Shabbat Shalom Thursday, August 26, 2021/ 18 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 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 September 4. 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 .
Join us 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 with brief teaching from Rabbi Gelber leading into 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). Remember to bring your Machzor! Register here for S'lichot
Please click on the picture to see this week's Yahrzeit observances. May all the mourners be comforted.
Submit Your Yom Kippur Words of Confession
On Yom Kippur, we confess the ways in which we have missed the mark over the past year. Our prayer is offered in the plural, calling all of us to account. Some years many of the confessions may resonate with your experience, while in other years they may feel foreign. This year, we're asking you for what you
will say al chet as you name your own personal stumbling blocks, which may undoubtedly resonate with others. What will you release when say when you stop to say "For the sin of .......?" Submit your words of confession HERE by Friday, September 10. All submissions are anonymous.
More High Holy Days Opportunities for Celebration and Connection
Tuesday, September 7, 5 pm Join Congregation Habonim for (outdoor) Shofar on the Streets at two locations this year: The steps of Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center, and the southwest corner of 68th Street and Broadway. For all ages.
Gather with Cantorial Soloist, Jessica Futran, for Tashlich following first day (September 7) Rosh Hashanah services. Pier at 70th Street/Hudson River.
Thursday, September 16 (Yom Kippur afternoon), 4:20 pm on Zoom Join Rabbi Gelber to open your heart to blessing as we approach the final hours of this holy day. Register for Yom Kippur meditation here by Sunday, September 12.
September Birthdays
MERCAZ Talk: The State of Israel and World Jewry
Sunday, August 29, noon Join MERCAZ USA for Where are We Heading? The State of Israel and World Jewry with Yizhar Hess, Vice Chair of the World Zionist Organization, and Dr. Nachman Shai, Minister of Diaspora Affairs. Register here.
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.
Hillel Birthright Israel Winter trips
Winter 2021 Registration is now open for Hillel: Birthright Israel 10-day winter trips for your student or recent grad. They can travel with friends from their college campus, or discover Israel on one of Hillel's national trips -- the choice is theirs!
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
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
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