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Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27

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High Holy Days 2011/5772

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:

$65 per person for relatives of members
$200 per person for nonmembers and nonrelated guests of members
No charge for college students and military personnel, with ID
No charge for out-of-town guests who are members in good standing with high holiday services tickets at their home synagogues, if home synagogue sends a letter to Beth Sholom stating the above.

Request additional admission tickets.

Youth Services: Youth services, for children ages 4 to 12, will be held on the first day of Rosh HaShanah, Sept. 29, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and on Yom Kippur, Oct. 8, 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 Sept. 11 so that we may be prepared with enough books, games and snacks.We will be able to accommodate on those childen who are preregistered.

Babysitting: Babysitting will be provided during Erev Rosh HaShanah and Kol Nidre services for children ages 1 to 5, and during the first day of Rosh HaShanah and on Yom Kippur for children ages 1-3. Please preregister your children by Sept. 11 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. 29 at 5 p.m. at the covered bridge in Baker Park.

Yizkor: It is traditional on Yom Kippur to make a donation in memory of loved ones. To do so, complete the Yiskor form and return it to the Beth Sholom office by Sept. 15.

The names of departed friends and family members will also be published in a special booklet that will also include the Yizkor service. For an additional $75 donation, you may dedicate a page in the booklet to loved ones. Please complete the Yizkor form and return it to the Beth Sholom office by Sept. 15.

Break Fast: Sisterhood will provide a light supper at the conclusion of the Yom Kippur services. The cost is $7 per person or $28 per family. Additional donations are also welcomed. Return the reservation and payment to the Beth Sholom office by Sept. 15.

Ushering: Serve as a High Holiday greeter and usher. Contact the Beth Sholom office at (301) 663-3437 if you are able to help.

New Year's Greeting: Support Sisterhood this High Holiday 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 Sept. 15 for inclusion in the October Bulletin.

Bimah Flowers: Contribute to the beautification of the sanctuary with a donation of High Holiday bimah flowers. Dedicate the arrangement in honor of or in memory of someone special and your donation will be announced during High Holiday services. Complete the Bima Flowers form and return it to the Beth Sholom office by Sept. 15.

Sukkot

Join us for sukkah building and decorating Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Community Center. Sukkot service times are listed below.

Order your own lulav and etrog by Sept. 15!

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Plan to join us for the completion of the reading of the Torah and the celebration that will follow! Services are listed below.

For more detailed information, view the High Holidays Booklet.

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!