May we all be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life
Rosh Hashanah Recordings
We are aware there were some technical glitches with our streaming of Rosh Hashanah Services. These unforeseen difficulties were part of a nationwide outage to a popular streaming service. We are so very sorry for the inconvenience and have been working hard on our end to do anything in our power to ensure that Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur Services are streamed seamlessly. If you are watching on our High Holy Day Streaming pageHEREand the video should freeze or say it is "offline," please try refreshing your internet browser window. Also, if you are watching on Facebook Live, and we should experience a brief down period and bring it back up. Please note, Facebook will create a NEW post of the live feed. We will also be recording our full services and will make them available to you as soon as possible.
Full recordings for Rosh Hashanah I & II Services can be foundHERE. For recordings and transcripts of the Sermons for Rosh Hashanah, please see the information below.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Click the image to the right to watch the video of Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose delivering his Rosh Hashanah Day I Sermon.
Click the image to the right to watch the video of Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham delivering his Rosh Hashanah Day II Sermon.
To read transcripts of our Rabbis' Rosh Hashanah Sermons,
The Torah Portion of Haazinu, which we will read in Shuls the world over this coming Shabbat, is (almost always) chanted before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This, of course, has to do with the way in which our ancestors arranged the lectionary, the weekly readings from our Holy Torah. However, in addition to the practical, logistical rationales they had for organizing the selections (to fit the annual cycle of completing the chanting of Torah and begin its reading anew on Simchat Torah), there is also a profound psycho-spiritual reason for this practice. One that can provide great existential value and spiritual import if we carefully analyze the contents of this week’s Sidra.
Haazinu is often described as Shirat Moshe, the Song of Moses, as is immediately evident to anyone who visually scans the text’s structure or listens carefully to its unique poetic lilt. As I was preparing for this Shabbat, I came across an insight by Rabbi Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin, in his fascinating explications of the Parshiot called, Sefer Pri Tzaddik (the Fruits of the Master), that posits that this section of scripture should not be described as Shirah because Biblical Poetic Song “must contain grateful and thankful praise of the Almighty” and this section, despite being masterfully word-smithed, also contains worrisome and frightening negative allusions.
So how can we refer to this as Shirah?
Reb Tzaadok suggest a powerful answer. Though each of us possesses free will, the choice to live in consonance with the ways of God, we all inevitably stumble, falter, and fail. And therefore, we will need to be chastened and ultimately pay the price for our trespasses. However, that by no means is the end of the story. For in the final analysis, our Torah promises that we will eventually learn our lesson and do Teshuvah, repentance, and thus return to ways of the Almighty. And just as Moses envisages our disgrace and downfall due to our sins, so too our great teacher predicts and promises our elevation, uplift, and ultimate redemption. And this is why Haazinu is read proximate to Yom Kippur. For just as we are assured that we will trespass, we also can be confident that if we return earnestly to the Almighty, we will not only regain our spiritual elevation and equilibrium, but we will also surpass our previous religious accomplishments and achievements and enjoy God’s manifold blessings.
May this be our fate in this New Year, and may we thus all be written and inscribed for a Shanah Tovah!
Evening Services and Study Session with Rabbi Neal Rose and Ellior Rose: 6:30 pm via Livestreamand FB Live(only)
Havdalah Led by Adeena Peters: 7:21 pm via Zoom (only)
Melaveh Malkah - Post Havdalah Discussion - Facilitated by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham: 7:21 pm via Zoom (only)
Please scroll down for our High Holy Day schedule from Kever Avot through Yom Kippur.
A Note About High Holy Day Streaming
This year, our High Holy Day Services will be streamed on a special page. This page can be accessed via the link below. You will also find this link on our website - just look for this purple banner.
