HIGH HOLY DAYS

SELICHOT

Saturday, September 12, 8:00 pm via Zoom

Music and Rituals of Preparation

ROSH HASHANAH

Friday, September 18

Rosh Hashanah Blessings, Songs & Shofar, 6:00 pm via Zoom

Erev Rosh Hashanah Seder, 7:30 pm via Zoom ... RSVP for a shopping list and instructions; or just join in!

Saturday, September 19

Shofar Kids, 9:00 am, via Zoom ... Sign up to receive your Shofar Kids Supply package!

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 10:00 am, via YouTube and Facebook and Oradell Public Television: Verizon Fios Channel 28, Cablevision Channel 77 (Oradell only)

Rosh Hashanah Family Service, 2:00 pm, Memorial Field (Muehleck Field), Oradell

Tashlich and Live Shofar Blasts, 3:30 pm, Memorial Field (Skating Pond), Oradell

ROSH HASHANAH (DAY 2)

Sunday, September 20

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 10:00 am, via Zoom

Tashlich and Live Shofar Blasts, 2:00 pm, Memorial Field (Skating Pond), Oradell

YOM KIPPUR

Sunday, September 27

Kol Nidrei Service, 7:30 pm, via YouTube and Facebook Livestreams and Oradell Public Television: Verizon Fios Channel 28, Cablevision Channel 77 (Oradell only)

Monday, September 28

Shofar Kids, 9:00 am, via Zoom

Yom Kippur Morning Service, 10:00 am, via YouTube and Facebook Livestreams and Oradell Public Television: Verizon Fios Channel 28, Cablevision Channel 77 (Oradell only)

Yom Kippur Family Service, 2:00 pm, Memorial Field (Muehleck Field), Oradell

Afternoon Service, 3:30 pm, via YouTube and Facebook Livestreams and Oradell Public Television: Verizon Fios Channel 28, Cablevision Channel 77 (Oradell only)

Yizkor Memorial Service, 4:45 pm, via YouTube and Facebook Livestreams and Oradell Public Television: Verizon Fios Channel 28, Cablevision Channel 77 (Oradell only)

Ne'ilah and Havdallah Live, 5:45 pm, via Zoom

FINDING SERVICES

Services will be either electronic or in-person outdoors, as indicated on the schedule.

ZOOM will allow us to see and greet each other in real time from any computer or mobile device. Links and passwords will be emailed to members and registered guests (see guest policy.)

Livestream and TV will be available via Facebook,YouTube (a link will be sent to your email), koldorot.org, and Oradell Public Television (Verizon Fios Channel 28 in many towns, and Cablevision Channel 77 in Oradel).

Memorial Field in Oradell will be the site for our Family Services and Tashlich. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed.

Family Services will take place in the Muehleck Field section near the corner of Prospect Ave. and Oradell Ave. Bring chairs or blankets for seating on the grass. In case of rain, check koldorot.org for updates.

Tashlich and Shofar gatherings will take place, rain or shine, at the Memorial Field Skating Pond (Van Saun Mill Brook), which can be accessed from Oradell Ave., adjacent to Memorial Field.

GUEST POLICY

All livestream and TV broadcasts are free and open to the public. In-person family services and Tashlich gatherings are free and open to the public. Shofar Kids early childhood experiences are free and open to the public, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link and Shofar Kids Supply Package.

For all other Zoom activities (Selichot, Rosh Hashanah Blessings, Rosh Hashanah Seder, Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Service, an Yom Kippur Ne'ilah and Havdallah):

Members and immediate family: Links and Passwords to all the Zoom meetings will be sent via email to all Kol Dorot members. Log in to make sure your membership is up-to-date for 2020-2021.

Non-members: Guests and extended family of members are invited to join in on all Zoom activities for a donation of $54 per household. Register here, and you will receive links and passwords by email.

PRAYER BOOKS

Main services will be conducted from Mishkan HaNafesh, our new machzor (High Holy Day prayer book.) Free online versions of the machzor are available for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

If you would like to borrow a physical copy of Mishkan HaNefesh, please fill out a request form.

MEMORIAL BOOK AND DIGITAL MEMORIAL BOARD

Memorial Book: Our Memorial Book for 5781 will be distributed to all Kol Dorot members prior to Yom Kippur. To update your listing of loved ones in the Memorial Book or to provide names of those who died in the past year to be read during Yizkor, please fill out the online form by Friday, September 18. Kol Dorot member families that do not submit a form will have the same listings as last year.

Digital Memorial Board: Our new synagogue building features a Digital memorial Board, which displays a digital plaque for every person who was remembered with a memorial plaque at Temple Beth El or Temple Beth Or. The Digital Memorial Board gives us the new opportunity to add photographs and text about our loved ones, to be preserved and cherished in our congregation. New digital plaques can be added for a donation of $360 by filling out an online form.

Our Digital Memorial Board will be displayed via Livestream and TV as part of our Yizkor Memorial Service.

BUILD A SUKKAH

Festival of Sukkot is Saturday, October 3rd to Friday, October 9th

Immediately following Yom Kippur, it is customary to begin building and decorating a Sukkah -- a temporary outdoor structure to spend time and have meals during the Festival of Sukkot.

You can build a Sukkah! For months, we have been confined to our homes. Building a sukkah transforms your deck or yard (anywhere under the stars) into a special, sacred space. It is the perfect project and positive home experience for this moment.

There are Sukkah kits and instructions at every price point and building skill level. Google "DIY Sukkah" or "Sukkah kit" to build your own. Need advice, encouragement, or some helping hands? Rabbi Noah wants to know! email him at rabbinoah@koldorot.org.