Calendar
Events in September–October 2018
- Juliana Sadock Savino will give the d'var Torah.
Juliana Sadock Savino will give the d'var Torah.
S'lichot–
S'lichot
S’lihot will be held at the home of Becky Schur and Erin Rocchio, 19220 Lomond Blvd., Shaker Heights. Havdalah will be followed by pre-Holiday learning with Rabbi Michael Ungar titled "Been there, done that. Are we capable of real change?"
10:30 PM – S’lihot service. (Havdalah is no earlier than 8:42 pm.) - Gross-Schechter Totally Kosher Rib Burnoff
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Gross-Schechter Totally Kosher Rib Burnoff
- Film: Dr. Chasis & the Battle Against Tuberculosis
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Film: Dr. Chasis & the Battle Against Tuberculosis
Judith Gerblich invites you and your friends to a showing of a short film about her father’s work as a doctor who helped eradicate the widespread outbreak of tuberculosis that occurred in Israel after the Holocaust, when Israel was declared a state and Jews from across the diaspora began to make aliyah. Come to the Maltz Museum for a 40-minute film on this important time in history and stay for a talk-back about the early days of Israel and the fight against infectious disease then and now, Wednesday, September 5, 7:00 PM. $10; $5 for members. Pre-registration required:
- Sharona Hoffman will speak at The Friday Lunch lecture series, CWRU
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Sharona Hoffman will speak at The Friday Lunch lecture series, CWRU
September 7: "Step Therapy" to Reduce Spending on Prescription Drugs: Legal and Ethical Implications. With Sharona Hoffman, Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and Co-Director, Law-Medicine Center. ***Alternate Location: Room LL06, Lower Level, Kelvin Smith Library*** Free, programs are open to all and no registration is required. Suggested parking is beneath Severance Hall (not free). NOTE: You will be required to show identification when you enter the library.
"Step Therapy" to Reduce Spending on Prescription Drug," lecture by Sharona Hoffman, part of CWRU's The Friday Lunch series.
- Ari Klein & Ditte Wolin are sponsoring Kiddush IHO their 25th wedding anniversary.
Ari Klein & Ditte Wolin are sponsoring Kiddush IHO their 25th wedding anniversary.
- Erev Rosh Hashanah service
Erev Rosh Hashanah service
- Rosh Hashanah I
Rosh Hashanah I
Tashlikh–
Tashlikh
Meet at Beth El - Heights for Tashlich. We will walk from the synagogue to a nearby stream, return to the shul for evening service
R.H. I, Minchah and Ma'arivR.H. I, Minchah and Ma'ariv
- Rosh Hashanah II
Rosh Hashanah II
- Tzom Gedaliah - Fast of Gedaliah
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Tzom Gedaliah - Fast of Gedaliah
- Shabbat Shuva
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Shabbat Shuva
- Sukkah Construction - Volunteers needed!
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Sukkah Construction - Volunteers needed!
Bring your tools and help us erect the frame and walls of our sukkah. No children under ten, please.
- Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre
Candle-lighting at shul, followed by Kol Nidre at 7:30 PM
- Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Minchah and N'ilah–
Yom Kippur Minchah and N'ilah
No earlier than 8:10 PM, the Shofar is sounded, followed by weekday Ma’ariv service, Havdalah and a light break-fast
- Sukkah completion & decoration
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Sukkah completion & decoration
Congregational Sukkah Completion & Decoration. All ages are encouraged to come and participate!
Erev Sukkot candle-lighting 7:03 PM–
Erev Sukkot candle-lighting 7:03 PM
- Sukkot I
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Sukkot I
- Sukkot II
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Sukkot II
- Monthly Simcha Kiddush
Monthly Simcha Kiddush
Celebrate with us some of the happy events our members have shared with us this month!
- Shmini Atzeret
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Shmini Atzeret
- Sh'mini Atzeret service with Yizkor
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Sh'mini Atzeret service with Yizkor
Erev Simhat Torah–
Erev Simhat Torah
Candle lighting at the synagogue (lighting with flame that was lit the day before) and Kiddush, followed by evening service with Hakkafot
- Simhat Torah
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Simhat Torah
- Kiddush sponsored by Blanche & Jack Valancy, IHO the shul's 20th anniversary & IHO Karen Kugelman's dedicated service to the shul.
Kiddush sponsored by Blanche & Jack Valancy, IHO the shul's 20th anniversary & IHO Karen Kugelman's dedicated service to the shul.
- Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
- Learners' Torah Discussion Group: Parashat B'Reishit
Learners' Torah Discussion Group: Parashat B'Reishit
About 10:20 am – The Learners’ Torah Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss Parashat Noah.
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Michael Ungar, "The Other Priest “Scandal”: Kohens, Bat Kohens, and Whose Aliya Is It Anyway?"Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Michael Ungar, "The Other Priest “Scandal”: Kohens, Bat Kohens, and Whose Aliya Is It Anyway?"
- Kabbalat Shabbat services, learning with Patrick Kearns from Refugee Response, Vegetarian-friendly pescatarian dinner
Kabbalat Shabbat services, learning with Patrick Kearns from Refugee Response, Vegetarian-friendly pescatarian dinner
Kabbalat Shabbat services at 6:30 pm, including learning with Patrick Kearns from Refugee Response, followed by Vegetarian-friendly pescatarian dinner and continued learning. Cost: $10/person. Pre-registration and pre-payment required, see web site, www.bethelheights.org.
- Learners' Torah Discussion Group: Parashat Vayera
Learners' Torah Discussion Group: Parashat Vayera
About 10:20 am – The Learners’ Torah Discussion Group will meet in the Community Room to discuss Parashat Vayera.
Monthly Simcha KiddushMonthly Simcha Kiddush
Celebrate with us some of the happy events our members have shared with us this month!