You may also copy the following URL link into your internet browser:
Yizkor Service and Sermon by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose: 11:00 am
Healing Service with Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose & Cantor Sharon Nathanson: 11:30 am
Yom Kippur University presentations by our Klei Kodesh: 2:30 - 5:00 pm
How do we Grapple with, and Make Sense of, the Yom Kippur Torah Readings--Processing Tradition and Change--A Case Study with Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham: 2:30 pm
Making Sense of the Closing of the Gates (Neilah)--What does this mean and are the gates really closing? Neilah--A case study in last chances with Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose: 3:15 pm
Making sense of the Book of Yonah--A case study in accepting our Uniqueness and Individuality with Rabbi Neal Rose: 4:00 pm
Thank you to all who have pre-registered for our In-Person, Socially Distanced Yom Kippur events. Please check your inbox for information regarding arrival times, parking and health and safety precautions and contact Anita Kraus or Liessa Alperin for more information.
Registration for these events is now closed.
Yom Kippur, Monday, September 28
Family Services 10:00 am & 11:30 am
Young Adult (18+) Schmooze in the Sukkah Garden with Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose 12:15 pm
Hineni: A Moment of Intimacy & Personal Prayer at the Holy Arks in our Main Sanctuary: 12:30 - 5:00 pm
Weekday Minyan Information
Join Us For Minyan!
Our B’nai Amoona’s Minyan Program consists of our amazing, dedicated Minyannaires who assure warm and welcoming ongoing daily Minyanim, morning and evening. These services support those in our community who have lost loved ones and may be feeling lonely and isolated. Our BA virtual Minyanim are a constant source of strength and comfort for those who wish to recite the Kaddish. Moreover, our Minyanim are a wonderful opportunity for spiritual uplift, social connection, community building, and the ability to fulfill one's daily Chiyuv, duty, to thank God for all that we have. This combination of Kehillah and Kibbitzing allows up to remain spiritually connected despite being socially distant. All are warmly welcomed! Please join us!
In observance of Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur, Services will not be available by Zoom on Sunday Night, September 27 or Monday, September 28 (Morning and Evening).
Sunday Morning Minyan will take place virtually at 9:00 am
Tuesday - Friday Morning Minyan will take place virtually at 7:00 am
Mark and Judy Hoffman & Ofer and Rhoda Ben-Gai of Boston on the birth of their granddaughters, Remi Lila and Noa Essie. Proud parents are Gila Hoffman and Asaf Ben-Gai.
WE MOURN THE PASSING OF...
Arline Kalishman; beloved wife of Marvin Kalishman (Z"L); dear mother of Neal (Susan) Kalishman, Mark (Raizell) Kalishman and Jill (Brad) Winters; loving sister of Marylen (Frank Jacobs) Mann; beloved sister-in-law of Jerome (Z"L) (Nancy) Kalishman; grandmother of Julie (Ross Kaplan) Kalishman, Michael Kalishman, Scott (Emily) Kalishman; David Kalishman, Sarah Kalishman; Jeffrey (Katie) Winters, Doug (Amanda) Winters and Jimmy Winters; loving great-grandmother of Charlie, Will, Drew, Bryce and Alexandra Winters, Nolan Kalishman and Benjamin Kaplan. Our dear aunt, great-aunt and friend to many.
Donald M. Kanter, beloved husband of Fanchon Kanter, father of Susan Kanter, Joan (Steven) Brown, Stephanie (William) Weisberg; grandfather of Melissa (William) Klupchak, David Brown; great grandfather of Carly and Cameron Klupchak.
Myron J. Grodsky; loved son of Louis (Z"L) and Goldie (Z"L) Grodsky; husband of Prisella Grodsky; beloved father of Irl (Debbie Silverman), Sheryl (Rick) Hendin, and David (Lynne Hirsh); loving grandfather of 7; great-grandfather of 6; brother of Dr. Gerold Grodsky; brother-in-law of Harlene Hiken, and Marcia (Fred) Stein. Our beloved son, husband, father, brother, brother-in-law, grandfather; great-grandfather, cousin and friend to many.
We are still collecting your photos! Kindly email us pictures of your loved ones (may their lives and legacies be for a blessing!) who are no longer with us, and for whom you will be reciting Yizkor, so we can honor their memories during a special "Pictorial Memorial" Yizkor Service around the time of Shemini Atzeret (the conclusion of the High Holy Day Season).
Please send your digital photos to vickie@bnaiamoona.com by September 30. Todah Rabbah and may the memories of our loved ones be a source of eternal comfort and consolation.
With love and gratitude -Your B'nai Amoona Klei Kodesh
