Beloved Friends,
Today we will enter the third Shabbat of Elul. The High Holy Days are fast approaching, and we are planning for beautiful, meaningful, and enriching worship experiences. Worship will be offered in person in the Schreibman Sanctuary as well as in a large tent in our south parking lot. Each of these will also be offered digitally via YouTube.
As I shared last week, this year we are focusing on the High Holy Day prayer/poem Unetaneh Tokef. Rabbi Michael Gold wrote: “Prayer is not something we do to God, but something we do to ourselves. Prayer connects us to the spiritual dimension of life. And through that spiritual connection, we can change ourselves. In other words, prayer is a way to change us. And when we change for the better, it is as if God answered, Yes!”
Here is what you and we need to know for this High Holy Day season of 5784:
- To view our multi-access worship schedule with details about time and setting, click here.
- To register your guests for the High Holy Days, click here.
- While the deadline for our printed Greetings and Remembrances book has passed, you may still share a greeting or remember loved one in our digital book by completing this form: click here.
- To send us Yizkor photos, if you did not do so previously, click here.
- To complete your membership renewal, click here.
- Pick up for Name Badges, Greetings and Remembrance Book, and High Holy Day care packages begins Wednesday, August 30th during normal office hours. If you are unable to pick up, please contact our Executive Director, Danny Glassman.
In this New Year let our words and our deeds move us all to change for the better.
Cathy, Jacob and Elana, Eli, Anna, and Hope join me in wishing you and your dear families Shabbat Shalom and Shanah Tovah,
Rabbi Paul F. Cohen, D.Min., D.D