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Join Us for the High Holidays 2024/5785

Join us for the High Holidays!

High Holidays Message from Rabbi David

Read the full message here.

This year, our theme will be Joyfully Jewish at CBE. Joy is a critical aspect of Jewish life, so much so that there are at least a dozen words in Hebrew for joy. Most of us know simcha, which also means a joyous occasion like a wedding or B’nai mitzvah. Oneg also means joy, as in celebrating the joy of Shabbat with some fruit and cookies after services. The Jewish wedding service includes many more words for joy.

How can we focus on Joy during such turbulent times, when the future of America, Israel, and the Jewish people seem so fraught and uncertain? Perhaps it would be more fitting to take off the “J” and just have it be the year of “Oy!” 

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This page contains all you need to know about our High Holidays 5785 programming for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  

Schedule & Online Links to Prayer Books & Other Downloads

On computers, our schedule is to the right.  On mobile devices, you will find the schedule on the bottom of the page.    

For those attending via Zoom, the links to prayer books, readings, and the High Holidays Supplement for this year can be found just before the schedule.

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Questions? Email Leslie Knight, programming@bethelohim.org or contact our synagogue administrator, Miriam, at mbeithaharon@bethelohim.org or 978-263-3061.

Congregation Beth Elohim is committed to providing a welcoming community for all who want to observe and celebrate the high holidays and will not turn away anyone due to financial hardship. For inquiries about special arrangements please contact our Synagogue Administrator, Miriam, at mbeitaharon@bethelohim.org.
 

Adult Services:  Both In-Person and Streaming via ZOOM

We are excited to welcome congregants and non-congregants to observe the High Holidays with the CBE community. L’shanah tovah u’metukah, our best wishes for a good and sweet and healthy year!

To accommodate all, we are offering both in-person and streaming via ZOOM for our adult High Holiday services.  

►E-Ticketing for Congregants:

  • Family, Single, and Young Adult congregants, with accounts in good standing, will receive a "ticket email" on or about September 19th that will serve as your family's High Holiday services ticket for the adult services in the sanctuary. This ticket email will be sent to the adult family members to the email address that we have in our member directory. The ticket email will be issued from the Congregation Beth Elohim email address:  cbe_main@bethelohim.org.
  • The ticket email will also include the ZOOM link and password for ZOOM services in the event that you will attend all or some services via ZOOM.
  • For ease of email search, we will re-issue this ticket email on or about October 2nd and October 11th, just prior to each holiday.
  • For security purposes, please be prepared to show your ticket at the door, either printed or on your phone. Please do not forward your ticket email to others.

If you have any questions regarding your account, you may contact our financial secretaries, Kathie Becker and Alan Berko, at financialsecretary@bethelohim.org. If you do not receive your ticket by  September 24th and you have checked your spam/ junk folder and have confirmed no issue with your CBE account balance, please contact Gary Budiansky at websupport@bethelohim.org.

 

►E-Ticketing for Associate Congregants and Non-Congregants

 

Adult IN-PERSON SERVICES (non-congregant & associate congregants)

  • Sign up to receive Associate/ Non-congregant ADULT IN-PERSON SERVICES e-tickets HERE

  • Congregants or their non-congregant family members may purchase tickets for additional non-congregant family members that will join in-person services with them at $75 per ticket. 

  • Associate congregants may purchase tickets at $75 per ticket.

  • We welcome non-congregants to join us in person by purchasing tickets at $350 per adult and $75 per child in grade 7 through college age. Younger children are invited to attend our children's programming.  

  • Upon registration you will receive a confirmation email that will serve as your e-ticket.  For security purposes, please be prepared to show your ticket at the door, either printed or on your phone. 

  • The ticket email will also include the ZOOM link and password for ZOOM services in the event that you will attend some services via ZOOM.

► Prospective members

The High Holidays are the perfect time for prospective new members to join our CBE community!   If you are considering joining CBE and would like to attend High Holiday services for the first time, please call 978-263-3061 or email   membership@bethelohim.org.

We will be happy to offer you tickets for a reduced donation amount that will be deducted from your annual membership dues if you join CBE this year. Our membership chairs can tell you more about our active community and CBE membership.  

If you have children, we are happy to have the children of prospective members attend our children's programming. Please find the link to pre-register and pay the children's programming fee BELOW.

 

► Reciprocal Tickets

 

No-cost reciprocal tickets are available to family members of congregants or to associate members who belong to a synagogue outside of our area. Please request these tickets from our synagogue administrator, Miriam, at mbeitaharon@bethelohim.org or 978-263-3061. We ask that you provide Miriam with proof of membership in good standing from their synagogue.

 

► "Zoom Services Only" Sign-Up (non-congregants)

 

 

 

Childcare and children's programming

Programming for children 3 months to grade 6

 

Sign-up using the High Holidays Children's Registration Form by Monday, September 30th or by Wednesday, October 9th if only registering for Yom Kippur morning.

Please be sure to let us know, on the sign up form, if your child has any food allergies or needs any accommodations.  You may email Leslie Knight at programming@bethelohim.org if you have questions or want to provide further information.

