MSC invites you to Two Community Rosh Hashanah dinners at בס"ד .EIGHTEEN RESTAURANT Sunday Sept. 9 & Monday Sept. 10 $100/ person per night (includes wine) Please make your reservations by calling 18 Restaurant directly. Limited seats! Mention MSC to reserve at this special price! 240 East 81st Street NYC (between 2nd & 3rd Ave.) (212) 517-2400 GLATT KOSHER. Under the Strict Supervision of the OK. PRE-EXISTING FLAME We Request the Honor of your Presence We are forbidden to create a fire during Yom Tov or Rosh Hashanah. However, we may carry the light of an existing flame and use it for cooking purposes on Yom Tov. To light candles, we need an existing fire such as at the a 26-hour Yahrtzeit candle or a burning stove, from which we borrow a fire to light the candles. CANDLE LIGHTING MANHATTAN SEPHARDIC CONGREGATION The blessings for the candle lighting are: th East 75 Street, New York, NY 10021 325 ברוך אתה ה', אלקינו מלך העולם, אשר קדשנו במצותיו וציונו להדליק נר: “Blessed are You, Hashem, our G-d, King of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and has enjoined on us the commandment to kindle the light of: For the .של שבת - .”On Shabbat say: The Shabbat .של יום טוב - .”On Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot say: The Festival .של יום הכיפורים - .”On Yom Kippur say: Yom HaKippurim

Yom Kippur, the peak of the High Holy Days, is the holiest day of the year. On this day, when through fasting HIGH HOLIDAYS – 5779 and prayer we try to be like angels, we remove all physicality from ourselves, revealing our souls. ימים נוראים - ”Days of Awe“ On this day, when there are no distractions, we are able not only to reveal ourselves to G-D, but also to  connect ourselves with our inner essence.

Through this we are able to connect to the power of the day, the power of repentance and forgiveness. Rosh Hashanah – September 9 – 11

SEPHARDIC LAWS & CUSTOMS Yom Kippur – September 18 – 19 EREV YOM KIPPUR ● Kapparot is done with chickens 

– the chickens are then given to the poor, Please make your reservations for seats as quickly as possible as we – or bought and eaten at the final meal. – The money from this sale is given to the poor. have limited capacity and anticipate that all seats will be occupied. ● Couscous is eaten at the final meal, along with the chicken from kapparot. – If the chicken is given to the poor, then other meat/chicken is prepared. Please Note: Only paid reservations will be seated in main Sanctuary!

● Men go to the mikveh  ● Everyone gets dressed in new, white, clothing. Members: Non Members: FIVE PRAYERS CONSTITUTE THE YOM KIPPUR SERVICE 1. Arvit (Evening Prayers) - Before Arvit we sing the traditional Kol Nidre prayers with the Torah Scrolls Men: $150 $360 taken out of the Ark. This prayer is a declaration of annulment of vows which one might have made during the course of the past year. It is chanted slowly with a special tune to signify its

holiness. This prayer teaches us that even speech is to be taken seriously for it can cause harmful Women: $100 $300 consequences if used improperly. (e.g. Lashon Hara etc…) 2. Shahrit (Morning Service) - Two Torah Scrolls are taken out which deal with the Yom Kippur service in  the times of Aharon the High Priest, and subsequently in the Temple (Bet Hamikdash). 3. Musaf Prayer - This prayer includes a recital of the way the High Priest used to officiate at the Holy You may pay directly by credit card by simply calling the Synagogue at Temple and the special confession and atonement he offered on behalf of the Jewish People. 4. Minha (Afternoon Service) - In this prayer the book of Yonah is recited, which tells of the saving of the 212-988-6085, or by making your check payable to: great city of Ninveh through their repentance. 5. Neila (Closing Prayers) - This prayer is the climax of all the Yom Kippur prayers. The Ark is kept open MANHATTAN SEPHARDIC CONGREGATION throughout Neila. In this prayer we proclaim our complete loyalty and devotion to G-d and that we 325 EAST 75TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10021 are ready to sacrifice our life for our faith, if necessary. We conclude the prayer with “Leshana Habaa Biyerushalayim: Next year in Jerusalem.” Please bring your own Talit to synagogue as we may not have enough for everyone. Please make sure to put it away in a safe place so that it doesn't get Shanah Tovah. displaced. Thank you for your cooperation.

