ROSH HASHANAH
 Rosh
Hashanah, the "Head of the Year" is a happy holiday. People
exchange New Year’s cards and New Year’s greetings. Families gather together
for meals and open houses after attending temple services.
The synagogue looks especially beautiful for the High Holidays. The Torah is
covered in white and the rabbi and cantor also wear white. It is a mitzvah
(commandment) to hear the shofar (ram’s horn) on Rosh Hashanah, as it’s
loud sound reminds us that God is present and that it is time to wake-up and pay
attention to our lives.
On Rosh Hashanah, we dip apples in honey and wish each other a
"sweet, new year." We also eat a special round challah with
raisins.
Click on this
link which features the Seuss-like “Rahameem the Ram” story Rabbi Caruso
read at this past year’s (5768) Rosh Hashanah Family Service (when you link to
the page, look to the left-hand corner under “contents”). University of Calgary
professor named Eliezer Segal is the story’s author. Enjoy.
Worship
| SELICHOT -
Saturday, September 8, 2007 |
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8 p.m. Movie and Desserts, with a private
screening of A Cantor’s Tale, an award-winning documentary which
has screened at film festivals around the world, come see for yourself why
this movie is delighting audiences everywhere. Open to all.
10
p.m. Selichot Service,
a beautiful and inspirational service which helps us prepare for the Days
of Awe. This candlelit, moving and uplifting service features the sounds
of a full choir. |
| EREV ROSH HASHANAH
- Wednesday, September 12, 2007 |
| 6:00 pm |
Youth Group Shanah Tovah Service |
| 8 pm |
Congregational Service -
please note there is only one Congregational Service on Erev
Rosh Hashanah |
| 8 pm |
Chevrei Tikva Shanah Tovah Service-
Service especially inviting to
members from Chevrei Tikva Chavurah |
| 8:30 pm |
Tefillat Ruach - Contemporary
Service with guitar, piano and other musical instruments |
| ROSH HASHANAH DAY
- Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
| 9:00 am |
KIDushat Shanah Tovah Service - especially inviting for
families
with preschoolers, with stories and song. |
| 10 am |
Congregational Service |
| 10 am |
Chapel Service
Contemporary Service with guitar, piano and other musical instruments |
| 10:30 am |
Family Shanah Tovah Service
Junior Choir and Shofar Corps |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Children's Shanah Tovah Service
The L'Kulam Service is for children in Kindergarten - second grade |
| 12:15 pm |
Shanah Tovah Kiddush |
| 3:30 pm |
Tashlich (Meet at Fairmount Temple parking lot)
Following Tashlich, around 4:30, all are invited to a Potluck Dinner
sponsored by Chevrei Tikva. RSVPs requested
to Cathy Lipton at 216-464-1330, ext. 126. |
| Sunday, September 16, 2007 |
| 11 a.m. |
Kever Avot (Mayfield Cemetery)
(If ride needed, please call Wendy at 216-464-1330, ext. 162 by Sept. 7 |
Sensory
Experience
Hear the Shofar (12K WAV file)
Activity
New Year Cards
Fold a piece of paper in half, write a special New Year’s greeting,
and decorate with felt, foil, buttons, markers, yarn, or with apple prints by
dipping an apple paint in a small amount of non-toxic paint and making a
print.
Recipe
APPLESAUCE
Wash 12 apples.
Cut then into quarters (do not peel or remove seeds).
Put them into a pyrex pot.
Add a little water.
Cover the pot and cook over low heat.
Watch the action.
Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon.
Add a little water if necessary.
When the apples are judged to be soft enough, put them through a food mill. A
good blend of sweet and tart apples should not require any added sweetening.
Otherwise, add a little honey or lemon juice to desired taste.
Song
FIVE LITTLE SHOFARS (Count on fingers)
Five little shofars in a row.
The first one said, "I’m hard to blow."
The second one said, "My sound is low."
The third one said, "I’m the best you know."
The fourth one said, "That’s really not so."
The fifth one said, "I’ve got to go."
Five little shofars in a row.
Five little shofars, blow, blow, blow.
Links
URJ
Jewish Holidays - Rosh Hashanah
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