Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday, September 24       

                      8:00 PM -  Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Oneg to follow

Thursday, September 25            Rosh Hashanah Day1

        9:00 AM -10:20 AM  Rosh Hashanah Family Service

      11:00 AM - 1:00 PM  Rosh Hashanah Adult Service

                      2:45 PM -  Children's Service

                      4:00 PM -  Tashlich - Freeman Lake, North Chelmsford

Friday, September 26

                    10:00 AM -  Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) Service

Yom Kippur

Friday, October 3

                      7:30 PM -  Kol Nidre

Saturday, October 4

      9:00 AM - 10:20 AM  Yom Kippur Family Service

                    11:00 AM -  Yom Kippur Adult Service

                      1:45 PM -  Children's Service

                      2:30 PM -  Service of Music & Meditation

        3:45 PM - 5:00 PM  Topic to be Announced

                      5:00 PM -  Yizkor/Neilah/Havdallah

         Approx. 6:30 PM -  Congregational Break-fast follows the conclusion of services.  All are invited to attend.

Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.  The Ritual Committee would like to remind you of the choices you have for participating in High Holiday Services.  Please see the schedule for all service times.  If you have any questions, please contact ritual@congregationshalom.org.

The Adult Service on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur morning begins at 11 AM and lasts 1 1/2 - 2 hours.  Services on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah begin at 10 AM.  Please note:  we appreciate that families want to save seats for one another for services.  However, fifteen minutes before services begin, we ask that you relinquish any empty seats to those who are coming in.

The Family Service is held on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur. These services begin at 9:00 AM and end approximately at 10:20.  They are geared to meet the needs of families with children in the 2nd to 6th grades.  This service is distinct from the children's service in the afternoon, which is designed as a service for younger children.  We use a beautiful High Holiday prayer book that is written to meet the needs of children ages 8-12.  Rabbi Perry leads this service with our soloist and the traditional High Holiday melodies are used.  There is a shorter sermon geared to this population.  For many this service will be a substitute for the later service, although some adults may choose to attend both.  In fact, some adults without children may choose this service.  The service is designed to maintain a sense of sacredness and seriousness.  We remind all of our members that this is not a service for young children. 

The Young Children's Service is held at 2:45 on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and at 1:45 on Yom Kippur.  Itis for children from toddler to age 7 and lasts about 45 minutes.

We would like to review information regarding flow of traffic, timing, and seating.  The Family Service will end at 10:20 AM and the Adult service will begin at 11 AM.  This will give our community a 40-minute window to have the sanctuary clear out, be picked up and to have people get seated for the next service.  When the Family Service is over we will ask all those who are in attendance to exit out the doors to the side of the building and the back of the sanctuary.  People will not be able to exit into the lobby.  If people have used the coat room it will mean that they need to circle back to pick up their coats.    Meanwhile people who are coming to the 11 AM service will not be able to enter the sanctuary until the early service is finished and all the people have left.

If you or someone you are bringing to services has a disability and needs special seating, please call Marilyn or email her at ritual@congregationshalom.org.  Please note we have several infrared hearing devices.  Please contact Marilyn if you would like to use one.  If you will need handicapped parking, please contact Janet at ritual@congregationshalom.org. 

I hope that everyone is enjoying the summer and managing to stay cool. It has been a fast summer and Sisterhood is working hard to make plans for the fall.

On July 14th, 15 members of the Sisterhood met at the beautiful home of Debbie Arthur and we had a lot of fun at the annual pool party. There was lots of food and fellowship, while dodging a few rain drops, which did not dampen anyone's spirits! Due to rave reviews we are invited back next August! Deb Cohen has also agreed to host a pool party next summer(DTA).

The Sisterhood will be having its annual Kickoff dinner at the Temple on Tuesday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m. New and returning members are welcome to join us to hear about events planned for the year. We have many different types of events scheduled, so put the date on your calendar and plan to join us for the evening! The annual mailing with the kickoff dinner invite just went out - keep an eye out for it. Let us know at sisterhood@congregationshalom.org if you don't get a mailer and want one.

