High Holy Days 5784 / 2023
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We are so excited to gather together once again to celebrate our New Year and all that it can bring! Each year, when we hear the call of the shofar, when we taste our apples and honey, when we smell the foods of our holiday gatherings, and when we see the faces of family and friends and community, we invite ourselves to return to a state of mind that we reserve for our High Holy Days. This is the time to be in touch with the person that each of us strives to be, and it provides us the chance to re-align our habits and choices to become a bit more like that person.
These holidays also give us the chance to connect and reconnect with family and friends and community. Whether you have just joined our Or Shalom family or have been here since the beginning or anywhere in between, we look forward to welcoming you home for the holidays. In order to celebrate in our home, we do need to have two different service shifts for many of the services, but we will also be experimenting with creating space elsewhere in our building for gathering, so we can connect with one another.
We wish you a happy, healthy, meaningful New Year, filled with love and joy! See you soon!!
Rabbi Ari Margolis
Cantor Laurie Akers
Rabbi Sarah Rosenbaum Jones
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YOM KIPPUR PROGRAM BOOKLET
Click HERE to access the Yom Kippur Program Booklet.
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5784 HIGH HOLY DAY SCHEDULE
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S'LICHOT
Saturday, September 9th
Shofar on the Roof | 6:30pm
S'lichot Learning Program | 7:45pm
S'lichot Service | 9:00pm
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Friday, September 15th
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service | 7:30pm
ROSH HASHANAH DAY
Saturday, September 16th
Young Children’s Service | 9:00am
Early Service 1 | 10:00am
Late Service 2 | 12:30pm
Family Service | 2:45pm
ROSH HASHANAH SECOND DAY
Sunday, September 17th
Rosh Hashanah Service |10:00am
Tashlich | 11:45am
Family Rosh Hashanah Picnic & Tashlich (for school families) | 12:30pm
Women's Tashlich | 2:30pm
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KOL NIDRE
Sunday, September 24th
Kol Nidre Service | 6:00pm
Kol Nidre Service | 8:30pm
YOM KIPPUR
Monday, September 25th
Young Children’s Service |9:00am
Early Service 1 | 10:00am
Late Service 2 | 12:15pm
Torah Study with Ricki Wovsaniker | 12:15pm
Family Service | 2:30pm
Afternoon Service | 4:00pm
Healing Service | 4:45pm
Yizkor/N’ilah Service | 5:00pm
PLEASE NOTE:
The late shift on Rosh Hashanah begins at 12:30pm and the late shift on Yom Kippur begins at 12:15pm.
The choir will be performing at both early and late services this year on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Childcare services are only available for the early service shift.
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Join us upstairs (location TBA) for a sweet nosh between Rosh Hashanah early and late services. Say hello to old friends and meet someone new!
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Members
Access to High Holy Days ticket reservations is now open to all member households who have made their 2023-24 membership commitment! Please check your email for the link to register or call the office at 847-362-1948. Members and their children (ages 25 and under) are entitled to request tickets as part of membership. Please reserve your tickets as soon as possible, as capacity limitations apply to all service shifts.
If you are purchasing guest tickets, please first reserve your tickets through the reservation link and then call the temple office to complete your guest reservation/purchase ($180/adult and $50/child (ages 17 and under).
Livestream-only tickets will be offered to the general public and member guests for a suggested minimum donation of $180.
Non-Members
Non-member in-person tickets ($360/person) and virtual tickets ($180 minimum suggested donation) are available now. Please call our office at 847-362-1948 to reserve your tickets.
Reciprocity guest tickets can be processed by calling our office to reserve your tickets.
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FAMILY SERVICES & EXPERIENCES
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There will be multiple opportunities for families with children to participate in High Holy Day worship together this year:
Our Family Service and Experience will be offered on Rosh Hashanah at 2:45PM and on Yom Kippur at 2:30PM. This service is intended for families with children in Kindergarten through 6th Grade. Together, as a community of school-aged families, we will experience the kavanah (intention) and meaning of the High Holy Day liturgy through song, mindful moments, sharing, and a skit from our clergy players!
Our Young Children's Service will be offered on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at 9AM and is intended for families with children age 0-5. Young Children's services are open to the community and do not require a guest ticket purchase. Join us to sing, dance, and experience the rhythm of the High Holy Days with our young children’s community! This is a high-energy service that will bring the themes of the holiday season to life for our youngest pray-ers.
Our Rosh Hashanah Family Picnic & Tashlich will be on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, September 17 at 12:30pm. We look forward to sharing the holiday as a J2 community even when there is no regular J2 class! The picnic will be at 12:30pm and the Tashlich Service will start at 1:15pm. We will meet at Century Park behind Brookdale Senior Living (across from our building). Please park at Or Shalom, walk east to the crosswalk on Hawthorn Parkway, and use the crosswalk to cross towards Brookdale Place. Walk through the Brookdale parking lot to the grassy area in Century Park. Bring your own picnic meal and picnic blanket. Comfortable picnic attire encouraged. All are welcome!
SAVE-THE-DATE!
Please join us for our all-school family event, Schmear in the Sukkah on Sunday, October 1 at 10:00AM.
All J2 families are invited to join us to fulfill the mitzvah of leisheiv ba-sukkah, dwelling in the sukkah, with bagels and shmear! We will enjoy bagels and each other’s company during our normal tefillah block, from 10:00-11:00am, instead of tefillah. While your children are in class (8:45-10:00am early session, 11:00am-12:30pm late session), join us for some sipping in the sukkah, a chance to enjoy a cup of coffee and get to know other members of our parent community!
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Parking
General parking for all services will be available in the following lots:
- 3 North Hawthorn Pkwy (Kol Nidre only)
- Hawthorn Middle School
PLEASE NOTE: Due to ongoing construction, we will share updated parking information in our emails prior to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
All parking in Or Shalom’s parking lot will be reserved for accessible parking only. A placard or pass must be shown or visible to the parking attendants. Thank you for your understanding.
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Prayer Books
Mishkan Hanefesh is the prayer book used by Or Shalom for the High Holy Days services. Please bring your own copy of Mishkan Hanefesh with you to all services you attend in person.
If you need to purchase a set, you can do so on the CCAR website. Use code COS20 for a 20% discount. You can also download a kindle e-book version if you prefer a digital copy.
We will have a limited number of prayer books available for loan.
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Accessibility Needs/Seating
We will be happy to accommodate requests for accessible seating in the Sanctuary. Please email Shari April with your request in addition to reserving your tickets.
A hearing loop is available in the building.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Shari April.
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Childcare
Or Shalom offers supervised programming for children ages 2–9 during early services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For the comfort of the children, please be sure they are accustomed to being separated from their parents.
To ensure that we have space and supervision in place, reservations must be made by September 6th.
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Yizkor Memorial Book
Adding your loved one's name to our 2023 Yizkor Memorial Book is a beautiful and meaningful way to remember departed loved ones. Printed copies of the Yizkor Memorial book will be available during the Yom Kippur Yizkor service.
Submissions are due by Wednesday, September 6th.
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