Or Shalom Synagogue710 East 10th Ave.Vancouver, B.C. V5T 2A7

(604) 872-1614

office@orshalom.ca

www.orshalom.ca

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCESunday, Sept. 15 10am A Challah-Day for All AgesOr Shalom

Friday, Sept. 20 Selichot with Daniel Matt6:30pm Dinner, Shabbat Melodies & Introductory TalkOr Shalom

Saturday, Sept. 21 Selichot with Daniel Matt10am Shabbat service, Dvar Torah on Parashat Ki Tavo

7:30pm Havdalah & Program: How Kabbalah Can Stimulate Us to Renew Our Lives Or Shalom

Sunday, Sept. 295pm Erev Rosh Hashanah serviceOr Shalom

Monday, Sept. 30 Rosh Hashanah Day 19am Rosh Hashanah service4pm Tashlich at Queen Elizabeth Park

Tuesday, Oct. 1 Rosh Hashanah Day 29am Rosh Hashanah service10:30am Blowing of Shofar, unrolling of the Torah

Tuesday, Oct. 8 Erev Yom Kippur5:30pm Doors5:50pm Candle lighting followed by Kol Nidre

ABOUT OR SHALOMOr Shalom Spiritual Community is the outgrowth of a chavurah founded in 1978, and affiliated with the ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Or Shalom’s Rabbi, Hannah Dresner, has been with us since 2015 and our Rabbis Emeriti, Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan and Rabbi Hillel Goelman, remain actively involved in the congregation. Founding Rabbis Daniel and Hanna Tiferet Siegel are frequent guests and participants. We are a participatory, creative, and inclusive community dedicated to preserving and enlivening our traditions, renewing Judaism for the 21st century.

We welcome everyone to participate regardless of ability to pay. Our High Holiday services welcome about 500 people each year. High Holiday memberships provide an essential part of Or Shalom’s operating revenue, and are critical to our ability to maintain programs for the entire community. Suggested fees per individual are: Adult $380 | Young Adult (18-24) $54 | Child $18

Purchase High Holiday memberships or pay what you can at orshalom.ca/hiho, by cheque, or call the office and pay by credit card.

Participation in High Holidays is included with Full Membership. To find information about our flexible fees, and an application form to become an Or Shalom member, please go to orshalom.ca/membership. Or Shalom Synagogue

Vancouver’s Spiritual Playground

Selichot and Erev Roshanah services

at Or Shalom 710 East 10th Ave

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services at Jewish Community Centre 950 West 41st Ave

Wednesday, Oct. 9 Yom Kippur9am Yom Kippur service12:20pm Yizkor/Musaf2:15pm Yizkor Support Group4pm Pull-out Sessions5:15pm Mincha - In the Belly of the Whale featuring A Chorus of Human and Whale Voices6:20pm Neilah

Sunday, Oct. 13 Erev Sukkot 10am Sukkah building & decoration

Days of Awe5780 | 2019

PREPARING FOR THE DAYS OF AWE

A CHALLAH-DAY FOR ALL AGESSunday, Sept. 15, 10amGet ready for Rosh Hashanah by learning to bake challah in community. RSVP: orshalom.ca/challah

SELICHOT WITH WORLD-RENOWNED SCHOLAR DANIEL MATT

Dr. Daniel Matt visits Or Shalom for a weekend program of adult-oriented Zohar study in preparation for High Holidays 5780. RSVP required: orshalom.ca/selichot.

Co-sponsored by Inter-Religious Studies Program at Vancouver School of Theology and University of British Columbia Diamond Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics. Funding support from Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation.

Daniel Matt is one of the world’s leading authorities on Kabbalah and the Zohar. Recently, he completed an 18-year project of translating and annotating the Zohar. In 2016, Stanford University Press published his ninth volume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, concluding the Zohar’s main commentary on the Torah. For this work, Daniel has been honoured with a National Jewish Book Award and a Koret Jewish Book Award; the latter called his translation “a monumental contribution to the history of Jewish thought.” Currently, Dr. Matt is writing a biography of Elijah the Prophet for the Yale Jewish Lives series.

