5771 High Holy Days 2010

plus Sukkot and Simchat Torah

Elul, the month preceding the High Holy Days, is traditionally set aside for reflection. Now in its 6th year of publication, Jewels of Elul is a collection of stories, musings and anecdotes. On each of the 29 days of Elul, the Jewels of Elul web site will post an inspirational 'Jewel' from an amazing group of individuals. We hope you will join us in reflecting, and in sharing the inspiration.

New Machzorim

With the help of Sisterhood, Men’s Club and the donations to the Passamaneck Prayer Book Fund we were able to purchase The New Rabbinical Assembly Machzor - Machzor Lev Shalem. A majority of the costs were covered by the donations. We ask for your help to defray the rest by making a $25.00 contribution. For each donation, a machzor will be dedicated with a personalized book plate. Please return the donation form to the office by August 16.

Services

With the completion of our new social hall and youth wing, we've changing our format:

The services for the first day of Rosh Hashanah and for Yom Kippur will begin at 9:00am in the sanctuary and 10:00am in the social hall, both ending at approximately the same time.
Rabbi Kalender and Rabbi Paskind will teach at both of the services throughout the morning. Please choose which service you would like to attend.
Only one service will be held on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. It will be in the sanctuary as usual.
There will be several children’s services for ages pre-school through sixth grade throughout the holidays.
Tickets will be mailed in late August. They will not designate service locations.
We continue to use the JCCNV parking lot for extra space. Buses will run continuously throughout services between the JCCNV and OT. See your mailing for more information.

S'lichot, Saturday, September 4

Program, 9:00pm. We will show the movie A Serious Man followed by a discussion and dessert. We’ll meet Midwestern physics professor Larry Gopnik, whose staid, stable 1967 life slowly begins to unravel after his wife announces she's leaving him. He seeks the advice of three trusted rabbis, hoping he can learn to cope with his afflictions and become a genuine mensch. Memorial plaques will be dedicated at 11:30pm.

Service, 12:00midnight. The S'lichot service will last one hour.

Photo by Brittanie Werbel

Erev Rosh Hashanah, Wednesday, September 8

Candle lighting, 7:12pm

Service, 6:45pm, Sanctuary.

Rosh Hashanah First Day, Thursday, September 9

Sanctuary service, 9:00am. Includes the entire P'sukei d'Zimra, Shacharit, Torah, and Musaf Services.

Social hall service, 10:00am. Begins with Shacharit and includes full Torah, and Musaf Services.

Children’s services: Grades 1-3, 4-6: 10:30am-12:00noon; Pre-K & K: 10:30am-11:00am; 18 months-3 years (with parents), 11:00am-11:30am. See your mailing for more information.

Candle lighting, 8:11pm

Tashlikh, Time and location will be included in the mailing. Contact the office for more information.

Mincha/Ma'ariv service, following Tashlikh.

Rosh Hashanah Second Day, Friday, September 10

Service, 9:00am. Held in the Sanctuary.

Children’s services: Grades 1-3, 4-6: 10:30am-12:00noon; Pre-K & K: 10:30am-11:00am; 18 months-3 years (with parents), 11:00am-11:30am. See your mailing for more information.

Evening service, TBD.

Erev Yom Kippur, Friday, September 17

Food Drive. Please bring one of the following items to donate to ECHO (Ecumenical Community Helping Others) when you come for Kol Nidre services: Peanut Butter, powdered milk, vegetable oil, tomato paste/sauce, sugar (2 lbs), flour (2lbs), jelly (grape, strawberry), canned fruit, evaporated milk, baked beans, tuna, pancake mix. ECHO, established in 1968 in Springfield, provides temporary or emergency assistance to about 1000 families every year.

Candle lighting, 6:55pm

Kol Nidrei service, 6:45pm, Sanctuary and Social Hall. The Sanctuary will have the traditional Kol Nidrei service. The social hall service will have stories and explanations mixed it. The social hall service is not a youth service, though it is appropriate for elementary school-age children to attend with their parents.

Photo by Zvi Provisor

Yom Kippur, Saturday, September 18

Sanctuary service, 9:00am. Includes the entire P'sukei d'Zimra, Shacharit, Torah, and Musaf Services, as well as Yizkor.

Social hall service, 10:00am. Begins with Shacharit and includes full Torah, and Musaf Services, as well as Yizkor.

Children’s services: Grades 1-3, 4-6: 11:15am-1:00pm; Pre-K & K: 10:30am-11:00am; 18 months-3 years (with parents), 11:00am-11:30am. See your mailing for more information.

Mincha/Neilah/Ma'ariv/Havdalah, 5:30pm, Sanctuary. Services will be followed by the final sounding of the shofar at approximately 8:00pm. Bring your shofarot!

Observance ends 8:00pm.

High Holiday Tickets

Contact the main office for more information.

Member Tickets. Free to all members in good standing, including all children under age 25 (as of January 1, 2010). These will be mailed to you. In order to receive your tickets, all financial obligations (including dues, building fund, and other fees) must be current as of August. If you anticipate a financial problem, contact Debbie Weber. Parents living with you and married children (regardless of age and where they live) and their spouses, and all children age 25 and over require guest tickets ($60.00 each). Tickets are for the family member named and are not transferable.

Guest Tickets. For members' out-of-town house guests, parents, children age 25 and over, married children regardless of age. Cost: $60/person. Use the Guest Ticket Form to order guest tickets.

Non-Member Tickets. For those who live in the Washington Metro area, and do not meet the criteria above for guest tickets. Cost: $450/adult; $65/child age 13 and older.

Military/Student Tickets. Free for military personnel and undergraduate college students when presenting an ID to the office.

Visitors' Reciprocal Tickets. Free for members in good standing with a congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue, upon receipt of a letter, fax, or e-mail from their synagogue stating that they are members in good standing who will not be attending High Holy Day services at their home synagogue. Fax: 703-425-0835, e-mail: mbenson@olamtikvah.org.

Child Care

Our sitters are from Staffing Solutions. All children must be signed in and out by an adult. To make sure there is enough staff, no walk-ins will be accepted. RSVP with the High Holy Day Babysitting Form that was included in your mailing by August 20.

Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah

(sunset Wednesday, September 22 through October 1)

Lulav & Etrog Orders: Use this flyer to order by Monday, August 30.

Erev Sukkot, Wednesday, September 22

Candle lighting, 6:49pm

Service, 6:45pm

Sukkot First Day, Thursday, September 23

Service, 9:30am

Candle lighting, 7:49pm

Ma’ariv, 7:45pm

Sukkot Second Day, Friday, September 24

Service, 9:30am.

Ma’ariv, 7:45pm

Sukkot Celebrations

Watch for announcements of events such as lunch or dinner in the sukkah.

Erev Shemini Atzeret, Wednesday, September 29

Candle lighting, 6:36pm

Service, 6:45pm

Shemini Atzeret, Thursday, September 30

Service, 9:30am, including Yizkor

Candle lighting, 7:37pm

Ma’ariv & Hakafot, 7:30pm

Simchat Torah, Friday, October 1

Service, 9:30am

Candle lighting, 6:33pm

Ma’ariv, 7:30pm

For More Information

Contact Rachelle Palley in the main office for more information about holidays at Olam Tikvah.

3800 Glenbrook Road · Fairfax, Virginia 22031 · phone 703-425-1880 · fax 703-425-0835 · info@olamtikvah.org