ALL CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES RECORDED FOLLOW THE TRADITION OF LIGHTING CANDLES 18 (WHICH IN HEBREW IS HAI, A WORD WHICH ALSO MEANS "LIFE") MINUTES PRIOR TO SUNSET. THIS IS THE LATEST TIME CANDLES MAY BE LIT. CANDLES MAY ALWAYS BE LIT EARLIER. WHEN GOING TO SERVICES, LIGHT CANDLES FIRST, THEN COME TO THE SYNAGOGUE.

DAY	AUG.	TIME	EVENT
Tuesday	24		REMEMBER DAY Remember to make this upcoming Yom Kippur special by observing another mitzvah: the wearing of non-leather sneakers.  Have you purchased a pair yet?  This is a mitzvah on a par with fasting!! Remember to order your own sukkah. These 8' x 10' canvass wall sukkot seat eight, are easy to erect and dismantle, easy to store, and affordable. Deadline: Tuesday, September 7. Order through the office at (516) 938-8390. Remember to order your lulav and etrog set for Sukkot. Deadline: Tuesday, September 14. Order through the office at (516) 938-8390. Remember to RSVP for at least one meal in the sukkah. Deadline: Tuesday, September 14. RSVP to the office at (516) 938-8390.
DAY	SEPT.	TIME	EVENT
Saturday	4	9:00pm	PRE-SELIHOT PROGRAM Our Selihot service this evening will be preceded by a presentation of Outsourced, a romantic comedy about the conflicting cultures and values of America and India.  The movie deals with issues of tradition versys modernity and relationships based on economics or humanity.  We will follow the film by a brief discussion of its messages.
		11:00pm	SELIHOT We prepare for the Yamin Nora'im with Selihot, prayers asking God for forgiveness and the fortitude to forgive others.  Our service will also include a cerimonial dressing of the sifrei Toray (pr: seef-RAY to-RAH; translation: Torah scrolls) in their High Holiday white mantles.
Tuesday	7		DEADLINE DAY Your 8' x 10' canvas wall sukkah order is due today.  Contact the office at (516) 938-8390
Wednesday	8		EREV ROSH HASHANAH
		6:59pm	Candle Lighting
		7:05pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services)
		8:05pm	Conclusion of Service
Thursday	9		ROSH HASHANAH DAY ONE
		8:30am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		9:30am - 11:00am	Family Service I: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Families w/Children up to Age 6: Classroom 14
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Teen (Grades 7 & Up) Service: The Tent
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Activity Time for K - Grade 6 Classrooms 10 & 19; Drop-off Only
		11:40am	Sermon
		11:30am - 1:00pm	Family Service II: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Families w/Children up to Age 6: Classroom 14
		12:45pm	Birkat Kohanim-The Priestly Blessing
		1:00pm	Conclusion of Service
		1:30pm - 4:30pm	An Alternative Pilot Service for Everyone
			TASHLIKH
Thursday	9	5:00pm	Meet at Midway: Leisurely Walk for Tashlikh
		5:45pm	Tashlikh-We cast our sins (we'll use bread crumbs) into the waters of Tinker's Pond.
		6:45pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services) & Havdalah
		7:05pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services)
		7:57pm	Candle Lighting—beginning the second day of Rosh Hashanah
DAY	SEPT.	TIME	EVENT
Friday	10		ROSH HASHANAH DAY TWO
		8:30am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		9:30am - 11:00am	Family Service I: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Families w/ Children up to Age 6: Classroom 14
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Teen (Grades 7 & Up) Service: The Tent
		11:00am - 2:00pm	Activity Time for K - Grade 6 Classrooms 10 & 19; Drop-off Only
		11:40am	Sermon
		11:30am - 1:00pm	Family Service II: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Families w/ Children up to Age 6: Classroom 14
		12:45pm	Birkat Kohanim-The Priestly Blessing
		1:00pm	Conclusion of Service
			NO 8:00 PM SERVICES TONIGHT
Saturday	11		SHABBAT SHUVAH
		9:00am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		7:05pm	Minhah/Ma'ariv (Afternoon/Evening Services) & Havdalah
Sunday	12		TZOM GEDALIAH-(pronounced: TZOM gi-dal-YA) Fast Day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah, governor of Judah, whose death represented the end of the First Jewish Commonwealth in the sixth century, BCE. The fast begins at sunrise and continues until sunset.
Tuesday	14		DEADLINE DAY Remember to order your lulav and etrog set for Sukkot. Order through the office at (516) 938-8390. Remember to RSVP for at least one meal in the sukkah. RSVP to the office at (516) 938-8390.
Wednesday	15	7:30pm	Shofar Blowers, Come Blow Your Horns!! Practice Session for all Yom Kippur Teki'ah Gedolah Shofar Blowers.  Got a Shofar?  We'll make you a real Ba'al Tekiah (shofar blower)!! Come blow Your Horn!
Friday	17		EREV YOM KIPPUR (Don't forget your non-leather sneakers!)
		6:42pm	Candle Lighting Candles may be lit in the synagogue's Oneg Shabbat Room kitchen prior to Kol Nidrei
		6:30pm	Minhah
		6:40pm	Kol Nidrei
		9:15pm	Conclusion of Service
Shabbat	18		YOM KIPPUR
		8:30am	Shaharit/Musaf (Morning/Additional Service)
		9:30am - 11:00am	Family Service I: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Families w/ Children up to Age 6: Classroom 14
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Teen (Grades 7 & Up) Service: The Tent
		11:00am - 1:00pm	Activity Time for K - Grade 6 Classrooms 10 & 19; Drop-off Only
		11:40am	Sermon
		11:30am - 1:00pm	Family Service II: Oneg Shabbat Room Program for Families w/ Children up to Age 6: Classroom 14
		NOON	Sermon
		2:15pm	Birkat Kohanim-The Priestly Blessing
		2:30pm	Midway's Yizkor
		3:00pm	Break
		3:15pm	Public Yizkor
		4:10pm	Minhah (Afternoon Service)
		6:10pm	Ne'ilah-The Concluding Service
		7:25pm	Ma'ariv (Evening Service) & Havdalah
Shabbat	18	7:42pm	TEKI'AH GEDOLAH: THE GREAT SHOFAR BLAST & CONCLUSION OF YOM KIPPUR- Got a shofar? If it's already at the synagogue prior to Yom Kippur (easily stored in Rabbi Rank's study), you can participate in the final teki'ah gedolah, the long shofar blast, that signals the end of the fast.

BABYSITTING, CLASSROOM 18 - DROP-OFF ONLY

Rosh Hashanah I	9:30am - 4:45pm
Rosh Hashanah II	9:30am - 1:15pm
Erev Yom Kippur	6:15pm - 9:30pm
Yom Kippur	9:30am - 3:15pm