High Holy Days 5781/2020 CONTENTS

BETH ISRAEL’S GUIDE TO THE High Holy Days 5781/2020 CONTENTS

Virtual High Holy Days: What to Expect and How to Prepare PAGE 3

General Information: Must-Haves PAGE 5 L’Shanah Tovah u Metukah! High Holy Days Schedule Beth Israel’s Clergy, Board, Staff wish our entire PAGE 6 congregation a happy and healthy New Year!

Food for Thought Each year, our High Holy Days season challenges us to reframe what was PAGE 7 into what can be. In other words, anything and everything is possible. With intentional focus, we can reframe the contours of our lives and our relationships. In 5781, we are especially tasked with reflecting deeply on Meaningful Collections ourselves and the world around us, while discovering what can be, with a PAGE 8 renewed sense of awe, possibility, and sacred purpose.

A lot of how we experience our High Holy Days season will be different Tashlich On-The-Go this year, but its essence remains the same. We have been dreaming PAGE 9 and re-imagining a High Holy Days experience that will respond to our current realities. Our offerings will still capture the beauty, majesty, and soulfulness that is the heart of our Beth Israel community. Blessings for Rosh Hashanah PAGE 10 You will find an array of services and offerings that we hope will nourish you, as we begin to chart our personal and communal paths this coming year. Donation Form PAGE 11 May our time together over these High Holy Days be filled with healing, growth, and hope as we strengthen our resilience muscle into 5781.

Staff Directory Rabbi Jason Nevarez PAGE 12 Rabbi Cantor Arlene Bernstein Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel ְָעושּוׂ ִלי ִמְקד ּׁ ָש ָש ְו ַׁכ ְנ ּ ִתי ּ ְבת ֹו ָכ ם

VIRTUAL HIGH HOLY DAYS: Make me a WHAT TO EXPECT & HOW TO PREPARE sanctuary and

We are well aware that our High Holy Days will look and feel different this year. I will dwell This is unfortunate, but as Jews, our spiritual practice of gratitude has prepared among them. us for this moment. As a collective, we are blessed to have new technology by which we can build a bridge from our spiritual home on Towne Centre Drive to all individual homes across San Diego County and beyond. Please consider this your EXODUS 25:8 guide for praying at home during the High Holy Days. As you move through the Hebrew month of Elul (the month prior to Rosh Hashanah), we encourage you to prepare your mind, body, and soul for the New Year. The High Holy Days is your opportunity for reflection and preparation.

REFLECT Use the holidays as an opportunity to cultivate flexibility, curiosity, creativity, and above all, gratitude. This year, you won’t have to face the busy parking lot, the traffic or worry about forgetting your tickets, but you can still prepare to transform your home into a sacred place of holiness. And if we all prepare our homes and hearts for holiness, we are confident our prayers will be transformed into the lives and the world we wish to see. Make peace with your loved ones and with the Sacred. Use the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah to write letters or call those who you would like to repair relationships with. CLEAR YOUR CALENDAR of work Request one! Sing! Read responsively! Stand obligations for the High Holy Days. Turn off and sit with the congregation! Just like we notifications on your computer and phone. all did for Passover, we can make the High Make sure you have what you need in the way Holidays special and meaningful within our own of technology/devices to participate in our homes. Together, we will make these High Holy programming and prayer services and consider Days beautiful so that we can enter into a sweet how to truly transform your home into a new year. sanctuary— a mikdash me’at. Treat your space where you’ll attend services as if it were a part COMMUNITY of our communal sanctuary. Community is very important to us at Beth Israel. Missing connecting with your chavurah or DRESS other friends? Set up a virtual gathering! Share Dress comfortably! You can probably do a meal over Zoom. Share how you’re going to without the usual formal attire, but we make these High Holy Days special. There will encourage you to wear something befitting of be opportunities to Zoom with each other at the holiness of the day. our Virtual Café Beth Israel, Food for Thought sessions and Sermon Talk-Backs with the rabbis. PARTICIPATE TECHNOLOGY Lastly, while we can facilitate services, you are For any issues related to Zoom, YouTube or ultimately in charge of how you engage with other tech related questions, refer to our them. When you tune in, try to participate in Genius Bar page: www.cbisd.org/worship/ the same way you would if we were physically hhd5781/genius-bar or contact us by phone together. Follow along with our prayer book 858-535-1111 or email [email protected]. (the machzor) in your hands. Don’t have one? Celebrating the High Holy Days at home? Oy vey! Cover your bases with these must-haves:

• Matches for candle-lighting • Yahrzeit candle: traditional to light on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as we remember our loved ones • Machzor, for those who want to follow along page by page • Have all links and passwords needed for all the various services and programs you plan to attend • Jewish ritual items: round challah, juice/wine, kiddush cup This appeared in the 2015 Bulletin and needs to be placed in this year’s bulletin. We are updating the text above to read as follows:

