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Elul 5781/Tishri 5782 MT. ZION CONGREGATION, Sioux Falls, South Dakota September 2021 TIDINGS OF ZION Mt. Zion 1919 2019 From the President... As we enter the Jewish New Year of 5782, I reect on the many changes of the last year. Most of us have experienced very challenging times, very joyous times, and very sad times in the last year. In preparation for the High Holy Days it is the perfect time to discover and remember the lessons G-d has taught us through our experiences. Through these lessons, may we nd ourselves closer to G-d, our families and our community. As we move forward into the next year I must share with you all that I am so very honored to serve as the president of Mt. Zion Congregation. I look forward to getting to know each of you on a deeper level. I want to learn by listening and hearing about your wants and needs of the Jewish community. I will continue to work with the dedicated board members to aect positive growth in opportunities to connect with each other as a community as well as with the larger community of Sioux Falls. If you ever need anything from me, please do not hesitate to contact me. Onward! Jen Dreiske Student Rabbi Ashley Englander is an incoming fourth year rabbinical student at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati. She is originally from the Tampa bay area in Florida, where she also received her B.A. in Religious Studies at the University of South Florida. After her year in Israel (rst year of rabbinical school), she participated in a Jewish farming fellowship for the summer at the Isabella Friedman Center in Connecticut. She has a strong passion for Judaism and Ecology, and nds her inspiration from the authors Wendell Berry, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Rabbi Harold Kushner. Ashley has studied in Israel twice – once in undergrad and once for her year in Israel for HUC-JIR. She has a strong passion for Israel, which is exemplied by her status as a Leell Rabbinic Fellow for AIPAC. While she loves teaching about Jewish ecology, she nds joy in teaching about Israel and discussing our relationship with the country. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband, Austin, her two cats and two dogs. Although she nds a passion in her academics, she loves to try baking and cooking dierent vegan dishes. Ashley is excited to serve another year at the Mt. Zion community! Hello everyone! I’m Student Rabbi Becca Diamond, and I’m a fth year rabbinical student at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati. I’ve wanted to be a rabbi ever since I was in high school, when I was a leader in NFTY, the Reform youth group. I grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and my family belonged to a Reform synagogue, where I became bat mitzvah and was conrmed. I went to Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, and studied history. I also was a leader in Hillel, and co- founded the outdoors club. After college, I was the program director of the College of Charleston Hillel in South Carolina for two years. After my rst year of HUC in Israel, I lived in Brooklyn. Then I transferred to the Cincinnati campus in my third year to be with my boyfriend David, who is also a rabbinical student. I love being outside, especially hiking with my dog Ginny, a two-and-a-half year old Boxer. I’m very excited to be one of the two student rabbis serving Congregation Mt. Zion this year and I look forward to meeting all of you! Meet the Student Rabbis... From Student Rabbi Englander... When I was a child, I was taught that if I cut an apple in half, a Jewish star (a six-pointed star) would be at the center. The teacher would demonstrate this, and my whole class would be in awe. On Rosh Hashanah, we eat apples as a symbol of a sweet new year. According to Jewish tradition, one would carve his/her personal hopes and prayers into the skins of apples before eating them. Eventually, apples and honey became a Rosh Hashanah staple to represent the hope for a sweet new year. This incoming Jewish new year, we each will meditate on our own hopes, aspirations, goals. We will carve these words into our prayers and hearts. I personally have hopes and goals that I am carving into my metaphorical apple for the new Jewish year – be kind, trust in myself, learn more, and be at peace with the unknown. What are you carving into your apple this new Jewish year? In the days and months ahead that we pray, learn and grow together, allow what you’ve carved into your apples become a reality. Throughout the year our carved apples will turn brown, but the messages will stay fresh in our hearts and minds. Shanah tovah umetukah v’gmar chatimah tova. Have a good and sweet year and may you be sealed in the book of life.

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Elul 5781/Tishri 5782 MT. ZION CONGREGATION, Sioux Falls, South Dakota September 2021

TIDINGS OF ZIONMt.Zion

1919 2019

From the President...As we enter the Jewish New Year of 5782, I refl ect on the many changes of the last year. Most of us have experienced very challenging times, very joyous times, and very sad times in the last year. In preparation for the High Holy Days it is the perfect time to discover and remember the lessons G-d has taught us through our experiences. Through these lessons, may we fi nd ourselves closer to G-d, our families and our community.

