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Summer 2014 • Tammuz/Elul 5774 Volume 2 • Number 3
For the full July and August Calendar, go to:WWW.TEMPLEEMANUEL.COM/CALENDAR-VIEW
Summer 2014SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES
60 YearsJoyce and Dr. Ernest Picard
55 YearsMuriel and Dr. I. Larry MorrisHelene and Maurice Tuchman
50 YearsRenee and Irwin GlazierSandra and Jack FleishmanMarilyn and Dr. Paul KalisDenise and Jacques Telio
45 YearsTerry and Phillip HendersonLillian and Ernest GlickmanHarriet and Stuart Lipoff
40 YearsDrs. Alice and Kenneth JacobsHelene and Melvin StavisRachael and David MarcusSusan and Bruce Gold
35 YearsRandi Eisner and Dr. William SchwartzRosalyn and Michael LeshinFrancine Sherman and Scott TuckerMarty Levy and Joel Feinberg
30 YearsBarbara Gaffin and Douglas CahnHinda and John SnyderCarolyn Levy and Alan SharafRoberta and Marc LaredoClaire and Daniel Caine
25 YearsSusan Carp Nesson and Dan NessonAmy and Lewis SassoonMaryann and Dr. Arnold GlazierAhava Rosenthal and Michael ShoreSara and Marcus Weiss
20 YearsJoanne Camann and Stuart MentzerNancy Nagler and Wayne PurnellErin and David AppelJulie and Ari StonehillEllen and Michael BerkDrs. Debra and Stephen PinalsEva Schmitt and Timothy StoneRachel and David PemsteinStacy and Allen Kamer
15 YearsFelicia and Evan FalchukOrly Mishan and Tim Crawford
10 YearsCandace Cavalier and Andrew FalkensteinVictoria and Daniel Klein
BIRTHSLloyd David announces the birth of his grandson, Adrian Lucas JollyPhyllis and Larry Brody announce the birth of their granddaughter, Maya Amelia GreenCheryl and Arthur Sober announce the birth of their granddaughter, Hillary Dori Hyman
DONATIONSTemple Emanuel gratefully acknowledges the generous donations to our synagogue funds. To learn more about the variety of funds and ways of supporting the synagogue’s ongoing efforts, please call the office @ (617)558-8100.
Temple Emanuel:Joseph and Joan Ackerstein in appreciation of Temple Emanuel; Sheldon and Paula Apsell in memory of Edith Apsell; Joseph Barrow in memory of Alice Barrow; Alan and Esther Beloff in memory of Louis Maltzman; Miriam Blau in memory of David Blau; Gary and Irene Bloomstone in memory of Shaindle Bloomstone Elberg; Steven Bromberg in memory of Samuel Bromberg; Jack Burman in memory of Miriam Burman; Carol & Norman Tasgal in honor of Paul Kalis’s 80th birthday; Carol Rosenfelt in memory of Barbara Chernoff and Irving Lotto; Bruce and Davi-Ellen Chabner in memory of Bernard Rosenzweig; Louise Citron in memory of Melvin Siskind; Cynthia and Arnold Cohen in honor of Sumner Sturman’s special
birthday; Debbie Weisberg in memory of Josephine Seitel; Dr. Allan Short in memory of David and Bunia Short; Linda Engleman in honor of Ben Weiss’s Bar Mitzvah; Herbert and Jean Epstein in memory of Jacob Allen; Robert and Laurie Gervis in memory of Melvin Siskind; Richard and Laurie Gliklich in memory of Dr. G. Robert Baler, and in honor of Sumner Sturman’s special birthday; Joseph and Ruth Goldman in memory of Barbara Silverstein; Sara and Mark Goldman in memory of Izak and Sonia Spigelman; Jerome and Phyllis Gordon in memory of Adelaide deBeer Muhlfelder; in celebration of Barsha and Jack Kantor’s 90th birthdays; mazel tov to Willie Goldwasser, Channah Berkovits, and Barbara and Bill Poplack on their granddaughters’ graduations, and Sam Schauer on his graduation; Roberta and William Greenberg in memory of Alan Cantor; Alan and Esther Greif in memory of Melvin Siskind; Grossman Foundation in memory of Ethel Sklar Grossman; John Berenson in honor of Betty Ann Blum, Arnold and Golda Kagan in memory of Jeanette Marks; Jerome and Holly Kampler in memory of Edgar Hartley; Fred and Margot Kann in memory of Sam Katz, and Melvin Siskind; Barbara and Sid Kriensky in memory of Paul Kriensky; Phyllis Lichtin in memory of