We are deeply grateful to Dr. Lisa Braun-Glazer and Jeff Glazer for generously underwriting the purchase IRIS AND of the High Holy Days prayerbooks, Mishkan Hanefesh for the entire congregation. haunting Bruch Kol Nidrei on Yom MATTHEW STRAUSS Kippur, music expresses the themes of the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, on High Holy Days Music Program at Beth Israel a profound level. Music has always had a sacred purpose, and the music of the High Holy Days Thanks to the generosity of Iris and Matthew Strauss, Beth Israel will be is especially powerful inWe also need to add the following evoking the back in that appeared in the 2015 Bulletin. We could also thank deep emotions of joy, sadness, loss and able to maintain its musical offerings return. From the exuberantMarcia here, as she appeared in the 2016 Bulletin as her own thank you. I don’t think they need to be voices of and add immensely to the experience the children’s choir at theseparate really. family service of High Holy Days worship services for on Rosh Hashanah to the soulful, years to come.

A GIFT OF PRAYER BOOKS We are deeply grateful to Dr. Lisa Braun- THANK YOU Glazer and Jeff Glazer for generously Beth Israel thanks Dr. Warren and Karen Kessler for sponsoring San Diego underwriting the purchase of the High Symphony cellist Marcia Bookstein Holy Days prayerbooks, Mishkan Hanefesh who plays her beautiful rendition of the for the entire congregation. This appeared in the 2015 Bulletin and needs to be placed in this year’s bulletin. We are updating the Bruch Kol Nidrei. text above to read as follows:

We are deeply grateful to Dr. Lisa Braun-Glazer and Jeff Glazer for generously underwriting the purchase of the High Holy Days prayerbooks, Mishkan Hanefesh for the entire congregation.

We also need to add the following back in that appeared in the 2015 Bulletin. We could also thank Marcia here, as she appeared in the 2016 Bulletin as her own thank you. I don’t think they need to be separate really.

HIGH HOLY

DAYS 5781 ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS VIRTUAL BETH ISRAEL SERVICES ARE VIRTUAL

S’LICHOT - Saturday, September 12 YOM KIPPUR - Monday, September 28 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. S’lichot Program: The Sacred Ingredients 8:30 a.m. Young Family Yom Kippur of Transformation with Rabbi Nevarez Service Experience 8:00 – 9:15 p.m. S’lichot Service with clergy 10:00 a.m. Morning Service 12 Noon – 2:00 p.m. Food for Thought: EREV ROSH HASHANAH -Friday, September 18 Session 1 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm 6:30 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Option 1: Sermon Talk Back with Rabbi Gimbel Option 2: Grief, Loss and Mourning Discussion ROSH HASHANAH - Saturday, September 19 with Rabbi Nevarez and Rabbi Aliza Berk 8:30 a.m. Young Family Rosh Hashanah Session 2 – 1:15 – 2:00 pm Service Experience Option 1: Do Bad Things Happen To 9:00 a.m. Café Beth Israel Good People with Rabbi Berk 10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Service Option 2: Grief, Loss and Mourning Discussion 11:30 a.m. Café Beth Israel with Rabbi Gimbel and Gail Braverman 4:00 p.m. Preschool Families & Intergenerational 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Contemporary Confessions Rosh Hashanah Story/Activity Time 4:15 p.m. Afternoon Service 6:00 p.m. Tashlich On-The-Go 5:15 p.m. Yizkor and Neilah Services

ROSH HASHANAH 2nd DAY - Sunday, September 20 SHABBAT SUKKOT - Friday, October 2 10:00 a.m. Second Day Morning 6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service and Celebration Service/Study SUKKOT - Saturday, October 3 KEVER AVOT CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICES 10:30 a.m. Morning Service Sunday, September 27 10:00 a.m. Community Memorial Service EREV SIMCHAT TORAH - Friday, October 9 6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Simchat Torah Service KOL NIDRE - Sunday, September 27 6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service SIMCHAT TORAH - Saturday, October 10 8:30 p.m. Sermon Talk-Back 10:30 a.m. Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah with Rabbi Nevarez Yizkor Service

Services listed in green are the main services YOM KIPPUR FOOD FOR THOUGHT September 28, 2020

Partake in some enticing “food for thought” on this somber day of fasting. After the morning service on Yom Kippur, we are offering a variety of learning opportunities. To RSVP visit: https://cbisd.org/worship/hhd5781/food-for-thought5781

SESSION 1 - 12:00 PM -1:00 PM SESSION 2 – 1:15 PM -2:15 PM

Option 1. Do Bad Things Happen to Good Option 1: Sermon Talk Back with Rabbi Gimbel People? with Rabbi Berk

