Shanah Tovah 2011 – 5772 High Holy Days Bulletin

2011 High Holy Days Bulletin
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Tashlich Service
and Shofar Band
Rosh Hashanah I – Thursday, September 29, 2011
5:00 pm - Tober Lobby
Please meet us for our annual Tashlich Service in our Tober Lobby and we will walk
together to the Broadview Farm Lake at Mason and Conway, where we will symbolically
cast off our sins. We will then enjoy some delicious Rosh Hashanah refreshments just before
Minchah & Ma’ariv Services, as we usher in the second day of the New Year.
The Tashlich Service is based on a phrase from the Prophetic Book of Micha (7:19): “You will
cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” As the author Francine Klagsburn suggests in
her book Jewish Days, Tashlich is a unique ritual. “The flowing waters signify washing away
those sins. But on a deeper level, the waters represent the essence of the miracle of Creation
celebrated on Rosh Hashanah. From out of the waters that filled the cosmos, God separated
light from dark and heaven from earth, Scripture tells us. Later, the waters came together
again to flood the land and destroy its inhabitants except for Noah and
those he saved. When those waters receded, the world seemed to be
created anew, with a promise from God that never again would it be
destroyed. The waters of Rosh Hashanah symbolize the Creation of the
world and its new beginning, a creation and beginning that are
commemorated and reenacted each year.”
Shofar Band
Tashlich is an especially poignant ritual for children. Please make every
effort to bring them with you so they can experience the profundity of
this ancient ritual. Don’t forget to bring your bread or breadcrumbs!
L’Shanah Tovah Tikateivu!
Be a part of our Annual B’nai Amoona Shofar Band with Conductor “Maestro” Richard Goldstein
Now is the time to take your Shofar in hand and give your lips and lungs a little pre-Yom Tov practice!
Adults and children, women and men are invited! Beginners are welcome! If you would like to join our
band, contact Susan Brown at 314-576-9990 x 103 or susan.brown@bnaiamoona.com to add your name to
our list of participants!
We look forward to seeing (and hearing) you on the High Holy Days!
Congregation B’nai Amoona