5772 Arrives!

Rosh Hashana begins Wednesday night, September 28, and continues until dark on Thursday in the Reform tradition, and until sunset Friday (when Shabbat begins) in the Conservative and Orthodox traditions in America. This is the beginning of the Jewish year 5772.

Beth Shalom will not be holding Rosh Hashana services this year. If you are able to travel, services are happening at Temple Beth El in Eureka, California, 86 miles from our temple, and at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland, Oregon, 127 miles from us. Beth El can be reached at 707-444-2946; Emek Shalom at 541-488-2703. 

We will have services for Shabbat Tshuvah, the sabbath between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, on Friday, September 30 at 7 at the temple. This is a regular Shabbat service, with a few special readings for the season.

In lieu of Torah study on Saturday, October 1, we will meet at B Street Pier in Crescent City for Tashlich. This is a ceremony where we throw our sins (represented by bread crumbs) into the water in the hopes that they will not follow us into the new year. 

Services are  planned for Yom Kippur,  Friday night October 7 in the evening at 7 and Saturday, October 8 in the morning at 10. I will lead the evening service and Rabbi Joseph Hample, the rabbi at Pelican Bay State Prison, will lead the morning service. The evening service will include Kol Nidre and the morning will include Yizkor, the service of remembrance, and a Torah service. Each service will last about two hours.

There is no extra fee for Yom Kippur, however, the temple is asking for donations prior to services . You can mail donations to Temple Beth Shalom, P.O. Box 1557, Crescent City, CA 95531. There is a button to click on the blog to make donations using a credit card also.

Comments, suggestions, and volunteer help, especially help to lead services, can be offered by commenting on the blog http://templebethshalom.blogspot.com, via e-mail at delnortebethshalom@gmail.com or by writing to us at the P.O Box. 

Our Board of Directors: Judi Lewis, Rose Munger and I, wish everyone on our e-mail list and the readers of our blog,  a happy and healthy new year. L' Shana Tova Tikatevu!

Barry Wendell

President

Beth Shalom