TISHREI 5782
Dear Community Family,
This new year 5782 is very outstanding being the Shmita/Sabbatical year filled with blessings and holiness. The Torah gives distinction to every seventh year in the lunar calendric cycle – calling it Shmita, when we must grant the earth respite, without plowing, planting, sowing and harvesting, allowing it to lay fallow and reenergize its nutrients and forces for an entire year.
The Shmita year is referred to as "the year of Sabbath". Just as the seventh day of each week is dedicated to G-d in peace and tranquility as we rest from 6 days of work, the 7th year is similarly dedicated to G-d in peace and tranquility as the earth rests from 6 years of agronomic toil and production.
A main aspect of this particular commandment reinforces our faith and reliance upon G-d who is ultimately the source of our everyday needs, and not to think or feel that our own work and physical environment is the only ingredient for our success.
The Torah states clearly that when out of natural concern we will ask “What shall we eat on the 7th year?” Almighty G-d assures us that in the sixth year the land will produce so plentifully that it will more than suffice for the 6th, 7th and 8th years as the new crop will only come during the latter half of the 8th year. G-d says, "And I will command my blessings to come upon you to be blessed with all bountifulness in a harmonious and peaceful way”.
Coming from a very challenging year that included many difficult circumstances from an overwhelming, unfathomable tragedy in Surfside, our world being locked down for more than a year, our deep concern and painful realization of our vulnerability facing the negative attitude towards our people around the world and especially in our Holy Land of Israel, and the individual difficulties that people have faced in many areas, it is time this year to have a complete transformation, when everything will work in an over-the-top manner with all good, happiness, joy, peace of mind and soul, and all that our hearts desires are fulfilled with G-d’s infinite blessings in a good way.
May this year be one truly filled with G-d's oversight and Divine compassion, overflowing with the enormous love that G-d Almighty has for each one of us, His children, as an elderly couple has for an only child in their old age.
We look forward very much to see you personally during these Holy Days and invite you to participate in all of our exciting events.
May each and every one of us and all of Israel be inscribed and sealed for a healthy, happy and sweet new year, together with our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, with the immediate advent of Moshiach.
With love and esteem,
Sholom D. Lipskar
Rosh Hashanah Eve
Monday, September 6
Candle lighting 7:16 PM
Mincha & Evening Services 7:15 PM
Sephardic Mincha/Achot 6:50 PM/7:10 PM
Rosh Hashanah 1st Day
Tuesday, September 7
Hashkama/Sunrise Minyan 6:25 AM
Early Morning Services 7:30 AM
Shofar Sounding (Approx.) 9:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 8:30 AM
Morning Service 10:30 AM
Shofar Sounding (Approx.) 12:30 PM
Mincha 6:00 PM
Sephardic Mincha 5:35 PM
Tashlich &Torah class 6:20 PM
Sephardic Arvit 7:20 PM
Evening Services 7:55 PM
Candle lighting After 8:08 PM (from existing flame)
Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day
Wednesday, September 8
Hashkama/Sunrise Minyan 6:25 AM
Early Morning Services 7:30 AM
Shofar Sounding (Approx.) 9:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 8:30 AM
Morning Service 10:30 AM
Shofar Sounding (Approx.) 12:15 PM
Sephardic Mincha/Arvit 6:10 PM
Mincha/ Maariv 6:30 PM followed by Farbrengen
Yom Tov ends 8:06 PM
Tzom Gedalia
Thursday, September 9
Fast Begins 5:51 AM
