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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
WORSHIP-AT-A-GLANCE FOR
September 2026/High Holy Days
Need security passes for the High Holy Days? Please call the office at 501.225.9700 or email us here. Arriving to services without a pass? Please bring a photo ID to show at the security table.
Friday, September 4
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Block
Sermon: Choosing Life in 2026
Music: Jana Cohen and Perry Young
Oneg Shabbat Host: Joanne Mattson, Meg Marion, Tracie &
Phil Spivey, in memory of those buried at Oakland Jewish Cemetery, including Phil Kaplan and Sam Nickol who will be featured in “Standing on their Shoulders”
Saturday, September 5 – Selichot
7:00pm – Learning for Adults and Teens
“Judaism Has Martyrs? Yes, and We Can Learn from Them”
8:30pm – Dessert Reception
9pm – Selichot Service
Prayers Seeking Forgiveness in Preparation for the High Holy Days
Changing Torah Scrolls into Their High Holy Day Whites
Sounding of the Shofar
Friday, September 11 – Erev Rosh Hashanah
8pm – Rosh Hashanah Eve Worship and Gala
Sermon: “Righteous Like Noah”
Saturday, September 12 – Rosh Hashanah
10am – Rosh Hashanah Morning Worship
Sermon: “Imperfect Torah, Imperfect People”
4pm – Tashlich Gathering at Oakland Jewish Cemetery
“Standing on Their Shoulders,”
and a picnic in our beautiful cemetery.
This event, open to congregants and guests of all ages,
will include Rosh Hashanah activities designed for children and led by LAFTY.
Friday, September 18
Shabbat Shuvah, Shabbat of Repentance,
Service led by Rabbi Block, Hebrew Union
College Golden HaNasi Fellow Student
Rabbi Yossi Elmackias, and E. Lee Ronnel
Student Cantor Kayla Gitlin
Blessing of Ruthe Kaplan, as she prepares to
move to Kansas City
Sermon: Rabbi Elmackias
Sunday, September 20 – Kol Nidre
8pm – Kol Nidre Service
Sermon: “A More Perfect Union”
Monday, September 21, Yom Kippur
9am – Yom Kippur Children’s Services
10am – Yom Kippur Morning Worship
Sermon: Student Rabbi Yossi Elmackias
12:15pm – “My Jewish Journey” Symposium
with speakers Tim Kessler, Thais Miller, Elli Samuels, and Sam Willis,
punctuated by instrumental music.
1:30pm – Yom Kippur Study
Student Rabbi Yossi Elmackias
3:30pm – Yom Kippur Afternoon Torah Service
4:15pm – Yizkor/Memorial Service
Sermonette: “A Complex Memory”
5:30pm – Neila/Concluding Service
6:30pm – Break-the-Fast
Friday, September 25
Shabbat Sukkot Under the Stars, led by Rabbi Block,
followed by “Pizza in the Hut”
Shabbat dinner in the Sukkah &
Camp B’nai Israel
Music: Sunny Baker and David Korenblat
Oneg Shabbat Host: Rabbi Barry Block
Saturday mornings in September:
Shabbat Torah Study at 9:30am, led by Rabbi Block on September 5 and by Rabbi Elmackias on September 19 and 26.
Shabbat Morning Worship at 11am in the Library, led by Rabbi Block on September 5, by Rabbi Block, Rabbi Elmackias, and Cantor Gitlin on September 19, and by Rabbi Block and Rabbi Elmackias on September 26
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