As we move forward into the next year I must share with you all that I am so very honored to serve as the president of Mt. Zion Congregation. I look forward to getting to know each of you on a deeper level. I want to learn by listening and hearing about your wants and needs of the Jewish community. I will continue to work with the dedicated board members to aff ect positive growth in opportunities to connect with each other as a community as well as with the larger community of Sioux Falls.

If you ever need anything from me, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Onward!Jen Dreiske

Student Rabbi Ashley Englander is an incoming fourth year rabbinical student at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati. She is originally from the Tampa bay area in Florida, where she also received her B.A. in Religious Studies at the University of South Florida. After her year in Israel (fi rst year of rabbinical school), she participated in a Jewish farming fellowship for the summer at the Isabella Friedman Center in Connecticut. She has a strong passion for Judaism and Ecology, and fi nds her inspiration from the authors

Wendell Berry, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Rabbi Harold Kushner.

Ashley has studied in Israel twice – once in undergrad and once for her year in Israel for HUC-JIR. She has a strong passion for Israel, which is exemplifi ed by her status as a Leff ell Rabbinic Fellow for AIPAC. While she loves teaching about Jewish ecology, she fi nds joy in teaching about Israel and discussing our relationship with the country.

She lives in Cincinnati with her husband, Austin, her two cats and two dogs. Although she fi nds a passion in her academics, she loves to try baking and cooking diff erent vegan dishes.

Ashley is excited to serve another year at the Mt. Zion community!

Hello everyone! I’m Student Rabbi Becca Diamond, and I’m a fi fth year rabbinical student at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati. I’ve wanted to be a rabbi ever since I was in high school, when I was a leader in NFTY, the Reform youth group. I grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and my family belonged to a Reform synagogue, where I became bat mitzvah and was confi rmed. I went to Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, and studied history. I also was a leader in Hillel, and co-founded the outdoors club. After college, I was the program director of the College of Charleston Hillel in South Carolina for two years. After my fi rst year of HUC in Israel, I lived in Brooklyn. Then I transferred to the Cincinnati campus in my third year to be with my boyfriend David, who is also a rabbinical student. I love being outside, especially hiking with my dog Ginny, a two-and-a-half year old Boxer. I’m very excited to be one of the two student rabbis serving Congregation Mt. Zion this year and I look forward to meeting all of you!

Meet the Student Rabbis... From Student Rabbi Englander...When I was a child, I was taught that if I cut an apple in

half, a Jewish star (a six-pointed star) would be at the center. The teacher would demonstrate this, and my whole class would be in awe. On Rosh Hashanah, we eat apples as a symbol of a sweet new year. According to Jewish tradition, one would carve his/her personal hopes and prayers into the skins of apples before eating them. Eventually, apples and honey became a Rosh Hashanah staple to represent the hope for a sweet new year.

This incoming Jewish new year, we each will meditate on our own hopes, aspirations, goals. We will carve these words into our prayers and hearts. I personally have hopes and goals that I am carving into my metaphorical apple for the new Jewish year – be kind, trust in myself, learn more, and be at peace with the unknown.

What are you carving into your apple this new Jewish year?

In the days and months ahead that we pray, learn and grow together, allow what you’ve carved into your apples become a reality. Throughout the year our carved apples will turn brown, but the messages will stay fresh in our hearts and minds.

Shanah tovah umetukah v’gmar chatimah tova. Have a good and sweet year and may you be sealed in the book of life.

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Join Us at the Table!

SAVE THE DATE!!!First Friday Shabbat Dinner

Friday, October 1stDinner begins at 6 pm

Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm

We will be resuming our popular FIRST FRIDAY SHABBAT POTLUCK DINNERS on Friday, October 1st in the Social Hall of Mt. Zion Temple. Everyone will have the option of either bringing food (salad, main dish, side dish or dessert) to share or you may bring food/beverage for your household only but join us at the Temple to eat as a community.

We will have extra tables set up so that people can spread themselves out a bit more than usual!