George and Sigmund Wasserman; Linda Shyavitz in honor of Debra and David Smookler; Sandra Litner in memory of Dr. Richard Litner; Nancy Gardella in honor of Paul Rosman’s special birthday; Lawrence and Arlene Rand in memory of Maurice Rintel; Dean and Toby Rodman in memory of Josephine Seitel; Syrille and Paul Rosman in memory of Josephine Seitel; Robert and Nancy Rubin in memory of Esta Mael; David and Kristina Sachs in memory of Elliot Sachs; Penny Scharfman in memory of Sam Katz; Jeremy Schmahmann and Jinny Sagorin in appreciation of Lisa Hills; Martin and Frieda Schwartz in appreciation of Lisa Hills; Steven and Jan Schwartz wishing mazel tov to Allan Cohen; in honor of Arnie Zar-Kessler; in appreciation of Shabbat morning ushers; and in memory of Jacob Moidel and Melvin Siskind; James and Pamela Schwartz in memory of Bessie Goldberg; Steven and Cindy Siagel in memory of Louis Siagel; Steffi and Eric Karp in memory of Adelaide deBeer Muhlfelder; Edgardo and Ayelet Sternberg in memory of Leopoldo Sternberg; David and Judith Taub in memory of Melvin Siskind and Stuart Marks; The Rashi School in honor of Michelle Yankner; Maxine Wolf in honor of Jason Wolf; Gail and Larry Wolfe in memory of Ernest Zimmermann and Bernard Wolfe
Aaron Bell Student Cantorial Arts Fund:Harriet Bell in memory of Sarah and Jacob Bell, Max Gotz, and Daniel Weiner
Abraham and Rose Freedman Education Fund:Barsha and Jacob Kantor in honor of Nora Rose Freedman-Wand; Mitchell and Barbara Wand in honor of Nora Rose Freedman-Wand, and in memory of Abraham and Rose Freedman, Mavis Lopater, Melvin Siskind, and Anne Goldberg Grundfast
Adelson Nursery Fund:Sidney and Barbara Kriensky in memory of Bessie Kriensky and Meryl Rittenberg
In memory of Adelaide deBeer Muhlfelder: Kenneth and Linda Polivy, The Sarver Family, Marilyn Tushman, and Herbert and Rita GannDebra and Isidore Berenbaum in gratitude of the Minyan Kaddish; Channah Berkovits in memory of Chana Gottesman; Dennis and Marilynn Buchenholz in memory of Debbie Guthermann; Harvey and Louise Cohen in memory of Aaron Cohen and Milton and Ida S. Glassner; Bernice Feldberg in memory of her sister; Don and Ruth Freedman in memory of Debbie Guthermann; Herbert and Rita Gann in memory of Ricky Greenfield, Rebecca Kaplan, Rae, Fannie, and Chaim Gann, Samuel E. Kaplan; Jane and Eric Garshick in memory of Alfred Garshick; Richard and Laurie Gliklich in memory of Betty Gliklich; Howard Guthermann in memory of Debbie Guthermann; Bruce and Wendy Landon in memory of Lawrence Landon; Linda Gordon in memory of Bea Gordon; Harriet and Cyril Mazansky in memory of Joan Benedick and Anne Cassel; Terry Engel Rubin and Gary Rubin in memory of Seymour Engel; Barbara Shapiro and Amy Gould in honor of Larry Gould’s special birthday; Sue Sohn in memory of Anna Owen; Selma Waldstein in memory of Esther Swartz; Mitchell and Barbara Wand in honor of Barsha and Jack Kantor’s birthdays
David & Diane Feinzig Education Fund:Cynthia Abramson in memory of Irving Rapoport; David and Diane Feinzig in memory of Benjamin Labell and Murray Feinzig
David Shapiro Scholarship Fund:Maurice and Helene Tuchman in memory of William Tuchman and Rose Bodner
Doris Kessler Memorial Fund:Phyllis Lichtin in memory of Norman Lichtin
Dr. Trudy Karger Family Education Fund:Barbara & Steve Marder in honor of Barry Karger’s special birthday; Barry and Trudy Karger in honor of the Simchat Torah celebration
Edelstein Jewish Continuity Fund:Cyril and Harriet Mazansky in memory of David Mazansky
Frank and Sonia Brezniak Memorial Scholarship Fund:Jacob and Rosalind Joffe in memory of Bernard Lerner
General Prozdor Scholarship Fund:Marshall and Jane Lukoff in memory of Doris J. Lukoff
