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Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan 5778-5779

High Holidays 2018

Shalom!

Welcome to the High Holiday verson of the "Emes".  In this issue, you will find all the information you need to know about the holidays at Torat Emet.
 
Please read this newsletter all the way through.  There are many holiday events and programs coming up and it is all here!  Whether it is holiday times you are looking for, the children's programming schedule, a special program or information about the safety and security of our members and guests, you will find it all here.

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Help Needed Over the Holidays

Dear members

As the holidays approach, we are reminded of the importance of being an open and welcoming community as well as a safe one.  We are in the process of scheduling our ushers for the holidays, but need your help.  

We work hard to keep usher shifts to 1 hour.  Please reply to this email to let us know that you are willing to help with this important role.  We will make sure to put you in the schedule and let you know about our upcoming usher meetings.  

Thank you for your service to the Torat Emet community.

High Holiday Schedule 5779

Selichot
Saturday, September 1st
Our Pre-Selichot Program & Selichot Service will be held at the Columbus Community Kollel
Pre-Slichot Melava Malka      10:55 pm
Selichot Service                    12 Midnight

Rosh Hashanah 5779
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Sunday, September 9th
Shacharit                                      7:30 am
Mincha/Maariv                           7:10 pm
Candle Lighting                           7:32 pm

1st Day Rosh Hashanah
Monday, September 10th
Shacharit                                       8:15 am
Torah Service                               9:45 am
Sermon/Shofar                         10:30 am
Musaph                                        11:15 am
Exploratory Service                 12:00 pm
Tashlich at home of Jay and Jeanie               Schottenstein    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Mincha at Jay and Jeanie's      6:45 pm
Mincha at Shul                            7:30 pm
Candle Lighting                          8:30 pm

2nd day Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, September 11th
Shacharit                                       8:15 am
Torah Service                               9:45 am
Sermon/Shofar                         10:30 am
Musaph                                        11:15 am
Mincha                                          7:25 pm
Yom Tov Ends                             8:29 pm

Fast of Gedaliah
Wednesday, September 12th
Fast Begins                                  5:58 am
Shacharit                                      6:25 am
Mincha                                          7:10 pm
Maariv                                           8:10 pm
Fast Ends                                     8:26 pm

Shabbat Shuva
Saturday, September 15th
Shacharit                                      9:00 am
No Kiddush
Seudah Shlisheet at Home
Mincha                                         6:45 pm
Shabbat Shuva Drasha              7:15 pm
Shabbat Ends                              8:22 pm
 
Yom Kippur 5779
Erev Yom Kippur
Tuesday, September 18th
Shacharit                                      6:45 am
Early Mincha                                2:15 pm
Late Mincha                                6:45 pm
Candle Lighting*                      7:17 pm
Kol Nidre                                7:15 pm

Yom Kippur
Wednesday, September 19th
Shacharit                                      8:30 am
Torah Service                             10:15 am
Sermon & Yizkor                        11:15 am
Musaph                                      12:00 pm
Exploratory Service                  12:30 pm
Break with Shiurim
Mincha                                          5:20 pm
Neilah                                     7:00 pm
Maariv / Shofar                           8:15 pm

Sukkot 5779
Erev Sukkot
Sunday, September 23rd
Shacharit                                      8:00 am
Mincha                                          7:05 pm
Candle Lighting                          7:09 pm

1st Day Sukkot
Monday, September 24th
Shacharit                                      9:00 am

• Hoshanot following Musaph
• Women's Hoshanot in Beit Midrash

Mincha                                          7:05 pm
Candle Lighting                          8:06 pm

2nd Day Sukkot
Tuesday, September 25th
Shacharit                                      9:00 am

• Hoshanot following Musaph
• Women's Hoshanot in Beit Midrash

Edible Sukkah Party                10:30 am
Mincha                                          7:05 pm
Yom Tov Ends                             8:05 pm

Chol Ha Moed Sukkot
Wed Sept 26th & Thurs Sept 27th
Shacharit                                      6:45 am
Mincha                                         7:00 pm
 
3rd Day Chol HaMoed Sukkot
Friday, September 28th
Shacharit                                      6:45 am
Mincha                                          6:55 pm
Candle Lighting                           7:01 pm

Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Saturday, September 29th
Shacharit                                      9:00 am
Mincha                                         6:40 pm
Shabbat Ends                              7:58 pm
 
Hoshanah Rabba/Erev Yom Tov
Sunday, September 30th
Shacharit                                      7:30 am
Mincha                                          6:50 pm
Candle Lighting                          6:58 pm

Shemini Atzeret
Monday, October 1st
Shacharit                                      9:00 am
Yizkor                                          10:30 am
Mincha                                          6:55 pm
Candle Lighting                           7:54 pm
Maariv                                           7:55 pm
Hakafot followed by Simchat Torah Seudah

Simchat Torah
Tuesday, October 2nd
Shacharit                                      9:00 am

• Layning in Main Sanctuary and Beit Midrash
• Women's Layning upstairs in Classrooms A & B
  Yom Tov Ends                            7:53 pm                       
• Teen Layning & Kiddush in sukkah

Hakafot followed by Simchat Torah Seudah
Mincha                                          6:50 pm
Yom Tov Ends                             7:53 pm

*Please light candles at home before Mincha.
One should have in mind not accept Yom Tov until Maariv at shul.

Selichot

Childcare & Youth Programming

Children are an integral part of the Torat Emet Family!

You will find that the sound of children's laughter and voices are normal during our services.  Having said this, it is important that our children, and everyone attending services, are given a safe environment in which to share their holiday experience.

