Kol Nidre , Friday, October 7, 2011

7:30 PM

Evening Service

Open to all ages

Tickets Required

At HUC-JIR, 1 West 4th Street

Yom Kippur , Saturday, October 8, 2011

10:00 AM	Traditional Service	Ages 12 & up	Tickets Required	At HUC-JIR, 1 West 4th Street
10:30 AM	Family Service	Ages 6 & up	Open - No Tickets Required	At HUC-JIR, 1 West 4th Street
2:30 PM	Tot Program	Ages 6 & under	Open - No Tickets Required	At EET
2:30 PM	Teen Program	Ages 13-18	Open - No Tickets Required	At EET
2:30 PM	Adult Study	All Ages	Open - No Tickets Required	At EET
4:30 PM	Afternoon Services	All Ages	Tickets Required	At EET

Dear Friend of East End Temple, 

We invite you to worship with us during the High Holy Days as we celebrate and welcome in the Year 5772. We suggest that you purchase tickets in time to ensure your participation.

This year, as in past years, we will be worshipping at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and at East End Temple.

We have kept the cost of tickets this year at $360 per person for all the High Holy Day services. They may be purchased by downloading our order form or contacting our office. One ticket will admit you to both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services and is not transferable. Your ticket will also provide entry to our Sisterhood sponsored Break-the-Fast reception following Yom Kippur concluding services.

If you decide to become a member of our temple community by December 31, 2011, we will gladly apply the cost of your High Holy Day tickets towards your EET membership rate and we do hope you consider this option. If you have any questions about membership and fees, please contact us.

I look forward to worshipping with you during the holiday season.

L’Shanah Tovah,

Karen Feuer, President

Traditional Service: Our traditional High Holy Day morning services will be led by Rabbi David Adelson and Cantor Shira Ginsburg.  Using the prayer books, “Gates of Repentance,” our clergy will lead the congregation in a meaningful worship experience filled with uplifting music and inspirational words.  These services are appropriate for all adults and children over the age of 12. 
Tickets required:  Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, 10:00 AM, HUC-JIR Lower Level

Family Service: This intergenerational service is designed to provide an opportunity for the entire family (children, parents, grandparents, and friends) to worship together.  We will use an EET-created prayer book that incorporates festive music and inspiring prayers.  Led by Rabbinic Intern Sara Luria and Rabbinic Student Greg Weitzman, the family services will last approximately 90 minutes and are most appropriate for ages 6 & up. 
Tickets not required:  Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, 10:30 AM, HUC-JIR Chapel (main floor)

Tot Program:  We have a High Holy Day experience planned just for our youngest friends.   Hear the shofar blasts, sing songs and prayers, dance, listen to stories, and more.  Led by Rabbinic Student Greg Weitzman, the tot programs will last approximately 45 minutes and are most appropriate for children ages 6 & under (accompanied by an adult.) 
Tickets not required: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, 2:30 PM, East End Temple, Sanctuary

Teen Program: This year we will again be hosting our Teen High Holy Day program.  Join our Youth Advisor, Ben Fink, for informal programming emphasizing the themes of the High Holy Days. We will come together as a community to study, reflect, pray and socialize.  The teen program is for students in eighth through twelfth grades and will last approximately 45 minutes. 
Tickets not required:  Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, 2:30 PM, East End Temple, 3rd floor

Adult Study:  Join us for informal study sessions on topics related to the High Holy Days.  Led by Rabbinic Intern, Sara Luria, the 45 minute adult study session will be sure to engage your mind and spirit.
Tickets not required:  Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, 2:30 PM, East End Temple, 4th floor

Tashlich: Tashlich means "casting off" and involves symbolically casting off the sins of the previous year by tossing pieces of bread or another food into a body of flowing water. Just as the water carries away the bits of bread, so too are our sins symbolically carried away.  We will gather as a community for a short ceremony along the East River and then have a chance to perform this ritual.
Tickets not required:  Rosh Hashanah, 4:00 PM, Stuyvesant Cove (East 20th St., at the East River)

Yizkor: Yizkor means "may (God) remember," from the root word zakhor--remember. It is the memorial service, recited in the synagogue four times a year, one of which is on Yom Kippur.  We will hold a community Yizkor service following our Yom Kippur traditional morning service. 
Tickets not required (government-issued photo id. is required): Yom Kippur, 12:45PM, HUC-JIR, Lower Level

Yom Kippur Afternoon: Afternoon, Evening, Neilah (closing), and Havdalah (separation) services will be led by Rabbi David Adelson and Cantor Shira Ginsburg.  Following services, a Sisterhood-sponsored Break-the-Fast buffet will be offered in the social hall. 
Tickets required: Yom Kippur, 4:30 PM, East End Temple, Sanctuary