We are excited to be coming back together again!

TIDINGS DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 10th

Remember to submit articles for the October 2021 Tidings

To submit articles,email them to:

[email protected]

DONATIONS TOMT. ZION

( May 10 - August 9, 2021)Please send Temple contributions to: PO Box 756, Sioux Falls, SD 57101

Remember birthdays, anniversaries, yahrzeits, memorials. Please send

your donations to:Mt. Zion Temple

PO Box 756Sioux Falls, SD 57101

GENERAL FUNDTo the Congregation from: Gail & Richard Klein; Fredric Janklow (Irene, SD); Karen Marshall (Sioux Falls, SD); Anne & Rob Peterson; Dave & Marilyn Aronson; Penny & Lonnie Breslow (Savannah, GA); Louis Casson & Julie Roth; Lorna Gallanter; Steve Gutnik; Royce & Steve Hansman; Dick & Freda Hosen; Rosie & Mike Mace; Fred Bryner; Mark & Matilda Oppenheimer; Margo & George Olson; Peter & Bernice Schotten; Sandy & Alon Spektor; Leonard & JoLea Gutnik; Carin & David Rosinsky; Lillian Greenbaum; Joel Greene; Jill Storm & Murray Haar; Mel & Mary Magidson; Helen & Lewis Ofstein; Jay & Shelly Rosenberg; Cathy Ezrailson; Michele & Charlie Fenster; An Anonymous Neighbor To the Congregation from the Walter S. Mander Foundation through the generosity of Susan Wolf and Chuck Wolf and their familyTo the Congregation from the Hymen and Nyla Pitts Charitable Funds of the Sioux Falls Area Community FoundationTo the Congregation in appreciation of the Simcha Shabbat and celebration of milestone wedding anniversaries from Anita & Larry BiermanIn memory of Marty Davidsohn from Anita & Larry Bierman; Shelly & Jay Rosenberg; Mark & Matilda Oppenheimer; Ron Goldsmith (Albuquerque, NM); Bernice & Peter Schotten; Joel Greene; Bernice & Peter Schotten; Cathy Ezrailson; Freda & Dick Hosen; Lorna Gallanter; Reverend Renee Axtel Goodwin (Girard, KS); Lillian Greenbaum; Gerry Kay Walrath (Sioux Falls, SD); Ann Esse (Jacksonville Beach, FL); Barbara Peterson (Sioux Falls, SD) In memory of Jeanne Mace with

sympathy to Rosie & Mike Mace from Lorna Gallanter; Matilda & Mark OppenheimerIn memory of Bob Mendelsohn from Dave & Marilyn AronsonIn appreciation to Mt. Zion Congregation for the love & support of Marty Davidsohn & her family from Sharon & Wayne Rogers & familyTo the Congregation from the Estate of Marty DavidsohnIn honor of Matilda Oppenheimer with appreciation for her love & generosity in composing Marty Davidsohn’s funeral service from Sharon & Wayne Rogers & familyTo the Congregation from the Louis and Dorothy Hurwitz Mt. Zion Congregation Endowment of the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation

YAHRZEITSIn memory of Allan “Sonny” Radin from Sandy RadinIn memory of Dr. I.D. Eirinberg from Sandy RadinIn memory of Ann Oppenheimer from Mark & Matilda Oppenheimer

SISTERHOODFrom: Carol & Stephen Rosenthal; Margo & George Olson; Alon & Sandy Spektor; Deb & Steve Hicks; Susan & Joel Rosenthal; Lillian Greenbaum; Bernice & Peter Schotten; Lorna Gallanter; Matilda & Mark Oppenheimer; Marilyn & Dave Aronson; Sara & Daniel Crosby

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Help support the extraordinary works of Hadassah with a card or certifi cate!Contact Cards & Certfi cates Chair Carol Rosenthal if you’d like to make a donation.

There’s a card or certifi cate in every price range and for every occasion!!

Gail Klein, Chapter President

Mt Zion Congregation COVID-19 Pandemic Response…

Friends, we are happy to know that those of us affl icted by COVID seem to be largely recovered. We also recognize that the pandemic is not over. With our building re-opening and the High Holy Days approaching, we have the following policies to share with you. These are being implemented to keep our community as safe as possible. All recommendations are subject to modifi cation as the prevailing conditions change and we will also be following guidelines from the CDC and other government entities as they are issued.