Following services, join Rabbi Gimbel for a Just as Yom Kippur begins to reach its high point, discussion of his sermon, reflection on our own we re-tell the story of the martyrdom of ten of the experiences, and tools to integrate our learnings greatest rabbis of Second Temple times. We have into 5781. in each of these stories a painful truth thrust upon us: bad things happen to good people. That truth undermines the bible’s promise of God’s blessings if we obey Him, and Yom Kippur’s promise that if I truly repent for my sins, I can get close to God, who Option 2: Grief, Loss and Mourning Discussion will forgive my sins. In this session we will look to with Rabbi Nevarez and Rabbi Aliza Berk The Book of Job, which asks this question; and we’ll see that it has a surprising answer. Join Rabbi Nevarez and Rabbi Aliza Berk, as they will provide a safe space to discuss our loss over the past year, as well as uncover ways in which we, as individuals and a community, can process our grief. Option 2: Grief, Loss and Mourning Discussion with Rabbi Gimbel and Gail Braverman

Each of us has experienced loss in new and different ways since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In this session, Rabbi Gimbel and Gail Braverman will provide space to discuss our loss or normalcy as well as ways we, as individuals and a community, can process our grief. OUR Social Action Committee IS HARD AT WORK TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY.

We will be collecting high needs items for TWO MEANINGFUL COLLECTIONS THIS HIGH HOLY DAYS SEASON, JFS Hand Up Youth Pantry and Father Joe’s Village.

We will be collecting throughout the High Holy Days season. You can also re-fill your High Holy Days at Home Kit Bag with materials and drop it off throughout the season. There is also a large one-day donation time at JFS on October 18, 2020. Details on that to follow.

For more information on what is needed, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/y5lcg5h4 (JFS High Holy Days Food Drive) https://tinyurl.com/y365h449 (Father Joe’s Village) TASHLICH On-The-Go

What is Tashlich? Tashlich is a ritual for the first day of Rosh Hashanah. It is not a mandatory part of the holiday, but rather a custom that arose in the late middle ages. Like so Maymany we rituals, cast away Tashlich the sin isof all envy, about so that symbols. we Gathered at the water’s edge this afternoon, Jews go to a body of running water, empty their pockets of crumbs, andwill throw not be the consumed crumbs by into desire the for water what wewhile we will cast out the crumbs of last years reciting special passages of scripture and prayers. The crumbs from ourlack. pockets are meant to represent the sins deeds, the memories of wounds sustained and we’ve been carrying around with us. We take them out of pockets and throw them into the water to represent inflicted, the remnants of conversations that May we cast away the sin of selfishness, which hurt instead of healed. We share words of our hope that we can take our sins, ask forgiveness of God and one another, and then cast them away. Bring the keeps us from reaching out in love to other prayer, grateful to the Source of Life who service texts found on this page. If you have a garment with a pocket fullhuman of schmutz beings. [crumbs] that is perfect (No enables us to distinguish between what must judgment!). If you recently did laundry, and your clothes are crumb free (good for you!) you can bring a bit of be cast off and what must be cherished and stale bread to crumble and cast off. Alternatively, you can write what you’dMay we like cast to away cast the out sin on of dissolvable indifference paper.so preserved. Tashlich can be performed at any flowing body of water: oceans, lakes,that etc. we may be sensitive to the sufferings of others. On this day of remembering, Today we being a new year of goodness. On this day of remembering, we shall remember. :o #s#e&F Ubh ,n.h J ,S1j v.cUJ.b&u Wh#k,t v.uv&h Ub,ch 9J :v On this day of judgment, Today, with these crumbs, we are throwing we shall remember. Hashiveinu Adonai eilecha v’nashuvah chadeish we will become bringers of justice. away all the things that might spoil our new Onyameinu this daykekedem. of judgment, year. Turn us we back will to becomeyou, God, andbringers we shall of return; justice. Rene w our lives as in days of old. (Lam. 5:21) On this day of listening, we will try very hard On this day of listening, we will try very hard to listen to the still, small voice that inspires May all our bad habits toYou listen will totake the us still, back small in love; voice that inspires us toward acts of loving kindness. And through And all the grudges we have held usYou toward will cover acts upof lovingour iniquities, kindness. And such acts each of us can save the world. And all the things we have done wrong throughYou will suchcast forthacts each all their of us sins can save the Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, 1987 Into the depths of the sea. Be thrown away world. (Micah 7:18-20) May we cast away the sin of deception, so May we cast away the sin of envy, so that we that we will mislead no one in word or deed. will not be consumed by desire for what we 'oh 9G:g1n Ub>.C ih ,t h 9F 'Ub>,b:g1u Ub>,B.j 'Ub>,F&k 1n U b h c> 9 .t lack.May we cast away the sin of envy, so that we /Ub>,gh9JIv&uGathered s #x#j.u atv.e.s&m the water’sUb .N9g v ,G:gedge this afternoon, May we cast away the sin of vain ambition, will not be consumed by desire for what we Avinu malkeinu, choneinuwe va-aneinu, will cast ki out ein thebanu crumbs of last years which prompts us to strive for goals which Maylack. we cast away the sin of selﬁshness, ma’asim, aseih imanu tzedakahdeeds, vachesedthe memories v'hoshi-einu of wounds. sustained and bring neither fulfillment nor peace. Avinu Malkeinu, be graciousinflicted, to us and the answer remnants us. Tr ofeat conversations that which keeps us from reaching out in love to us generously and with kindness and be our help. May we cast away the sin of stubbornness, so May we cast away the sin of selfishness, which hurt instead of healed. We share words of other human beings. that we will not persist in foolish habits. keeps us from reaching out in love to other prayer, grateful to the Source of Life who human beings. enables us to distinguish between what must May we cast away the sin of indifference so May we cast away thebe sincast of off deception, and what mustso be cherished and thatMay we castmay awaybe sensitive the sin ofto indifferencethe sufferings so of that we will mislead preserved.no one in word or others.that we may be sensitive to the sufferings of deed. others. On this day of remembering, we shall remember. May we cast away the sin of vain ambition, :o #s#e&F Ubh ,n.h J ,S1j v.cUJ.b&u Wh#k,t v.uv&h Ub,ch 9J :v On this day of judgment, Hashiveinu Adonai eilecha v’nashuvah chadeish which prompts us to strive wefor will goals become which bringers of justice. yameinu kekedem. bring neither fulfillment nor peace. Turn us back to you, God, and we shall return; Renew our lives as in days of old. (Lam. 5:21) On this day of listening, we will try very hard May we cast away theto listensin of tostubbornness, the still, small voice that inspires You will take us back in love; so that we will not persistus toward in foolish acts of habits. loving kindness. And through You will cover up our iniquities, such acts each of us can save the world. GatheredYou will cast at theforth water’s all their edge sins this Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, 1987 Today,Casting we Away begin Our a Sins new year of goodness afternoon,Into the depths we will of the cast sea. out the crumbs of (Micah 7:18-20) May all our bad habits, last years deeds, the memories of wounds Today, we begin a newMay year we of castgoodness away the sin of deception, so MayMay allall ourthe bad grudges habits, thatwe havewe will held, mislead no one in word or deed. sustained and inﬂicted, the remnants of 'oh 9G:g1n Ub>.C ih ,t h 9F 'Ub>,b:g1u Ub>,B.j 'Ub>,F&k 1n U b h c> 9 .t MayMay allall theour grudges sins, we have held, conversations that hurt instead of healed. TASHLICH - lhka,/Ub>,gh9JIv&u s #x#j.u v.e.s&m Ub .N9g v ,G:g BeMay cast all our out. sins, May we cast away the sin of vain ambition, Be cast out. WeAvinu share malkeinu, words choneinu of prayer, va-aneinu, grateful ki ein banuto the which prompts us to strive for goals which Sourcema’asim, ofaseih Life imanu who tzedakah enables vachesed us to distinguishv'hoshi-einu. bring oh*H"j"C neither .8p$j Q-k?-n fulfillment oh*H"j@k Ub ?8r@f$z nor peace. betweenAvinu Malkeinu, what be must gracious be to cast us and off answer and whatus. Tr eat s "j$h&o"D oh *j"t ,-c-J ohus *g$B&vgenerously "nU c«uY&v and with "n v8B*vkindness and be our help. oh*H"j oh *v«kEtMay W@b"g"n@k we oh*H"j"vcast away r-p?8x@C the Ub?8c@ ,sin $f @u of stubbornness, so must be cherished and preserved. Hinei mah-tov u’mah na-im shevet achim gam yachad. Zoch'reinu l'chayim, melechthat chafeitz we will bachayim, not persist in foolish habits. How good and how pleasant it is that brothers and v'chot'veinu b'seifer hachayim, l'ma-ancha elohim sisters dwell together. (Psalm 133:1) chayim. Remember us for life, O God, who desires life and inscribe us in the Book of Life. Today we being a new year of goodness.

