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Weekly Worship Schedule

Oneg Shabbat 5:45 pm
Friday Night Shabbat Services 6:15pm

Torah Study 9:30 am
Saturday Shabbat Services 11:00 am

Yom Kippur 5786-2025

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Please note that no large bags or purses are permitted at services due to security concerns

Wednesday, October 1 – Yom Kippur Eve

8 pm – Kol Nidre Service

Sermon: “Light on a Very Narrow Bridge”

Thursday, October 2 – Yom Kippur Day

9 am – Yom Kippur Children’s Services, led by LAFTY

10 am – Yom Kippur Morning Worship

Sermon: “Getting It Right, Doing It Right”

12:15 pm – “My Jewish Journey” Symposium with speakers Audrey Evans, Sam Kauffman, Eugene Krupitsky and Heather Tolliver

1:30 pm – Yom Kippur Study

3:30 pm – Yom Kippur Afternoon Torah Service

4:15 pm – Yizkor/Memorial Service

Sermonette: “Meaningful Yesterdays, Important Tomorrows”

5:30 pm – Neila/Concluding Service

6:30 pm – Break-the-Fast

Worship-at-a-Glance For October 2025

 

Friday, October 3
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Block
Sermon: “Seeking Forgiveness after Yom Kippur”
Music: Jana Cohen and Perry Young
Oneg Shabbat Host: Rickie Lockwood Oliva & Robert Oliva
In loving memory of Iris Oliva

Friday, October 10
Shabbat Sukkot Under the Stars, led by Rabbi Block, followed by “Pizza in the Hut” Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah,
and Camp B’nai Israel
Music: Jana Cohen
Oneg Shsbbat Host: Rabbi Barry Block

Friday, October 17
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Block
Sermon: “Created in God’s Image”
Music: Ellyn Polsky and Perry Young
Oneg Shabbat Sponsor: Tina & Nate Bernstein

Friday, October 24
Shabbat Service, led by Silas Curtis, Rabbi Block, and E. Lee Ronnel Cantor Lisa Levine
Sermon: “Lacking Shared Language”
Accompanist: Kathy Cooper
Oneg Shabbat Hosts: The Family of Silas Curtis

Friday, October 31
Shabbat Service led by Lewis Krain
D’var Torah: Lee Razer
Music: Jana Cohen
Oneg Shabbat Host: Elli Samuels & David Sheldon

Sukkot 5786/2025

Sunday, October 5: Sukkah building, 9:00 am

Monday, October 6: Potluck Dinner and Brief Rituals in the Sukkah for the first night of Sukkot, 5:30 pm

Tuesday, October 7: Sukkot Morning Service, 11:00 am

Friday, October 10: Pizza in the Hut service in the Mendel Amphitheater and Camp B’nai Israel, with special guests, Henry S. Jacobs Camp Director Anna Herman and her team

Sunday, October 12: Religious School students visit the Sukkah, 9 am

LAFTY Multifaith Youth Group in the Sukkah, 1 pm

Monday, October 13: Consecration Reception and Atzeret-Simchat Torah Eve Celebration, with special guest artist, Joe Buchanan. Siddur (prayer book) dedication for our 3rd graders. Yad (Torah pointer) presentation to all celebrating B. Mitzvah in 5786 (2025-26).

Saturday Mornings in October:

Bar Mitzvah of Silas Curtis, Saturday, October 25, at 10:30am, led by Silas, Rabbi Block, and Cantor Levine in the Sanctuary.

Shabbat Torah Study at 9:30am, led by Rabbi Block on each Shabbat morning in October. Please note that Torah Study will be abbreviated on October 25, ending at 10:15am.

Shabbat Morning Worship at 11am in the Library, led by Rabbi Block on October 4, 11, and 18.

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