5774 High Holiday

Information Guide

Dear Beth Judea Family,

From the Entire Staff and Leadership of Congregation Beth Judea:

Our sincere wish for you, as you look into your heart as the new year starts, may you discover a new belief in the gifts you have to share, a new connection with the people around you, and a renewed commitment to your faith and your dreams. May this New Year be a year filled with health, great success, prosperity and may God's blessing grace your new year with many sweet moments.

L'Shanah Tovah

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Table of Contents Page High Holiday Information & School Packet Pickup and Committee Fair – Dates/Times and Info…………….……… High Holiday Dates / Yizkor / Candle Lighting …………………….. High Holiday Home Service …………………………………..…………….. High Holiday Service Schedule ……………………………….……………. High Holiday Information ………………………………………….………….. Ten Commandments for the High Holidays ………………………….. High Holiday Community Yizkor Service …………………….………… FORMS & FLYERS: Selichot ………………………………………………………………………. Cemetery Visit/ Prayer Books/Choir Rehearsal …………… Order Form for Lulavim & Etrogim ………………………………. Project Isaiah ………………………………………………………………. Mitzvah Mall Form ……………………………………………………….

When purchasing your holiday items for Project Isaiah, other charitable giving, gifts for college students or your own use, please consider ordering gift cards from the synagogue for these purchases. The “Mitzvah Mall Form” is included in this packet.

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HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETS, SCHOOL INFO PICKUP and

SYNAGOGUE COMMITTEE FAIR!

Come see which committees interest you and join them!

Monday, August 19, 2013 from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, along with the School Ice Cream Social and Mini Mitzvah Day

Or on Sunday, August 25, 2013 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

As in the past, 1/3 of all dues must be paid before Holiday Tickets and School Admit Cards can be released, unless on Visa/MC or

special payment plan.

If you have any questions, please call the synagogue office Reminder: The deadline for the Book of Remembrance is July 31, 2013

Please call the office if you need a form

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HOLIDAY DATES / YIZKOR / CANDLE LIGHTING INFORMATION

Rosh Hashanah: September 5 & 6, 2013 Light Candles September 4, 2013 before 7:01 pm and Light Candles September 5, 2013 after 8:01 pm Kol Nidre: September 13, 2013 Yom Kippur: September 14, 2013 Light Candles September 13, 2013 before 6:45 pm Sukkot: September 19 – 24, 2013 Light Candles September 18, 2013 before 6:33 pm and Light Candles September 19, 2013 after 7:37 pm Hoshanah Rabbah: September 25, 2013 Shemini Atzeret: September 26, 2013 Light Candles September 25, 2013 before 6:24 pm Simchat Torah: September 27, 2013 Light Candles September 26, 2013 after 7:25 pm

(Y) – Yizkor is recited on Yom Kippur (September 14,) and the last days of Sukkot (September 26)

All Jewish Holidays begin at Sunset the Preceeding Day

Cemetery Visit – September 1, 2013

One element of High Holiday preparations is to visit the graves of our loved ones.

As we recall our own lives over the past year, we also remember those whose lives

shaped ours. Rabbi Pivo will be visiting the graves in the Beth Judea section and

elsewhere at Shalom Memorial on Sunday September 1st, beginning at 10 a.m.,

and invites all who wish to join him to do so.

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CONGREGATION BETH JUDEA

HIGH HOLIDAY HOME SERVICE INFORMATION 5774 – 2013/2014

HOME SERVICE FOR ROSH HASHANAH EVE

Wednesday Evening, September 4th and Thursday Evening, September 5th

The New Year, like the Sabbath and Festivals, is welcomed in the home with prayer and festivity.

Congregational ritual is enriched when preceded by family and friends celebrating at home. The table

should be given a festive appearance – flowers and an attractive table will help everyone feel the

significance of the occasion. At each plate there is a bit of honey, a slice of apple and a cup of wine. Two

loaves of challah are also on the table.

On both evenings light the candles and recite the following blessings:

Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech ha-olam, asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav vetsivanu l’hadlik ner

shel ( on Friday evening add: shel Shabbat ve) yom tov.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by Your mitzvot and

commanded us to kindle (on Friday evening add: the Sabbath and) the Festival lights.

Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech ha-olam, shehechiyanu v’kiyemanu v’higianu lazman

hazeh.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive, preserved us and

enabled us to reach this season.

After the Rosh Hashanah Kiddush is said over the wine and the hamotzi recited over the challah, all

present dip a slice of the apple in honey and recite:

Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech ha-olam, boray p’ri ha-etz.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree.

YOM KIPPUR

Friday Evening, September 13th and Saturday, September 14th

FASTING IN THE JEWISH TRADITION

Jewish tradition obligates us to fast on Yom Kippur as an expression of remorse and repentance. It also

helps us to achieve the kind of undistracted concentration and introspection that is the essence of the

Yom Kippur experience. Moreover, while fasting we identify with the suffering and hunger of all peoples

throughout the world. This religious obligation, however, applies only to those whose health permits them

to fast. Worshipers who are in doubt should consult with their personal physician before beginning the

sundown to sundown fast. As we consider the religious obligation to fast, it is appropriate to think of those

who are hungry involuntarily and participate in the Project Isaiah Food Drive. Children below the age of

Bar/Bat Mitzvah should be taught to fast by beginning with a few hours fast and increasing it each year

until at thirteen they fast throughout Yom Kippur. The fast begins with the kindling of Yom Kippur candles

and concludes with the sounding of the Shofar at the end of Neilah.

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HOME SERVICE FOR YOM KIPPUR EVE

Unlike the meal held on the eves of Sabbaths and other festivals, there are no special rituals

connected with the Erev Yom Kippur meal, because it is eaten before the sacred day begins. The

Mitzvot of Hamotzi and the Birkat Hamazon should be observed as at any meal. This meal,

which is called Seudah Mafseket (the concluding meal before a fast) should begin early so that it

is completed before the onset of the Holy Day. No kiddush is recited.

The candles are lit and the following is recited:

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav vetsivanu

lehadlik ner shel Yom Hakippurim.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by Your

mitzvot, who commands us to kindle the lights of the Day of Atonement.

Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech ha-olam, shehechiyanu v’kiyemanu v’higianu

lazman hazeh.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive, preserved us

and enabled us to reach this season.

SUKKOT, SHEMINI ATZERET AND SIMCHAT TORAH

Wednesday Evening, September 18th through Friday, September 27th

It is a mitzvah for every Jew to participate in the building and decoration of a sukkah which, by tradition,

we begin to construct immediately after the conclusion of Yom Kippur. The sukkah may be built in a yard

or on a roof or on a balcony. If you are not building your own Sukkah, consider assisting in the building or

decorating of the Sukkah at the synagogue or at the home of friends. You are also encouraged to

purchase a lulav and etrog that will be used throughout the festival. Those who have a lulav and etrog will

participate in processions with the Torah (not on Shabbat and not on Shemini Atzeret or Simchat Torah)

during the morning services.

To order a lulav and etrog contact the synagogue office at 634-0777.

The following blessing is recited while holding the lulav and etrog:

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam asher kidishanu bemitvotav vetsivanu al

netilat lulav.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by Your

mitzvot, who commands us for the taking of lulav.

HOME SERVICE FOR SUKKOT

Eating meals in the sukkah is a most enjoyable way to celebrate this festival. Inviting friends to share

meals in the sukkah enhances the joy of the holiday.

The Sukkot candles are lighted and the following blessing recited:

Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech ha-olam, asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav vetsivanu

l’hadlik ner (on Friday: Shabbat ve) shel yom tov.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by Your

mitzvot and commanded us to kindle the (on Friday evening add: Sabbath and) Festival

lights.

Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech ha-olam, shehechiyanu v’kiyemanu v’higianu

lazman hazeh.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive, preserved us

and enabled us to reach this season..

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HIGH HOLIDAYS 2013/5774

The Rabbis, Cantor, Cantorial Soloist, staff and leadership of Beth Judea join in wishing every member of our

congregation health, happiness and fulfillment in the New Year. May God’s blessing grace the New Year and

make it a year of peace for all people.