Harold and Nancy Parritz Israeli Action Fund:Barry and Susan Bergman in memory of Alvin Biener; Benjamin and Amy Bloomstone in memory of Robert Auerbach; Neal and Varda Farber in memory of Bert Erber; Harold and Nancy Parritz in honor of the engagement of Adam Parritz to Hadley Stein, and in memory of Louise Lieberman and Tom Zendejas; Jack and Renee Rubin in memory of Daniel Weiner; Peter and Pamela Weil in memory of Martin Weil
General Religious School Gift Fund:Joy Sperberg-Darish in honor of Paul Kalis’s special birthday, Michael and Debbie Slater in memory of Abraham Kolbin and Mandel E. Slater
Isadore & Lillian Shapiro and Louis & Marion Kay Memorial Camp Fund:Ronald Gluck and Elizabeth Brody Gluck in memory of Morton A. Brody
Israel and Camp Scholarship Fund:David and Suzanne Schuller in memory of Morris Schmuckler; Abby Shapiro in memory of Lillian Shapiro
Levenson Music Fund:Ruth Taylor in honor of Paul Kalis’s special birthday
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RABBI MARSHALL R. LIFSON LIBRARY FUND:In honor of Elizabeth Goldstein’s Bat Mitzvah: Beatrice Leeder, William and Barbara Poplack, and Beverly WeinfeldHerbert and Jean Epstein in memory of Jacob Epstein; Richard and Sharlene Finkel in celebration of special wedding anniversaries of Marsha and Marc Slotnick and Gail and Bill Levine; Beatrice Leeder in memory of Harold Leeder, and in honor of her granddaughter’s wedding; William and Barbara Poplack in memory of Adelaide deBeer Muhlfelder; Frederic and Dorothy Sternburg in appreciation of Molly Goodman; Hal Katzman in memory of Samuel Katzman; I. Larry Morris in memory of Samuel Morris; Ted Korelitz in memory of Halice Korelitz; Judy Tsafrir in memory of Claude Reis; The Steinberg Family in honor of Jason Alpert-Wisnia’s Bar Mitzvah; Molly Goodman in honor of Sandy Cohn Thau’s special birthday
Jordon Bennett Weiss Youth Collection Fund:Sara and Marcus Weiss in memory of Emanuel and Rose Weiss; Frank and Paula Aronson in memory of Haskell Aronson and Freda Slutsky; Lester and Barbara Gore in memory of Freda Shaffer; Stephanie and Adam Weitzman in appreciation of Elizabeth Ross and colleagues
Lois Alexander Chilren’s Book Collection Fund:Temple Emanuel Kaddish Group in honor of Bunny Shapero’s 8th great-grandchild, Barsha and Jack Kantor’s special birthdays, and the graduations of Sam Schauer, Emma Poplack, and Mackenzie Goldwasser; Carol Greenfield in memory of Bernard Cohen
Prayer Book Fund:Laurence and Phyllis Brody in memory of Herman Fried; Lloyd David in memory of Lucia Mayerson David and Max David; Karen Dresner in memory of Joseph Perles and Samuel Dresner; Morris and Nancy Steinbock in memory of Lena Steinbock; The Moses Family in honor of Bunny Shapero’s great-granddaugher, Avery; Eleanor Samuels in honor of Barsha and Jack Kantor’s special birthdays
Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah Fund:Carolyn Levens in memory of Max J. Landy and Max B. Kolb; Dr. Peter Strock in memory of Dr. Alvin Strock; Gertrude Wolfson in memory of Raymond and Harold Wolfson
Ritual Director’s Fund:Adele Katzman in memory of Samuel Katzman; Channah Berkovits in memory of the Friedman Family; Henry and Carole Berman in memory of Evelyn A. Berman; Beatrice Carp in memory of Rose Ida Simons; Richard Chaffin in memory of Ira Chaffin; Gilbert and Lyn Daniels in memory of Adelaide
Members’ Milestones and DonationsAdult Education Fund:Linda Baer in gratitude of Sid Kadish; David and Renata Brailovsky in honor of Lisa Hills, and in memory of Adelaide deBeer Muhlfelder; Beverly and Franklin Zweiman in memory of Israel Heafitz
Anita and David Granoff Fund to Encourage Teen Torah Readers:Sumner and Esther Feldberg in memory of Bernard Lichter
