Celebrate Sukkot with TI
Zman Simchateinu - The Time of Our Joy
Sukkot 5782 Service Schedule
Erev Sukkot, Monday, September 20
- Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:25pm (Sanctuary & on Zoom)
Sukkot Day 1, Tuesday, September 21
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Shacharit 9am (Sanctuary & on Zoom, with Lulav & Etrog)
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Mincha 6:25pm (Sanctuary & on Zoom)
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Ma’ariv 7:25pm (Sanctuary & on Zoom)
Sukkot Day 2, Wednesday, September 22
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Shacharit 9am (Sanctuary & on Zoom, with Lulav & Etrog)
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Mincha 6:25pm (Sanctuary & on Zoom)
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Ma’ariv 7:23pm (Sanctuary & on Zoom)
Chol Hamoed Sukkot
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Thursday, September 23
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Friday, September 24
Shabbat Chol Hamoed, Saturday, September 25
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Shacharit 9am (Sanctuary & on Zoom/Kohelet)
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We are excited to celebrate Benjamin Liverant’s bar mitzvah on Shabbat morning.
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Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:20pm (Sanctuary)
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Havdallah 7:19pm
Chol Hamoed Sukkot
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Sunday, September 26
Hoshana Rabba, Monday, September 27
Shacharit 6:15am (Sanctuary & on Zoom/Lulav/Willows)
Ritual, Services & Programming
Erev Sukkot – Monday, September 20, 2021
Evening Services, 6:25pm (Sanctuary & on Zoom)
Home/Sukkah Ritual
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Light festival candles at home with two blessings (l'hadlik ner shel yom tov and shehechiyanu) no later than 6:27pm.
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It is customary to light a long-burning or yahrtzeit candle as well (without a blessing) so fire will be available to transfer for lighting candles on Tuesday (7:27pm) evening or for cooking during the holiday.
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Kiddush for festivals should be made in the Sukkah followed by the additional blessings asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu leisheiv basukkah then shehechiyanu. We invite ushpizin (spiritual guests to sit alongside the people we have invited in (See here for more info). We say hamotzi as usual, over two challot, and additional prayers are included in Birkat HaMazon. If it is raining, we eat indoors.
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All seven days of Sukkot, we make an effort to eat, drink, learn, and spend free time in the sukkah. Conceptually during this period, our homes become our temporary dwellings and our sukkot our permanent dwellings.
Sukkot, First Day - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Morning Services, 9am, Sanctuary & on Zoom
Other approximate times are as follows:
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9:45am, Hallel with lulav & etrog
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10:05am, Torah service
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11:40am, Hoshanot (circular procession) with lulav & etrog
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12:15pm, Kiddush in the sukkah
We take up our lulavim before hallel. With the lulav held in the right hand and the etrog in the left, the blessing al n’tilat lulav is said with the etrog upside down (pitom, flower, facing down) Following the blessing, the etrog is turned right side up. The cluster is waved three times in each of the six directions: front, right, back, left, up, and down.
Afternoon Services, 6:25pm, Sanctuary & on Zoom
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Mincha will be followed by Ma’ariv at 7:25pm
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Kiddush in the sukkah
Home/Sukkah Ritual
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Light festival candles at/after 7:25pm (transferring fire from an existing flame), with the blessing l'hadlik ner shel yom tov
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Recite festival kiddush in the sukkah for the second night of Sukkot, followed by shehechiyanu first and leisheiv basukkah (invert the order from the previous night)
Sukkot, Second Day - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Morning Services, 9am, Sanctuary & on Zoom
Other approximate times are as follows:
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9:45am, Hallel with lulav & etrog
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10:05am, Torah service
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11:40am, Hoshanot (circular procession) with lulav & etrog
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12:15pm, Kiddush in the sukkah
Afternoon Services, 6:25pm, Sanctuary & on Zoom
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Mincha will be followed by Ma’ariv at 7:25pm
Chol Hamoed – Intermediate Days of Sukkot – Thursday-Friday, September23-24, 2021
Morning Services, 6:45am, Sanctuary & on Zoom
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Hallel recited with lulavim
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Hoshanot procession with lulavim
Evening Services, Sanctuary & on Zoom
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Thursday evening at 7:15pm
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Friday evening, erev Shabbat services, at 6:15pm
Shabbat Chol Hamoed – Friday, September 24, 2021
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Mincha/Ma’ariv for Shabbat 6:15pm (Sanctuary & on Zoom)
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Kiddush in the sukkah
Home Ritual
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Light Shabbat candles from an existing flame no later than 6:20pm.
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Shabbat rituals take place in the sukkah.
Shabbat Chol Hamoed – Saturday, September 25, 2021
Morning Services, 9am, Sanctuary & on Zoom
Other approximate times are as follows:
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9:45am, Hallel without lulav
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10:25am, Torah service
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11:40am, Hoshanot (circular procession) without lulav
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12:15pm, Kiddush in the sukkah
Afternoon Services, 6:20pm, Sanctuary
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Mincha followed by learning and Ma’ariv
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Havdallah 7:19pm
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Join Rabbi Silverman’s family - and the entire congregation - at a sukkah brunch at her house from 12-3pm. All are welcome! Please sign up here. Masks and vaccinations (for all who are eligible) are required.
Hoshana Rabba – Monday, September 27, 2021
Morning Services, 6:15am, Sanctuary & on Zoom
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Hallel recited with lulavim (last chance!)
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Hoshanot procession with lulavim
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Extra willows are beaten on the ground as a prayer for rain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshana_Rabbah)
Sukkot Events
Sukkot Extravaganza Thursday, September 23rd 5-7pm. Register here!
Sukkah Brunch at Rabbi Silverman's house Sunday, September 26th 2pm. Register here!
Hertz Family Sukkah Party Sunday, September 26th 4-6pm. Register here!