoed Sukkot) Morning service 7 am Rimon Interfaith Program @ 5:30 pm Evening service 7 pm Thursday, Sept 27 (Chol Hamoed Sukkot) Morning service 7 am Evening service 7 pm Friday, Sept 28 (Chol Hamoed Sukkot) Morning service 7 am (@BI) Evening service 6 pm Saturday, Sept 29 (Chol Hamoed Sukkot) Morning service 9 am BI Annual Sukkah Hop Sunday, Sept 30 (Hoshana Rabba) Morning service 8:15 am Evening service 6 pm Monday, Oct 1 (Shemini Atzeret) YIZKOR SERVICE Morning service 9 am Evening service 6 pm Tuesday, Oct 2 (Simchat Torah) Morning service 9 am Evening service 7 pm Join our Rimon Interfaith Celebration in the Sukkah! Wednesday, September 26th 5:30pm-7pm We welcome families from the Worcester Islamic Center and a few Worcester churches as we live and learn the value of Hachnasat Orchim, welcoming guests into our Sukkah. This Yamim Noraim it is easier than ever to invest in/redeem Israel bonds. Invest online or in person, gift bonds under $100, bonds issued in Book Entry no more certificates to store or sign to redeem and redemption checks mailed automatically at maturity. Go to www.israelbonds.com, email: Joshua.Tolub@IsraelBonds.com, or call Josh at 857-243-6327 Development Corporation for Israel. 11
Beth Israel SLICHOT A night of learning, conversation, song, and prayer to help us prepare for the High Holidays Saturday Night, September 1st (15 Jamesbury Drive in Worcester) 8:10pm Ma ariv 8:25 Havdallah 8:30 Program 9:00 Selichot Service 12
Lulav & Etrog - $54.00 each One of the great joys of Sukkot is building your own sukkah and having your own lulav and etrog to go with it. Your Lulav and Etrog will be available for pick-up at the Synagogue on: Thursday, September 20th from 9 to 3 Friday, September 21st from 9 to 3 Place your order on the One Stop Shopping Order Form in the back of the book. - Pre-ordered - no orders can be accepted after August 17th, 2018 Dear Beth Israel, We support Federation s annual campaign. Federation helps our Beth Israel community to provide our children with funds to participate in Rimon, Hebrew High, Birthright Israel, Passport To Israel and other educational programs such as PJ Library. Together, we help build a strong local and global Jewish community. When called upon, please give generously to the Federation campaign. Nancy Spitulnik, Beth Israel President 13
SIMCHAT TORAH Congregation Beth Israel cordially invites you and your family to join us on Monday evening, October 1st at 7 pm as we celebrate this joyous occasion. We celebrate Simchat Torah with music, laughter, dancing and singing. The Torah ends with the death of Moses and immediately begins again with the story of Creation. The chanting of Genesis 1 is a reminder that humans participated in the creation and, like the cycle of the Torah reading, this partnership never ends. Join us on Tuesday, October 2nd, at 9 am in honoring this year s Kallat Torah - Elaine Baskin Chattan Bereishit - Bob Golden 14
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High Holiday Candle Lighting Times (for 01609) Rosh Hashanah Erev. Sunday, September 9,2018 by 6:49 PM Monday, September 10, 2018 after 7:47 PM Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Holiday ends 7:46 PM Yom Kippur Tuesday, September 18, 20178 by 6:33 PM Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Holiday Ends 7:32 PM Sukkot Erev. Sunday, September 23,2018 by 6:24 PM Monday, September 24, 2018 after 7:22 PM Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Holiday ends 7:20 PM Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Erev. Sunday, September 30,2018 by 6:12 PM Monday, October 1, 2018 after 7:10 PM Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Holiday ends 7:08 PM Jewish Holidays 2018-2019 **Holidays begin the evening before the day listed Rosh Hashanah Monday & Tuesday, Sept 9 & 10, 2018 Yom Kippur Wednesday, Sept 19, 2018 Sukkot Monday, Sept 24, 2018 Sh'mini Atzeret Monday, Oct 1, 2018 Simchat Torah Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018 Hanukkah Monday, Dec 3, 2018 Tu B Shavat Monday, Jan 21, 2019 Purim Thursday, March 21, 2019 Passover (beginning) Sat & Sun, April 20 &21, 2019 Passover (last days) Friday & Sat, April 26 & 27, 2019 Yom Hashoah Thursday, May 2, 2019 Yom HaZikaron Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Yom Haatzmaut Thursday, May 9, 2019 Lag B'Omer Thursday, May 23, 2019 Shavuot Sunday & Monday June 9 & 10, 2019 Tisha B'Av Sunday, August 11, 2019 16
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL - ONE STOP SHOPPING ORDER FORM E v e r y o n e m u s t F i l l o u t a n d R e t u r n t o r e c e i v e t i c k e t s f o r s e a t i n g by A u g u s t 1 7, 2 0 1 8 SEATING: Those with family memberships will receive tickets for up to two adults, plus one ticket for each dependent child who has attained bar/bat mitzvah age and is a full-time student or is not gainfully employed and has not attained his/her 27th birthday. Congregants with single memberships will receive one ticket per adult plus dependent children. Please fill out the seating form completely to receive your tickets by mail. Full Name: Street: City: Zip: Phone: Email: Children Name(s): (Who Are Eligible for Seats) Number of BI member seats Number of guest seats (@ $150 p/p) Age: Age: Age: Age: Age: TOTAL # OF SEATS: (Members & Guests): Shoresh Babysitting Registration 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Parents Child s Name Age Street Child s Name Age City, State, Zip Child s Name Age Cell # (1) (2) Child s Name Age Please register the above child(ren) for baby-sitting services on Fee Per Family Rosh Hashanah 1: Monday, Septemeber 10 1 day @ $20 Rosh Hashanah 2: Tuesday, September 11 2 days @ $40 Yom Kippur: Wednesday, September 19 3 days @ $50 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 17
THIS PAGE MUST BE FILLED OUT AND RETURNED BY Friday, August 17th TO: Congregation Beth Israel - 15 Jamesbury Drive - Worcester, MA 01609 Guest Seats x $150 ea. (From previous page, if needed) Shoresh (Amount from previous page, if needed) $ $ Plain Challah X $8.00 ea. = $ Raisin Challah X $8.00 ea. = $ Lulav and Etrog X $54.00 ea. = $ BI Cookbook Books X $18.oo ea. = $ Shipping X $5.oo ea. = $ High Holiday BI Youth Tribute Booklet (Deadline for printing is Friday, Aug 17) Special Friend $100.00 or more Benefactor $50.00 Double Chai $36.00 Donor $25.00 Chai $18.00 Mitzvah $10.00 $ Listing as it should appear in the booklet. Please PRINT Clearly.... Must be returned by Friday, Aug 17th Total $ Please submit payment with your One Stop Shopping Order Form by Friday, Aug 17th Thank you! Check (One check payable to Congregation Beth Israel) Visa/ MC / Discover - Credit Card # Credit Card use $50 Minimum Exp. date: / Signature: CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 15 JAMESBURY DR WORCESTER MA 01609 508-756-6204 18