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Rosh HaShana Schedule of Services – click here
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Selichot:10:30 PM Program, 12:00 Midnight Tefillot
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Child Care - Rosh Hashana
& Yom Kippur
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Tiferet Israel will provide childcare over Yom Tov,
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, 10:00am - 2:00pm, Kol Nidrei evening and at
Neila. Snacks will be provided.
Please email so that we adequately prepare.
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Rabbi's Column
This week is the week of Teshuva - Return. Truth
be told, every day is appropriate for Teshuva, but this time of year
has been dedicated for teshuva dating back to the time immediately after
the of receiving the Torah. During these days, Moshe Rabbenu returned to
Har Sinai to pray for the Jewish people following the sin of the Golden Calf.
It was for this reason that the forty day period, the month of Elul
culminating with Yom Kippur, is know as y'mei ratzon - a time that Hashem
may be more easily approached.
Parshat Nitzavim that we read this Shabbat contains an acronym of the
Hebrew word Elul - Et Lvavcha V'et Lvav, your heart  and the heart of your descendants, that is, to love Hashem with all
your heart and all your soul. This symbol of teshuva, returning
wholeheartedly, is one of the three necessary components for these days.
Ani Ldodi V'dodi Li, I am my Beloved's and my Beloved is mine, refers to
the relationship created between man and G-d through prayer. And finally
Eesh L'rayehu Umatanot La'evyonim, gifts to a friend and to the poor, hints
at tzedaka and completes the set. Tefila,Teshuva and Tzedaka -- Prayer,
Return to Hashem and Charity -- as we proclaim on Rosh Hashana and Yom
Kippur between the inspirational U'netane Tokef and the sanctifiation of
G-d's name in Kedusha, defines our goal for these days, returning back "home"
to where we know we should be.
May these days be truly a time of introspection, commitment to Torah life,
and dedication to reaching out to those whose needs are physical or
spiritual.
May Hashem bless us and our families, our brothers in Israel and all mankind
with a year of health, security and the appreciation of His gifts.
Shabbat Shalom.
Rabbi Eliezer Langer
Follow this link for a beautiful video from
aish.com:
Rosh Hashana: The Tipping Point
Rosh HaShanah Sisterhood
Fund Raiser
By now you should all have received notice of our Rosh HaShanah fund
raiser. We are making available beautiful fused glass Mezuza Covers for
distribution to congregants and their friends and families. Additionally,
we are also giving you the option of buying Kosher Mezuzot, at our cost.
Help support our shul by becoming a Mezuzah Club member and being
recognized as sponsor for all members. You can also buy individual
Mezuzot for your distribution to family members and friends. An order
blank can be downloaded from here.
Follow directions on the order form. All orders should be mailed to
Shoshanah Schmere (address on order form) and received no later than August
27th. Any questions?
Question? Contact either of the following:
High Holiday Baalei Tefilla:
- We
look forward to welcoming our baalei tefilla for the Rosh Hashana and
Yom Kippur Services. Joining us again, this year from Israel, will be
Yehuda Shvager who will lead the Musaf services. Yehuda's melodious
voice and tunes have been enjoyed by the Congregation for the past
years and we are glad that he and Michal will be joining us for Yom
Tov.
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Chaim Sigler
who was born in Jerusalem,
Israel, and raised in Detroit, Michigan,
will be leading Shacharit . He attended Yeshiva Beth Yehuda, Yeshiva Gedolah
 in
Detroitand
Yeshivat BeitYitzchak
in Hamilton, Ontario.
Growing up, Chaim was surrounded by
singing and Chazzanus. Already in elementary school he was a star soloist
in Beth Yehuda's choir and he sang with various groups in Ontario during high school.
Chaim's grandfather and uncles all were Chazzanim in various cities
throughout the world.
For most of his adult life he have been
involved in singing; lead
singer and owner of Lev HaChaim Orchestra (AKA
Segulah Orchestra in Detroit), Kol
Zimrah (an Acapella group based out of New York)
and has made his own album several years ago. Over the past few years he
led Rosh Hashana
and Yom Kippur services
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- We
look forward to your joining us for our inspirational services.
a.
Online Classes where ever you live – sponsored
by OU
Once again the OU Job Board will be giving
On-Line classes to help you find or move up to the job you want. Time is
getting short and registrations are filling fast. Please go to www.oujobs.org
to register for classes now.
Registration discounts may be available. All classes are archived and can
be reviewed any time to enhance your experience. All classes are fully
interactive allowing you the ability to ask questions as the class is going
on. Special times have been scheduled for people in Israel and on the West
Coast.
Please do not delay. Register now at www.oujobs.org
.Questions? Please e mail sarahd@ou.org
Back to School
Summer
is (almost) over. You can tell because our Sunday School program had
its first class this past Sunday. Pictured above is Sara Ben Sa'adon
standing, one of our Sunday School teachers with four of the students, from
left to right, Aby Freedman-Jones, Ella Freedman-Jones, Lilly Luftig and
Netanel Ramos.
There is still time to enroll in
the program. If interested, please contact Suzanne Luftig. The program
runs on Sundays from 9-11 AM on the JCAA campus.
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events:
Kiddush This Shabbat To Recognize Alex Sole's 96th Birthday
and Bid Tzetchem L'Shalom to the Schiffours
Alex Sole is sponsoring the Kiddush this Shabbat recognizing his 96th
birthday, Kein Yirbu, and to bid farewell to the Schiffour
family. The Schiffours will be making Aliyah to Eretz
Yisrael in a couple of weeks.
Join us as we sing Happy Birthday to Alex and wish the Schiffours a Tzeitchem
L'Shalom and thank them for all they have done for our community over
many, many years.
b.
Tishah B’Av
Tiferet Israel/Chofetz Chaim Heritage
Foundation's Annual Tisha B'Av Event
In some seven hundred locations around the world, people gather on
Tisha B'Av
afternoon for guidance and inspiration from some of the Torah world's
greatest leaders and speakers.
These people, seeking to grow spiritually on the Jewish world's saddest
day, never leave disappointed.
Over the years, CCHF has received feedback from thousands of view ers
who have credited the Tisha
B'Av video with inspiring significant changes
No wonder Tisha B'Av event has become the largest Torah event in the world.
This year's event, which
falls on Tuesday, July 20, is expected to reach tens of thousands of people
in sixteen countries.
The theme of this year's event, entitled, Emuna: Our One Safe Harbor, is
one of today's most pressing
spiritual issues: strengthening and maintaining our Emuna in troubled
times. Given the suffering that
many Jewish families face, the topic could not be more timely. To address
this most sensitive of topics,
the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation has yet again lined up speakers known
for their eloquence and
the emotional power of their words.
The event features lectures by Rabbi Jonathan Rietti and Rabbi Zev Leff.
Viewers will also hear a brief
message from Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky, the Philadelphia Rosh Yeshiva.
The program aims
to help the viewer reach greater heights in Emunah and apply what they
learn to their lives.
Mincha 8:00PM
c.
Fast
of the 17th of Tammuz (June 29th 2010)
i.
Check out our complete
schedule here
ii.
Learn
all about ABC about the 3 weeks
a.
Come
watch Yiddishkeit movie on Tuesday June 29th 7PM – Room #147
On Shiva Asar B'Tammuz we will screen
"Sh'eiris Hapleitah", the presentation of the inspirational
narrative of the concentration camps survivors after their liberation and
their early existence in the Displaced Persons camps. The film focuses on
the tremendous resilience of the survivors in rebuilding their shattered
lives and rekindling Yiddishkeit.
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