All children's programs will begin at 10AM and end at the last shofar blowing on Rosh Hashanah and at 2 PM on Yom Kippur.

• Toddlers through Kindergarten:  Supervised play and childcare witll take place in the occasion room.  Kindercongregation will be held in the lower level of the synagogue.
  
  Grades 1-2: will have tefillah, supervised play, and parent-lead sessions in Saul and Sonia's place downstairs.  Weather permitting, the children will play outside after an enhanced snack.
  
  
• Grades 3-6: will have tefillah, supervised play, and parent-lead sessions in the Youth Lounge downstairs.  Weather permitting, the children will play outside after an enhanced snack.
  
  

• Extensive Snack will be provided for all children on both days of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur; if your child has any special dietary needs, please contact the shul ahead of time so that we can make arrangements for your child to have that he or she can safely enjoy.
  
  

• We ask that you make yourself available in case your child needs you during services. Remember, though childcare and children's services are available, children are ultimately the responsibility of their parents.
  
  

• Childcare leaders will have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for unruly, disrespectful and overly disruptive children, and will not be responsible for attending to them.  Children who are unable to handle the childcare environment will be brought to their parents for supervision for the rest of the service.  Remember, care of your child is your responsibility.  Our goal is to make the servie and youth programs meaningful, safe and welcoming for
  EVERYONE.
  
  

• Strollers are NOT permitted in the main sanctuary.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.  We ask that you respect the ushers when they request that you not bring a stroller into the sanctuary.
  
  

• Stroller parking will be made available.  Please check with an usher if you cannot determine a proper place to store your stroller.  Strollers may be moved to another area at the synagogue during services for the safety of everyone in attendance.
  
  

• Parent and teen volunteers are still needed to run some of the services and childcare, and to help with snacks and lunches.  Please contact the office if you or your teen can help.
  
  

• Our TEENS are an integral part of our High Holiday programs.  They are responsible and caring, and always eager to step in whenever and wherever we need them.  We have many youth leaders set up to run the groups for our younger children.  If you know that your child is interested in helping out, please have him or her contact Rabbi Neuman.
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• Children love talking with the security officers on the holidays, and we encourage all of our congregants and guests to thank them for being there to protect us.  However, they are posted at the synagogue to perform a VERY important safety function. We ask that you and/or your children not distract them from that function, so that they are able to perform their duties to the fullest.

High Holiday Parking

In order for our children to play safely outdoors over the High Holidays, the synagogue parking lot will be closed. Please make alternate arrangements for parking over the holidays.
 
Make sure you read street signs carefully in order to avoid your car being ticketed or towed.
 
PLEASE NOTE: THE BEXLEY LIBRARY PARKING LOT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR OUR USE DURING REGULAR LIBRARY HOURS.

High Holiday Exploratory Service

Safety & Security

For the safety of all of us, off duty security officers will be posted at the synagogue during the holiday services.  If you require assistance or suspect something suspicious, please communicate it to them or to an usher.  As the saying goes:
 
                          IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!!! 
 

• Fred Needham is Torat Emet's usher chair.  If you are able to volunteer for an hour shift as an usher, please contact Fred or the office.  This is an important job for every member of the congregation.  Even if you don't come to shul regularly, please help contribute in this VERY important way! 
• Ushers will be posted in the synagogue, and security officers outside, at all times; this is to provide assistance to those in need, as well as keep an eye out for suspicious activity.
• Our children love talking to the officers on the holidays, and we encourage all the congregants to thank them for being there to protect us.  However, they are posted at the synagogue to perform a VERY important safety function.  We ask that you and/or your children not distract them from that function, so that they are able to perform their duties to the fullest.
• Please respect any requests the ushers make of you or your children.  They have a difficult job on the holidays, and are at all times trying to ensure the atmosphere is appropriate for the occasion. 

Tashlich at Jay & Jeanie's

Welcome back Cantor Dovid Weinberg

Congregation Torat Emet is excited to announce that Chazan Dovid Weinberg will once again be leading the congregation in High Holiday services. Chazan Weinberg certainly lives up to his reputation for the ability to combine popular melodies and traditional chazanut. 
     Born in Jerusalem, Chazan Weinberg studied nusach with his father, Rabbi Noftoli Weinberg, and with the world-renown chazan Moshe Stern.  

     He is the permanent chazan at Congregation Ohel Yitzhak in Jerusalem and a guest chazzan at the Great Synagogue in Yerushalim, the Yeshurun Synagogue and other congregations throughout Israel.
      Chazan Weinberg is often called to synagogues and programs in Europe and in other cities in the U.S.  Prior to his work at Torat Emet, he led the High Holiday Services at Congregation Shaarei Tfilah in L.A.  He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Bracha and their children.  When not busy with Chazanut he works in advertising. 

Lulav & Etrog

It's that time of year again!  

In order that you may fulfill the mitzvah of Lulav and Etrog as it is written in the Torah, "and you shall take on the first day, the fruit of the tree and branches of palm trees and a bough of the tree Avot and willows of the brook and you shall rejoice before the Lord your G-d seven days,"  we recommend you order your set through the Mitzvah Depot, mitzvahdepot@gmail.com or 614-706-2417. 
 
Women are encouraged to purchase their own lulav & etrog set as we will once again hold a Women's Hoshanot service on Yom Tov.  
 
In addition, we will have a Torah reading for women on Simchat Torah morning.

Torat Emet Sukkah Hop!

Make Your Own Candy Sukkah!

Apple Picking

Parshat Noach Petting Zoo!