Bereavement Fund:In memory of Debbie Guthermann:Joyce and Michael Bohnen, Jonathan and Deborah Forman, Roberta Gross-Torres, Lisa and Morris SazerJoseph and Joan Ackerstein in appreciation of the Bereavement Committee; Beverly Andreozzi in memory of Adelaide deBeer Muhlfelder; Joyce and Michael Bohnen in memory of Phyllis Rosenthal, Bernice Bennett, Eric Rubin, Allan J. Rosenthal, Seymour “Shim” Silverstein, Myer Richler, Herbert Heinstein, Stella Levine, Evelyn Rosenburg, Elise C. Nagler, Ruth Kopelman, Anne Goldberg Grundfast, Ruth Goldman, and Louise Lieberman; Gilbert and Lyn Daniels in memory of Josephine Seitel; Sheila Goldstein in memory of Dr. Norman Goldstein; Robert and Reisha Kennison in memory of Rebecca Engleman; Mark and Jane Ostrowsky in memory of Florence Ostrowsky; Allan and Sandy Ropper in memory of Sarah, William, and Daniel Weisberg
Berkson Garden Fund:Nathan Zielonka and Anne Bellows in memory of Mary W. Price
Brezniak Chapel Fund:Jane Garshick in memory of Arleen Greenberg; Ellen Math-Shute in memory of Mollie T. Math; Cynthia Shulman in memory of Frank Brezniak
Cantor’s Music Fund:In appreciation of Cantor Elias Rosemberg: Joseph and Joan Ackerstein, Joanne Karger and Jeff Dell, and Jeremy Schmahmann and Jinny SagorinRobert Stacks and Leslie Bornstein Stacks in memory of Debbie Guthermann, Melvin Siskind, and Barbara Silverstein; Dennis and Marilynn Buchenholz in memory of Josephine Seitel and Ruth Polishook; Gary and Deborah Buchman in memory of Ruth Polishook; Leslie Fishman in memory of Dr. Frederic Weinstein; Steven and Barbara Grossman in memory of Dr. Joseph Wallace; Fred and Margot Kann in celebration of Elizabeth Goldstein’s Bat Mitzvah; Diane and Theodore Korelitz in memory of Charles E. Blumsack, and in honor of Paul Kalis’s special birthday; Charlotte Rosenbaum in memory of Myron Rosenbaum; Miriam Rosenblatt wishing mazel tov to Lisa Hills; Jeremy Schmahmann and Jinny Sagorin in memory of Dr. Leonard Sagorin; Lawrence Wittenberg and Barbara Kane in honor of their granddaughter, Charley Morga; Cyrill Wolf in memory of Charles Wolf
Carole and Barrie Greiff Education Fund:Barrie and Carole Greiff in memory of Ethel and Irving Shiller
Temple Emanuel Minyan Fund:In appreciation of the Daily Minyan: Channah Berkovits, Herbert and Rita Gann, Harvey Levy, Pam and Ken Berk, and Janet and Jonathan Rhodes
deBeer Muhlfelder, and Melvin Siskind; Gershona and Ronald Fein in honor of Dan Nesson; Hal Katzman in memory of Samuel Katzman; Penny Scharfman in memory of Josephine Seitel; Jeremy Schmahmann and Jinny Sagorin in appreciation of Daniel Nesson, and in memory of Dr. Leonard Sagorin; Natalie Slater in memory of Manny Slater and Abraham Kolbin
Robert Provizer Scholarship Fund:Charlotte Resnick in memory of Rose Provizer
Rosamond and Harvey Grant Fund in memory of Michele Esta Grant- Epstein:In honor of Harvey Grant’s 90th birthday: Michael Cantor and Dalia Yasharpour and Donald and Ruth FreedmanBarbara and Bob Brown in celebration of Zoe Reese Berenson; Gilbert and Lyn Daniels for the honor Lyn received; Glenna F. Carpenter in memory of Michele Grant-Epstein; Arthur and Linda Greenberg in memory of Gerald Popkin; Fred and Margot Kann in honor of the marriage of Goldie and Eric Ungar’s granddaughter
Rosenblatt Stars of David Fund:Prof. Alan Shuchat and Alix Ginsburg in memory of Debbie Guthermann; Renee Krafchick in memory of Joseph Krafchick; Miriam Rosenblatt in honor of Doron and Ashi Chese’s graduations
Samuel Diengott Scholarship Fund:Hal Katzman in memory of Samuel Katzman
From the GatesT E M P L E E M A N U E L
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Community Prayer: July-August 5774-2014
DAILY SERVICESSundays at 8:00 am & 7:30 pm
Monday through Thursday at 7:00 am & 7:30 pm *Special Minyan Times:
Friday, July 4th morning minyan at 8:00 amMonday, July 28th morning minyan at 6:45 am
SHABBAT SERVICESFriday at 7:00 am & 6:30 pm, Shabbat Alive at 6:30 pm
Saturdays at 6:45 am & 9:30 amChildcare at 10:00 am & Tot Shabbat at 11:00 am
Please refer to the online calendar for exceptions to the daily service times.