LOOKING AHEAD TO OUR YIZKOR SERVICEThe names of loved ones we have lost during this past year will be read aloud during Yizkor service on Yom Kippur. To add the names of your beloved lost since last Yom Kippur, email yizkor@orshalom.ca by Sept. 30.

ROSH HASHANAH

YOM KIPPURIt is the custom of our community to wear white throughout Yom Kippur. Please bring your own Machzor if you have one; a limited number of books will be provided. You are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Project Isaiah food drive as well as a tzedakah contribution to Kol Nidre service.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, Sept. 19, 12pmCommons Hour talk at Vancouver School of Theology

Friday, Sept. 20, 6:30pm Vegetarian potluck dinner

7:30pm Shabbat Melodies and Talk: Shekhinah, the Feminine Half of God

Saturday, Sept. 21Shabbat Morning Service: Dvar Torah from Daniel Matt on Parashat Ki Tavo

7:30pm Havdalah & Selichot Program with Meditation: How Kabbalah Can Stimulate Us to Renew Our Lives

10pm Reception

EREV ROSH HASHANAHSunday, Sept. 29, Or Shalom

5 - 6:15pm Kabbalat Chag service led by Rabbi Hannah in the intimacy of our Bayit. Open to community at large

ROSH HASHANAH – DAY 1Monday, Sept. 30, JCC Wosk Auditorium

9am - 1:30pm Rosh Hashanah service

4pm Tashlich at Queen Elizabeth Park -family friendly outdoor spiritual experience

ROSH HASHANAH – DAY 2Tuesday, Oct. 1, JCC Wosk Auditorium

9am - 1:30pm Rosh Hashanah service

10:30 - 11am Family-friendly Shofar & Torah services with unrolling of Torah

SHABBAT SHUVASaturday, Oct. 5, Or Shalom

10am

EREV YOM KIPPURTuesday, Oct. 8, JCC Wosk Auditorium

5:30pm Welcome

5:50pm Candle lighting

6:15 - 8:45pm Kol Nidre service

YOM KIPPURWednesday, Oct. 9, JCC Wosk Auditorium

9am Service begins

12:20 - 2pm Yizkor/Musaf

2:15pm Yizkor Support Group

4 - 5pm Pull-Out Sessions:

• Chanting at the Gates

• Human Agency vs. Divine Sovereignty: A close reading from Mishna Rosh Hashanah

• You Fill and Surround - Meditation

5:15pm Mincha - In the Belly of the Whale featuring a Chorus of Human and Whale Voices

6:20pm Neilah

CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMSTEENSA room is reserved for teens to hang out in throughout Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Teens are encouraged to attend services and a post-Simchat Mitzvah group will lead P’sukei D’zimra on Yom Kippur. Following P’sukei D’zimra, all teens are invited to attend a special program.

TEEN PROGRAMMINGYom Kippur

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 10:30 - 11:30am Yoga and Meaningful Meditation

CHILDRENSpecial educational and contemplative programming for children will be available during High Holidays services.

Children three and up can be left with our children’s educators, who will lead them in play and study appropriate to the sacred season. We strongly encourage you to RSVP at orshalom.ca/high-holiday-family-programming. Light snacks provided. If your child will be with us during lunchtime, please provide a vegetarian, nut-free meal.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMINGPlease visit our website for programming schedule. A physical schedule will be posted in the JCC auditorium during High Holidays.

DROP-OFF TIMES FOR CHILDRENRosh Hashanah

Sunday, Sept. 29, 5 - 6:30pm, Or Shalom

Monday, Sept. 30, 9am - 1:30pm, JCC

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 9am - 1:30pm, JCC Yom Kippur

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 5:45 - 8:45pm, JCC

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 9am - 2pm, 5 - 7:30pm, JCC

MORE AT OR SHALOM

EREV SIMCHAT TORAHMonday, Oct. 21

6:30pm Yizkor

7pm Torah Service with Dancing

EREV SUKKOTSunday, Oct. 13, 10am - 1pm

Sukkah building and decoration

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