Elul

Temple Beth El

Wednesday, Sept. 2

6 p. m. Elul Reading Series( Zoom) 7:30 p. m. Elul Reading Series( In Person)

Friday, Sept. 4

6:13 p. m. Shabbat Evening Service

Saturday, Sept. 5

9 a. m. Torah Study 10:30 a. m. Shabbat Morning Service 8:30 p. m. S’ lichot: A Service of Return, Repentance, and Renewal

Wednesday, Sept. 9

6:30 p. m. Jew Year’ s Toast with Jam

Rosh HaShanah

Friday, Sept. 11

7:30 p. m. Rosh HaShanah Evening Service

Saturday, Sept. 12

8:30 a. m. Rosh HaShanah Morning Service for families with School-age children 8:30 a. m. Rosh HaShanah Morning Service for Families with Young Children 11 a. m. Rosh HaShanah Morning Service 4:30 p. m. Tashlich Across Charlotte

Shabbat Shuvah

Friday, Sept. 18

6:13 p. m. Shabbat Shuvah Evening Service

Saturday, Sept. 19

9 a. m. Torah Study 10:30 a. m. Shabbat Morning Service

Yom Kippur

Sunday, Sept. 20

10:30 a. m. Community Memorial Service at Hebrew Cemetery 7:30 p. m. Kol Nidrei: Yom Kippur Evening Service

Monday, Sept. 21

8:30 a. m. Yom Kippur Morning Service for Families with School-Age Children 8:30 a. m. Yom Kippur Morning Service for Families with Young Children 11 a. m. Yom Kippur Morning Service 1:30 p. m. Reflect, Learn, Create, Return 3:30 p. m. Healing, Yizkor, N’ ilah, and Havdalah

Sukkot

Wednesday, Sept. 23

4 p. m. Sukkah Build with Dinner

Friday, Sept. 25

5 p. m. Sukkot Family Activities 6:13 p. m. Sukkot Shabbat Worship Experience

Saturday, Sept. 26

10 a. m. Sukkot Shabbat Sojourn Noon Share Shabbat Sukkot Celebration 5 p. m. LIBERTY Fall Fest in the Sukkah

Monday, Sept. 28

6 p. m. Sips in the Sukkah with Miriam’ s Well

Tuesday, Sept. 29

6:30 p. m. TBE Jam Share Sukkot Cookout

Wednesday, Sept. 30

11 a. m. SPICE Lunch in the Sukkah 7 p. m. Hebrew High in the Sukkah

Temple Israel

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Friday, Sept. 11

6 p. m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary

Rosh Hashanah Day 1

Saturday, Sept. 12

9 a. m. Traditional Shacharit Service, Mindy Ellen Levine Chapel 9 a. m. Family Service( 0-6th grade), Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary Begin the new year together! Created especially for families with children through sixth grade, this joyful and participatory service will bring the sights, sounds, and big ideas of Rosh Hashanah to life. Through music, accessible prayers, storytelling, interactive moments, and opportunities to reflect together, children and grown-ups will explore what it means to welcome a new year with intention. 10 a. m. Torah Service and Musaf, Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary 10 a. m.- 10:45 a. m. Tashlich and Family Programming( children must be accompanied by an adult) Following the service, children and their grown-ups will gather outdoors for a meaningful, waterless Tashlich experience. Together, families will learn about this special Rosh Hashanah ritual, reflect on what they hope to leave behind as they enter a new year, and cast birdseed as an environmentally friendly symbol of letting go. 11 a. m. – 1 p. m. Children’ s

Programming, TIRS Building E

· Ages 0 – 4: Childcare

· Grades K – 6: A Fresh Start: A Rosh Hashanah Youth Experience What would you like to try, change, or begin in the year ahead? Children will explore the possibilities of a brand-new year through games, art, stories, collaborative challenges, and hands-on discovery experiences. With plenty of opportunities to create, move, play, and think, children will discover that Rosh Hashanah isn’ t only about starting a new calendar – it’ s an invitation to imagine who we hope to become and how we can help make the year ahead even better. 6 p. m. Rosh Hashanah Evening Service, Mindy Ellen Levine Chapel