Service Schedule

Conducted by

Rabbi Jeff Pivo Rabbi Howard Lifshitz

Hazzan Roger Weisberg Ben Saypol

Please check your ticket for your service location

L’shana Tova

Selichot Sukkot I and II

Saturday, August 31 Wednesday, September 18

Discussion 9:00 pm Light candles before 6:35 pm

Social Hour 9:45 pm Maariv - Day 1 7:30 pm

Service 10:30 pm

Thursday, September 19

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service - Day 1 9:30 am

Wednesday, September 4 Maariv - Day 2 7:30 pm

Light candles before 7:00 pm Light candles after 7:37 pm

Maariv 7:00 pm

Friday, September 20

Thursday, September 5 Morning Service - Day 2 9:30 am

Morning Service 8:30 am Maariv 7:30 pm

Tashlich 6:30 pm Light candles before 6:32 pm

Mincha/Study/Maariv 6:45 pm

Light candles after 8:01 pm

Hoshannah Rabbah

Wednesday, September 25

Friday, September 6 Morning Service 9:30 am

Morning Service 8:30 am Shemini Atzeret

Maariv 7:30 pm Light candles before 6:23 pm

Light candles before 6:56 pm Maariv 7:30 pm

Thursday, September 26

Yom Kippur Morning Service 9:30 am

Friday, September 13 Yizkor 10:30 am

Light candles before 6:44 pm

Kol Nidre 6:30 pm Simchat Torah

Thursday, September 26

Saturday, September 14 Maariv 7:00 pm

Morning Service 8:30 am Procession with flags 7:15 pm

Yizkor 11:15 am Light candles after 7:25 pm

Mincha 4:30 pm

Neilah 6:15 pm Friday, September 27

Conclusion 7:30 pm Morning Service 9:30 am

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Congregation Beth Judea High Holiday Information

August 2013

Dear Congregant:

Enclosed are your High Holiday tickets for the service location you have selected. These tickets should be presented at the door for

the usher to check. Please read the following for additional information you will find useful.

Service Schedule and Location BETH JUDEA B.G.H.S. HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS

Selichot SAT AUG 31 9:00 PM No Service No Service

Rosh Hashanah WED SEP 4 7:00 PM No Service No Service

Rosh Hashanah - 1st Day THU SEP 5 8:30 AM 8:30 AM No Service

Family Service THU SEP 5 No Service 10:30 AM No Service

Tashlich THU SEP 5 6:30 PM No Service No Service

Mincha/Study/Maariv THU SEP 5 6:45 PM No Service No Service

Rosh Hashanah -2nd

Day FRI SEP 6 8:30 AM No Service 9:00 AM

Rosh Hashanah FRI SEP 6 7:30 PM No Service No Service

Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) FRI SEP 13 6:30 PM 6:30 PM No Service

Yom Kippur SAT SEP 14 8:30 AM 8:30 AM No Service

Family Service SAT SEP 14 No Service 10:30 AM No Service

YIZKOR 11:15 AM 11:15 AM No Service

Mincha 4:30 PM No Service No Service

Neilah 6:15 PM No Service No Service

RESERVED PARKING: If you have elected to make a donation for a parking space or have requested Handicapped Special Parking

at Beth Judea you will find enclosed your PARKING SPACE ASSIGNMENT, along with a parking permit which will allow you to

park at Beth Judea. A map is included with your space highlighted.

REMOTE PARKING for Beth Judea for ALL Holidays, except Selichot, will be at both Sam's Club at Lake Cook and Weiland Road

or Twin Orchard Country Club on Old McHenry Road, South of Route 22 and North of Robert Coffin. The enclosed PERMIT must

be displayed on the 1st and 2

nd Days of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur. A site has been assigned to you as indicated on

the parking permit and the map that is enclosed. Those who attend B.G.H.S. service may park at the high school only. On days that

there are services only at Beth Judea, you may select either remote parking site. Bus transportation will begin thirty minutes prior to

the start of services and the buses will continue to run until all congregants have been returned to their cars. For Kol Nidre on Sep

13th

buses will begin at 5:00 PM, 90 minutes before services. If you wish to drop your family off at Beth Judea prior to parking at a

remote location, please do so only in the lower portion of the parking lot. Only vehicles with handicapped stickers will be allowed

onto the upper level. There is no bus service on the evenings of Sep 4th

, 5th

and 6th

but there is open parking at Beth Judea at that

time.

