WRT Weekly Updates and Events - September 20, 2017

WRT Weekly Update - September 20, 2017 This week's Torah portion

Rosh Hashanah

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday, September 20

5:00 pm *Family Service - Beit Midrash

5:45 pm Main Service - Sanctuary

Rosh Hashanah

Thursday, September 21

8:45 am Early Main Service (Lew-Z) - Sanctuary

9:15 am Early Family Service (Lew-Z) - Beit Midrash

11:30 am Late Family Service (A-Lev) - Beit Midrash

11:45 am Late Main Service (A- Lev) - Sanctuary

3:00 pm: *Tot Service - Beit Midrash

5:45 pm: *Tashlich with Young Israel of Scarsdale ( offsite)- Carpenter's Pond

Rosh Hashanah (second day)

Friday, September 22

10:00 am *Morning Service

10:00 am *Alternative Movement Service

*All services marked with an * are open to the community. Click here to download and register for a complimentary Entrance Card to these services.

Please note that an Entrance Card and photo ID are required to attend all services.

High Holidays Food Drive

WRT's Goal this year is to reach 10,000 lbs. by Yom Kippur to help replenish the Food Bank for Westchester. Bring your bags full of non-perishable items throughout these 10 days and deposit them in the collection bins in the Lobby. For those who cannot go shopping, a donation to the Homeless and Hungry fund of WRT will go a long way toward alleviating food insufficiency in our area.

WRT YouTube Channel

Cantor Jill Abramson's message for Elul

Every week during the month of Elul -- the month of personal introspection that leads up to Rosh Hashanah -- our clergy have shared a short video message to aid in your spiritual preparation for the High Holiday season. Click here to watch this week's video. Don't forget to subscribe and you will be notified with updates on our WRT YouTube channel.

Shabbat Services

Shabbat Evening Early Service in the CJL

Friday, September 22 at 6:15 pm

Torah Study

Saturday, September 23 at 9:00 am

Upcoming at WRT

	Cooking4HOPE Monday, September 25 at 10:00 in Temple kitchen Come help prepare a meal that will be delivered to Hope Community Services, a soup kitchen in New Rochelle serving over 120 men, women and children.
	Living with Divorce: Support Group Tuesday, September 26 at 7:30 pm A monthly support and discussion group with Jane Slevin, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), from Westchester Jewish Community Services. Participate in a conversation and connect with others facing similar challenges. For those at all stages of the divorce process.
	Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur Friday, September 29 5:00 pm Family Service - Beit Midrash 5:45 pm Early Main Service - Sanctuary (A-Lev) 8:30 pm Late Main Service - Sanctuary (Lew-Z) Yom Kippur* Saturday, September 30 8:45 am Early Main Service - Sanctuary (A-Lev) 9:15 am Early Family Service - Beit Midrash (A-Lev) 11:30 am Late Main Service - Sanctuary (Lew-Z) 11:30 am Late Family Service - Beit Midrash (Lew-Z) 11:30 am Adult Study Group - CJL 2:15 pm Musical Meditation and Alternate Yizkor - Sanctuary 2:30 pm Tot Service - Beit Midrash 3:30 pm Afternoon Service, Yizkor, Ne'ilah - Sanctuary All services marked with an * are open to the community. Click here to download and register for a complimentary Entrance Card to these services. Please note that an Entrance Card and photo ID are required to attend all services.
	Community Sukkah Build Sunday, October 1 at 9:00 am Join the Rabbis and Cantors of WRT at this special event for the entire family! Help us build our two Sukkah structures for the upcoming Holiday, and participate in the decorating process too. (Adult supervision is required for children participating.) Click here for a list of all our upcoming Sukkot events.
	2017 Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Biennial in Boston, MA December 6 - 10, 2017 At the largest Jewish gathering in North America, 5,000 attendees will come together to worship, learn, sing, build community, and shape the future of the Reform Movement. Visit www.URJ.org for more information and to register.

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Westchester Reform Temple is committed to the value of inclusion, and strives to make worship and programming fully accessible. Our building and bima are wheelchair accessible, and the sanctuary is equipped with assistive listening devices and large-print prayer books. ASL interpretation is available for any worship service upon request, and remote viewing of most services is available via webcasting from our website. If you need any additional accommodations to participate in a temple program, please contact Cantor Amanda Kleinman.

WJCS [Westchester Jewish Community Services] : Through the Partners in Caring Program , WRT is able to offer the support of an onsite Social Worker from WJCS, as well as offer social services to congregants in need.

UJA-Federation of NY: We are grateful for a special grant to enable and empower WRT to be the most inclusive congregation we can be. UJA-Federation also facilitates our partnership with the Jewish Deaf Resource Center, to provide ASL interpretation on demand at services and WRT programs.

URJ [Union for Reform Judaism]: Our Reform Movement's synagogue arm; WRT is a proud member of the URJ and celebrates the leadership of URJ President, WRT Rabbi Emeritus Rick Jacobs.

HUC-JIR [Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion]: WRT supports the HUC-JIR, the official training ground for Reform Jewish professionals, and celebrates the leadership of its President, our congregant, Rabbi Aaron D. Panken.