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BETH EL BULLETIN

 

High Holiday Schedule 5769

Main Sanctuary and Orthodox Kehillah

 

Scroll down or click here for youth service times

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Scroll down or click here for Pre-Fast Dinner information

S’lichot Saturday, 9/20
Program will begin with Havdalah at 8:30 pm.
See the cover of the September Bulletin for more information.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Monday, 9/29
Evening Service: 6:00 pm

Rosh Hashanah Tuesday, 9/30
Morning Service: 9:00 am
Tashlich: 4:30 p.m. at Eastwood Lake in Chapel Hill (directions below)

click here for a PDF version of the Tashlich service booklet

Evening Service: Main Sanctuary, 6:00 pm
........................Orthodox Kehillah, TBA

Rosh Hashanah II Wednesday, 10/1
Morning Service: 9:00 a.m.

Cemetery Visitation Sunday, 10/5
Durham Hebrew Cemetery: 10:30 am

Erev Yom Kippur Wednesday, 10/8
Pre-Fast Dinner (RSVP and Advance payment required, see below) Kol Nidre:­ 6:00 pm

Yom Kippur Thursday, 10/9
Morning Service: 9:00 am
Mincha: 5:00pm
Ne’ilah:6:30 pm

 

Children's Services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Jr. Congregation (3rd—6th grade) will be held in the Freedman Center 10:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Jr. Jr. (Pre-K—2nd grades) and Tot (< 4) will be held in the preschool classrooms 10:30-11:15 a.m.

 

Parking for the High Holidays

Please reserve the Beth El lot
for our congregants with special needs.

>>Do NOT park on the street South of Markham Avenue or West of the Watts/Markham intersection (permits are required for street parking in those areas)

>>Beth El will not be responsible for any tickets received due to illegal parking.

>>Overflow parking is available at these sites for the dates/times listed below.  If a date/time is not listed, we can not park there.

Grace Lutheran - Please use the Buchanan Street entrance
Monday evening, September 29
Tuesday day and evening, September 30
Wednesday day, October 1
Wednesday evening, October 8 (ONLY north half of the lot)
Thursday day and evening, October 9


George Watts Elementary
Tuesday evening, September 30
Wednesday evening, October 8

 
Watts Baptist
Monday evening, September 29
Tuesday day and evening, September 30
Thursday day and evening, October 9
 

>>Please respect any “no parking today” signs that may be posted at the church lots due to unforseen events such as a funeral.

 

Tashlich in Chapel Hill

Tuesday, 9/30 4:30 p.m. at Eastwood Lake in Chapel Hill

(Service booklets are available through the office and our by clicking here if you’d like to arrange your own service.)

Directions to Eastwood Lake from Durham: 15/501 Business (Franklin Street) into town. Turn right onto Elliott Road. Stay on Elliott until it ends at Curtis Rd. Turn right onto Curtis Rd. Follow Curtis to the bottom of the hill. At the stop sign at the bottom of the hill, turn right onto South Lakeshore Drive. Follow South Lakeshore, it winds around and ends up in the parking lot for the Eastwood Lake/Lake Forest Recreational Area.

Please park in the parking lot if possible. In the past, residents of the neighborhood have not been happy with people parking on the street.

 

Pre-Fast Community Dinner

WHEN: Wednesday, October 8, 4:45-5:45 (services start at 6:00)   

COST:  $24 adults / $18 kids 10 and under

MAX.  ATTENDANCE:  120

All RSVPs and payments must be received by Krisha in the office no later than noon on October 2. 

We can not offer refunds for cancellations made after October 2.      

Please indicate if you have food allergies (nut, gluten, etc.), so that we can accommodate these needs.

MENU:

Meat entree: A variety of chicken dishes will be offered:  (lemon, tuscan, teriyaki)

**Vegetarian entree:  Edamame/Tofu stuffed pepper (Provide name of person requesting vegetarian with RSVP) ** Please do not order a vegetarian entree unless you plan on eating ONLY a vegetarian entree, so we can plan the meat entrees sufficiently

Dinner rolls with parve margarine

Vinagrette Garden fresh salad

Rice Pilaf with roasted vegetables

Sherried Sauteed Mushrooms

Fresh fruit bowl

Parve Brownie Bar with sauces (chocolate, raspberry chambourd)

Sodas, lemonade, ice water, coffee & tea