1) If you are unwell, please do not join us in the building for services or other community events. We will make every eff ort to make our religious services, Torah study, and other community activities accessible to you via Zoom. 2) Everyone over the age of two(2) years old MUST wear a FACEMASK while inside the Mt Zion Temple building at all times except when actively eating or drinking.3) The board will make sure that hand-sanitizer is available in several locations throughout the Temple building.

4) There will be working fans in the sanctuary and social hall to enhance air circulation. Windows will be opened when possible.

5) We will defer to the wishes of the student rabbi or lay-service leader for their instructions re: seating (how far to sit from the bimah; whether or not anyone in addition to the service leader is invited onto the bimah during services) and service participation (whether or not the congregation is asked to speak/read aloud responsively and/or sing) during services.

6) Eating/drinking in the Temple will be at the discretion of every individual. While an Oneg or other event serving refreshments may be off ered, it is each individual’s personal choice as to whether or not to partake. We will try to off er commercially-prepared, pre-packaged, single-portion options whenever possible. For example: bottled water; wrapped cheeses; whole fruits; wrapped candies. There may be other options (e.g. challah) that do not meet these criteria at a given event, but they are only for those comfortable taking them. Whenever food is served at a Temple event, you are always welcome to bring your own food for the enjoyment of yourself and your household.

7) For the time being, we are discouraging visiting groups from attending our Shabbat services.

We welcome other suggestions that you feel would improve your comfort level and help to protect yourself and others. Please contact Board President Jen Dreiske [email protected] or Vice-President Jacob Forstein [email protected] or any board member to share your thoughts.

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Kol Nidre means all vows. Kol Nidre is not a prayer and does not even mention G-d. Kol Nidre is actually a legal formula which dates back centuries. In Biblical times, even after the destruction of the 2nd Temple, people made vows that could not possibly be honored. Leaders of the community and Sages were concerned because they viewed a person’s word as a special bond. Unfortunately, they couldn’t persuade the people to change their views. The rabbi’s of the Talmud then came up with a formal ritual for annulling unkept vows. The formula they came up with actually took place on the day before Rosh Hashanah. Three judges (bet din) heard each case. A formula was recited before the judges, that cancelled vows they made to themselves or to G-d. If the vows were made to other individuals, the individuals had to be present and give their consent. This was the beginning of Kol Nidre.

Many leaders in Jewish communities were opposed to Kol Nidre because they felt it was an easy way for people to avoid obligation. They tried to narrow the scope of which vows could be annulled. This also added to anti-Semitic slander during the Middle Ages. Christians used the formula as a way of keeping Jews from participating in business. They claimed the word of the Jew could not be trusted. In the 19th century at the beginning of the Reform Movement in Germany, the Kol Nidre was deleted from the liturgy. It was not until 1962 the text again appeared in the Union Prayer Book.

The spiritual power among the people managed challenges over the centuries. Today it is one of the most loved liturgical songs in all Judaism. There are many diff erent melodies for Kol Nidre. To this day, the musical origins of the tune we use today remain a mystery. No one knows for sure who composed it. In traditional synagogues, Kol Nidre is changed 3 times, once in many Reform Congregations. The repetition of reciting 3 times probably comes from the ancient practice of reciting offi cial proclamations 3 times. There is a beautiful Midrash explaining the 3 times practice. The fi rst time is sung in a quiet voice, like a servant entering a Kings chamber for the fi rst time. The second time is a bit lowder, symbolic of the servant approaching the royal throne. The third time, the Kol Nidre is sung in full voice, as the servant is in the presence of the King, confi dent of the Kings mercy and forgiveness. Even though Kol Nidre will be sung one time this year, spiritually it will be as if we are entering the Kings chamber for the fi rst time, looking for mercy and forgiveness also.

MAZEL TOVCongratulations to Murray Hurray on his retirement from

the faculty of Augustana University on July 31, 2021.

