Joyful Tot Shabbat in our Sukkah
10/2 Lorraine Wachter
10/4 Sandy Gordin
10/7 Ansley Lyon
10/7 Robert Nabow
10/12 Raeleigh McArn
10/14 Jon Lewson
10/14 Harry Price
10/17 Ira Greenfield
10/18 Lorie Ederr
10/18 Tom Barnet
10/23 Jeff Cohen
10/23 Robert Lyon
10/25 Paul Friedberg
10/26 Carl McArn
10/31 Cashlin Bost
10/31 Roxanne Gheorghiu
10/4 Anne & Steven Graff
10/23 Rachel & Christopher Brough
10/18 Jori & Dan Falcon
You may have heard by now that High Holiday services will be conducted this year by Shira Ginsburg, Cantor Emerita at East End Temple in Manhattan.
Cantor Ginsburg brings with her a powerful resume, consisting of 20 years of professional experience on the pulpit, five recorded albums, and extensive theatrical performances nationwide. You can see a promotional video of her work on YouTube CLICKHERE and can find a considerable amount of her work on Apple Music.
Working with our resident musicians, Cantor Ginsburg will be with us for Erev Rosh Hashanah, as well as the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur morning and afternoon services.
After consulting with the Cantor in my capacity as Ritual Committee chair, she and I are adapting our High Holiday services to the needs of a 21st century Reform synagogue. This year, we will be observing Rosh Hashanah on the first day of the holiday only, and all of the services will be streamlined to their essentials.
Moreover, in keeping with the traditions of Reform Judaism, we will be assigning the aliyot on an egalitarian basis this year, rather than reserving the first ones for Cohanim and Levis.
This is in keeping with the idea of the Jewish people as “a nation of priests,” as we are described in the Torah, rather than a hereditary hierarchy.
Other changes will be made as Cantor Ginsburg and I continue developing service scripts that we believe will be contemporary, spiritually satisfying and aesthetically engaging.
Instead of making cold calls to congregants this year to request participation in our services, we are asking for volunteers to help us with our readings (in English), ark openings, as well Torah liftings and dressings.
Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you would like to participate in this moment of change for our congregation by volunteering to become involved. I can be reached at my email address or cell phone (call or text).
I thank you in advance for your engagement and support. I’m looking forward with special enthusiasm to sharing the holidays with you.
Please see “Temple Topics” for a complete holiday schedule.
Mark Packer
Vice President and Ritual Committee Chair
9/1 Daniel Mayer
9/6 Irene White
9/10 Steve Smiley
9/12 Karen Lyon
9/13 Gary Smiley
9/17 Andrew Green
9/19 Eileen Acanfora
9/19 Sherry Fohr
9/19 Gary Poliakoff
9/20 Hannah Kate Frye
9/25 Junie White
9/26 Larry Abelkop
9/28 Marvin Siegel
9/28 Nancy Yoffe
9/29 Henry Barnet
9/29 Louis Smith
A big thank you to everyone who came to help us make butterflies on June 4th. It was nice to have so many helping hands and to visit as we worked. We have over 500 butterflies in the freezer ready to package for our November 2nd sale.
Our next baking day will be on August 9th. Come help and learn how to make strudel.
This year, in addition to the usual things you help with, we will need lots of cookies and bars. We will be packaging them for our inside sale. It has been a long wait, but this year the sale will be open to the public in the social hall.
Pre-orders are due by October 20th. On October 27th we will be packaging everything. We will also fill the pre-orders and get them separated in the freezers. We will need any baking you can help us with before the 27th of October.
The freezers in the Sisterhood closet and the silver one off the kitchen have lists taped to the doors and a pen for you to mark what you have put into the freezer. This list will help us keep track of the pre-sales to ensure we can fill all the orders and have enough for the day of the sale. Please label the items so we know what they are.
August 31st we will put together pot pies at my home. They were so popular last year that we will need to make at least 50 this year. Please let me know if you would like to come help.
Again, thank you for all your help making the Sisterhood Bake Sale a success.
Peggy Ann Buchman
8/2 Ruben Falcon
8/4 Carter Smith
8/6 Joan Barnet
8/11 Sandy Smiley
8/16 Anne Graff
8/24 Thomson Halley
8/24 Mark Lurey
8/24 Tina Lyon
8/26 Kim Pickett
8/27 Daniel Falcon
8/29 Ina Minsky
8/30 Raye Frye
8/15 Alane & Rex Russell
8/16 Ina & Mike Minsky
8/19 Carter & Louis Smith
8/22 Lori & Rob Axelrod
8/25 Lianne & Dave Wood
8/29 Louise & Steve Garrell
8/31 Arden Levy & Mark Lurey
8/25 Lianne & Dave Wood
8/29 Louise & Steve Garrell
8/31 Arden Levy & Mark Lurey