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High Holy Days 5778 | 2017 SE L I CH OT: BEG IN N IN G T H E P ROCE S S O F TE S H UVA H Saturday, September 16 8:30 pm
Teen ReJEWvenation Coffeehouse Program (9th – 12th grades)
9:30 pm
Refreshments and Congregational Havdalah followed by Selichot Service (location to be confirmed)
TEEN REJEWVENATION COFFEEHOUSE As Selichot is a time of serious reflection before the High Holy Days, this coffeehouse forum will focus on important issues that our teenagers encounter. Questions? Contact Marisa Baggett:
[email protected].
E R E V RO SH H AS H A N A H Wednesday, September 20 6:00 pm & 8:15 pm
Sermon by Rabbi Micah Greenstein, Three Things That Make Living Worthwhile
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R OSH H ASHAN AH Thursday, September 21 9:00 am
Tot Family Service
9:45 am
High Holy Days Service and Camp (2nd – 5th grades)
10:00 am
Main Sanctuary Service, Sermon by Rabbi Bess Wohlner, Rewriting the Book of Life
10:00 am
Childcare | Tot High Holy Days Discovery Camp (18 months – 1st grade). See page 28 for details.
10:00 am
Teen Service and Oneg
TOT FAMILY SERVICE For children Kindergarten age and under and their grownups, this service will engage our children through music, stories, and prayers.
HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICE AND CAMP 2nd - 5th grades observe Rosh Hashanah with interactive services filled with music and stories. Parents are more than welcome to join too! Following the services, kids can participate in games and other holiday activities.
6th grade B’nai Mitzvah students are encouraged to attend the main Sanctuary Rosh Hashanah service, but are welcomed to attend the Teen Service as well.
SH A BBAT SH U VAH Friday, September 22 6:15 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
TA S H L I C H & H AVD A L A H Saturday, September 23 5:00 pm
Tashlich and Havdalah Service (Shelby Farms)
TASHLICH & HAVDALAH It is a Jewish tradition “to cast off’ our sins and faults so that we can enter the New Year with a clean slate. Reflect, make resolutions, and actively participate in casting off the mistakes of last year. The evening will end with a short Havdalah service.
KE VE R AVO T M E MORIAL S E RV IC E Sunday, September 24 10:30 am
Kever Avot Memorial Service (Levy-Cooper Chapel)
KEVER AVOT An honored Jewish custom, Kever Avot entails visiting the cemetery between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to symbolically bring our deceased family members “with us” into the Jewish New Year.
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KO L N IDRE Friday, September 29 6:00 pm & 8:15 pm
Sermon by Rabbi Micah Greenstein, It’s on Us
YOM K IPPUR Saturday, September 30 9:00 am
Tot Family Service
9:45 am
High Holy Days Service and Camp (2nd – 5th grades)
10:00 am
Main Sanctuary Service, Sermon by Rabbi Katie Bauman, The Sound of Silence
10:00 am
Childcare | Tot High Holy Days Discovery Camp (18 months – 1st grade). See page 28 for details.
10:00 am
Teen Service and Discussion Session
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Temple Israel Crosstown Panel: Meet the Neighbors Featuring Leaders from: A Step Ahead, Church Health, City Leadership, Crosstown Concourse See page 5 for details.
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
What Being Jewish Means to Me: Featuring Special Guest Speakers
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Raise Your Voice: A TI Music Hour (The Class of 2018 will be honored)
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
The Binding of Isaac: Murder or Belief? Led by: Dr. Joe Levy
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
ConnecTI Gathering (TI’s 20s and 30s group)
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Text Study led by Rabbi Feivel Strauss
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
A short story discussion led by: Leo Bearman, Jr.
4:30 pm
Yizkor Memorial Service
5:15 pm
Afternoon Torah Service
6:00 pm
Neilah Service to Conclude Yom Kippur
6:30 pm
Tekiah Gedolah (Bring your shofar!) Break the fast with a nosh in the Ettelson-Wax Social Hall, hosted by WRJ-Sisterhood.
