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September 2019 CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE REFORM JUDAISM IN METROWEST tebeVolumeam 64 / No. 1 / September 2019 SelichotA TIME FOR FORGIVENESS A Word from By Dena Stetson Rabbi Sobel UNDERSTANDING SELICHOT PREPARING FOR WHEN I SAW THAT TBA WAS HOSTING A SELICHOT THE NEW YEAR: SERVICE AND PROGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 21ST AT GRATITUDE, REGRET, 8:00 PM, IT GOT ME WONDERING…WHAT IS SELICHOT RESTORATION AND HOW WILL THIS PROGRAM ENHANCE MY SPIRITUALITY? I THOUGHT OTHERS MIGHT HAVE In preparation for these special THE SAME QUESTIONS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND upcoming days in our Reform REVIEWED IT WITH RABBI SOBEL. HERE’S WHAT I FOUND: Movements, I like to read Mishkan Hanefesh — Machzor What is Selichot (S’lichot)? for the High Holy Days (the Selichot are prayers said before and during the High Holidays and other gold and silver prayer books we fast days throughout the year. Literally meaning “forgiveness,” the Selichot Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel use during Rosh Hashanah and prayers may be expressed in any manner (e.g., traditional prayers, poems, music, Yom Kippur). These books are meditation) so long as they encourage individuals to reflect on the past year and filled with prayers, poems, reflections, study texts — the changes they wish to make in the upcoming one. a treasure-trove of riches to help us prepare for this special time on our calendar. Why are the Selichot services so late in the evening? We always try to give our congregants some quiet time According to www.myjewishlearning.com, “Originally, Selichot prayers were for contemplation, silent prayer and reflection with these recited early in the morning, prior to dawn. There was a custom in Eastern continued on page 5 continued on page 3 tebeam / September 2019 / 2 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 / 7 ELUL 5779 ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1 SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE .......................................7:15 PM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 / 1 TISHRI 5780 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 / 7 ELUL 5779 Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6 Weekly Portion SHOFTIM Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah Jeremiah 31: 1-19 Haftarah Isaiah 51:12-52:12 ROSH HASHANAH MORNING SERVICE (A-K) ........... 8:45 AM SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN .................................... 9:00 AM ROSH HASHANAH MORNING SERVICE (L-Z) ......... 11:45 AM ROSH HASHANAH YOUTH SERVICE ...........................3:00 PM FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 / 14 ELUL 5779 Led by BATY; No Tickets Required; for Grades 6-12 and Family; SHABBAT EVENING & TORAH SERVICE .....................7:15 PM in the Friedman Hall August / September Anniversary Blessings ROSH HASHANAH CHILDREN’S SERVICE ..................3:00 PM The Mitzvah Basket and Oneg Shabbat are sponsored by Gary and Dara Led by Rabbi Sobel; No Tickets Required; For Grades K-5 and Family; Weinberger in the Sanctuary SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 / 14 ELUL 5779 TASHLICH SERVICE ........................................................4:00 PM Weekly Portion KI TEITZEI Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Meet in the Parking Lot and Walk as a Group to the Water Source Haftarah Isaiah 54:1-10 ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2 SHABBAT MORNING TORAH STUDY ......................... 8:30 AM TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2019 / 2 TISHRI 5780 SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN .................................... 9:30 AM Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6 MORNING SERVICE AND BAT MITZVAH ................. 10:30 AM 2ND DAY ROSH HASHANAH SERVICE ..................... 10:00 AM Sarah Weinberger, daughter of Gary and Dara Weinberger With lay participation; No Tickets Required FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 / 21 ELUL 5779 SHABBAT HALL’LU SERVICE .........................................7:15 PM SHABBAT SHUVAH The Mitzvah Basket and Oneg Shabbat are sponsored by Craig and Rachel FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 – 6 TISHRI, 5780 Lamont SABBATH EVENING SERVICE .......................................7:15 PM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 / 21 ELUL 5779 YOM KIPPUR EVE Weekly Portion KEE TAVO Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019 – 10 TISHRI, 5780 Haftarah Isaiah 60:1-22 Kol Nidre Service (A-Z) ................................................. 8:00 PM SHABBAT MORNING TORAH STUDY ......................... 8:30 AM SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN .................................... 9:30 AM YOM KIPPUR DAY MORNING SERVICE AND BAR MITZVAH ................. 10:30 AM WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2019 – 10 TISHRI, 5780 Samuel Joseph Lamont, son of Craig and Rachel Lamont YOM KIPPUR MORNING SERVICE (L-Z)) .................... 8:45 AM YOM KIPPUR MORNING SERVICE (A-K) ................... 