September 03, 2010   24 Elul 5770
Rodef Shalom Congregation
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Prepare to share the High Holy Days

with your family and friends at Rodef Shalom!
 

We look forward to welcoming you to Temple during the High Holy Days.

Click here for our guide to the High Holy Days at Rodef Shalom!

During the Hebrew month of Elul, there are a number of special rituals leading up to the High Holy Days.
It is customary to blow the shofar every morning (except on Shabbat) from Rosh Chodesh (new month) Elul until the day before Rosh Hashanah.
The blasts are meant to awaken our spirits and to set into motion our preparations for the High Holy Days.
Many Jews find it meaningful to dedicate the 29 days of Elul to spiritual growth and discovery.
Elul is also the time to begin the sometimes difficult process of granting and asking for forgiveness.

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September 2010
The Selichot service is a lovely moment that gently guides us into thinking about the High Holy Days, inviting each of us to reflect upon matters of our greatest concern. It is held the Saturday evening before Rosh Hashanah. Rodef Shalom Congregation and Temple Sinai invite you to a special Selichot service and program. Following a musical service, led by rabbis from both congregations, Cantorial Soloists Julie Newman and Sara Stock Mayo and Kol HaKavanah, Rabbis Aaron Bisno and James Gibson will facilitate a participatory discussion about “What Keeps You Up At Night.” We will have the opportunity to share our respective concerns for our world, our community, and ourselves. The evening will include a dessert reception and Havdalah. Don’t miss this opportunity to begin the Days of Awe with our friends from Temple Sinai!
Celebrate the start of our new year, on both Erev Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre evenings, with a traditional holiday mealintended for families with school-age children. Join the rabbis at 5:00 p.m. for dinner prior to the 6:00 p.m. Family Service.Cost is $5/child (6 and under), $10/adult, $30/family maximum. RSVP by Wednesday, September 1. Mail check, payableto Rodef Shalom Congregation to the Temple, Attn: Holiday Dinner. Include name(s) covered by your check and whichdinner(s), Erev Rosh Hashanah and/or Erev Yom Kippur, you will be attending.
Join Rabbis Bisno, Hertz and Henry with Cantorial Soloist Rowna Sutin with Quartet.
Gather with our rabbis for music, prayer, and stories. These half-hour services are a wonderful introduction to the themes of the High Holy Days. Following the service, child care will be available for these young worshippers so thatparents, grandparents, and older siblings may continue their holiday worship at 10:00 a.m. If you will require child care,please be sure to make your reservation by Wednesday, September 1. See the pull-out section of the latest High Holy day mailing.
Join Rabbi Bisno and Cantorial Soloist Rowna Sutin with Quartet.
These services and educational activities are designed to nurture the spirits and engage the imaginations ofgradeschoolers. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings, our program will begin with registration in the library,followed by a unique service created especially for school-aged children. After the service, students will be divided intoage cohorts for hands-on holiday activities related to new beginnings, repentance, and the significance of the HighHoly Days. On Rosh Hashanah, students will return to the Freehof Hall service for the blowing of the shofar. OnYom Kippur, students can be picked up in the library following services. Please make your reservation by Wednesday,September 1. See the pull-out section in the center of the high holy day mailing.
Celebrate the start of our new year, on both Erev Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre evenings, with a traditional holiday mealintended for families with school-age children. Join the rabbis at 5:00 p.m. for dinner prior to the 6:00 p.m. Family Service.Cost is $5/child (6 and under), $10/adult, $30/family maximum. RSVP by Wednesday, September 1. Mail check, payableto Rodef Shalom Congregation to the Temple, Attn: Holiday Dinner. Include name(s) covered by your check and whichdinner(s), Erev Rosh Hashanah and/or Erev Yom Kippur, you will be attending.
Rabbis Henry, Bisno, and Hertz with Cantorial Soloist Janet Mostow.
These services and educational activities are designed to nurture the spirits and engage the imaginations ofgradeschoolers. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings, our program will begin with registration in the library,followed by a unique service created especially for school-aged children. After the service, students will be divided intoage cohorts for hands-on holiday activities related to new beginnings, repentance, and the significance of the HighHoly Days. On Rosh Hashanah, students will return to the Freehof Hall service for the blowing of the shofar. OnYom Kippur, students can be picked up in the library following services. Please make your reservation by Wednesday,September 1. See the pull-out section in the center of the high holy day mailing.
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Rodef Shalom Congregation awarded Bishop David A. Zubik with our
inaugural Pursuer of Peace award on Sunday, June 27.

Shown above are Bishop David Zubik with Tribute Chair Michelle Bisno
and Rabbi Aaron Bisno.

Rabbi Bisno's Remarks

Bishop Zubik's Remarks

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