Shanah Tovah 2011 – 5772 High Holy Days Bulletin

2011 High Holy Days Bulletin
A Moment of Intimacy with the Divine
Yom Kippur Neilah Ark Ceremony
A Unique Opportunity…NOT TO BE MISSED
Shabbat, October 8, 4:45 pm
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Neilah Services
Torah is a gift from God to the People Israel. In Synagogue Sanctuaries, the place we keep this powerful
gift is the Aron HaKodesh, the Holy Ark. While Judaism does not distinguish one place as being “more
holy” or “closer” to God than any other, there is a communal sense that the Aron HaKodesh represents a
spiritual space and an opportunity for drawing nearer to the Almighty. This year, once again, we invite
the Congregation to participate in a special opportunity for personal prayer before the Aron HaKodesh.
During the Neilah service of Yom Kippur, on Shabbat, October 8, at approximately 4:45 pm, you are
invited as individuals, or as families, to come onto the Bimah and stand for a brief moment before the
open Ark in personal, silent prayer. Because of the wonderful, enthusiastic and overwhelming response
to this opportunity in past years, we kindly request that you be considerate of others in the length of
time you stand before the Ark so we can include all who wish to participate.
As a reminder, at the conclusion of Neilah, we will Daven Ma’ariv and then invite all of our children to
the Bimah to participate in a special ceremony before the final Shofar blasts. (We have special gifts for
our youngest members!)
May you be inscribed in the Book of Life!
Congregational Break-the-Fast – compliments of BAUSY
After the sounding of the final Shofar blasts, BAUSY (B’nai Amoona United Synagogue Youth) invites
everyone to the glass link to break-the-fast with lemonade, cake and other “noshables”. BAUSY is proud
to continue this tradition for our B’nai Amoona family. We appreciate all your support throughout the
year and look forward to a healthy, happy and sweet new year together!
L’Shanah Tovah!
BAUSY
Congregation B’nai Amoona