Due to many conflicts, the Sisterhood Board of Directors will be changing our meeting day. We will now be meeting on the first Tuesday of each month, so our next meeting will be on September 2ndat 7:00 p.m. Please remember to mark your calendars, as we want all members to join us. We at Sisterhood want to take the opportunity to invite members of the community to consider leading on the Board of Directors, now that our co-leaders Katie and Sue have completed their term. In the interim, we have come together as a Board, to share the work of Sisterhood, so that there are no disruptionsto our community.

Brotherhood was set up to 'foster friendship, encourage men to socialize and to support the Congregation.' (Ad lib from Brotherhood Constitution) Our agenda is simple: get together, do something fun or interesting as a group, and do our share to make this a community.

This past month there was a unique twist on guy's night out, with a fried turkey / band practice at David Penn's house. As one attendee commented, "best event ever!" voicing the enthusiasm that was shared by all. Special thanks to David Penn for opening up his home to us and to Jon Boroshok for setting up this cool event!

We were able to fill the slate - thank you to new and returning Brotherhood board members for reorganizing to meet this year's challenges! I understand that everyone's plate is full whether with work, family, children, health, grandchildren, and much more, so please know that your contribution is appreciated. This extends beyond the current board to others who continue to lead events.

The kickoff event is planned for Sunday, Sept. 21 - please attend and, if you can, bring a friend! Meet the new slate, eat and drink, and learn what we have on tap for this coming year. This invitation is extended to all men in the congregation, we are not exclusive. We are always looking for new members in the Brotherhood in addition to meeting the needs of our returning members!

At a previous meeting, the Brotherhood board brainstormed new event ideas and put them into a survey. Last month, we extended a survey to all Brotherhood members. Thank you for taking the time to fill this out and share your preferences. This year's calendar will reflect some new ideas based on this feedback.

brotherhood@congregationshalom.org  

Nothing new to report this month - please check back in the next issue of the newsletter.

Hannah Muhlfelder

Calling all parents of 5th, 6th and 7th grade students - WE NEED YOU!!

HELP WANTED

Desperately seeking parents to help with the Junior Youth Group.

            Commitment is VERY SMALL

            NO MEETINGS TO ATTEND

            You are in charge of the event you choose to coordinate

            Pick a date that you like

            Tell me the event

I help with the details - email blasts, permission slips, etc.

I hope to have 4 events this year.

Events usually start Sundays at 12:30 p.m. at the temple (right after Religious School), and the kids eat lunch (which they bring) before leaving the temple.

Currently we have no events planned for the upcoming year. The following dates are available to plan an event:

            Sept. 21

            Oct. 19, 26

            Nov. 2, 16, 23

            Jan. 11, 25

            Feb. 1, 8

            March 1, 15

Events that have been successful in the past include:

            Hay Maze at Davis Farmland

            Laser Tag

            Movies

            Snow Tubing

            Skyzone (Indoor Trampoline Park)

            Mini Golf-Indoors

However, feel free to suggest something else!

Please email Beth Shapiro at JuniorYouthGroup@congregationshalom.org.

9/5/14

Sarah Brown, Arthur Chesno, Jerome Degen, Harry M. Ried, Herman Schaevitz, Clara Shamesman, Ernest Snyder

9/12/14

Albert Aronson, Marilyn Fields, Domenic Iannini

9/19/14

Lillyan Chandler, Susan Chertok, Henry Derby, Joel Eisenstein, Mary Finkelstein, George Fuchs, Kenneth Green, Herbert Hirsch, Itzhak Kamien, Rose Roth, Barbara Spiegler, Adelaide Wexler, Elliot Winograd

9/26/14

Arnold Becker, Benjamin Berman, Sampson Chandler, Ruth Goldstein, Carol Heines, Dorothy Heines, Lois Levy, Helen Posner, Arthur O. Rainen, Aaron Rothstein, George Smith

10/3/14

From Merrimack Valley Chapter of Hadassah...

Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman

"New Faces of the Jewish Family Today:

Intermarriage in the Context of Change"

Sunday September 14th

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wyndham Andover

123 Old River Road, Andover

Click here for more information and to RSVP.