Morning Services 6:45 AM / 7:30 AM / 9:00 AM
Sephardic Minyan 8:00 AM
Mincha 2:00 PM
Sephardic Mincha 6:50 PM
Mincha 7:00 PM
Fast Ends 7:55 PM
Shabbos Shuva
Friday, September 10
Candle lighting 7:12 PM
Mimcha/Evening Services 7:10 PM
Shabbos Shuva, September 11
Hashkama/Minyan 7:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM
Early Morning Services 8:30 AM
Morning Services 10:30 AM
Kiddush 12:30 PM
Shabbos Community Shiur 6:15 PM
Sephardic Mincha 6:15 PM
Mincha 7:05 PM
Shabbos Ends / Havdalah 8:03 PM
Yom Kippur Eve
Wednesday, September 15
Mincha 2:00 PM
Sephardic Mincha 2:00 PM
Candle lighting 7:06 PM
Fast begins 7:06 PM
Kol Nidrei Services 7:15 PM
Lecha Eli/Kol Nidrei Sephardic 6:50 PM / 7:10 PM
Yom Kippur Day
Thursday, September 16
Hashkama/Sunrise Minyan 6:25 AM
Sephardic Minyan 8:00 AM
Morning Services 9:00 AM
Yizkor Memorial Service (Approx.) 11:30 AM
Sephardic Mincha & Neilah 4:40 PM
Afternoon Service 5:30 PM
Neilah Closing Service 6:45 PM
Final Shofar Blow 7:57 PM
Fast Ends 7:57 PM
Maariv/Blessing of the New Moon 7:57 PM
Follow by light refreshments
Sukkos Eve
Monday, September 20
Candle lighting 7:01 PM
Sephardic Mincha/Arvit 6:35 PM
Mincha & Evening Services 7:00 PM
Community Dinner in the Sukkah 8:00 PM (by reservation)
Sukkos 1st Day
Tuesday, September 21
Hashkama/Minyan 7:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM
Early Morning Services 8:00 AM
Morning Services 10:30 AM
Kiddush in the Sukkah 12:30 PM
Sephardic Mincha/Arvit 6:35 PM / 7:10 PM
Mincha 7:00 PM
Sukkos 2nd Day Eve
Tuesday, September 21
Candle lighting After 7:52 PM (from existing flame)
Evening Services 7:40 PM
Community Dinner in the Sukkah 8:00 PM (by reservation)
Sukkos 2nd Day
Wednesday, September 22
Hashkama/Minyan 7:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM
Early Morning Services 8:00 AM
Morning Services 10:30 AM
Kiddush in the Sukkah 12:30 PM
Sephardic Mincha/Arvit 6:40 PM
Mincha & Evening Services 6:15 PM followed by Farbrengen
Yom Tov ends 7:51 PM
Shabbat Chol Hamoed
Friday, September 24
Candle lighting 6:56 PM
Mincha & Evening Services 6:55 PM
Shabbos, September 25
Hashkama/Minyan 7:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM
Early Morning Services 8:00 AM
Morning Services 10:30 AM
Kiddush in the Sukkah 12:30 PM
Shabbos Community Shiur 6:00 PM
Sephardic Mincha 6:30 PM
Mincha 6:45 PM
Shalosh Seudos 7:05 PM
Ma’ariv and Havdalah 7:47 PM
Hoshanah Rabbah
Sunday, September 26
Sephardic all night Kraya 1:00 AM
Recite Book of Tehillim 1:10 AM
Sephardic Shacharis & Hoshanot 6:40 AM
Morning Services 8:00 AM / 9:00 AM
Shemini Atzeres Eve
Monday, September 27
Candle lighting 6:53 PM
Mincha 6:55 PM
Evening Service 7:35 PM
Followed by Kiddush & Hakafos
Shemini Atzeres Day
Tuesday, September 28
Hashkama Minyan 7:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM
Early Morning Services 8:00 AM
Yizkor Memorial Services (Approx.) 9:45 AM
Morning Services 10:30 AM
Yizkor Memorial Services (Approx.) 12:15 PM
Followed by Kiddush
Simchas Torah Eve
Tuesday, September 28
Mincha & Evening Services 6:50 PM
Light Candles After 7:44 PM (from existing flame)
Followed by Kiddush & Hakafos / Dancing onto the street
Simchas Torah Day
Wednesday, September 29
Hashkama Minyan 7:15 AM
Sephardic Minyan 9:00 AM
Morning Services 9:00 AM
Kiddush & Hakafos 10:15 AM
(Everyone has an Aliyah/Choson Torah/Choson Bereishis)
Grand Simchas Torah Kiddush 2:00 PM
Mincha & Evening Services 6:15 PM followed by Farbrengen
Sephardic Mincha 6:30 PM
Holiday ends 7:43 PM
HOLIDAY CALENDAR
Begins sunset of Monday, September 6, 2021
Ends nightfall of Wednesday, September 8, 2021
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Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
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