ALL CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES RECORDED FOLLOW THE TRADITION OF LIGHTING CANDLES 18 (WHICH IN HEBREW IS HAI, A WORD WHICH ALSO MEANS "LIFE") MINUTES PRIOR TO SUNSET. THIS IS THE LATEST TIME CANDLES MAY BE LIT. CANDLES MAY ALWAYS BE LIT EARLIER. WHEN GOING TO SERVICES, LIGHT CANDLES FIRST, THEN COME TO THE SYNAGOGUE.

PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THROUGH THIS GUIDE CAREFULLY AS THE TIMES OF SOME OF OUR SERVICES HAVE CHANGED.

A ROSH HASHANAH PRAYER
You Know what is good for my good. If I recite my wants, it is not to remind You of them, but so that I may better understand how great is my dependence on You. If, then, I ask You for the things that may not be for my well-being, it is because I am ignorant; Your choice is better than mine and I submit myself to Your unalterable decree and Your supreme direction. Bahya ben Yosef ibn Pakuda A rabbi and philosopher in 11th century Spain who wrote the first systematic work of Jewish ethics in Arabic for his Arabic speaking contemporaries.

DAY	SEPT.	TIME	EVENT
Wednesday	14		REMEMBER DAY Remember to make this upcoming Yom Kippur special by observing another mitzvah: the wearing of non-leather sneakers.  Have you purchased a pair yet?  This is a mitzvah on a par with fasting!! Remember to order your own sukkah. These 8' x 10' canvass wall sukkot seat eight, are easy to erect and dismantle, easy to store, and affordable. Deadline: Tuesday, September  27. Order through the office at (516) 938-8390. Remember to order your lulav and etrog set for Sukkot. Deadline: Tuesday, October 4. Order through the office at (516) 938-8390. Remember to RSVP for at least one meal in the sukkah. Deadline: Tuesday, October 4. RSVP to the office at (516) 938-8390.
DAY	SEPT.	TIME	EVENT
Saturday	24	9:00pm	PRE-SELIHOT PROGRAM Our Selihot service this will be preceded by a presentation of the Ziegler Rabbinical School’s "Gifts One Generation Gives Another," with Rabbis Brad Artson, and Ed Feinstein speaking with Dr. Wendy Mogel, author of “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee” and the “Blessing of a B Minus.” This presentation is a must for anyone in the business of raising children.
		11:00pm	SELIHOT We prepare for the Yamin Nora'im with Selihot, prayers asking God for forgiveness and the fortitude to forgive others.  Our service will also include a cerimonial dressing of the sifrei Toray (pr: seef-RAY to-RAH; translation: Torah scrolls) in their High Holiday white mantles.
Tuesday	27		DEADLINE DAY Your 8' x 10' canvas wall sukkah order is due today.  Contact the office at (516) 938-8390
Wednesday	28		EREV ROSH HASHANAH
		6:25pm	Candle Lighting
		6:30pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services)
		7:30pm	Conclusion of Service
Thursday	29		ROSH HASHANAH DAY ONE
		8:30am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		9:30am - 10:30am	The Kabbalah Tent
		9:30am - 11:00am	Family Service I: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Our Preschool Families: Janice M. Lustig Early Childhood Center
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Teen (Grades 7 & Up) Service: The Kabbalah Tent
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Activity Time for K - Grade 6 Classrooms 10 & 19; Drop-off Only
		11:40am	Sermon
		11:30am - 1:00pm	Family Service II: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Our Preschool Families: Janice M. Lustig Early Childhood Center
		1:15pm	Birkat Kohanim-The Priestly Blessing
		1:30pm	Conclusion of Service
			TASHLIKH
Thursday	29	4:30pm	Meet at Midway: Leisurely Walk for Tashlikh
		5:15pm	Tashlikh-We cast our sins (we'll use bread crumbs) into the waters of Tinker's Pond.