For $18 per child with a $36 maximum per family, we are happy to offer 
  • Childcare on the two days of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur morning from 9:30 AM until the end of adult services for children ages 3 months to Pre-K. 
  • Children's services and programming for students in grades K through 6 on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur morning

For students in grades 8 to 12, there are a limited number of volunteer opportunities to assist with children's programming. Find more information below and Sign up HERE to volunteer or parents may sign up their teen(s) at the bottom of the Children's programming registration form.

 

Rosh Hashanah Community Luncheon at Mt Calvary Church (Thursday, October 3 at the end of adult services)

We encourage you to sign up for our Rosh Hashanah Community Lunch. This will be a beautiful opportunity to relax, socialize, greet old friends, and meet new people. 

We will offer a nut-free dairy meal with gluten free options in keeping with our food policies.  We will serve a variety of bagels with fixings, salads, egg salad, kugel, and desserts. 

Lunch is at Mt. Calvary Church, 472 Massachusetts Ave, at the corner of Mass Ave and Prospect St. It is 0.3 miles (7 min walk) from CBE. Thank you to our partners at Mt. Calvary Church for graciously allowing us to use their space as we ring in the new year!

Please pre-register here. 

Cost is $18 per person age 13 and older and $10 per child ages 12 and under, with a family maximum of $46. 

We are not able to accept any registrations after September 27th and we will not be able to accommodate any walk-ins that day.

When you sign up, you may also request a ride from CBE to Mt Calvary Church and we will arrange that for you.

 

High Holiday Appeal

What does the CBE community mean to you?

As a member of CBE, you and your family bring something important to this community, and CBE provides many opportunities to be involved throughout the year, in ways that are meaningful to you. Our unique Jewish community endures solely because of the contributions and efforts of our members.

We hope you'll support this year's High Holiday appeal through a donation. You can donate online, selecting "High Holiday Appeal" in the dropdown list. or you can mail or drop off your donation in the envelope enclosed in the High Holiday Appeal mailing that congregants received/ will receive.

 

Selichot Short Film Festival!

What do “American Sabra”, “Fault,” “The Lunch Date,” and “The West Wing” all have in common with this time of year?  Join us on Saturday for Selichot programming to find out!

We will start the evening with a brief Havdalah service to end Shabbat, then watch some TV and film excerpts to launch a lively discussion on themes such as forgiveness, friendship, antisemitism, assimilation, humor, and more!

Selichot prayer service to follow the discussion. 

 

Yom Kippur Afternoon Discussions

3:15 PM to 4:15 PM

Lay-led meditation & chanting the Book of Jonah

 

4:15 PM to 5:00 PM

Rabbi's Discussion: Being Jewish On Campus Today

Rabbi David is gathering a panel of college students to talk about their experiences on campus after October 7th, the campus protest and growing antisemitism.

While each student will have their own experience, it is important for those of us not on campus to hear the voices of those who are, as well as what support would be helpful.

Please contact Rabbi David ASAP at rabbidavid@bethelohim.org if you have a college student or recent college graduate who will be home for Yom Kippur and would like to participate. 

 

Volunteers Needed!

Adult volunteers for our Hospitality roles (ZOOM Hosts, Ushers, Greeters, and Parking Assistants)

We need many volunteers to serve in these roles across all days and services.

You may sign up using the High Holidays Hospitality Adult Volunteer Form here.   You may sign up for multiple services & volunteer roles on this form.  

You will be contacted by Leslie Knight or others with more information prior to the holidays.  Contact Leslie at programming@bethelohim.org with any questions.

Parent volunteers for children's programming check-in

We are looking for one parent volunteer from 9:00 AM to about 10:00 AM for each of the three mornings of children's programming to greet and check in children.  You will find the parent volunteer sign-up at the bottom of the High Holidays Children's Registration Form, so you can sign-up when you sign up your children.

Teen volunteers in grades 8 to 12 for children's programming

Thank you to all those teens that signed up to volunteer.  We have closed this sign-up as we have enough volunteers.

 

Yizkor Memorial Booklet

During the Yizkor service, we remember our family members, congregants, and friends who have passed. Yizkor services take place four times each year: Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret (at the end of Sukkot), the last day of Passover, and Shavuot. 

Each year we create a Yizkor Memorial Booklet naming those we are remembering. During September, we will be creating our new booklet for 5785. As in the past, we wil automatically add the names of loved ones lost by congregants during 5784.

You may find the pdf of our most recent (5784) booklet HERE. We will update this link once this year's version is created.

In honor of the gift of our loved ones’ lives and contributions, there is also a custom to donate tzedakah (assistance to those in need) or to the synagogue community.

Join the Shofar Choir!

It is a tradition at CBE for many congregants to come to the Bimah and participate in our Shofar Choir!  All that want to can bring your shofar and join in on each day of Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Neilah on Yom Kippur.

We just ask that you test for Covid before arriving at CBE to help ensure the health and safety of our community.

Sat, October 5 2024 3 Tishrei 5785