Today, with these crumbs, we are throwing away all the things that might spoil our new year.

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And all the grudges we have held L’shanah tovah u’m’tukah! And all the things we have done wrong Be thrown away May you have a good and sweet new year! BlessingsBlessings for Rosh for Hashanah LIGHTING HOLIDAY CANDLES FountainROSH of life, as we begin a newHASHANAH year, let Your light and Your truth come forth to lead us. We look back upon the days that are past and see troubled times and days of Lighting holidaycelebration. candles: Now we look ahead Fountain with theof life,prayer as thatwe thebegin new a year new be year, one oflet health Your light and Your truth come forth to lead andus. Weprosperity. look back When upon pains the and days troubles that beset are pastus, may and we see find troubled strength to times face themand days of celebration. Now we look aheadwith with courage; the prayer and when that timesthe new are good year forbe us,one may of wehealth have andthe wisdom prosperity. to be Whengrateful pains and troubles beset us, may we findfor ourstrength blessings. to Amen.face them with courage; and when times are good for us, may we have the wisdom to be grateful for our blessings. Amen. Baruch Atah Adonai בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך ,Source of blessing, Eternal our God You fill the universe with majestic Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר ִקדְּשָׁנוּ might teaching us holiness through asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהְַדלִיק נֵר sacred obligations, giving us the mitzvah of bringing light on this v’tzivanu l’hadlik neir shel .shabbat v’shel yom tov ֹשֶל ֹשַבָּת וְֹשֶל יוֹם טוֹב. .Shabbat and festival

