Dear  Friend

"Closed for Inventory" the sign reads. We all know what that means.  The company is taking stock, counting how many widgets and thingamajigs they've sold, how many they still have, what losses or damages they have incurred. And, depending when a particular company's fiscal year starts and ends, that's when inventory is taken. Once all this has been done, correct information is available when filing reports with banks, insurance companies, and the government.

It's now  inventory time in Jewish life. We are in the midst of the month of Elul, the month preceding the High Holidays. And, typically, the month contains many customs to put us in the mood for introspection and jolt us out of our lethargy or complacency.

The alarm clock of Elul is the shofar, blown every morning except for the eve of Rosh Hashana. The prophet Amos said, "Can the shofar be blown in the city and the people not tremble?" In ancient times, the shofar was a call to war. Aside from its yearly use on Rosh Hashana and at the closing service of Yom Kippur, it is also the one sound Jews have longed for endlessly, for it will herald the arrival of Moshiach.

That many of us hear the shofar sounded and do not tremble does not denote a lack of power on the part of the shofar to influence us but rather, unfortunately, our insensitivity to its message: "Wake up, you sleepers from your sleep and you slumberers from your slumber. Search your deeds and return in penitence."  The shofar is the "air raid siren" for the soul, though we must attune ourselves to it.

Greeting card companies do a burgeoning business during Elul, though the idea of Jewish New Year's cards have their basis in custom, not commercialism. Jewish custom has it that when we see or write to friends and acquaintances, we wish them a "good year," or that they be "written and sealed for good." This greeting is to remind us, and others, that these are days of judgment, when the reckoning of our Heavenly Account is taking place. And just as we ask for mercy for ourselves, we should also ask for G-d's kindness and compassion for our friends and relatives.

Lastly, Elul is the time when we especially try to i ncrease and enhance our performance of mitzvot. As thoroughly and scrupulously as we would examine the stockroom and look at each shelf when taking inventory, we must do similarly with our Jewish inventory. We're supposed to consider what losses and damages others have incurred at our expense, whether we really have all the good deeds in store that we think we have or tell others we have, what mitzvot we need to stock or restock for the coming year. And, thankfully, when taking Jewish inventory, we don't have to close up shop.

Shabbat Shalom,

Areyah

While being called to the bima is a great honor on any occasion, High Holiday honors are particularly memorable. We are asking our Shul members to let us know how you might like to be part of the service. We are also suggesting donations for these honors in the hope that you understand the importance of these added contributions, given our very affordable dues and no building fund. These are the suggested amounts. 

Over the course of our Jewish history, the tradition developed to give Tzedaka in multiples of 18, which is the numerical value of the word “Chai”. The reason is because “Chai” means “Life”, and the blessing for the giving of Tzedaka is “Life”, whether in the sense of “Nachas” from our children, health, and prosperity. In this spirit, we’re recommending that contributions for High Holiday honors be made in multiples of 18.

The options over the course of the High Holiday season are:

1) An Aliya to the Torah, $540 – thirty times Chai

2) Raising the Torah (Hagba) or tying the Torah (Gelila), $360 - twenty times Chai 

3) Reading one of 10 English passages from the Machzor, $270 - fifteen times Chai

4) Opening the ark, $180 - ten times Chai.

Please contact Stanley Stein at [email protected] or click here to reserve your Aliyah.

Sincerely,

Aliya Committee

Allan Wool
Stan Stein
Eric Rubin
Mitch Shifrin 

Yom Kippur, the first of four annual Yizkor services, will soon be upon us. The Yizkor prayers are said in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and on the last day of each of the Festivals of Passover, Shavu'ot and Sukkot. In these prayers we ask G-d to 'remember' the souls of family and friends who have passed away. Yizkor, to remember, also provides us with a special opportunity to connect with our loved ones.

We can ensure that your loved ones are indeed remembered at these 4 times.

Memory is especially powerful when the past can be an inspiration. When we remember them in our physical life, their life is not just a passive memory, but becomes active and their light eternal. For those who have passed on, they merit the continuous impact in both the physical world and the spiritual world-to-come.

For this reason part of the Yizkor service includes a pledge to tzedakah, charity, a mitzvah done on behalf of the deceased's soul. Another mitzvah is Torah study, which our tradition teaches brings spiritual benefits to the souls in whose merit the Torah is studied.

With this in mind, we will be creating a Yizkor booklet including the names of our loved ones. Each name will be included for $36 and will be used to support Torah classes. You create a double mitzvah – tzedakah and Torah study – on behalf of your loved ones.

We will mention every name in the Yizkor booklet as a part of the Keil Malei prayer at each of the four Yizkor services throughout the year. To participate, please click here.

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High Holiday Services at the
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lively, engaging and inclusive.

• Traditional services blended with contemporary messages

• Insight into many holiday prayers

• Warm and welcoming environment

• Meaningful and enjoyable youth programming

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Join us for a two-week course, as we understand the inner meaning of High Holidays.

September 10 & 17 at 7:30 pm

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HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES

ROSH HASHANAH

Sunday, Sept. 13
Light Candles at: 7:26 pm
Evening Services: 7:30 pm

Monday, Sept. 14
Morning Services: 9:00 am
Children's Services:
10:30 am - 1:00 pm*
Shofar Sounding: 11:00 am
Tashlich Services: 6:30 pm
Evening Services: 8:15 pm
Light Candles after: 8:23 pm

Tuesday, Sept. 15
Morning Services: 9:00 am
Children's Services:
10:30 am - 1:00 pm*
Shofar Sounding: 11:00 am

YOM KIPPUR

Tuesday, Sept. 22
Light Candles and Fast begins before: 7:11 pm
Kol Nidrei Services: 7:00 pm

Wednesday, Sept. 23
Morning Services: 9:00 am
Yizkor Service: 11:30 am
Children's Services:
10:30 am - 1:00 pm*
Mincha & Neilah Services: 6:45 pm
Conclusion of Fast: 8:07 pm

*Detailed schedule for children here:

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Morning Services: 9:30 a.m

CKids - ages 5-12: 10:45 a.m.

Torah and Tea*: 10:00 a.m.
*this class is now Dedicated in Memory of Rashi Minkowitz, ob"m, a community leader, mother and Shlucha

Tot Shabbot for 4 and under: 11:00 a.m.

KIDDUSH – 12:00 pm

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Shachrit: 6:30 p.m.

Parenting Class: 10:30 a.m.

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