FAMILY SERVICES - Family Services will be held at Buffalo Grove High School from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Thursday,

September 5th

and on Yom Kippur Day, Saturday, September 14th

. We are pleased to announce that Norm Kurtz and Gregg Pollack

will be leading these services again this year.

- On the 2nd

day of Rosh Hashanah, Friday, September 6th

, a service parallel to the one in the main sanctuary will be held at the

Holiday Inn Express located at 1550 East Dundee Road in Palatine. The service will begin at 9:00 am and will conclude around

12:00 pm. The service will follow the same outline as the main service at Beth Judea and will use the same High Holiday Prayer

Book (please remember to bring them with you). If you are interested in participating in the service please call the synagogue office

at 847-634-0777.

To attend either of these services, please notify the synagogue office so we can give you the proper label to affix on your High

Holiday ticket.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET PURCHASED OR RECEIVED THE NEW HIGH HOLIDAY PRAYER BOOKS, PLEASE CALL

THE OFFICE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET THEM. THANK YOU!

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Congregation Beth Judea High Holiday Information (continued)

YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES: -

- Tot Service- We will be offering Tot Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Family services at Beth Judea. The service will be 45

minutes in length and geared towards the understanding of children under 5 years of age. The service is from 9:00 - 9:45 am on Sep

5th

, 6th

and Sept. 14th

. Please call the synagogue office at 634-0777 to reserve your space.

- Kindergarten through Dalet - age appropriate services will be held in the lower level of Beth Judea. Age groups will be divided as

follows: K-1st Grade; 2nd

Grade - Aleph; Bet, Gimel & Dalet. Services will take place on the first and second days of Rosh

Hashanah and Yom Kippur morning. Bus transportation will be provided from B.G.H.S., leaving at 10:00 AM. Children will be

returned to B.G.H.S. by bus at the conclusion of the Youth Services. These services will be held between 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM.

KOL NIDRE YOUTH SERVICE (Kindergarten through Dalet) -6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

On Friday, September 13th

students will participate in an age appropriate Kol Nidre activity, including a service. This service is only

at Beth Judea and no bus transportation from B.G.H.S. is provided.

- Teen Services (7th

grade through High School)

Services for teenagers at B.G.H.S. on the 1st day of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur day. Services for Rosh Hashanah

and Yom Kippur Day will be from 10:30 AM until 12:30 PM and on Kol Nidre from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM. There will be bus

service between Beth Judea and Buffalo Grove High School 30 minutes prior to and after services on all days, except for Kol Nidre.

No bus will be provided that evening.

PRAYER BOOKS, TALLASIM AND CHAPEL CAPS: We do not have High Holiday (Machzor) prayer books available, so please remember to bring your own prayer book to the services. In a house of worship, our attire contributes to the atmosphere of holiness so please dress in a manner appropriate to the solemnity of this season. Remember that in addition to wearing a kipah and a tallit each morning, they are worn at the Kol Nidre service and on Yom Kippur afternoon. Married women are encouraged to follow Jewish tradition by covering their heads and for this purpose "head coverings" will be available. Each person called to the bimah must wear a head covering. ASSIGNED SEATS: Assigned seats will be marked with the last name of the purchaser. Please be courteous and do not remove the name tape nor the reserved seat sign. When you leave your seat, please replace the assigned seat indicator. These seats are assigned for all services, except for Neilah where there is open seating. KOL NIDRE APPEAL: On Friday night, September 13

th, we respectfully ask you to pick up and return at the appropriate time

your Kol Nidre Appeal Card. These will be available in the foyers of Beth Judea and B.G.H.S. SPECIAL SEATING: If someone in your family should need special seating arrangements (i.e. wheelchair, crutches) please contact the synagogue office at your earliest convenience. Because of limited floor seating at B.G.H.S., we cannot seat an entire family in handicapped seating. We ask that only 2 members from one family occupy those seats. SMOKING: Beth Judea and B.G.H.S. are NON SMOKING buildings at all times. Please observe this in both the synagogue and school and on the grounds.

