Women's Rosh Chodesh Newsletter
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Rosh Chodesh Women's Newsletter
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Rosh Hashanah is referred to in the Torah as "the day of
[shofar] blowing." The sounding of the shofar, the ram's
horn, plays center stage. What can we learn from the
shofar?
In creating the whole of
existence, G-d made forces that
reveal Him and forces that
oppose Him –
He made light and He made
darkness.
One who does good brings in
more light. One who fails, feeds
the darkness.
But the one who fails and then
returns transcends that entire
scheme. He reaches out directly
to the Essential Creator. Beyond
darkness and light.
And so, his darkness becomes
light.
- Bringing Heaven Down To Earth
Book I
365 meditations from the
wisdom of the Rebbe,
by Tzvi Freeman
On Rosh Hashanah we use the shofar to produce a
sequence of three sounds. This sequence is repeated
many times during the course of the days' prayers: One,
long and uninterrupted, is the tekiah. The next one – the
teruah – is made up of short spurts of interrupted
sounds, while the third, like the first, is continuous—a
tekiah again.
The teruah tells the painful story of struggle, the first
and third sounds represent perfection, as they continue
unhindered, and even grow in power with time. It is the
second one that sings a different song.
The song of imperfection, of obstacles, challenges, and
inconsistencies. It tells the painful story of struggle, of
many attempts, of an equal amount of failures, of
shortness of breath. But it also tells the story of
unbeatable determination, of triumphs (small but
many), of the strength to move forward, and of
beginnings, all of which inspire hope and faith in the
hearts of those who listen carefully, unable to help
being moved.
According to the mystics, the first sound, pure and
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unadulterated, reflects the perfect beginning of time in
Eden, before there was sin. The second sound, the
teruah, is the mournful tune of exile, sung by us—the
Jews of Diaspora. It is the mouthpiece for those who
September 17/ Tishrei 1
1st Night of Rosh Hashana
6:44
September 18/ Tishrei 2
2nd Night of Rosh Hashana
(light from a pre-existing flame)
know too much pain, leaving them with no energy – or
worse, no willpower – to blow on. They are hindered by
the trials of life, from without and within. They have
lost their breath.
Amid the darkness and hardship, let the teruah be
heard! The perfect world reflected in the sound of the
7:42
September 25/Tishrei 10
Eve of Yom Kippur
6:29
September 30/ Tishrei 15
1st Night of Succot
6:20
October 1/ Tishrei 16
2nd Night of Succot
tekiah isn't lost forever – Moshiach is on his way. The
third sound, which gains in momentum and concludes
(light from a pre-existing flame)
Yet as we to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashana we repeat
7:18
October 5/ Tishrei 19
Shabbat Hol Hamoed
6:12
October 8/ Tishrei 22
Eve of Shmini Atzeret
6:09
October 9/Tishrei 23
Eve of Simhat Torah
the word of the psalms, "Fortunate is the nations who
knows how to blow a teruah" For as much as the teruah
imperfect, those that can realize the opportunity in this
imperfection are blessed.
with a powerful finale, is even more perfect than the
first. It prophesies of Messianic times and the return to
Paradise. For on that day [of Redemption] a tekiah will
be sounded from the the great shofar and the teruah
will expire never to return.
- Taken from “The Sound of Imperfection”- Rabbi Mendel
Kalmenson.
(light from a pre-existing flame)
7:07
October 12/ Tishrei 26
6:01
October 19/ Heshvan 3
5:50
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September 16/ Elul
Eve of Rosh Hashana
September 17/ Tishrei 1
1st Day of Rosh Hashana
September 18/ Tishrei 2
2nd Day of Rosh Hashana
September 19/Tishrei 3
Fast of Gedalia
September 25/ Tishrei 9
Eve of Yom Kippur
September 26/Tishrei 10
Yom Kippur
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Monday
7:30 -8:15PM
Tanya - Rabbi Benchimol
RESUMES OCTOBER 15
Tuesday
7:30 PM
French Torah Class - with a Rabbi from the Manhattan
Kollel
Wednesday
12:00 -2:30
Womens Lunch & Learn - Tamar Tessler
Weekly Parsha - Food for the Body and Soul.
RESUMES OCTOBER 17TH
September 30/Tishrei 14
Eve of Succot
October 1/ Tishrei 15
1st Day of Sukkot
October 2/ Tishrei 16
2nd Day of Sukkot
October 7/Tishrei 21
Hoshana Raba/ Eve of Shmini
Atzeret
October 8/Tishrei 22
Shmini Atzeret
October 9/Tishrei 23
Simhat Torah
The below changes are made
to our daily tefilot during the
Aseret Yemei Teshuva - the 10
Days of Repentance betweeen
The High Holiday schedule can be found by clicking
here
3:30 PM
Parsha, Emunah & Mashiach - Marc Hazan
One hour before Mincha:
Parashat HaShavua - Rabbi Benchimol
During Rosh Hashana there will be Children's
Services on the 3rd Floor from 11am until
before Shofar.
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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Shemone Esrei:
Substitue:
“Ha’kel Ha’kadosh” with
“Ha’meleh Ha’kadosh”
“Meleh Ohev Tzedaka
U’mishpat” with “Ha’meleh
Ha’mishpat”
Insert:
“Zochreinu L’hayim..”
“Mi Chamocha…”
“U’chtov l’chaim tovim…”
“U’b’sefer hayim u’braha…”
Wednesdays
4:15-6:00 PM
After School Hebrew School (6-13 years)
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Shabbat
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Mahazike Torah-Shabbat Youth Minyan (7 years & up)
RESUMES AFTER SUKKOT
Added Tefilot:
Aveinu Malkeinu
Psalm 27: “L’David Hashem
Ori V’yeishi…” – the entire
month of Elul
Sunday, September 16th
Rosh Hashanah Dinner
Services @ 6:40 PM
Dinner @ 7:35 PM
$60 Adult/ $40 Child
PRE EXISTING FLAME
We are forbidden to create a
fire during Yom Tov or Rosh
Hashanah. However, we
may carry the light of an
existing flame and use it for
cooking purposes on Yom
Tov. To light candles, we
need an existing fire such
as a 26 hour Yahrtzeit
candle or a burning stove,
from which we borrow a fire
to light the candles.
CANDLE LIGHTING
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The blessings for the candle
lighting are:
‫ אלקינו מלך‬,'‫ברוך אתה ה‬
‫ אשר קדשנו במצותיו‬,‫העולם‬
‫וצונו להדליק נר‬:
“Blessed are You, Hashem,
our G-d, King of the
universe, Who has sanctified us with His
commandments and has
enjoined on us the
command-ment to kindle
the light of:
On Shabbat say: The
Shabbat”. - ‫ של שבת‬.
On Rosh Hashanah and
Sukkot say: The Festival”. ‫ של יום טוב‬.
On Yom Kippur say: Yom
Kippur”. - ‫ של יום הכיפורים‬.
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Wishing everyone a Shana Tova U'Mituka -- may it be a
year of health, parnasa, and true connection with ones
self, G-d, and fellow man.
May the good always be revealed.
!‫כתיבה וחתימה טובה‬
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