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TEMPLE TIDINGS MEMBER Volume 28, Issue 3 September 2015 Elul ~ Tishri UNION for REFORM Monthly Newsletter of Congregation Beth Yam, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina JUDAISM Your CBY Board of Directors wishes you and your family the sweetest of new years with health and happiness for all. We also pray for peace in Israel and the world. Selichot September 5, 2015 - September 6, 2015 Date Time Service Saturday, September 5 8:00 PM Dessert Reception 9:00 PM Discussion led by Rabbi Bloom 10:00 PM Havdalah and Selichot Service Teshuvah Bike Ride at Dolphin Head Recreation area in HHP followed by wine, Sunday, September 6 4:00 PM cheese and reflection. Rosh Hashanah September 13, 2015 - September 15, 2015 Date Time Service Sunday, September 13 8:00 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 14 * 10:00 AM Morning Service 2:00 PM Family Service 3:30 PM Tashlich (Jarvis Creek Park) Tuesday, September 15 * 10:00 AM Morning Service Friday, September 18 7:30 PM Shabbat Shuvah Yom Kippur September 22, 2015 - September 23, 2015 Date Time Service Sunday, September 20 10:00 AM Memorial Service (Six Oaks Cemetery) Tuesday, September 22 8:00 PM Erev Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre Service Wednesday, September 23 * 10:00 AM Morning Service 2:00 PM Family Service 3:30 PM Afternoon Service including Torah & Haftarah Service 5:00 PM Yizkor and Ne’ilah (Concluding) Service 7:00 PM Break the Fast (Port Royal Plantation Beach House) Sukkot—Simchat Torah September 27, 2015 - October 6, 2015 Date Time Service Sunday, September 27 10:30 AM Building, decorating and lunch with Rabbi in Sukkah Monday, September 28 * 10:00 AM Sukkot Services / Kiddush Sunday, October 4 11:30 AM Youth Simchat Torah Service Tuesday, October 6 10:00 AM Yizkor Service Tuesday, October 6 7:15 PM Simchat Torah - Oneg to follow Note: All services and activities will be at Congregation Beth Yam unless otherwise indicated * Office closed September 2015 Elul ~ Tishri 5775-5776 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 4 PM Executive Board 1 PM Ritual Committee 1:15 PM Care 5:30 PM HHD Choir 8 PM Selichot Committee Reception 7 PM HHD Choir 4 PM Music Meeting 7:30 PM Shabbat 6 PM Membership 3 PM Hunger & Service 9 PM Selichot PubFest Homeless Discussion 4:30 PM Hebrew 10 PM Havdalah & School Selichot Service Parashat Ki Tavo Candle Lighting 7:26 PM SELICHOT 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 No Religious School OFFICE CLOSED 12:15 PM CBY Men’s 2 PM Endowment 10 AM Sisterhood 6 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Club Luncheon Committee Board Service with Student 4 PM Teshuvah Bike Cantor Nancy Dubin Ride 4 PM Board Meeting 4 PM Music Meeting 12:30 PM Book Club 7 PM HHD Choir 1:30 PM Outreach 2 PM Resource 3 PM Fundraising 4:30 PM Hebrew LABOR DAY School Candle Lighting 7:17 PM Parashat Nitzavim 13 14 15 TIDINGS DEADLINE 16 17 18 19 No Religious School 10 AM Rosh HaShanah 10 AM Rosh HaShanah 4 PM Music Meeting 1 PM Membership 7:30 PM Shabbat Committee Shuvah Service with 8 PM Erev Rosh 2 PM Family Service 6 PM Dine-Around at The Student Cantor Nancy HaShanah with Cottage 4 PM Back Pack 3:30 PM Tashlich at Dubin Student Cantor Nancy Buddies Jarvis Creek Park 7 PM Religious School Dubin and the HHD Committee 4:30 PM Hebrew Choir School EREV ROSH OFFICE CLOSED OFFICE CLOSED HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH Candle Lighting 7:14 PM Candle Lighting 8:07 PM Candle Lighting 7:07 PM Parashat Vayelech 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 9 AM Religious School 2 PM Communication 8 PM Erev Yom Kippur / 10 AM Yom Kippur 4 PM Adult Education 7:30 PM Shabbat Kol Nidre Service Committee Service 9 AM Kita Gan 2 PM YK Family 4:30 PM Hebrew 9 AM Middle School 3:30 PM YK Afternoon School 10 AM Memorial 5 PM YK/Yizkor/Ne’ilah Service at Six Oaks 7 PM Break the Fast Cemetery 11 AM Extended Boker Tov for Yom Kippur 3 PM HHD Choir Candle Lighting 7:02 PM Candle Lighting 6:58 PM Parashat Ha’azinu 27 28 29 30 9 AM Religious School 10 AM Sukkot Festival 4 PM Music Meeting 9 AM Kita Gan 9 AM Middle School 11:00 AM Build, decorate and have lunch in Sukkah with Rabbi Bloom OFFICE CLOSED Candle Lighting 6:55 PM Candle Lighting 7:48 PM 2 Temple Tidings Save the Date Time October Events 