We welcome the public to most of our High Holy Days Services.
Please contact the office, gro.tcibcnull@learsihteb, 860-233-8215, for more information.
SELICHOT
Saturday. September 24
7:30 PM Selichot Service
Robert Kirschbaum will speak: “Towards a Visual Midrash:
The 42-Letter Name and Related Work”
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Wednesday, September 28
5:30 PM Family Service
7:30 PM Adult Service followed by
Board-sponsored Oneg Yom Tov
Rabbi Michael Pincus and Rabbi Dena Shaffer will speak:
“Who Am I?”
(Service reserved for CBI members and registered guests.)
ROSH HASHANAH
Thursday, September 29
8:45 AM Young Children’s Service
Rabbi Michael Pincus will tell a story:
“Mishka the Kvetch”
10 AM Traditional Service in Sanctuary
Rabbi Dena Shaffer will speak: “I Can See Clearly Now…
Our Quest for Clarity in the New Year”
(Service reserved for CBI members and registered guests.)
10:15 AM Contemporary Service in Haas Hall
(Service reserved for CBI members and registered guests.)
5 PM Community Tashlich
Co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel, Beth David
Synagogue, and the Mandell JCC
Join us for light snacks (honey cake, juice, apples-and-honey),
songs and stories in Beth David’s chapel, conducted by
clergy from both congregations and facilitated by JCC staff,
and concluding with the sounding of Shofar. At 5:30 PM,
the group will walk together to Trout Brook for Tashlich, a
ceremony in which we symbolically cast away our sins.
SHABBAT SHUVAH
Friday, September 30
6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Shuvah Evening Service
Saturday, October 1
11 AM Shabbat Shuvah Morning Service
followed by a Kiddush
CEMETERY VISITS
Sunday, October 2
10am Cemetery in Hartford
11am Cemetery in Avon
KOL NIDRE
Friday, October 7
5:30pm Family Service (Sign Interpreted)
7:30pm Adult Service
Rabbi Michael Pincus will speak:
“The Blessing of Change”
YOM KIPPUR
Saturday, October 8
8:45am Young Children’s Service
Rabbi Dena Shaffer will tell a story:
“The Boy Who Stuck Out His Tongue”
10am Traditional Service in Sanctuary
Rabbi Michael Pincus will speak:
“The Blessing of Failure”
10:15am Contemporary Service in Haas Hall (Sign Interpreted)
1pm Congregants Hour
2pm Afternoon Service
Rabbi Dena Shaffer will speak:
“Jewish Guilt”
4pm Yizkor Service
Rabbi Michael Pincus will speak:
“The Blessing of Memory”
5pm Neilah Service followed by
Break the Fast
EREV SUKKOT
Wednesday, October 12
5:30pm Erev Sukkot Service in the CBI Sukkah and bring your own picnic dinner
SUKKOT
Thursday, October 13
11am Festival Service for the first day of Sukkot followed by a Kiddush
SUKKOT
Friday, October 14
7:30pm Outdoor Shabbat Service
held in our Sukkah
Bring your picnic with you!
Saturday, October 15
11am Shabbat Service
SUKKOT
Sunday, October 16
9:30am Brotherhood Breakfast in the Sukkah with Rabbi Michael Pincus speaking on “The Meaning of Life”
1pm Our community will celebrate Sukkot in the Sukkah at the home of Rabbi Michael and Randi Pincus. All are welcome!
SHEMINI ATZERET
Thursday, October 20
11am Festival and Yizkor Service
SIMCHAT TORAH
Friday, October 21
6:00pm Young Families & Friends
Celebrate with us as we introduce our new Religious School students to a lifetime of study and learning. The evening includes a Young Children’s Service, led by our second grade students, with songs, stories, and prayers, followed by a sit-down, age-appropriate Shabbat dinner, complete with Shabbat blessings. The cost for the dinner is $8 for adults and $5 for children. It’s a casual atmosphere that is perfect for the family with young children to share a Jewish experience with their temple community and socialize with other families. RSVP Lisa Berman, moc.oohaynull@1301namrebal.
7:30pm Simchat Torah Shabbat Service honoring our Russian Community