Shabbat Shalom Thursday, August 19, 2021/ 11 Elul 5781
The High Holy Days are coming soon. To remember your loved ones in the Habonim Memorial Book, please fill out this form .
For all other Rosh Hashanah and Yom Yippur information, please go here .
If you have renewed your membership or purchased tickets for High Holy Day services, you will receive an email that will serve as your ticket for entry to in-person services. You will also receive Zoom and Livestream information.
Don't miss out on all Congregation Habonim has to offer -- join here or renew your membership through your ShulCloud account today!
Borrowing High Holy Day Prayerbooks
For those who choose to join us via livestream on the High Holy Days, we invite you to borrow a copy of Machzor Lev Shalem/High Holy Day Prayerbook. Pick up will in the Habonim entryway on Tuesday, August 24, Wednesday, August 25, Monday, August 30, and Tuesday, August 31, from 10 am - 3 pm. Registration is required: Register HERE. We ask those who still have their copies of the Mahzor from last year to use those instead of collecting a new book.
Services
**Please note that most services and events require registration for Zoom information.**
In-person Shabbat morning services have resumed. Advance registration is required each week by noon on Wednesday. Register here for in-person services on August 28. To protect the health and safety of all, Habonim will now require all attendees to wear masks. For more information, click here . Shabbat morning services, Saturday at 9:30 am, are also available on Zoom. Register here .
Saturday, August 28 /20 Elul Join us on Zoom to reconnect and remember with S'lichot, another stop on our journey to the High Holy Days. Join us at 8:15 pm for Havdalah. At 8:30 pm, we'll begin our S'lichot program, engaging with the resonant melodies of the High Holy Days, led
by our Cantorial Soloist Jessica Futran and Cantor Emeritus Bruce Halev. We'll also celebrate Ellen Mendel for her recently published chapter in an anthology of the Shoah, Under the Thin Veneer of Civilization. Thanks to Ellen for sponsoring our "virtual collation." BYBL (bring your own l'chayim to the screen). And remember to bring your Machzor! Register here for Zoom information.
Torah on Tuesday with Rabbi Gelber
Torah on Tuesday will not meet on August 24
For a FULL listing of events and services at Habonim this week and beyond, please follow the links in the buttons below.
Habonim recently used Bender Fund assets to donate the money necessary to provide High Holiday food packages to elderly Holocaust survivors who are clients of Self Help Community Services. The Bender Fund was created almost 50 years ago in conjunction with our Brotherhood, and is dedicated solely to helping elderly, blind, and needy members of the Jewish community. Self Help reports that everyone who received the packages was so very appreciative and sends their thanks to all the members of Congregation Habonim for their generosity and kindness. Each year we help provide food packages to Self Help clients on Pesach, the High Holidays, and Hanukkah.
High School Semester in Jerusalem
Register here for virtual information session for USY study abroad: Sunday, August 29, 3 pm
Save the Date for Habonim Apple Picking: Sunday, September 26
Habonim Religious School 2021-22 Registration is Open!
We are all looking forward to new beginnings in 5782, back to more normalcy with in-person learning in our Religious School. Click here for registration form Membership in the synagogue is required to enroll your child in our Religious School. For more information, click here or contact Education Director Rina Cohen Schwarz at rina@habonim.net
Annual Honey from the Heart Fundraiser
Order honey for your friends, colleagues, or even yourself, to wish everyone a Happy Rosh Hashanah! 40% of the sales go to profit Habonim directly, and the other monies collected over cost go to benefit three major ORT projects. More information here .
Urgent Need for Blood Donation in New York City
For more information,click here . Click here to find additional blood drive locations and dates in your neighborhood.
Torah Fund
Your B'Yachad Torah Fund donation supports scholarships, programming, and facilities at institutions including the Jewish Theological Seminary. Click here for more information. Click here to donate -- any amount is welcome. Email sisterhood@habonim.net with questions.
Book Group: Save the Date
The first Fall meeting of Book Group will be on Wednesday, October 6, 7-8:30 pm We're reading The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties that helped create modern China by Jonathan Kaufman
Congregation Habonim supports core Jewish values, including racial justice and dignity for all.
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