High Holidays

August 2024/Av 5784

WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR

Our staff, leadership and volunteers have been working diligently to provide our members and guests an inclusive, welcoming and warm environment.  This year is no exception as we look forward to sharing the High Holy Days services with our Rumson Jewish Center at Congregation B’nai Israel family! We are delighted to hold in-person services in our Sanctuary, in addition to Live-streaming options. 

We are honored to have Hazzan Ellen Miller Arad join Rabbi Sagal on the Bimah leading our High Holy Days services.  Many of you had the pleasure to hear Hazzan Ellen’s chanting for us last year.

Those who have High Holy Days tickets included as a part of their membership will automatically be added to our check-in list.  Our Gan families are not charged to attend services. Associate and Affiliate members will be charged for their tickets as is customary when they register. Tickets for Gan families, Associate and Affiliate members and extended family are available using the enclosed ticket form or registering online at our website.  If family members are visiting who belong to a synagogue elsewhere, they may attend at no charge. Contact the main office to make appointments.

All services in our Sanctuary can be accessed through a link on our website or can be viewed on Facebook Live at the Rumson Jewish Center at Congregation B’nai Israel page at no charge.

Our ever popular in-person, Family Together Service will be held at 2:30pm on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur day in our Sanctuary – please check your email so you can register yourselves for this fun, interactive and meaningful family service.

We are thrilled at the return of “PRAY-GROUND”,  a  special holiday-themed program perfect for children ages 2-6 and their parents. It will take place on our playground (in the back of our building) and will be led by our Gan Director Suzanne Wycoff. In the event of inclement weather we will meet in our gym. This program will be held at 9:00 am on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur day.

For those attending by Livestream, there will be electronic access to the Machzor, or you may borrow a hard copy of the Lev Shalom Machzor by contacting the synagogue office. The Memorial Book for Yizkor is available in pdf format.

If you have any questions, please contact RJC at CBI’s Executive Director, Tara Siers, at 732-842-1800 x203 or tara.siers@rumsonjc.org.

On behalf of the Officers and Board of Trustees, we extend best wishes to you and your family for a HEALTHY, happy and sweet New Year.

SHANAH TOVAH!

Dr. Eric Menell                                   Robin Zager                                                        Rabbi Douglas Sagal
CBI President                            Trustee for Religious Life                               

2024/5784 High Holy Day Service Schedule

All Services in our Sanctuary/Social Hall will be live-streamed on our website or Facebook

Mark your calendar for these additional events  - Stay tuned for more exciting details (tickets are not required)!

Sukkot Service in the Sanctuary - Thursday, October 17th at 9:30am!

Join us for “Scotch in the Sukkah” – Sunday, October, 20th at 4pm!

Simchat Torah Celebration and Dancing! Service in the Sanctuary – Wednesday, October 23rd!

Atzeret Simchat Torah Service including Yizkor in Sanctuary – Thursday, October 24th at 9:30am.

Announcing the return of the re-imagined Israeli Art Show! Tuesday, October 15th - Sunday, October 20th (not open October 17th for Sukkot)