Dear friends,

Shalom and L’Shanah Tova! Welcome to the High Holy Days at Temple Shalom! While this time of year can seem very intense and overwhelming, it offers us an opportunity to come together in prayer as a Mishpachah (family) and the chance to reconnect and renew our friendships. It is also a time for great personal reflection and forgiveness.

As a community we will begin preparing for the High Holy Days with a Selichot service, and we will culminate with Simchat Torah. Details of these services, as well as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot are noted on the tickets distributed to members and are posted on the Temple website.

As we come together during the holiest time of the year, I urge you to join me in making a contribution during our Kol Nidre appeal and Come Light the Menorah event. As you know, our temple cannot survive on dues alone, and while we have made great progress towards diversifying our Temple Shalom income model with the success of the Operations Endowment and various other fundraisers, we must continue to be successful during our annual campaign.

I am asking that everyone participate at whatever level you can to support our goal of raising $18,000. To celebrate our success, please plan to join me as we come together and light the menorah on Friday, December 2, before the Little London Winds concert.

You will also find enclosed all the necessary information to navigate through this year’s High Holy Days. Your packet includes the following:

• 2 member tickets
• Information about babysitting services
• Information about Youth Services
• Directions to Sondermann park for Tashlich
• Care and Share flier
• Break-the-Fast flier
• Information about ordering a lulav and etrog

Guests: Guests are welcome to come to all services. If you expect to have guests with you, please let the office know so we can have ample time to mail guest packages to you. Otherwise, guests will be directed to the cottage when they arrive to get their tickets. There is no “charge” for guests, but there will be information on suggested donations levels.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of Temple Shalom, Ktivah V'chatima Tova - may you be inscribed and sealed for a good year.

Please call the office with any questions.

L’Shalom,

Daniel Israel Mirer, President

Schedule for 2011/5772

The schedule below was for High Holy Days during 2011 and is representative of schedules for future years.  The specific dates and schedule will be updated as the 2012 holiday appraches. 

Rosh Hashanah

• Erev Rosh Hashanah - Wednesday, September 28 - 7:00PM
  • Gates of Awe
• 1st Day - Thursday, September 29 - 9:00AM
  • RA Machzor
  • Junior Congregation - 10:00AM - 1:00PM
  • Tashlich (Sondermann Park) - 4:00PM
• 2nd Day - Friday, September 30 - 9:00AM
  • RA Machzor
• Community Cemetery Services - Sunday, Ocotober 2 - 2:00PM
  • Sons of Israel Cemetery

Yom Kippur

• Kol Nidre - Friday, October 7 - 6:15PM
  • Gates of Awe
• Yom Kippur Day - 9:30AM
  • Yom Kippur Morning & Yizkor - RA Machzor
  • Junior Congregation - 10:00AM - 1:00PM
  • Discussion/Q&A with the Rabbi - 2:30PM
  • Yom Kippur Mincha - RA Machzor - 5:00PM
  • Yom Kippur Neilah - 6:30PM
  • Children's Processional - 7:00PM
  • Final Shofar - 7:15PM

*Times are approximate other than the daily start time

As we come together during the holiest time of the year, we urge you to join in making a contribution during our Kol Nidre appeal and Come Light the Menorah event.

Honors

If you are receiving an honor for the High Holy Days such as Carrying a Torah, Opening & Closing of the Ark, or Leading a Prayer or Reading, you will find your name on a card on board inside the front door of the Temple.  Please pick up your card when you arrive so our ushers will know you are there. Otherwise, we will assume you are not present and will have to find a fill in which is sometimes difficult to do at the last minute.  If you received a letter from the Religious Practices committee informing you of an honor and will not be accepting your honor, please reply to as soon as possible.

As we approach the page number where your honor will take place, please take a seat on the bench on the right side of the bimah (as you face it). At the appropriate time, the Rabbi may call you. Those invited to open the ark should remain on the bimah to close the ark. If your role will include speaking, chanting or any activity, please familiarize yourself with your part in advance. If you have any questions, please contact any member of the Religious Practices committee or reply to the invitation which you may have received.

We look forward to your participation in our High Holy Day services. On behalf of the entire Religious Practices Committee and the Board of Directors, we wish that you and your family will be blessed with a happy and healthy New Year.

Youth Program
(ages 6 and older)

The information below was specific to High Holy Days 2011, but is representative of what may be offered for 2012.  This page will be updated as we apprach the 2012 holiday.

Rosh Hashanah-First day-Thursday September 29th 10 am-1 pm ( includes a snack & excursion to park)

Yom Kippur—Saturday October 8th 10 am-1 pm (includes a snack and activities at Temple Shalom)

All families who wish to have their children participate must register by September 21, 2011. We are sorry, but for security purposes, walk-ins will not be accepted.

The High Holiday youth program is free for all enrolled Religious School families.

Guest participation: $18 fee/day for students who are not currently enrolled in our Schools.

Send check if applicable (payable to Temple Shalom schools) and your completed form to the Temple Office, 1523 E. Monument, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.

Youth Program Registration Form

The dates/times contained below is specific to High Holy Days 2011 but is representative of what to expect in the future.  The dates/times will be updated as the 2012 year appraches.

Tashlich will be held at Sondermann Park on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Thursday, September 29, 2011 (1 Tishrey, 5772) at 4:00 PM. “Tashlich, meaning ‘cast away,’ is a ritual performed on Rosh Hashanah as a physical reminder of the human effort to cast away one's sins. By casting crumbs of bread into the water and reciting the verse from Isaiah-- "cast all our sins into the ocean's depths" - we state our intention to return to our true selves.” This year, we will be at Sondermann Park. Plan to come early with your family, including leashed pets, so you can explore the trails, vegetation, and birds along Mesa Creek, which runs through the Park, and celebrate Rosh Hashanah with renewed appreciation of G*d’s creation.

DIRECTIONS

By Car:

From the I-25 to Uintah St. exit (143)

Go West on Uintah to 1st stoplight, which is Walnut St. Turn right (North) on Walnut and follow it to Chestnut St. Turn right (North) on Chestnut and go one block to Caramillo St. Turn left (West) on Caramillo, which ends in the parking lot at 740 West Caramillo St.

From the I-25 and Fontanero St. exit (144)

Go West on Fontanero St. Turn left (South) onto N Chestnut St. Turn right (West) on Caramillo, which ends in the parking lot at 740 West Caramillo St.

Nearest Bus Stop:

Chestnut and Caramillo, ½ block, 5-minute walk

Sondermann Park was purchased in 1982 and named after the late Fred Sondermann, the first president of Temple Shalom, a distinguished professor of Colorado College, and a City Councilman. The Park has very diverse habitats and trails throughout its 97 acres. More information may be found at: http://www.catamountinstitute.org/

Welcome Guests!

Guests are welcome to come to all services. If you expect to have guests with you, please let the office know NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO ROSH HASHANAH so we can have ample time to mail guest packages to you. Otherwise, guests without tickets will be directed to the cottage when they arrive to get their tickets. There is no "charge" for guests, but there will be information on suggested donation levels.

Resource Guide

A special thanks to Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield, MI for compiling the attached resource guide and allowing us to distribute it to our members and to Perry Bach for finding this great resource for us. The resource guide contains recent and classical books appropriate for the holiday season as well as ways to make your Days of Awe more meaningful.

Days of Awe Resource Guide