TOT FAMILY SERVICE For children Kindergarten age and under and their grown-ups, this service will engage our children through music, stories, and prayers.
DISCUSSION WITH LEO BEARMAN, JR. Pick up a copy of the short story in advance at the Welcome Center.
HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICE AND CAMP 2nd - 5th grades observe Yom Kippur with interactive services filled with music and stories. Parents are more than welcome to join too! Following the services, kids can participate in games and other holiday activities. 6th grade B’nai Mitzvah students are encouraged to attend the main Sanctuary Yom Kippur service, but are welcomed to attend the Teen Service as well. 10 • VOICE • HIGH HOLY DAYS • 2017
Sukkot S U KKAH BU ILD Sunday, October 1 10:00 am
Help Build Temple’s Sukkah! (Food, friends, and activities for kids!)
S U KKO T Wednesday, October 4 5:30 pm
Outdoor Service and Picnic in the Sukkah
Thursday, October 5 12:00 pm
Lunch and Learn in the Sukkah, sponsored by WRJ-Sisterhood
7:00 pm
Concert in the Sukkah with Eleanor Tallie (Childcare will be provided)
Friday, October 6 12:00 pm
Lunch and Learn in the Sukkah
6:15 pm
Shabbat Sukkot Service (Childcare will be provided)
6:15 pm
Sukkot Service and Scouts Campout
Saturday, October 7 8:45 am
Torah Study
10:00 am
Shabbat Morning Minyan in Sukkah
Sunday, October 8 11:00 am
Sukkot Food Truck Fest
Monday, October 9 3:00 pm
Teen TI Mitzvah Corps (Afternoon of Service)
5:00 pm
Teen Sushi in the Sukkah
Wednesday, October 11 12:00 pm
Sukkot-Themed Lunch and Learn (location to be announced)
SUKKOT SERVICE AND SCOUTS CAMPOUT Celebrate Sukkot in the outdoors and experience Shabbat in a unique way! More information will be provided closer to the date.
TEEN TI MITZVAH CORPS The new teen TI Mitzvah Corps program provides students with social action opportunities through a Jewish lens. Questions? Contact Marisa Baggett:
[email protected].
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Simchat Torah CELEBRATION & CONSECRATION Wednesday, October 11 6:15 pm
Simchat Torah Service
H I G H H O LY D AY S
Announcements ROSH HASHANAH GIFT BAG DELIVERIES On Tuesday, September 19 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, deliver gift
YI ZKOR MEMORIAL S E RV IC E
bags filled with apples, honey, and
Thursday, October 12
other goodies to Jewish residents of
9:00 am
local retirement and assisted living
We will read the names and remember loved ones who have died since last Simchat Torah.
CONSECRATION Students starting religious school in either Kindergarten or 1st grade are welcomed into our community of learning and faith with a special evening service.
facilities. Want to get involved? Call Dorothy Hirsh, 901.737.2792.
GUESTS ARE WELCOME DURING THE HIGH HOLY DAYS! Just let us know by calling or emailing Connie Sherman: 901.761.3130 or
[email protected]. Visit timemphis.org for more information.
WANTED: GREETERS / USHERS Welcome our congregation and guests during the holiest days of our year. Learn more: contact Stacy Canales,
[email protected] or 901.937.2765.
LIVE STREAMING Attend services “virtually” if you cannot make it to Temple. Visit timemphis.org to watch select services online.
HIGH HOLY DAYS FOOD DRIVE Please donate to Temple Israel’s High Holy Days Food Drive by sending checks to Temple, payable to Rabbi Greenstein’s Discretionary Fund (write Food Drive in the memo section). All funds will be given to the Mid-South Food Bank and MAZON: The Jewish Response to Hunger. An envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
YOM KIPPUR AFTERNOON The Danziger Chapel and Temple Israel Museum will be open all day once services conclude.
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