Temple Judea-High Holidays

Tradition

Yom Hazikaron

"There is no sound that we hear all year like the sound of the shofar. Where will you be when the shofar sounds?"

The High Holy Days are a special experience at Temple Judea. You will be moved by the spirit of prayer, the beauty of music and the warmth of celebrating with friends.

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Double services for each holiday are held at Temple Judea and at the beautiful Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens.

Early Services at the Eissey with Rabbi Levine & Dimitry Shaposhnikov
Monday, September 29, 2008
7:30 PM – Rosh Hashanah Eve
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
9:15 AM – Rosh Hashanah morning
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
6:30 PM – Kol Nidre
Thursday, October 9, 2008
9:15 AM – Yom Kippur morning
3:45 PM – Violin concert
4:30 PM – Yizkor & Neilah
6:15 PM – Shofar Sounding

Late Services at the Eissey with Rabbi Levine & Michelle Auslander
Monday, September 29, 2008
7:30 PM – Rosh Hashanah Eve
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
11:30 AM – Rosh Hashanah morning
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
8:30 PM – Kol Nidre
Thursday, October 9, 2008
11:30 AM – Yom Kippur morning
3:45 PM – Violin concert
4:30 PM – Yizkor & Neilah
6:15 PM – Shofar Sounding

Family Services at Hood Road with Yaron Kapitilnik and Yael Luski Lawrence
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
9:00 - 9:30 AM – Tot Service
9:30 – 10:30 AM – Preschool – 3rd grade

Thursday, October 9, 2008
9:00 – 9:30 AM – Tot Service
9:30 – 10:30 AM – Preschool – 3rd grade

Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah Services are held erev Rosh Hashanah and the following day.

Rosh HaShanah (literally, "Head of the Year") refers to the celebration of the Jewish New Year. The holiday is observed on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which usually falls in September or October, and marks the beginning of a ten-day period of prayer, self-examination and repentance, which culminate on the fast day of Yom Kippur. These ten days are referred to as Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe or the High Holy Days.

While there are elements of joy and celebration, Rosh HaShanah is a deeply religious occasion. The customs and symbols of Rosh HaShanah reflect the holiday's dual emphasis, happiness and humility. Special customs observed on Rosh HaShanah include; the sounding of the shofar, using round challah, eating apples and honey (and other sweet foods) for a sweet new year.

There is also a customary service observed before Rosh HaShanah. S'lichot, meaning forgiveness, refers to the penitential prayers recited by Jews prior to the onset of the High Holiday season. It is a solemn and fitting preparation for ten days of reflection and self-examination.

Yom Kippur is the "Day of Atonement" and refers to the annual Jewish observance of fasting, prayer and repentance. This is considered to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. In three separate passages in the Torah, the Jewish people are told, "the tenth day of the seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be a sacred occasion for you: You shall practice self-denial?"(Leviticus 23:27). Fasting is seen as fulfilling this biblical commandment. The Yom Kippur fast also enables us to put aside our physical desires and to concentrate on our spiritual needs through prayer, repentance and self-improvement. It is customary in the days before Yom Kippur for Jews to seek out friends and family whom they have wronged and personally ask for their forgiveness.

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