Baruch Atah Adonai בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ ,Source of blessing, Eternal our God Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך הָעוֹלָם, You fill the universe with majestic might, giving us life, upholding the shehecheyanu v’kiy’manu ֹשֶהֶחֱיָנוּ וְִקיְּמָנוּ life within us, and bringing us to this v’higianu laz’man hazeh וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה .time

Some families take a moment to bless their children here. Take a moment to share sacred words with loved ones around you. Kiddush: We hold the cup and say: The observance of Rosh Hashanah reminds us to judge our words and ,Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך ,KIDDUSHPraise to You, Adonai our God our deeds by a divineSovereign standard. of the universe, It calls Creator us to turn from old errors and failures, and to look ahead with fresh hope Melech haolam, borei p'ri בָּרוְּך הָעוֹלָם, אַתָּה יְיָבּוֵֹרא פְִּרי אֱֹלהֵינוּ הַגָּפֶן. מֶלְֶך ,Praise to You, Adonai our God fruit ofBaruch the atah,vine, Adonai and Eloheinu,give thanks for the gift of בָּרוְּך the אַתָּה יְיָ,of joy אֱֹלהֵינוּ :symbolSAY מֶלְֶך and determination. WEofLetPraise the HOLDus tofruit You, praise of Adonaithe THE vine. God our Praise God,CUP with to AND this hagafen.Baruch atah, Baruch Adonai atah, Eloheinu,Adonai בָּרוְּך הָעוֹלָם, אַתָּה יְיָבּוֵֹרא פְִּרי אֱֹלהֵינוּ הַגָּפֶן. מֶלְֶך You,Sovereign Adonai of ourthe God,universe, Sovereign Creator life. May our observanceSovereign on of thisthe universe, day Creatorfill us with eagerness to embrace Melechlife and haolam, to boreihallow p'ri it. May the new year bring judge ourEloheinu,Melech words haolam, Melech and boreiour haolam, p'rideeds asher by aהָעוֹלָם , us to אֲשֶׁרבּוֵֹרא פְִּריבָּחַר reminds בָּנוּ הַגָּפֶן. Theof the observance universe,fruit of the who vine. has of Praise chosen Rosh to us Hashanah hagafen. Baruch atah, Adonai בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך ofYou, the Adonai fruit of our the God, vine. Sovereign Praise to failures,bacharhagafen.Eloheinu, and banu Baruch Melechto mikol-am, look atah, haolam, ahead Adonai asher with מִכָּלבָּרוְּך– and עָם, אַתָּה יְיold world.errorsָוְרוֹמְמָנוּ the אֱֹלהֵינוּto מִכֹלfrom –מֶלְֶך turn לָשׁוֹןrenewed strength todivinefromYou, our Adonaiall thestandard.people peoples, our God, Israel,hallowing It Sovereign calls us andus to ,peace הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ withof the mitzvot. universe, In whoYour has love, chosen Adonai us v’rom’manuEloheinu, Melech mikol-lashon, haolam, asher בָּרוְּך הָעוֹלָם, אַתָּה יְיָאֲשֶׁר בָּחַר אֱֹלהֵינוּ בָּנוּ מֶלְֶך freshofPraise the touniverse,hope You, Adonaiand who determination.has our chosen God, us ,Baruchbachar banuatah, mikol-am,Adonai Eloheinu מִכָּל–וְִקדְּשָׁנוּעָם , בְּמִצְוֹתָיו.וְרוֹמְמָנוּ מִכֹלוָתִּתֶּן––לָנוּ, לָשׁוֹן, ourfrom God, all the You peoples, have given hallowing us this us fromSovereign all the of peoples, the universe, hallowing Creator us kid'shanubachar banu b'mitzvotav. mikol-am, Va-titen- the Melechv’rom’manuvine, andhaolam, givemikol-lashon, borei thanks p'ri for מִכָּלof– הָעוֹלָם, עָם, fruit בּוֵֹראthe וְרוֹמְמָנוּפְִּרי,of joy מִכֹלהַגָּפֶן–. לָשׁוֹןLetShabbatwith usmitzvot. andpraise Day In YourofGod love, with Adonai this ,symbol lanuv’rom’manu Adonai mikol-lashon, Eloheinu, b’ahavah יְיָ וְִקדְּשָׁנוּ אֱֹלהֵינוּ, בְּמִצְוֹתָיו. בְּאַהֲבָה אֶתוָתִּתֶּן––יוֹםלָנוּ , withof the mitzvot. fruit of In the Your vine. love, Praise Adonai to -kid'shanu b'mitzvotav. Va-titen וְִקדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו. וָתִּתֶּן–לָנוּ, Remembrance,our God, You have to hear given the us sound this with hagafen.eagerness Baruch to embraceatah, Adonai life בָּרוְּך usהַשַּׁבָּת fill אַתָּההַזֶּה יְיdayָ וְאֵת–this יוֹםאֱֹלהֵינוּon מֶלְֶך הַזִּכָּרוֹן theourYou, God,gift Adonai Youof our life.have