Mazel tov to Tommy Fenster and Natalie Lobue on their August wedding in California. Proud parents of the

groom are Michele and Charlie Fenster.All times listed are CENTRAL time zone.

HIGH HOLY DAYS SCHEDULEWe are proceeding under the assumption that the High

Holy Day Services will be in-person with a Zoom option for those who prefer or require it. The exceptions are: Shabbat

Shuvah (Sept 10) which will be only via Zoom (not in-person); Taschlich (Sept 7th) & Cemetery Services (Sept 12th) which

will be only in-person (not on Zoom).

Student Rabbi Englander will not be able to attend services in person but will be leading services via Zoom. You may

attend either IN-PERSON or via ZOOM – both options will be available unless pandemic conditions change and we need to

move to all Zoom. You will be notified via email.

ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES led by StR Ashley EnglanderEvening Service, Monday, September 6th, 7:30 pm (in-person or Zoom)Morning Service, Tuesday, September 7th 10:00 am (in-person or Zoom)Tashlich Service, Tuesday, September 7th, Rotary Park (entrance on 26th Street across from Cliff Ave Greenhouse), 4:00 pm: in-person only; (no Zoom; ONLYIN-PERSON)A Tashlich service is held on the shore of a free-flowing body of water and is a symbolic ceremony where we toss bread into the river, stream, etc. as if we were casting off our sins for the previous year. It is a very informal ceremony and is often a highlight of the high holidays for children

and families.

SHABBAT SHUVAH SERVICE led by StR Ashley EnglanderFriday, September 10th, 7:30 pm (ONLY VIA ZOOM; no in-person option)

CEMETERY SERVICES led by Dave AronsonSunday, September 12th: outdoors; ONLY IN-PERSON; no Zoom10:00 am at Mt. Zion Cemetery (E. 12th St.)Immediately following at Sons of Israel Cemetery (E. 12th St.)

YOM KIPPUR SERVICES led by StR Ashley EnglanderKol Nidre, Wednesday, September 15th, 7:30 pm (in-person or Zoom)Yom Kippur Day Services, Thursday, September 16th:Morning Service, 10:00 am (in-person or Zoom)Afternoon Service, 3:00 pm (in-person or Zoom)Yizkor Memorial Service, following (approx. 4 pm) (in-person or Zoom)Concluding Service, following (approx 5 pm) including Havdalah (in-person or Zoom)

SUKKOT led by Student Rabbi Ashley EnglanderFriday, September 24th, 7:30 pm (in-person or Zoom)

SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICESimchat Torah is observed on September 28 - 29. We will not have a Student Rabbi that week. On Friday, October 8th, 7:30 pm Shabbat Services will be led by Student Rabbi Becca Diamond (IN-PERSON OR ZOOM) and she will incorporate something of Simchat Torah into the services.

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The Temple is on Facebook and has a website!

Check it out and“Like” us today!!

Immediate need for hosts listed below.There are also October - December dates available.

09/16/2021 Ashley09/25/2021 Ashley10/23/2021 Ashley11/12/2021 Becca11/13/2021 Becca12/4/2021 Ashley

Sympathy Wishes to the family of Joyce NauenJoyce Nauen (January 15, 1924 - August 26, 2021)

Alice Joyce Phillips was born in Liverpool, England, the third child (of four) and only daughter of Charles John “Jack” and Alice Woodland Phillips. As a girl and young woman, she lived through the Depression and World War II (including the Blitz) and soon after the war married, briefl y, an American GI and emigrated to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 1949 she married Hans Nauen, a German Jewish refugee and the love of her life. She embraced his daughter, Edie, and his religion, becoming a lifelong, active Jew. Her survivors include their four children: Lindsay (Richard Weil, Noah and Ben Weil), Elinor (Johnny Stanton, Tara Lannen-Stanton), Charlie (PJ Pofahl, Rachel and Hannah Nauen), and Varda (Jeff rey Burton, Zoe and Henry Burton), Edie’s daughter Ilona Mettala (Marty Hindsley), uncountable cousins and other family members, great-grandchildren, friends, admirers, and “adopted” children.