SCHEDULE FOR HIGH HOLIDAYS & SUKKOT 2018- 5779 Wednesday, September 19 - Yom Kippur Shahrit 8:00 am Auction of Mitzvot 10:15 am SELIHOT Selihot will be held daily (except Shabbat) until Erev Yom Kippur. Minha 3:30 pm Neila 6:30 pm Mondays - Fridays 6:00 am & 8:00 am. Sundays 7:45 am. Yom Kippur ends, Shofar, Arvit, Havdalah and Birkat Halevana 7:39 pm

[Two minyanim Shahrit (6:45 am & 8:45 am– no early minyan until after holidays] Both the children’s light luncheon on Yom Kippur

& the breaking of the fast are sponsored by Monday, August 13 First day of Selihot 6:00 am & 8:00 am. Sunday September 2 (Super Sunday Selihot with Hazanim & breakfast) 7:30 am. Mr. & Mrs. Asher Alcobi in memory of Asher’s beloved father, Yosef ben David Z”L. Monday September 3 (Labor Day) 7:45 am.

ROSH HASHANAH SUKKOT Sunday, September 9 - Erev Rosh Hashanah LULAV & ETROG SETS Selihot, Shahrit, Hatarat Nedarim (Annulment of vows) 6:00 am & 8:00 am to have your own Lulav & Etrog set for the holiday of Sukkot. Candle lighting 6:56 pm You can place your orders through the Synagogue by speaking with Minha followed by Arvit 6:50 pm Marc Hazan (917) 667-0790 [$55 or $105 qualities are available.] (Dinner at 18 Restaurant — reservations required see back cover) 8:00 pm) Orders and checks must be received by Monday, September 17.

Monday, September 10 - First Day of Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 23 - Erev Sukkot Shahrit 8:00 am Shahrit 7:00 am & 8:30 pm Auction of Mitzvot 9:30 am Candle lighting 6:33 pm Shofar 11:30 am Minha followed by Arvit 6:25 pm Minhah followed by Tashlih (WITHOUT bread) & Tehillim 6:15 pm Monday, September 24 - 1st Day of Sukkot Arvit 7:30 pm Shahrit 8:30 am Candle lighting from pre-existing flame AFTER 7:55 pm Minha followed by Shiur & Arvit 6:30 pm (Dinner at 18 Restaurant — reservations required see back cover) 8:15 pm Candle lighting from a pre-existing flame AFTER 7:31 pm

Tuesday September 25 - 2nd Day of Sukkot Tuesday, September 11 - Second Day of Rosh Hashanah Shahrit 8:30 am Minha followed by Arvit 6:30 pm Shahrit 8:00 am Yom Tov ends 7:29 pm Auction of Mitzvot 9:30 am Sunday, September 30 - Hoshana Raba Shofar 11:30 am Men stay awake all night, studying Deuteronomy, Prophets, Hagiographa, and Idra Zuta. Minha followed by Arvit 6:45 pm MSC thanks Mr. & Mrs. Marc Hazan For their yearly Yom Tov ends 7:53 pm sponsorship of the snacks for the Tikkun.

ASERET YEMEI TESHUVAH Midnight Study & Mikveh (Sunday early morning) 12:30 am (10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur) Shahrit 6:15 am Wednesday, September 12 - Tsom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah) Minha followed by Arvit 6:15 pm Candle lighting 6:21 pm Beginning of fast 5:10 am

Selihot followed by Shahrit 6:00 am, 8:00 am Monday, October 1 - Shmini Atzeret Minha followed by Arvit 6:30 pm Shahrit 8:30 am Fast ends approximately 7:32 pm Minha followed by Shiur, Arvit and Hakafot 6:20 pm Candle lighting from pre-existing flame AFTER 7:19 pm YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18- Erev Yom Kippur Selihot, Shahrit, Hatarat Nedarim 6:00 am & 8:00 am Simhat Torah & Hakafot! Minha 2:00 pm Take part in the liveliest Simhat Torah Celebration in Town! Candle lighting 6:42 pm Street closing! Dancing! food! Services of Yom Kippur 6:35 pm Tuesday, October 2 - Simhat Torah Shahrit and Hakafot 8:30 am Minha followed by Arvit 6:15 pm Yom Tov ends 7:17 pm