God, givenMay Sovereign us our this observance et-yomkid'shanu haShabbat b'mitzvotav. hazeh Va-titen- v’et yom יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ, בְּאַהֲבָה אֶת–יוֹם ,ofShabbat the Shofar, and Day to uniteof in worship Eloheinu,lanuto our Adonai people Melech Eloheinu, Israel,haolam, b’ahavah andasher יְיָ הָעוֹלָםstrength, אֱֹלהֵינוּ, אֲשֶׁר renewed בָּחַרבְּאַהֲבָה אֶתבָּנוּbring –יוֹםandShabbatof the to universe, andhallow Day who of it. has May chosen the us new year ,ha-zikaronlanu Adonai ha-zeh, Eloheinu, yom b’ahavahT’ruah הַזֶּה, הַשַּׁבָּת יוֹם הַזֶּה וְאֵתתְּרוּעָה–, יוֹם מְִקָרא הַזִּכָּרוֹן andRemembrance, to recall the to Exodus hear the from sound Remembrance,from all the peoples, to hear hallowing the sound us bacharet-yom haShabbatbanu mikol-am, hazeh v’et yom mikrahet-yom haShabbat kodesh, zeicher hazeh li-tzi-at v’et yom מִכָּל–הַשַּׁבָּת עָם, הַזֶּה וְאֵת–וְרוֹמְמָנוּ יוֹם מִכֹל–הַזִּכָּרוֹןלָשׁוֹן , ,peaceEgypt.of the Shofar,to the to world.unite in worship ,ha-zikaron ha-zeh, yom T’ruah הַזֶּה,ֹקֶדשׁ , יוֹם זֵכֶר תְּרוּעָה, לִיצִיאַת מְִקָרא מִצְָריִם. ofwith the mitzvot. Shofar, Into Yourunite love,in worship, Adonai Forand Youto recall have the chosen Exodus us fromfrom all v’rom’manu mikol-lashon, ,Mitrayim.ha-zikaron Ki ha-zeh, vanu vacharta,yom T’ruah כִּי הַזֶּה, בָנוּ וְִקדְּשָׁנוּ יוֹם בָחְֲרתָּ תְּרוּעָהבְּמִצְוֹתָיו,. וְאוֹתָנוּ וָתִּתֶּןמְִקָרא– לָנוִּקדַּשְׁתָּ, andour God,to recall You the have Exodus given from us this kid'shanumikrah kodesh, b'mitzvotav. zeicher Va-titen-li-tzi-at ֹקֶדשׁ, זֵכֶר לִיצִיאַת מִצְָריִם. theEgypt. peoples, consecrating us to ,v'otanumikrah kidashta,kodesh, zeicher mikol li-tzi-at haamim ֹקֶדשׁ, זֵכֶר לִיצִיאַת מִצְָריִם. Egypt.Shabbat and Day of lanuMitrayim. Adonai Ki Eloheinu,vanu vacharta, b’ahavah יְיָ מִכָּל–אֱֹלהֵינוּ, הָעַמִּים, בְּאַהֲבָה וְּדבְָרָך אֶת–אֱמֶת יוֹם YourFor You service, have and chosen Your us word from is all .ud’vrachahMitrayim. Kiemet vanu v’kayam vacharta, la-ad כִּי בָנוּ בָחְֲרתָּ וְאוֹתָנוּ ִקדַּשְׁתָּ ForRemembrance, You have chosen to hear us the from sound all ,v'otanu kidashta, mikol haamim כִּי הַשַּׁבָּתבָנוּ הַזֶּה בָחְֲרתָּ וְאֵת–יוֹםוְאוֹתָנוּ ִקדַּשְׁתָּהַזִּכָּרוֹן truththe peoples, eternal. consecrating Praised is the us to et-yom haShabbat hazeh v’et yom מִכָּלוְַקיָּם– לָעַד. הָעַמִּים, בָּרוְּך וְּדבְָרָך אַתָּה יְיָ אֱמֶת מֶלְֶך theof thepeoples, Shofar, consecrating to unite in usworship, to SovereignYour service, God, and Sovereign Your word of isall Baruchv'otanu atah,kidashta, Adonai, mikol Melech haamim, al .ha-zikaronud’vrachah emetha-zeh, v’kayam yom T’ruah, la-ad הַזֶּהמִכָּל,– יוֹם הָעַמִּים, תְּרוּעָה, וְּדבְָרָך מְִקָרא אֱמֶת Yourand to service, recall theand Exodus Your word from is .kolud’vrachah ha-aretz, emet mikadesh v’kayam la-ad עַל וְַקיָּם כָּל–לָעַד. הָאֶָרץ, בָּרוְּך מְַקדֵּשׁאַתָּה יְיָ הַשַּׁבָּת מֶלְֶך thetruth world, eternal. who Praised hallows is Shabbat,the mikrahBaruch atah,kodesh, Adonai, zeicher Melech li-tzi-at al וְַקיָּם לָעַד. בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ מֶלְֶך truthEgypt. eternal. Praised is the HashabbatBaruch atah, v’Yisrael Adonai, v’yom Melech al ֹקֶדשׁ, וְיִשְָׂראֵל זֵכֶר וְיוֹם לִיצִיאַת הַזּכָּרוֹן. מִצְָריִם. theSovereign House God,of Israel, Sovereign and the of Day all kol ha-aretz, mikadesh עַל כָּל–הָאֶָרץ, מְַקדֵּשׁ הַשַּׁבָּת SovereignFor You have God, chosen Sovereign us from of all all ,Mitrayim. Ki vanu vacharta כִּיעַל בָנוּכָּל –בָחְֲרתָּהָאֶָרץ , וְאוֹתָנוּמְַקדֵּשׁ ִקדַּשְׁתָּהַשַּׁבָּת ,ofthe Remembrance. world, who hallows Praise Shabbat, to You hazikaron.kol ha-aretz, Baruch mikadesh Atah Adonai בָּרוְּך וְיִשְָׂראֵל אַתָּה וְיוֹםיְיָ הַזּכָּרוֹןאֱֹלהֵינוּ. מֶלְֶך thethe world,peoples, who consecrating hallows Shabbat, us to Adonaithe House our of God, Israel, Sovereign and the of Day the v'otanuHashabbat kidashta, v’Yisrael mikol