Her accomplishments were many and varied. She was a bronze life master in bridge, only 14 points shy of silver. She was president of the NAACP in Sioux Falls and a Weight Watchers regional director, and she recorded books for the blind (they loved her English accent and perfect diction). A trained musician, she starred as Golde in a Sioux Valley Auxiliary production of Fiddler on the Roof, sang at many weddings, and played organ and sang for Mt. Zion Congregation (MtZionSF.com), her home synagogue in Sioux Falls, for 30 years. Visiting London in 1980, Joyce was impressed by the work of the Memorial Scrolls Trust in repairing Torah scrolls saved from the Nazis, and was the prime mover in bringing one of those scrolls to Mt. Zion Congregation. The fact that she wasn’t an American citizen didn’t stop her from taking a passionate and knowledgeable interest in politics, but in 2016, at age 92, she became a citizen in order to vote for a woman for president.

In 1984, after several years as snowbirds, she and Hans moved permanently to Sun City West, Arizona, where he died in 1986. She lived there into her 90s, when she moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, to be closer to family. She survived Covid last year, and died peacefully and unexpectedly in her sleep in the early hours of August 26, 2021.

Her family invites you to honor her life by, most of all, embracing open-mindedly and with good humor everyone you meet, and by donating to causes that support justice, Judaism, art, and music. They only wish they could convey the extent of their gratitude to Sholom Home (sholom.com) and Joyce’s loving, skilled caretakers there.

STUDENT RABBI DINNERSTo host Student Rabbis Ashley or Rebecca for Friday

night or Saturday night dinner, please contact:Steph Wood at 605-366-9115

[email protected]

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PLANT A TREEIN ISRAEL!

Reforest Israel by planting trees in Israel through Hadassah/JNF, the Jewish National Fund.

The price of one tree is $18.

To purchase a tree, contact SHELLY ROSENBERG at 513-226-8651

or email [email protected]

SHABBAT POTLUCK D INNERSHABBAT POTLUCK D INNERFriday, October 1st 1 Dinner begins at 6 pm

Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm

Mt. Zion Congregationwww.mtzionsf.com14th St. & Duluth Ave.PO Box 756Sioux Falls, SD 57101-0756

President: ................... Jennifer DreiskeVice President: ............. Jacob ForsteinTreasurer: ......... Matilda OppenheimerSecretary: ..........................Toni HegnaBoard of Directors: ..... David Aronson

Taly BialostockiCathy EzrailsonCharlie FensterTovia ForsteinPeter Schotten

Past President: ................ DaNiel Wood

Mt.Zion

1919 2019

SISTERHOODGIFT SHOP

Don’t forget about the Sisterhood Gift Shopfor your Judaica needs! Hanukkah is early!!

Matilda OppenheimerGift Shop Coordinator

[email protected]

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YAHRZEITSAll Yahrzeits that are observed Sunday through Saturday are read the Friday of that same week. If a Yahrzeit is not

listed or you need information concerning Yahrzeits, please call Jan Forstein at 332-3354. A Yahrzeit card and envelope

will be sent to you to notify you of upcoming Yahrzeits. (If you do not receive your notifi cation, please contact Jan.)

Also included with the notifi cation card is a donor envelope if you wish to make a donation to the Temple in memory of

your loved one.

September 3rdLena EirinbergJudee Epstein

September 10thLee Altman Aaron Magasiner Ruth Steichen Isador E. Eirinberg Eli Hosen

September 17thJerry Wagner Ruth Goldstein Bertl Schotten Harry Pitts Miriam Greene Fred Harris Bernard Haar Samuel Brown Paul Gallanter Samuel Sigelman

September 24thHenrietta Kopel Leopold Rosenstein Fanny Radin Ann OppenheimerAllan “Sonny” Radin Richard “Dick” Lewin Ludwig “Lou” Wolf

October 1stRosa Greenstein Annie Wiener Bertie Brown Bessie KaufmanGitta Greensterin Fannie Fusfeld

HIGH HOLY

DAYS SCHEDULE

All times listed are CENTRAL time zone.

ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES led by Student Rabbi Ashley EnglanderEvening Service, Monday, September 6th, 7:30 pm (in-person or Zoom)Morning Service, Tuesday, September 7th 10:00 am (in-person or Zoom)Tashlich Service, Tuesday, September 7th, Rotary Park (entrance on 26th Street across from Cliff Ave Greenhouse), 4:00 pm: in-person only; (no Zoom; ONLYIN-PERSON)A Tashlich service is held on the shore of a free-flowing body of water and is a symbolic ceremony where we toss bread into the river, stream, etc. as if we were casting off our sins for the previous year. It is a very informal ceremony and is often a highlight of the high holidays for children and families.

SHABBAT SHUVAH SERVICE led by Student Rabbi Ashley EnglanderFriday, September 10th, 7:30 pm (ONLY VIA ZOOM; no in-person option)

CEMETERY SERVICES led by Dave AronsonSunday, September 12th: outdoors; ONLY IN-PERSON; no Zoom10:00 am at Mt. Zion Cemetery (E. 12th St.)Immediately following at Sons of Israel Cemetery (E. 12th St.)

YOM KIPPUR SERVICES led by Student Rabbi Ashley EnglanderKol Nidre, Wednesday, September 15th, 7:30 pm (in-person or Zoom)Yom Kippur Day Services, Thursday, September 16th:Morning Service, 10:00 am (in-person or Zoom)Afternoon Service, 3:00 pm (in-person or Zoom)Yizkor Memorial Service, following (approx. 4 pm) (in-person or Zoom)Concluding Service, following (approx 5 pm) including Havdalah (in-person or Zoom)

SUKKOT led by Student Rabbi Ashley EnglanderFriday, September 24th, 7:30 pm (in-person or Zoom)

SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICESimchat Torah is observed on September 28 - 29. We will not have a Student Rabbi that week. On Friday, October 8th, 7:30 pm Shabbat Services will be led by Student Rabbi Becca Diamond (IN-PERSON OR ZOOM) and she will incorporate something of Simchat Torah into the services.

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SATURDAYSUNDAY FRIDAYTHURSDAYWEDNESDAYTUESDAYMONDAY

10 (5 Tishri)

Shabbat Shuvah Service led by St Rabbi Englander, 7:30 pm ONLY via ZoomVayeilech Deut 31:1–30Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10,Micah 7:18-20, Joel 2:15-27

24 (19 Tishri)

Sukkot/Shabbat Service led bySt Rabbi Englander, 7:30 pmIn-Person or Zoom

Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:7 The Book of EcclesiatesStephen Rosenthal Bday

17 (12 Tishri)

NO Shabbat Service

Haazinu Deut 32:1–52 Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51

4

10 am Torah StudyIn-person and via Zoom

11

10 am Torah StudyIn-person and via Zoom

1810 am Torah StudyIn-person and via Zoom

Fred Bryner Bday

2510 am Torah StudyIn-person and via Zoom

87

Rosh Hashanah Services 10 am(In-Person or Zoom)Tashlich 4 pmRotary Park (In-P only)Steve Hicks Bday

6

Erev Rosh Hashanah Services 7:30 pm (In-Person or Zoom)

5

16Yom Kippur(In-P/ersonZoom)10 am: Morning3 pm: AfternoonApprx 4 pm: YizkorApprx 5 pm: Con-cluding/Havdalah

15

Kol Nidre7:30 pm(In-Person or Zoom)

Joel Greene Bday

141312

Cemetery ServicesONLY In-Person10 am: Mt Zion CemeterySons of Israel following

28

Erev Simchat Torah

2726

22

Jan Forstein Bday

2119

30

20

7 pm: Temple Board Mtg via Zoom

Erev Sukkot

29

Simchat Torah

7:27 pm

7:15 pm

7:02 pm

9

23

2

10 am Torah StudyIn-person and via Zoom

Mt. Zion Congregation - September 2021

Shabbat times provided by Chabad.org/ShabbatTimes

Oct 1 (26 Tishri)

Fanily Shabbat Dinner 6 pmLay-led Shabbat Service7:30 pm In-Person & Zoom

B'reishit Genesis 1:1-6:8Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-43:10

7:40 pm

3 (27 Elul)

NO Shabbat Service

Nitzavim Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9

1 2

Joyce Maggied Bday

8:25 pm

7:18 pm

7:35 pm

7:02 pm

7:09 pm

Jodie Forstein Bday