Sukkot and Simchat Torah 5782
EREV SUKKOT, Monday September 20th, 7pm
All are invited for a short, intergenerational service in the sanctuary, followed by some blessings in our Sukkah in the Temple Courtyard.
This service will also be available on our livestream. .
SUKKOT MORNING, Tuesday September 21st, 9-10:30am
Sukkah in the Temple Courtyard
Join Rabbi Gurevitz for some celebration and study for the festival of Sukkot.
This program will also be available on Zoom - information will be sent out prior to Tuesday morning
SUKKOT YIZKOR SERVICE
Monday, September 27, 6:30pm
All who have experienced the death of a loved one in the past year or are remembering those who have died in years past, are invited to join Rabbi Gurevitz for a brief evening and memorial service in the temple sanctuary.
This service will also be available on our livestream.
SIMCHAT TORAH
Tuesday, September 28, 7-8:30pm
All are invited to join with our Chai School students for a joyous end to the High Holy Day festival season. Weather permitting, we'll dance outside to the melodies of our Klezmer band, followed by an opportunity to hear many of our students help us review the journey through the Torah from B'reishit to Deuteronomy and back again.
This service will also be available on our livestream.
Temple Hours, Reaching Temple Staff & Zoom
The CBS Office will be staffed Monday - Friday 9am - 2pm, as well as during Religious School hours.
The office will be closed Tuesday, September 21st and Tuesday, September 28th for Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Religious school IS in session both days.
Please call our main number (508-366-7191) to speak with someone, or to leave a voicemail for our staff. Staff is notified when a voicemail is received.
Messages
Rabbis and their lay leadership all over the country have been navigating a very stressful month in the lead-up to Rosh Hashanah this year. In some ways, last year was simpler – we all understood that the only responsible option was to deliver almost everything we usually do for the High Holy Days online. Our congregation was among some that were determined to innovate where we could, especially to provide options for children that were not screen-dependent. But we knew what we were facing and had months to plan for it. There was even something energizing about the project of reinvention and redesign to meet the moment.
We are so excited to welcome you all back to our Eitz Chayim Sunday Religious School program! The FIRST REGULAR DAY OF EITZ CHAYIM SUNDAY CLASSES for all students in grades Pre-Kindergarten - 5 is Sunday, September 12th. Classes meet from 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM!
4th & 5th grade Hebrew and 6th Grade Gesher classes begin on Tuesday, September 21 and continue Wednesday, September 22.
Chai School (for students in grades 7 – 12) opens on Tuesday, September 21st.
ge from StevenThis time of year marks some significant annual milestones in the life of our congregation.
This year, we had to do things a little differently — ok, a lot differently — and that was not all a bad thing. It forced us to become even more creative, to understand more clearly what mattered to congregants, and how to meet those needs in new ways. It gave us the freedom and opportunity to try things we never would have otherwise undertaken: Shabbat at home, online school, Shabbat in the Lot, experiential outdoor programs, online High Holy Day services, Zoom shiva minyans, virtual choirs, student multi-media presentations, and on and on.