		6:30pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services)
		7:24pm	Candle Lighting—beginning the second day of Rosh Hashanah
DAY	SEPT.	TIME	EVENT
Friday	30		ROSH HASHANAH DAY TWO
		8:30am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		9:30am - 10:30am	The Kabbalah Tent
		9:30am - 11:00am	Family Service I: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Our Preschool Families: Janice M. Lustig Early Childhood Center
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Teen (Grades 7 & Up) Service: The Kabbalah Tent
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Activity Time for K - Grade 6 Classrooms 10 & 19; Drop-off Only
		11:40am	Sermon
		11:30am - 1:00pm	Family Service II: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Our Preschool Families: Janice M. Lustig Early Childhood Center
		1:15pm	Birkat Kohanim-The Priestly Blessing
		1:30pm	Conclusion of Service
			EREV SHABBAT SHUVAH - the Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
		6:22pm	Candle Lighting
		6:30pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services)
			NO 8:00 PM SERVICES TONIGHT
DAY	OCT.	TIME	EVENT
Saturday	1		SHABBAT SHUVAH
		9:00am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		6:30pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services)  & Havdalah
Sunday	2		TZOM GEDALIAH-(pronounced: TZOM gi-dal-YA) Fast Day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah, governor of Judah, whose death represented the end of the First Jewish Commonwealth in the sixth century, BCE. The fast begins at sunrise and continues until sunset.
Tuesday	4		DEADLINE DAY Remember to order your lulav and etrog set for Sukkot. Order through the office at (516) 938-8390. Remember to RSVP for at least one meal in the sukkah. RSVP to the office at (516) 938-8390.
Wednesday	5	7:30pm	Shofar Blowers, Come Blow Your Horns!! Practice Session for all Yom Kippur Teki'ah Gedolah Shofar Blowers.  Got a Shofar?  We'll make you a real Ba'al Tekiah (shofar blower)!! Come blow Your Horn!
Friday	7		EREV YOM KIPPUR (Don't forget your non-leather sneakers!)
		6:10pm	Candle Lighting Candles may be lit in the synagogue's Oneg Shabbat Room kitchen prior to Kol Nidrei
		6:15pm	Minhah
		6:25pm	Kol Nidrei
		9:00pm	Conclusion of Service
Shabbat	8		YOM KIPPUR
		8:30am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		9:30am - 11:00am	Family Service I: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Our Preschool Families: Janice M. Lustig Early Childhood Center
		9:30am - 10:30am	The Kabbalah Tent
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Teen (Grades 7 & Up) Service: The Kabbalah Tent
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Activity Time for K - Grade 6 Classrooms 10 & 19; Drop-off Only
		11:40am	Sermon
		11:30am - 1:00pm	Family Service II: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Our Preschool Families: Janice M. Lustig Early Childhood Center
		NOON	Sermon
		2:15pm	Birkat Kohanim-The Priestly Blessing
		2:30pm	Midway's Yizkor
		3:00pm	Break
		3:15pm	Public Yizkor
		3:55pm	Minhah (Afternoon Service)
		5:55pm	Ne'ilah-The Concluding Service
		6:55pm	Ma'ariv (Evening Service) & Havdalah
Shabbat	8	7:09pm	TEKI'AH GEDOLAH: THE GREAT SHOFAR BLAST & CONCLUSION OF YOM KIPPUR- Got a shofar? If it's already at the synagogue prior to Yom Kippur (easily stored in Rabbi Rank's study), you can participate in the final teki'ah gedolah, the long shofar blast, that signals the end of the fast.

BABYSITTING, JANICE M. LUSTIG EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER  - DROP-OFF ONLY

Rosh Hashanah I	9:30am - 1:30pm
Rosh Hashanah II	9:30am - 1:30pm
Erev Yom Kippur	6:15pm - 8:00pm
Yom Kippur	9:30am - 3:00pm

King Henry VII, (1491-1547)