Please join us for High Holy Days Serivces at the Jewish Community Centre, 536 Huron Street (map). All are welcome. There is no charge. We hope you will find our services beautiful and meaningful, and that they will encourage you to consider joining our congregation to participate in worship, educational, and social programs throughout the year.
Donations in honour of loved ones are customary at this time of year, and are very much appreciated. Please contact the Temple Office. (519)858-4400
REMINDERS FOR HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES
Reserve for Baby Sitting
Temple families and their guests attending evening and morning services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are invited to bring their young children (ages 2-6) and leave them in the care of a trained child care worker in the new "Playzone" room at the JCC during those times. There will be no charge for this, but PLEASE, call the Temple office to register so that we know how many care givers will be needed.
The doors of the baby sitting room will open one-half hour before the start of services; children should be picked up immediately after the close of services. Snacks will be provided, but please send your own with your child if he/she has any allergies or other concerns.
If you require more information, please contact Dinah Frank.
Bring Your Machzor (Gates of Repentance)
If you have your own to use, it would stretch our limited supply of these prayerbooks.
Please Try To Arrive On Time
The start-time for each service is posted below. If you are a little late, please be patient if the ushers ask you to remain in the foyer for a very short while until an appropriate time to admit you and help you find seats.
If you can’t drive in the dark, or you’re without a car (or license) and you want to come to Temple for any reason (a program, a service) please call the Temple Office with as much notice as you can, but even if it’s for the same day, please call.
Please join us for any Shabbat or Holiday service, for High Holy Days, and for any program that interests you. Contact office@templeisraellondon.ca or 519-858-4400.
High Holy Days 5771 / 2010
S'lichot Saturday, September 4, 9:00 pm at Temple Israel
"Eat! Pray! Live!": A S'lichot Eve Experience Since the sixteenth century, Jews around the world have met on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah to do all three. The occasion is S' lichot ("prayers for forgiveness"). This year we will meet to follow that tradition with dessert ("Eat! "), a short service ("Pray! "), and a fascinating conversation on life ("Live! ").
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman will lead the "Live! " part of the evening. He has just published a book entitledWho By Fire, Who By Water? - a discussion of the idea that life is determined every year when God decides who gets written in the book of life and who not. Many of us were raised on this idea of a judging God, but does anyone believe it any more? Don't let childhood ideas of "God, the universe and all that" interfere with your High Holiday experience. This S' lichot eve, make a fresh start on your personal spiritual future. Come join your Temple Israel community for a fun and stimulating night to eat, pray, and live.
Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 8, 6:30 pm at the JCC Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (Babysitting will be available in the JCC PlayZone room. )
Wednesday, September 8, 8:00 pm at Temple Israel Congregational Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner Join fellow members of the Temple Israel family for a fully catered, delicious, celabratory meal back at Temple immediately following the Erev Rosh Hashanah service.
Please fill in the enclosed reservation form and return it with payment to the Temple Office no later than Friday, September 3.
Thursday, September 9, at the JCC 10:00 am, Rosh Hashanah Service (Babysitting will be available in the JCC PlayZone room. ) 3:30 pm, Rosh Hashanah Young Families Service
Friday, September 10, 4:30 pm at Temple Israel Second Day Rosh Hashanah and Kabbalat Shabbat Program This child-friendly program is designed for all ages as an informal way to celebrate the New Year together as a Temple family. We will share songs, prayers and stories amid fun family activities. We will then walk to Stoneybrook Creek for tashlich, and return to the Temple to welcome the Sabbath together with make-your-own pizzas.
Yom Kippur
Friday, September 17, 8:00 pm at the JCC Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) Service
Saturday, September 18, at the JCC 10:00 am, Yom Kippur Morning Service (Babysitting will be available in the JCC PlayZone room. ) 2:30 pm, Yom Kippur Family Service 3:15 pm, Yom Kippur Afternoon Service (Babysitting will be available in the JCC PlayZone room. ) 4:15 pm, "From Creation to Redemption" (Babysitting will be available in the JCC PlayZone room. ) 5:30 pm, Yizkor and Ne'ilah (Closing) Service, followed by Havdalah (Babysitting will be available in the JCC PlayZone room. )
NOTE NEW TIME! The Erev Rosh Hashanah Service will be earlier this year, so that you can have a relaxed dinner afterward, either at home or at Temple Israel. Babysitting will be provided during the service. Contact the Temple Office to request babysitting or to sign up for the Temple Dinner.
Sunday, September 19, 11:00 am. at Temple Israel Religious School Family Sukkah Building Religious School students and their families will be decorating the Temple Sukkah, followed by lunch. Please note later start time, as this will be in lieu of regular Sunday classes.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 11:30 am to1:00 pm JCC Program: Pizza Lunch in the Sukkah at the JCC Get together with the LCHDS students and the Friendship Club members for lunch in the Sukkah. Cost: $5.00 per person.
Wednesday, September 22, 7:30 pm, at Temple Israel Erev Sukkot Service
Thursday, September 23, 7:30 am, at Temple Israel Sukkot Pancake Breakfast Come indulge in a holiday breakfast, expertly flipped by Ailene Wittstein and Rabbi Debra Dressler, and -- weather permitting -- eaten in the Sukkah.
Friday, September 24, 6:30 pm, at Temple Israel Congregational Shabbat Dinner A Kabbalat Shabbat dinner will be followed by a short service and blessings in the Sukkah. Please RSVP to the Temple Office (519-858-4400 or templeisraeloffice@templeisraellondon.ca) by Thursday, September 23.
Wednesday, September 29, 6:30 pm, at Temple Israel Atzeret-Simchat Torah and Consecration Service We will welcome our newest students to the Temple Israel Religious School during our congregational service celebrating the renewal of our annual Torah reading cycle. Consecrants: Lucy Belle Dressler, Maya Shoshana Dressler, and Lily Racquel Zi Tao Wright