Saturday, August 16, 2014Parshat Eikev
Mincha Service: 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 23, 2014Parshat Re’eh
Mincha Service: 7:15 pm
Saturday, August 30, 2014 Parshat Shoftim Bat Mitzvah of:
Sarah Plaut Mahoney, daughter of Julie Plaut Mahoney
and Tim Mahoney
Mincha Bat Mitzvah of:Rebecca Lara Steinberg,
daughter of Michelle Barmazel and Kevin Steinberg
Mincha Service: 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 5, 2014Parshat Balak
Mincha Service: 8:10 pm
Saturday, July 12, 2014Parshat Pinchas
Mincha Service: 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 19, 2014Parshat Matot
Mincha Service: 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 26, 2014Parshat Masei
Mincha Service: 8:00 pm
Saturday, August 2, 2014Parshat Devarim – Shabbat Chazon
Mincha Service: 7:50 pm
Saturday, August 9, 2014Parshar Va’etchanan – Shabbat Nachamu
Mincha Service: 7:40 pm
CONDOLENCES TO:Joan Ackerstein on the death of her beloved mother, Josephine SeitelDavid Goldstone on the death of his beloved father, Irving GoldstoneEdwin Weiner on the death of his beloved brother, Daniel WeinerBruce Polishook on the death of his beloved mother, Ruth Goldstein PolishookAdele Kaplan on the death of her beloved husband, Edward KaplanLewis Muhlfelder on the death of his beloved mother, Adelaide deBeer MuhlfelderJoan Katz on the death of her beloved father, Sam KatzAnn Furman on the death of her beloved brother, Dr. H. Irving RapoportJill Matusow on the death of her beloved father, Ramon RakoffJennifer Bornstein on the death of her beloved father, Bruce Haynes
Saul B. & Naomi R. Cohen Chamber Music Fund:Saul and Naomi Cohen in memory of Elizabeth Stone
Silver Garden Memorial Fund:Stanley Sacks in memory of Judy Sacks
Smith Holocaust Education Fund:William Farkas and Alexandra Mitman in memory of Barbara Farkas
Sylvia & Morton Grossman Person to Person Fund:David and Jill Grossman in memory of Leon Brenner
Syrille Rosman Art Fund:In honor of Paul Rosman’s 80th birthday:Barrie and Carole Greiff, Lottie and Mel Shevell, Elissa and Avraham Iny, and Jeremy Schmahmann and Jinny Sagorin
Temple Emanuel Israel Tree Fund:The Cline Family in memory of Lucille and Penneth Cline; Harvey and Rosamond Grant in memory of Lloyd Colwell; Hanka Kornfeld Marder in memory of Martin Getzler; Edward and Barbara Krupat in memory of Ruth Krupat; Joan Mael in memory of Leon Steinmetz, and in gratitude of Dr. Seth Feltheimer; Selma Waldstein in memory of Esther Swartz
Zelda and Phillip Smith Jewish Life Cycle Fund:Zelda and Phillip Smith in memory of Phyllis Markowitz, and Jules Meyers, and in honor of Ronald Druker’s and Judy Silverman’s special birthdays
Our Congregation has sustained the loss of our
membersEDWARD KAPLANESTELLE MITCHELL
May their memory always be for a blessing
Dear Temple Family,I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks and sincere appreciation to all of
you, congregants and co-workers, who sent me
well wishes during my recovery from my accident.