v’yom haamim, EloheinuHashabbat Melech v’Yisrael Ha’olam v’yom מִכָּל–וְיִשְָׂראֵל הָעַמִּים,וְיוֹם וְּדבְָרָך הַזּכָּרוֹן. אֱמֶת theYour House service, of andIsrael, Your and word the Day is ud’vrachahhazikaron. emetBaruch v’kayam Atah la-ad.Adonai בָּרוְּך הָעוֹלָם, אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך ,universe,of Remembrance. for giving Praise us life, to for You shehecheyanuhazikaron. Baruch v’kiy’manu Atah Adonai בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך ,oftruth Remembrance. eternal. Praised Praise is the to You Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam וְַקיָּם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ לָעַד. וְִקיְּמָנוּ בָּרוְּך אַתָּה וְהִגִּיעָנוּיְיָ לַזְּמַןמֶלְֶך sustainingAdonai our us, God, and Sovereignfor enabling of us the Baruch atah, Adonai, Melech al הָעוֹלָם, AdonaiSovereign our God, God, Sovereign Sovereign of of all the .v’higianuEloheinushehecheyanu laz’manMelech v’kiy’manu Ha’olam hazeh עַל כָּלהָעוֹלָם–, הָאֶָרץ, מְַקדֵּשׁ הַשַּׁבָּת touniverse, reach this for season.giving us life, for shehecheyanukol ha-aretz, v’kiy’manumikadesh הַזֶּה.שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְִקיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן universe,sustainingthe world, for us,who giving and hallows for us enablinglife, Shabbat, for us .v’higianu laz’man hazeh שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּוְיִשְָׂראֵל וְיוֹם וְִקיְּמָנוּ הַזּכָּרוֹן. וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן sustaining us, and for enabling us v’higianuHashabbat laz’man v’Yisrael hazeh. v’yom הַזֶּה. tothe reach House this of season. Israel, and the Day hazikaron. Baruch Atah Adonai הַזֶּה.בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך ,toof reachRemembrance. this season. Praise to You Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam הָעוֹלָם, CHALLAH,Adonai our God, APPLESSovereign of the& HONEY shehecheyanu v’kiy’manu שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְִקיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן CHALLAH,universe, for giving APPLES us life, for & HONEY MANYCHALLAH,sustaining us,OBSERVE and APPLESfor enabling THE us& HONEY CUSTOM OF EATING A ROUND CHALLAH .v’higianu laz’man hazeh הַזֶּה. .to reach this season WITHMANY RAISINS OBSERVE AFTER THE CUSTOMSAYING: OF EATING A ROUND CHALLAH MANY OBSERVE THE CUSTOM OF EATING A ROUND CHALLAH customBaruch of eating atah, Adonai a round challah with raisinsבָּרוְּך the אַתָּה יְיָ observe אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶךWITHWe praise You,RAISINS Eternal God, AFTER SAYING: Many Challah, applesWITHCHALLAH,Sovereign RAISINSofand the universe,APPLES honey: AFTER for You & HONEY SAYING: ,Eloheinu,Baruch atah, Melech Adonai haolam בָּרוְּך הָעוֹלָם, אַתָּה יְיָ הַמּוֹצִיא אֱֹלהֵינוּלֶחֶם מִן מֶלְֶך after saying: causeWe praise bread You, to come Eternal forth God, from the Baruch atah, Adonai בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך WeSovereign praise You,of the Eternal universe, God, for You .hamotziEloheinu, lechem Melech min haolam, haaretz הָאֶָרץ.הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן earth.Sovereign of the universe, for You ,A ROUNDEloheinu, Melech CHALLAH haolam הָעוֹלָם, EATING הַמּוֹצִיא OF לֶחֶם מִן MANYcause bread OBSERVE to come forth from THE the CUSTOM .AFTERhamotzi SAYING: lechem min haaretzהָאֶָרץ .ANcauseearth. APPLE bread to come DIPPED forth from theIN HONEY IS EATEN .hamotzi lechem min haaretz הָאֶָרץ. :WITHearth. RAISINS AFTER SAYING ANWe praise APPLE You, Eternal DIPPED God, IN HONEY IS EATEN AFTERBaruch SAYING: atah, Adonai Baruch SAYING: atah, Adonai בָּרוְּךAFTER אַתָּה יְיָיְיָ IS EATEN אֱֹלהֵינוּאֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך An apple dipped inAN Wehoney praise APPLE You,is eaten Eternal DIPPED God,after saying:IN HONEY Sovereign of the universe, Creatorfor You of Eloheinu, Melech haolam, ,BaruchEloheinu, atah, Melech Adonai haolam הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן causeWe praise bread You, to comeEternal forth God, from the Baruch atah, Adonai בָּרוְּך הָעוֹלָם, אַתָּה יְיָבּוֵֹרא פְִּרי אֱֹלהֵינוּ הָעֵץ.