A Reform and Conservative Synagogue Serving the Rivertowns
A Reform and Conservative Synagogue Serving the Rivertowns
Join us for the official beginning of the High Holyday season!
Traditionally this service begins at midnight, but we do it a little differently. It is the custom at TBA to begin at 7:00pm with a program and discussion about repentance and forgiveness, followed by a short oneg (coffee and cake), and then the service itself. You are welcome to attend all or part of the evening’s activities.
Program: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Oneg: 9:00pm-9:30pm
Service: 9:30pm-10:15pm
The word selichot means forgiveness, and for 500 years Jews have held a service on the Saturday evening before Rosh Hashanah to start the process of seeking forgiveness. It is a brief, powerful and beautiful ritual, during which we put the Torah scrolls in their white mantles, introduce the musical themes of the Holydays, and prepare ourselves for the season of repentance.
Based on a short-story by Chaim Grade, The Quarrel details the stormy reunion of two Jews who had been good friends as teens in Europe, but drifted apart when one remained religious and the other became agnostic. Their passionate debate about God, who is to blame for evil, and who should be asking forgiveness from whom, makes for truly powerful cinema. After the screening, we will talk about how these themes apply to the High Holy Days, to our obligations to others, and to our own understanding of the role of God in our lives.
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