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Rosh HaShanah	Sept. 8-10
Religious school begins	Sept. 12
Torah for Toddlers	Sept. 12
Yom Kippur	Sept. 17-18
Sukkah building	Sept. 19
Community BBQ	Sept. 19
Simchat Torah	Sept. 30-Oct. 1

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Sunday
Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26

Monday
Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27

Doors open at 5 p.m.
Games start at 7 p.m.

Next Bonanza: Sept. 27

High Holy Days 2010/5771

The Beth Sholom Board of Trustees, Rabbi and staff wish you and your family a healthy and happy New Year.

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kipppur

Services: All services will be held at the Community Center. We welcome all out-of-town guests and family members, as well as prospective and new members to join us.

Admission tickets will be issued free of charge to all members in good standing. Additional tickets may be purchased as follows:

If you have not received your admission tickets by Aug. 23, please call the Beth Sholom office at (301) 663-3437. Request additional admission tickets.

A Taste of Rosh HaShanah: Explore your inner soul Sept. 9 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The brief service includes shofar, songs, stories, prayer and meditation. No charge, but registration is required. Call (301) 663-3437 or e-mail bethsholomfrederick@yahoo.com to regisger and receive a free High Holy Day kit.

Youth Services: Youth services will be held on the first day of Rosh HaShanah, Sept. 9, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and on Yom Kippur, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. until the conclusion of Yizkor. Children will be grouped according to age and will be engaged in appropriate activities. Please preregister your children by Aug. 23 so that we may be prepared with enough books, games and snacks.

Babysitting: Babysitting will be provided during Erev Rosh HaShanah and Kol Nidre services for children ages 1 to 5. Please preregister your children by Aug. 23 so we can plan to have the appropriate number of babysitters. In addition, the nursery school classroom will be available from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services for co-op babysitting.

Teens: We encourage our post-Bar and Bat Mitzvah teens to help supervise the children's services and activities. Please call the Community Center office at (301) 663-3437 to volunteer. This activity can count as the community service requirement for high school students.

Tashlich: A tradition dating back to at least the 15th century and observed on the first day of Rosh HaShanah, Tashlich means "casting off" in Hebrew. Participants in the ritual symbolically cast off their sins of the previous year into a body of flowing water, which carries them away. In this way, participants hope to start the New Year with a clean slate.

This year, Tashlich will be Thursday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. at the covered bridge in Baker Park.

Yizkor: The names of departed friends and family members will be read from the bimah during the Yom Kippur Yizkor service. To make a donation in memory of loved ones, complete the Yiskor form and return it to the Beth Sholom office.

The names of departed friends and family members will also be published in a special booklet that will include the Yizkor service. For an additional $75 donation, dedicate a page to loved ones and include family anecdotes, histories, etc. Please provide the text on the Yizkor form.

Break Fast: Sisterhood will provide a light supper at the conclusion of the Yom Kippur services. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family. Return the reservation and payment to the Beth Sholom office by Aug. 23.

Ushering: Serve as a High Holy Day greeter and usher. Contact Carl Lazerow by e-mail or by calling (301) 695-8494.

New Year's Greeting: Support Sisterhood this High Holy Day season by sending New Year's greetings that will be printed in The Bulletin. The $5 fee includes a one-line message along with your name. Please fill out the New Year's greeting form and return it to the Beth Sholom office by Aug. 23 for inclusion in the September Bulletin.

Bimah Flowers: Contribute to the beautification of the sanctuary with a donation of High Holy Days bimah flowers. Dedicate the arrangement in honor of or in memory of someone special and your donation will be announced during High Holy Days services. Complete the Bima Flowers form and return it to the Beth Sholom office by Aug. 23.

Sukkot

Join us for sukkah building and decorating Sunday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Community Center. Sukkot service times are listed below.

Order your own lulav and etrog by Aug. 30!

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Plan to join us for the completion of the reading of the Torah and the celebration that will follow! We will join Shoresh for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah at their campus, 2428 Pleasant View Road, Adamstown, MD. Accommodations will be available for those who want to stay overnight. Visit the Shoresh website for further details, or call the Shoresh office at (410) 358-8571.

The shofar is blown four times during the Rosh Hashanah service, except when the holiday falls on Shabbat, and at the conclusion of the Ne'ilah service, which marks the end of the Yom Kippur fast. The shofar is also blown every morining for the entire month of Elul, the month preceding Rosh Hashanah. The sound of the shofar is intended to awaken the listener from his or her slumber and alert them to the coming judgment. We think we hold the record for the longest Tekiah G'dolah blast, courtesy of congregant Garry Cohen!