WARNING: NO PARKING IS PERMITTED IN THE BRIARCREST SUBDIVISION OR ALONG ROUTE 83. THE LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF WILL TICKET AND TOW CARS THAT ARE PARKED ILLEGALLY. GENERAL INFORMATION: - Fire codes prohibit baby buggies and strollers in the sanctuary and this rule will be strictly enforced for our mutual safety. - The saving of seats is not permitted at any time. - Make sure to turn off cell phones, pagers and any other electronic devices. - Most importantly, give thought to the meaning of these days. May the High Holidays mark the start of a year of true blessings and lead us to renewed faith in ourselves, our people, and our God. If you should have further questions, please feel free to call the Synagogue Office. * PLEASE NOTE: ONCE AGAIN THERE WILL NOT BE ANY BABYSITTING OFFERED DURING THE HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES.

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HIGH HOLIDAY COMMUNITY YIZKOR SERVICE

THE COMMUNITY YIZKOR SERVICE WILL BE ON YOM KIPPUR DAY,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 AT 12:45 PM AT

BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CAFETERIA FOLLOWING

THE FAMILY SERVICE.

THIS YIZKOR SERVICE IS OPEN TO ALL. THE YIZKOR SERVICES THAT ARE IN THE

SANCTUARY AT BETH JUDEA AND IN THE THEATRE AT BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL REQUIRE TICKETS AND ARE ONLY OPEN TO

MEMBERS OF BETH JUDEA. PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH

OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU!

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JOIN US FOR SELICHOT

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2013

Start the High Holiday season with study, prayer and,

of course dessert, at our Selichot Services.

DISCUSSION -9:00 PM

DESSERT RECEPTION – 9:45 PM

SERVICES – 10:30 PM

IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING, PLEASE CALL THE

SYNAGOGUE OFFICE AT 847-634-0777 BY

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd .

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Cemetery Visit – September 1, 2013

One element of High Holiday preparations is to visit the graves of our loved ones. As

we recall our own lives over the past year, we also remember those whose lives

shaped ours. Rabbi Pivo will be visiting the graves in the Beth Judea section and

elsewhere at Shalom Memorial on Sunday September 1st, beginning at 10 a.m., and

invites all who wish to join him to do so.

BETH JUDEA HIGH HOLIDAY

Choir Rehearsal Schedule

Rehearsals are on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Tuesday July 9 Rehearsal Tuesday July 16 Rehearsal Tuesday July 23 Rehearsal Tuesday July 30 Rehearsal Tuesday August 6 Rehearsal Tuesday August 13 Rehearsal Tuesday August 20 Rehearsal Tuesday August 27 Rehearsal Saturday August 31 SELICHOT Wednesday September 4 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Thursday September 5 ROSH HASHANAH – DAY 1 Tuesday September 10 Rehearsal Friday September 13 EREV YOM KIPPUR Saturday September 14 YOM KIPPUR

PRAYER BOOKS: Prayer books will NOT be available at services. If you have not yet purchased the new High Holiday Mahzor, Lev Shalem, that we began using last year, we have copies available in the synagogue office for purchase. The price is $36/book.

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Project Isaiah

The Men’s Club Is

Sponsoring Project Isaiah

Take a bag as you leave

services on Rosh Hashanah

and return it filled with food on

Kol Nidre, September 13, 2013.

Help Start The New Year Right,

Give To Those Less Fortunate

All food will be donated to the Ark

Volunteers are needed to help

handout and collect bags. If you

can help in any way please call

Fred Rabinowitz at (847) 398-

5488 or email rabino49@aol.com

Isaiah 58: “This is the fast I have chosen…

to share your bread with the hungry…”

PROJECT ISAIAH gives life to the

Jewish traditions of tzadakah (charity)

and Tikkun Olam (repairing the world).

Double Mitzvah: Order gift cards from Beth Judea’s Mitzvah Mall for your purchases

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