10/1 6:00 PM Dine-Around at Santa Fe 10/6 7:15 PM Simchat Torah 10/10 10:00 AM Bat Mitzvah of Ava Cleveland 10/11 9:00 AM Religious School Parent Brunch & Learn 10/12 10:00 AM CBY Men’s Club Golf Tournament 10/13 12:15 PM CBY Men’s Club Luncheon 10/16 6:00 PM Family Shabbat Dinner sponsored by the Coleman Camper families 10/16 7:30 PM Family Shabbat with Coleman Campers 10/17 7:00 PM Student Cantor Nancy Dubin Ordination Recital 10/18 11:30 AM Blessing of the Animals 10/19 8:00 PM 92nd Street Y—Dennis Ross and Ethan Bronner 10/20 8:15 PM 92nd Street Y—50 Years after Vatican II 10/22 11:00 AM Sisterhood Appreciation Luncheon 10/28 12:30 PM Adult Education: Book Club Lunch & Learn at CBY 10/29 6:00 PM Dine-Around at La Fontana March for Social Justice ~ Columbia, SC ~ August 24, 2015 ~ 14 Miles in unbearable heat 3 Temple Tidings Rabbi’s Message As officiant, I feel like my role is to be the congregation’s coach and teacher for the High Holy Rabbi Moshe of Kobryn said: “When Days. I know and respect that this time belongs to you utter a word before God, then enter into each of us, but, I also maintain that we have a job to that word with every one of your limbs.” do as well. Our role is to make sure the communal One of his listeners asked: “How can a big prayer is authentic and honest, that what we recite is human being possibly enter into a little done with compassion and with passion. I recognize word?” “Anyone who thinks himself bigger and respect that this is not an easy task. So many than the word,” said the zaddik, “is not the prayers can become a blur in a spiritual sense. A kind of person we are talking about.” friend once explained to me, “Rabbi, when I All of us are getting ready to enter into read these prayers it is looking at a rack of ties. Each the world of words as we prepare and one is unique but together all the ties start to blur anticipate the High Holy Days. Whether we are reading together.” I get it. from the time honored Gates of Repentance or welcoming This is the reason I hope we will pick up our books in the new Machzor Mishkan HaNefesh-Tabernacle of the the office and read these new Machzorim before we show Soul, we will be reading lots of words and facing all kinds up for services. Another coaching tip: if we find one or of new readings. The challenge is whether we are only two prayers that speak to us then stay with those prayers mouthing the words or are we reading them with the and reflect on them. Don’t worry about keeping up with thought that they apply to us. That is the central question the flow of the service. If we can come out of each service in terms of assessing whether or not these prayers have any with one prayer that touched us, it will have been a total impact upon us. success! Truthfully, I have spent a great deal of time this Finally, the only attitude of being judgmental on the summer preparing for these services by reviewing the High Holy Days should be within ourselves. Yes, we are different services and choosing the readings for each of the going to judge the sermons or the music presentation. Yet, services. I say this because this new Machzor has so many when it comes to the reason we are sitting in services, the options of different kinds of readings that I found myself focus of our energy should be on ourselves and whether or weighing over each reading and selecting the ones for this not we are making the best use of our time by investing year’s service. It was a labor of love and I pray that those ourselves into the words. That is what Rabbi Moshe was which we shall read will provide us with just the right trying to teach his students. That is what humility means feeling and tone for our worship time together. when it comes to communal worship. I pray we can put The truth is no matter what readings I chose for us, the ourselves into the words in the sense that we are real issue is what we bring to the service. The parable from relinquishing our pride and embracing the moment of Rabbi Moshe of Kobryn is about the attitude we bring to humility and contrition as well as joy and renewal. In my the prayers. He is suggesting that we are supposed to bring opinion that is where we need to concentrate our efforts. humility to our reading and raise ourselves above the On behalf of Linda and Leah I wish you a L'Shanah meaning of the words themselves.