A special thank you to Lisa Hills and Carrie Lavoie for their thoughtfulness.
Sincerely,Cynthia Slavet
Non Profit Org.U.S. Postage
PAIDBoston, MA
Permit No. 50300
Time Sensitive Material Please Recycle.
2014 Temple Emanuel Community Barbecue!
Sunday, September 7th 4:00-7:00 pm
Join the Temple Emanuel community for:• A great afternoon of food, friends and fun for all ages • Moon Bounce, Face Painting & Balloon Twisting for kids• Fun & Games for teensTo RSVP, please contact Cynthia at 617 558-8100 or [email protected] $10/person, $30/family (in advance)
FAMILY TABLEHunger does not take a vacation! Support JF&CS’s Family
Table. Help Temple Emanuel meet its quota of 65 cans of beans and 40 containers of raisins during July. Collection bins are located near the Religious School office and the Blum Executive Office. In August we will begin collecting crackers and raisins. Contact Wayne Purnell at [email protected] for more information.
New Religious School Schedule Beginning in September 2014!
We will offer a 2-day program for Kitah Bet (2nd) through Kitah Hay (5th) with the choice of a third day opt-in featuring enhanced learning, enrichment opportunities, and special activities. School hours will be:Gan (K) and Kitah Alef (1st): Sundays 9:00-12:00Kitah Bet (2nd) through Kitah Hay (5th): Sundays 9:00-12:00 and Thursdays 4:00-6:00Opt-in Tuesday program: 4:00-6:00Makor (6th/7th): Sundays at Hebrew College 9:30-12:45, Tuesdays at Temple Emanuel 4:00-6:00
For more information about programming and registration, please contact Ilene Beckman, Religious School Director 617-558-8122 [email protected].
Singing together at our annual Manna concert with Joshua Nelson Davening by Lucas Pond at our TE retreatZimkudiah 2014!
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Temple Emanuel385 Ward StreetNewton, MA 02459
Temple Emanuel Sisterhood College Holiday KitsHelp your college student stay connected to Temple Emanuel!
Sisterhood will send your children or grandchildren holiday packages at Rosh Hashana, Hannukah, and Purim. Free for TE members; grandparents welcome to participate for $25/ student. Email Sherri Wolf at [email protected] and put “ College Holiday Kits” in the subject line.
ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESEarly Fall Offerings
Kabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition with Dr. David Ariel - Opening lecture Sunday, September 7 at 9:30 amShare Interfaith Family Memories with Nina Schneider - 3 sessions beginning Sunday, September 14 at 9:30 amJewish Writers in Europe: From the Dreyfus Affair to the end of WWI with Susanne Klingenstein - 7 sessions beginning Thursday, October 23 at 7:15 pmMore details on line at www.templeemanuel.com/adult-education Questions? Contact Terri Swartz Russell at 617-558-8105 or [email protected]
Temple Emanuel Sang, Danced and Davened Together This Spring
Shabbat Alive! returns on August 29th
Save the DatePlease mark your calendar for these summer and fall dates:Tuesday, July 15 - Fast of the 17th of TammuzMonday, July 28 - Rosh Chodesh AvMonday, August 4 - Erev Tisha B’AvTuesday, August 5 - Tisha B’AvSaturday, August 9 - Shabbat NachamuWednesday, August 26 - Rosh Chodesh ElulThursday, August 27 - First day of Elul - Shofar blowing beginsSaturday, September 20 - Erev Selichot
THE HIGH HOLIDAYSWednesday, September 24 - Erev Rosh HashanahThursday, September 25 - 1st day Rosh HashanahFriday, September 26 - 2nd day Rosh Hashanah Saturday, September 27 - Shabbat ShuvahSunday, September 28 - Fast of Gedaliah observedFriday, October 3 - Erev Yom Kippur- Kol NidreSaturday, October 4 - Yom Kippur
THE FESTIVALSWednesday, October 8 - Erev SukkotThursday, October 9 - 1st day SukkotFriday, October 10 - 2nd day SukkotSaturday, October 11 - Shabbat Chol Ha’Moed SukkotSunday, October 12 - Tuesday, October 14 - Chol Ha’Moed Sukkot(Monday, October 13 - Columbus Day observed)Wednesday, October 15 - Hoshanah RabbahThursday, October 16 - Shemini Atzeret and Erev Simchat TorahFriday, October 17 - Simchat Torah
