THIS SHABBAT AT ROMEMU
Shabbat Shuva @ Redeemer Presbyterian Church (150 West 83rd Street):
Friday, 9/14
5:00 PM - Sha'Baby - Room 310
6:10 PM - Pre-Prayer Meditation - Sanctuary
6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Sanctuary
Saturday, 9/15
9:00 AM - Open Book Torah Study - Room 315
10:00 AM - Shabbat Services - Sanctuary
11:00 AM - Children's Blessing - Sanctuary
12:30 PM - Shabbat Shuvah Lunch and Learn - 5th Floor Loft
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Prepare for this Shabbat by listening to a previous year's sermon from this week!
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Can't make it to our services in person? Join us online! All our services are available live on both
Facebook
and
Livestream
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Shana Tovah!
Rosh Hashanah and the start to 5779 at Romemu were incredible. In both Manhattan and in our inaugural High Holidays services in Brooklyn, we davened deeply, listened lovingly and attentively to the powerful blasts of the shofar, and created caring connections with our community members.
In Manhattan, we explored Awaken: Truth by being willing to 'tame our gremlins' (our inner demons and distractions) and were inspired by the call to meet the situations' command.
Links to Rosh Hashanah services are below. Please use the time signatures to find the sermons' starts in each service.
- Erev Rosh Hashanah
- Open the Door: Simply Noticing Our Gremlins (1:04:30)
- Rosh Hashanah Day 1
- Torah Service (Birth of Isaac) | Stay in the Room': Sarah's Painful Pattern (1:57:15)
- Pre-Shofar D'var | Play with Options: Hello, Handsome! (3:03:27)
- Rosh Hashanah Day 2
- Torah Service (Akedah) | The Unwanted Journey by Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses (1:57:41)
- Pre-Shofar D'var | Hearing Your Truth and 9/11 Tribute (3:05:31)
Rosh Hashanah Resources:
This holiday was a beautiful reminder to all of us of truly special nature of this unique community. Thank you all for being an integral part of our sweetest new year yet - whether you joined us at services, watched on Livestream, or were with us in spirit.
On Tuesday evening and Wednesday, we will gather again for the holiest day in our year: Yom Kippur. It is a solemn day of reflection, and one where this year's theme of awakening truth is most apt. As a community, as families, as individuals - let us examine the truths in our own lives, and accept the invitation to be authentic and courageous truth-tellers in the coming year.
Please see below for details on upcoming High Holy Day services and events. More information can always be found at
romemu.org/hhd5779
.
G'mar chatimah tovah! May we all be written, again, in the book of life.
The Romemu Team
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*FREE* Children & Family Services Passes for Yom Kippur:
A
limited
number of free Children & Family Services Passes are available for Yom Kippur at Romemu in Manhattan. Please note that these passes do not include access to the services in the main sanctuary. Please spread the word about this incredible opportunity for families, and feel free to invite friends! A quick registration is all that is required to attend.
To register for a Children & Family Services Pass, please
click here
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Shabbat Shuvah Lunch & Learn:
Join Rabbi David this Saturday, September 15 for a special Shabbat Shuva lunch & learn. A free kiddush lunch has been generously sponsored by Eric Davis and Julia Goldstein in honor of their upcoming wedding. We will gather following Shabbat morning services (at about 12:30 PM) in the 5th floor loft of Redeemer Presbyterian Church at 150 West 83rd Street. No registration required.
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Ticket Pickup:
Tickets will be available for pick up at the
will-call desk at Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services
. Please allow yourself extra time before the service starts to pick up your tickets.
If you have any questions about picking up your tickets, please call our office at (212) 580-4294.
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Sukkot & Simchat Torah:
We have fantastic Sukkot and Simchat Torah programming and services planned and all are welcome to join. For a full listing of all events, please
click here
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A Note on Ticket Availability:
We have reached maximum capacity for all main High Holy Day services in Manhattan. Regrettably, we are no longer able to accommodate ticket requests.
A limited number of free Children & Family Services Passes are available, but do not include access to the services in the main sanctuary.
To register for a Children & Family Services Pass, please
click here
.
If you are not a current Romemu member and are looking for an alternate way to daven with Romemu for these High Holy Days, we encourage you to
click here
to get more information about our services in Brooklyn (led by
H
azzan Basya Schechter and Rabbi Abby Sosland), for which there are still tickets available.
Current Romemu members also have the option of attending High Holy Day services in Brooklyn for no additional charge. Just
click here
to let us know you're coming!
Thank you for your understanding.
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Dream with Us - The Romemu Campus
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Join Romemu leadership for a virtual town hall meeting to discuss the future of the Romemu Campus on the Upper West Side! The meeting will take place online on October 24 from 12-1 PM EST.
Click here
to sign up to be notified when more details become available.
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Get to Know Seekers Holistic Hebrew School
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Registration is open!
Seekers is dedicated to providing a holistic, hands-on approach for meaningful engagement and inspired connection with Jewish life for students and their families. At Seekers, we aim to instill a deep love for Jewish tradition in our students through experiential learning, including theater, music, and outdoor education.
If you have questions or would like to talk more specifically about your children's needs, please contact Director of Youth and Family Education, Rabbi Shoshana Leis, at
shoshana@romemu.org
or (212) 580-4294 x822.
For more information and/ or to enroll your child(ren) in Seekers, please
click here
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Tai Chi is Back at Romemu
Demonstration class - Mon. 9/17 @ 7:30 PM
Regular classes - Mondays 9/17 - 12/10, 7:30 PM
All classes take place at West End Presbyterian Church - 165 West 105th Street, Third Floor
Master teachers Fran Snyder and Bob Chausow return this year to bring Tai Chi to the Romemu community. Experience the beauty and benefits of this ancient practice.
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Preparing to Meet the Divine: Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days
Sun. 9/16 @ 3:00 PM
JCC Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Ave.
This workshop provides an experience of deep reflection and self-contemplation in preparation for an encounter with the Divine. We'll look at Hassidic and Buddhist traditions, coupled with insight meditation, to discover the personal conditions necessary for such an encounter. This program will be led by Diane Burhenne and is co-sponsored by Romemu.
Registration required. To register, please
click here
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Save the Date: 2018 Scholar in Residence Weekend at Romemu
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"Awakening: The Human Quest to Experience the Living Presence of the Divine" with Melila Hellner-Eshed, Ph.D.
Thursday, October 25 - Sunday, October 28
The Romemu community will come together for a weekend of study and discovery to ask and answer the questions that drive the mystical journey: What does it mean to be fully awake? What are the blessings and burdens of an awakened heart?
Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed is a world-renowned Kabbalah scholar and a pioneering woman in the field of mystical studies.
Stay tuned for more information and registration details.
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Chesed Committee
Find yourself in need of help? The Chesed Committee is here for you.
Romemu's Chesed Comittee serves and supports members' well-being through acts of loving kindness.
For more information, to volunteer as a member of the committee, or to reach out for assistance, please contact
Eitan Agai
or
Valerie Kanofsky
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What Matters: Caring Conversations About the End of Life
A new program at Romemu about advance care planning as a Jewish process
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What Matters is an important new program that seeks to help people engage in conversations about advance care planning for future healthcare crises and end-of-life decisions. With the help of trained facilitators from the Romemu community, individuals explore their own values and goals when it comes to making decisions about selecting a health care agent, and about the kind of medical and spiritual care you would want in the event of a medical crisis.
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Support Romemu's future by making a donation. Please
click here
to make your gift today.
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, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Romemu.
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