Rosh Hashanah Day 2

Sunday, Sept. 13

9 a. m. Traditional Shacharit Service, Mindy Ellen Levine Chapel 9 a. m. Family Service( 0-6th grade), Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary Continue welcoming the new year together with music, prayers, storytelling, reflection, and the powerful sound of the shofar. Created especially for families with children through sixth grade, this joyful and participatory service will bring the meaning and traditions of Rosh Hashanah to life for children and grown-ups alike. 10 a. m. 10:45 a. m. – Family Programming( children must be accompanied by an adult) Children and their grown-ups will taste their way through the traditions of Rosh Hashanah! Together, families will sample symbolic holiday foods, discover the meaning behind each one, and recite the blessings and wishes connected to them as we welcome a sweet and meaningful new year. 10 a. m. Torah Service and Musaf, Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary 11 a. m. 1 p. m. Children’ s Programming | TIRS Building E

· Ages 0-4: Childcare

· Grades K – 6: A Fresh Start: A Rosh Hashanah Youth Experience Get ready for a morning filled with all things sweet! Through games, art, stories, sensory exploration, and hands-on challenges, children will discover why sweetness plays such an important role in Rosh Hashanah. Along the way, they’ ll think beyond apples and honey to explore the people, choices, experiences, and acts of kindness that make life sweet – and how each of us can help make the year ahead a little sweeter for others. 7 p. m. Rosh Hashanah Evening Service and Havdalah, Mindy Ellen Levine Chapel

Kol Nidre

Sunday, Sept. 20

6:30 p. m. Kol Nidre Service, Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary Please be seated by 6:15 p. m. Childcare available

Yom Kippur

Monday, Sept. 21

9 a. m. Traditional Shacharit Service,

Mindy Ellen Levine Chapel 9 a. m. Family Service( 0-6th grade), Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary Families with children through sixth grade are invited to begin Yom Kippur together with a meaningful, participatory service created especially for families. Through accessible prayer, music, storytelling, and shared reflection, we’ ll explore the heart of the holiday – taking responsibility for our choices, seeking forgiveness, making things right, and remembering that we always have the ability to grow, change, and begin again. 10 a. m. Torah Service, Yizkor, and Musaf, Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary 10 a. m. – 2 p. m. Children’ s Programming, TIRS Building E

· Ages 0-4: Childcare

· Grades K – 6: Renew & Return: A Yom Kippur Youth Experience Through interactive challenges, thoughtful discussions, creative projects, and hands-on learning, children will explore what it means to make a mistake – and what it takes to make things right. In age-appropriate groups, students will discover the Jewish process of teshuvah, practice the building blocks of a meaningful apology, and consider how their choices can help repair relationships and create positive change in the year ahead. 4 p. m. Afternoon Program with Dr. Jonathan Fisher 5:30 p. m. Mincha Service | Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary 6:45 p. m. Neilah | Morris & Sylvia Speizman Sanctuary 8 p. m. Break the Fast, Leon & Sandra Levine Social Hall Registration required.

Rosh Hashanah

Temple Solel

Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p. m.

Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a. m.

Taschlich service to follow

Friday, Sept. 18, 7 p. m.

Shabbat Shuvah

Yom Kippur

Kol Nidrei: Sunday, Sept. 20, 7pm

Yom Kippur Morning: Monday, Sept. 21, 10 a. m. Yizkor service: Monday, Sept. 21, 3 p. m. Afternoon and Ne’ ilah service: Monday, Sept. 21, 4 p. m. Break the fast to follow.

Temple Kol Ami

Rosh Hashanah

Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p. m.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Saturday, Sept. 12 Junior Congregation Rosh Hashanah Service, 9 a. m. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 10 a. m. Tashlich, 1 p. m.( Location TBD)

Yom Kippur

Sunday, Sept. 20

Kol Nidre Service, 7 p. m. Monday, Sept. 21 Junior Congregation Yom Kippur Service, 9 a. m. Yom Kippur Morning Service, 10 a. m. Yizkor Service immediately following the morning service, 12:00- 12:30 p. m.) Ne’ ilah Service, 4 p. m. Break-the-Fast, 6 p. m.

Break-the-Fast, 6:00 PM

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