Rabbi Marc Labowitz  –  Spiritual Leader
 September 15, 2021  —            9 Tishrei 5782		  

Best wishes to you all for a happy and healthy New Year!

Kol Nidre – Wednesday, September 15 @ 7:30PM
Yom Kippur – Thursday, September 16 @ 10:30AM
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The High Holy Days are here, and we are looking forward to bringing in the
new year with you.  This new year brings with it new experiences
and opportunities for growth, spirituality, greater acceptance and unity.
We support one another as we pray for strength and restoration.
 
Please join us, your TAO community, for Yom Kippur Services – in renewal,
reawakening and rejuvenation – Together As One – once again safely online on Zoom.
On Kol Nidre, please have your candles ready to light with us.

Our schedule for Yom Kippur:
Services begin at 10:30.

Breakout Session 1 — 2:30 – 3:30
The Savvy Seniors Show – Yom Kippur Edition – with Anne Goldberg and David Hall
Take a break from the solemnity of the day and join Anne Goldberg and David Hall – The Savvy Seniors – for a light-hearted look at the High Holy Days.  There’ll be humor, music, interesting little-known tidbits about Yom Kippur and lots of audience participation.

Breakout Session 2 — 3:30 – 4:30
Social Hour
You asked for it…. and TAO delivers.  Join us as we schmooze and share New Year Greetings with all of our favorite TAO people and guests.  Use this time to meet and greet family, friends and community.  While we can’t be together in person this year, we can all spend some time during the holidays together on Zoom – catching up and making plans for a new and better 5782 filled with health and many opportunities to celebrate life!!

State of the Union — 4:45 – 5:30
“Ordered Liberty, Citizenship and the Conflicting Demands of Public Order
and Personal Freedom” – Mitchell Berger

Meditation Transition — 5:30 – 5:45
Vicki Lichtman

Concluding Services begin at 5:45

Havdallah will be at 7:50

Please take the following steps:

Click Join Now to become a member or to renew your membership.

For non-members, please join us as a guest (suggested donation is $72 per person, $180 per family).  It will be a two-step process: click here  to make your donation, and then use the link below for zoom.  Guests, if you join TAO in the month following the High Holy Days, your ticket donation will be subtracted from your membership.

Everyone must Register Here for zoom High Holy Day Services.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Note: if you do not receive the link, please make sure you are registered correctly. This year we will be using the same link for all days of the holiday.

  

 

Thank you for sharing High Holy Days with us. 

We acknowledge and thank all of you for your support in allowing us to do what we love – inspire, engage, and connect. Please consider making a donation today.  Your contributions allow us to provide spiritually meaningful experiences such as the powerful services you attended this week.

Contributions can be made through our pledge text, or click this link to donate online.   Say Yes, donate any of the amounts, or write in an amount of your choice. Or you can text or email Nira or Renee or call the office with your pledge amount.

We wish to continue being your spiritual community and your
Yes guarantees that we are here for one another.

 

Mitzvah
Opportunity		 Needed for Wednesday night Wisdom Classes:
– Volunteers to run Zoom meetings.  If you attend Wisdom Class regularly, this
is a perfect opportunity for you.  Can you help us out once a month?
– Someone to coordinate the volunteers to ensure coverage.
Please contact Renee or Nira.  Thank you for your help and continued support.

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                                       Chai – Lights
Wednesday, Sept 15, 7:30 pm – Kol Nidre – registration link is above
Thursday, Sept 16, 10:30 am – Yom Kippur – registration link is above
Friday, Sept 17, 6:30 pm – Shabbat Service
Saturday, Sept 18, 2 pm – Shabbat Afternoon Learning with Vicki Lichtman – “The book is closed – 
is your heart still open?  Will mindfulness be your path?  Being present to all that is?”
Monday, Sept 20, 7 pm – Sukkot on Zoom
Wednesday, Sept 22, 7:30 pm – Wisdom Class – The Healing Corner with Esther and Tom
Members – free; guests – please purchase tickets here
Friday, Sept 24, 6:30 pm – Shabbat Service with special guest Erin Maidan – ‘Sukkot and Heavenly Protection’
Saturday, Sept 25, 2 pm – Shabbat Afternoon Concert with Stephanie and Jorge
Monday, Sept 27, 6:45 pm – Men’s Spirituality Group North
Tuesday, Sept 28, 7:30 pm – Simchat Torah on Zoom
Friday, Oct 1, 6:30 pm – Shabbat Service
Saturday, Oct 2, 2 pm – Shabbat Afternoon Learning
Sunday, Oct 3, 5 pm – Chesed Call
Tuesday, Oct 5, 5 pm – Senior Services Group with Anne Goldberg and David Hall
Tuesday, Oct 5, 6 pm – Spiritual Bereavement Support with Leon Olenick
Tuesday, Oct 5, 7 pm – Men’s Spirituality Group South
Tuesday, Oct 5, 7 pm – Women’s Spiritual Book Club – We are reading Rabbi Shoni’s book “Miraculous Living” and discuss how her wonderful teachings relate to our own lives.  We welcome TAO women to join us.

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