מֶלְֶך ,theWe fruitpraise of You, the Eternaltree. God .boreiEloheinu,hamotzi p’ri lechemhaeitz. Melech min haolam, haaretz בָּרוְּךהָאֶָרץ .אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך earth.Sovereign of the universe, Creator of ,Eloheinu, Melech haolam הָעוֹלָם, בּוֵֹרא פְִּרי הָעֵץ. Sovereign of the universe, Creator of .borei p’ri haeitz הָעוֹלָם, בּוֵֹרא פְִּרי הָעֵץ. .the fruit of the tree ITANthe ISfruit APPLE CUSTOMARY of the tree. DIPPED TO IN ADD:HONEY IS EATEN AFTERborei SAYING: p’ri haeitz. It is customary to add:IT IS CUSTOMARY TO ADD: Y’hiBaruch ratzon atah, milfanecha Adonai Adonai יְהִי ָרצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיָך יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ :ITWe ISpraise CUSTOMARY You, Eternal God, TO ADD בָּרוְּך אַתָּה יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ מֶלְֶך ,Our God and God of our people Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu וֵאֹלהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ, Sovereign of the universe, Creator of Y’hiEloheinu, ratzon Melech milfanecha haolam, Adonai יְהִי ָרצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיָך יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ may this new year be good for us, and Y’hi ratzon milfanecha Adonai יְהִי הָעוֹלָם, ָרצוֹן בּוֵֹרא מִלְּפָנֶיָך פְִּרי יְיָ הָעֵץ.אֱֹלהֵינוּ .the fruit of the tree v’imoteinu,Eloheinuborei p’ri haeitz.veilohei shet’chadesh avoteinu aleinu וֵאֹלהֵי שֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ עָלֵינוּאֲבוֹתֵינוּ שָׁנָה וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ,טוֹבָה ,sweet.Our God and God of our people Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu וֵאֹלהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ, Ourmay Godthis new and yearGod be of good our people, for us, and shanahv’imoteinu, tovah shet’chadesh um’tukah. aleinu וּמְתוָּקהשֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ. עָלֵינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה may this new year be good for us, and v’imoteinu, shet’chadesh aleinu שֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ עָלֵינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה :ITsweet. IS CUSTOMARY TO ADD .shanah tovah um’tukah וּמְתוָּקה. .sweet shanahY’hi ratzon tovah milfanecha um’tukah. Adonai יְהִי וּמְתוָּקה.ָרצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיָך יְיָ אֱֹלהֵינוּ Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu וֵאֹלהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ, ,Our God and God of our people may this new year be good for us, and v’imoteinu, shet’chadesh aleinu שֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ עָלֵינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה .sweet .shanah tovah um’tukah וּמְתוָּקה. DONATION FORM

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THE HUNGER PROJECT For more than 30 years, Beth Israel has provided food, funding and volunteers for this program. I’d like to make a gift of: (check one) ______$18 0 0 ______$10 0 0 ______$5 40 ______$36 0 ______$2 50 ______$18 0 ______$50 O th e r $______

INCLUDE BETH ISRAEL IN YOUR ESTATE PLAN: ______Pl e a se se n d m e infor m atio n a b ou t p l a n n e d givin g.

PAYMENT ______My check is enclosed, payable to Beth Israel. ______Contact me about my company’s matching gift program. ______Pl e a se ch a rg e my cre dit c a rd. Full Name ______Address ______Em ail ______Ph o n e ______Credit Card (Circle One) VISA MC AMEX N um b e r______E x p ir atio n D ate ______Name as it appears on card______Signature______

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