11:45 AM YOM KIPPUR CHILDREN’S SERVICE (Grades K-5) ......2:15 PM Note: The High Holy Days service Led by Rabbi Sobel; No Tickets Required; in the Sanctuary YOM KIPPUR YOUTH SERVICE (Grades 6-12) .............2:15 PM schedule can also be found in the Led by BATY; No Tickets Required; in the Friedman Hall weekly e-blast and on the tickets which YOM KIPPUR STUDY SESSION Led by Rabbi Splansky; in Levine Library have been mailed to your home. MEDITATIVE MUSIC SESSION ......................................2:15 PM With Daniel Dickson, cellist AFTERNOON, HEALING, YIZKOR & NEILAH (A-Z) ....3:30 PM SELICHOT BREAK-FAST IN THE FRONT LOBBY AT THE CONCLUSION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 / 22 ELUL 5779 OF THE SERVICE COMMUNITY SELICHOT PROGRAM AND SERVICE EREV SUKKOT PROGRAM AND REFRESHMENTS ................................8:00 PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019 – 15 TISHRI, 5780 SELICHOT SERVICE ......................................................10:00 PM Joint Dairy Potluck Dinner in the TBA Sukkah Temple Beth Sholom, Framingham, Temple Israel of Natick & with Congregation B’nai Torah of Sudbury ...................5:30 PM Temple Or Atid, Wayland Details and sign-up at following link: https://www.PerfectPotluck.com/DJEP9733 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 / 19 SIVAN 5779 SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE .......................................7:15 PM SUKKOT MORNING MONDAY OCTOBER 14, 2019 – 15 TISHRI 5780 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 / 28 ELUL 5779 Sukkot Morning Service ................................................ 10:00 AM Weekly Portion NITZAVIM Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Haftarah Isaiah 61:10-63:9 EREV SIMCHAT TORAH SHABBAT MORNING TORAH STUDY ......................... 8:30 AM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2019 – 22 TISHRI, 5780 SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN .................................... 9:30 AM More information to come Simchat Torah, Consecration Service ROSH HASHANAH EVE and Dancing with the Torah!.........................................6:00 PM SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 / 1 TISHRI 5780 EREV ROSH HASHANAH SERVICE (A-Z) .....................8:00 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019 – 22 TISHRI, 5780 Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah & Yizkor Service ..... 7:30 AM 3 / September 2019 / tebeam SELICHOT — A TIME FOR FORGIVENESS continued from front page Europe that the person in charge of prayers would make the rounds of Consider this: “The mere gathering together of people at a time when the village, knocking three times on each door and saying, “Israel, holy they are usually asleep is impressive. We sense the extraordinary nature people, awake, arouse yourselves and rise for the service of the Creator!” of the prayer and turn introspectively within ourselves.” It later became common practice to hold the first Selichot service — Temple Beth Am invites you and your family to join together for our considered the most important — at a time more convenient for the Communal Selichot Program and Service on September 21st, 2019 at masses of people. Therefore, the Saturday night service was moved 8:00 PM to experience this moving service. forward to midnight.” Our program starts at 8:00 PM. (That’s better than midnight!) A MULTI-CONGREGATIONAL SELICHOT EXPERIENCE Saturday September 21, 2019 8:00 PM Temple beth am 300 Pleasant street BE LIKE framingham As we prepare ourselves for the High Holy Days, we welcome you to join Temple BethA Am, Temple Beth Sholom,Shofar Temple Israel and Congregation Or Atid for this Joint Selichot Observance. ORDER OF The shofar calls us to “wake up” to hear the voice of the Eternal, to hear our own voice and to hear the voice of those around us. EVENTS Learn how to “be like a shofar” through prayer/study, music and 8:00 PM Ma’ariv mindfulness with: Cantor Lisa Avery-Peck, Congregation Or Atid 8:15 PM Havdalah Rabbi Daniel Liben, Temple Israel 8:30 PM Dessert Rabbi Allison Poirier, Temple Beth Sholom 8:45 PM Three-Part Rabbi Louis Polisson, Congregation Or Atid Program Cantor Ken Richmond, Temple Israel (Music, Text, Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel, Temple Beth Am Meditation) Cantorial Intern David Wolff, Temple Beth Am 10:00 PM Selichot Cantorial Intern Jessica Woolf, Temple Beth Sholom tebeam / September 2019 / 4 January 31, and May 1 at 6:30 PM. We will also invite all students Education Update to sing at these services in place of having a separate Junior Choir. Students will learn songs during their music time that will be sung A SEASON OF RENEWAL at the service. By Rabbi Marcie Kamerow, Additionally, we also welcome two new teachers to our faculty. Director of Education Elyse Blau, a 2015 graduate of Temple Beth Am will be teaching grade We hope that you had a relaxing and 3 and Sarah Rosenthal, also a 2015 TBA graduate will be teaching rejuvenating summer. Here at Temple Beth music and serve as our BATY advisor. We are thrilled for their return Am, we have been working to prepare for the and know that they will make great additions to our team. upcoming school year. Our religious school As the new year starts, we will celebrate the fall holidays of will be implementing a new program this Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. All of these holidays have year to enrich your child’s Jewish learning the common theme of renewal but express it in different ways. experience. The format of our curriculum Rosh Hashana highlights this idea through the changing of the Rabbi Marcie Kamerow, MJEd will be a Project-Based Learning Model calendar. During Yom Kippur, we are asked to atone and renew our where students will be inspired to explore, challenge, learn and question behavior. Finally, Sukkot enables us to celebrate the renewal of the in a warm and supportive environment. We have combined grades land by celebrating the harvest and taking us outside of our homes to ensure there will be enough students in each classroom to be able and into the sukkah.
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