Kol Nidre
01 Oct @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
G’mar Chatima Tovah (May you be sealed)! We wish you an easy fast. Please join us for Erev Yom Kippur services on Wednesday, October 1 at 8 p.m. in the Sanctuary when we gather as a community, with both Reform and Conservative minyanim worshiping together as one congregation for Kol Nidre. (Mincha begins at 7:15 p.m. in the Goldstine-B’nai Jacob Chapel, led by guest Hazzan Penny Myers.)
Please join us in person or on YouTube.
Rabbi Meir Bargeron will lead the Kol Nidre service, weaving together aspects of both liturgical traditions to inspire new insights during this time of reflection, forgiveness, and renewal. He’ll be joined by Hazzan Myers with musical accompaniment by Maestro Robert Nance.
Find the schedule for Reform and Conservative services on the Day of Atonement and the Break-the-Fasts hosted by the ROMEOs that follow both concluding services.
We welcome you to join us throughout the High Holy Days 5786!
JOIN US FOR BREAK THE FAST HOSTED BY THE ROMEOS
The ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) are preparing a delicious break-the-fast meal for the congregation following both Reform and Conservative services on Thursday, October 2. Everyone is invited for tuna salad, egg salad, bagel, lox, herring in wine sauce,herring in sour cream, noodle kugel, fresh fruit and other delicacies.
Please make a reservation online or contact us at (260) 744-4245 by Friday, September 26 so that we can prepare enough food and seating. Thanks to the generosity of the ROMEOs, there is no charge. However, cash donations gladly will be accepted to help offset the costs.
Volunteers are needed to help with set-ups and other tasks. Please contact the Temple office to offer your assistance. If you would like to sponsor the sweet wine for Kiddush, please let us know. Thank you to Denny Reynolds for organizing and the ROMEOs for hosting!
REMEMBERING YOUR LOVED ONES
If you wish to have a loved one’s name included during memorial services on Yom Kippur, please provide information to the Temple office by Thursday, September 25. Call us at (260) 744-4245 or email at office@templecav.org.
Join us for memorial services in person or on YouTube on Thursday, October 2 at 10 a.m. during our Conservative service or 4 p.m. during our Reform service.
SUPPORT THE TEMPLE WITH HIGH HOLY DAYS DONATION
As we prepare to start the New Year, it’s tradition to make a donation to the Temple to help support our year-round efforts to ensure a Jewish presence in Northeast Indiana.
Please consider being a “sponsor” of Achduth Vesholom’s High Holy Days 5786. Your generous gift will be used for needs during the holidays and beyond, from replenishing the floral fund to assisting with security, music, technology, and congregational events.
Sponsors who donate $180 or more by Thursday, September 11 will be recognized in our holiday announcements.
Jewish tradition encourages making tzedakah (charitable gifts) in multiples of 18, which is spelled chai and also means “life.” Donations offered in any amount will be greatly appreciated.
We’re proud to be one congregation with two worship traditions. Whether your customary gift is through sponsoring aliyot during Conservative services or your annual donation contributes to other congregational needs, we value and appreciate your assistance.
We have several ways to give:
- Donate online and choose “High Holy Days” on the dropdown menu. Please indicate if your gift is “in honor of” or “in memory of” a special person, or celebrates an occasion.
- For aliyot during our Conservative service, please contact Josh Tourkow at jtourkow@tcrjlaw.com. (To donate online, choose “High Holy Days – Aliyot” on the dropdown menu and indicate if your gift is “in honor of” or “in memory of” a special person, or celebrates an occasion.)
- Send a check payable to “CAV- The Temple” to sponsor the High Holy Days (5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46807).
SUPPORT HIGH HOLY DAYS FOOD DRIVE WITH THANKSGIVING ITEMS
This year for the High Holy Days, we’re asking you to help those who need food assistance get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving. Wellspring Interfaith Social Services, which counts the Temple among its congregational faith partners, will provide all the fixings their clients need to enjoy a delicious holiday meal. And we can help!
Please take a paper grocery bag from the lobby on Rosh Hashanah and return it on Yom Kippur with the following items in cans or boxes:
Mashed potatoes
Stuffing
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cranberry sauce
Green Beans
Canned Pumpkin
Cake Mix & Frosting
Au Gratin Potatoes
Turkey gravy
French Fried Onions
If shopping is not your thing, we accept checks! Write a check to “Wellspring Interfaith Social Services” for any amount you can donate, get it to Temple, and we will take all checks to Wellspring.
You can always make a direct donation at www.wellspringinterfaith.org.
Fill yourself with the holiday spirit and give what you can!
Thank you from the Social Action Committee!