Other Holidays
The Festivals |
Sukkot |
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On Erev Sukkot, we begin with a Box Supper where families bring their own supper and the Sisterhood provides wine, challah, and dessert. Exciting and fun-filled activities capture the joy and fun of the holiday. A brief service is held in Sukkah. Our Sukkot morning service features special melodies, joyous reminders of the bounty of the harvest and our celebration of God’s role in our many blessings. |
Simchat Torah |
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On Erev Simchat Torah we honor students who are beginning their religious education with a Consecration Service, welcoming them into Jewish learning. In celebration of the our reading end of Deuteronomy and the beginning of Genesis, we dance around the sanctuary and social hall with our Torah scrolls to the music of our congregation’s own band T. Torah & The Scrolls. In the morning, we read the end of Deuteronomy and begin again with Genesis as a sign of the continuous reading of Torah. The service concludes with Yizkor, a service of remembrance for our loved ones. |
Pesach |
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On Passover, services are held the evening and morning of the first and last days. On the last day of Passover our worship service includes Yizkor, a service of remembrance for our loved ones. |
Shavuot |
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In the evening we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai with Confirmation as our tenth graders celebrate a public affirmation of their commitment to live as Jews. On Shavuot morning, our worship service is led by our rabbis and cantor and includes Yizkor, a service of remembrance for our loved ones. |
Minor Holy Days
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On the Shabbat during Chanukah PTA sponsors an annual Latke Supper for the whole congregation. Following supper, we have our Chanukah/Shabbat Service at 7 p.m. which always includes music by our Children’s Choir. |
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On Erev Purim, the Feast of Esther, we read the Megillah and our Temple Staff enacts the story of the Book of Esther in a skit with costume and song. On a Sunday near Purim, our PTA holds its annual Purim Carnival with games and food and fun for people of all ages. |
