בית
הכנסת הגדול בירושלים
The
Jerusalem Great Synagogue
Schedule
for Rosh Hashana - Asseret Y'mei Teshuva
Friday
September 18
Selichot
(Rnanim Synagogue) 5:20 AM
Shacharit
(Beit Midrash Be'er Miriam)
8:00
AM
Candle
Lighting 6:05
PM
Mincha 6:30
PM
Maariv
– Shabbat Rosh Hashana 7:10
PM
Chief
Chazzan Chaim Adler will officiate on both nights and both days of Rosh
Hashana. On the first night and both
days, he will be accompanied by The Jerusalem Great Synagogue Choir conducted
by Elli Jaffe. Ba'al Shacharit on both
days will be Professor Avraham Steinberg.
Shabbat –First
Day Rosh Hashana - September 19
Shacharit 7:00
AM
Sermon:
Rabbi Zalman Druck
Mincha 6:15
PM
Maariv 7:10
PM
Candle
Lighting
After Maariv
Sunday – Second
Day Rosh Hashana – September 20
Shacharit 7:00
AM
Mincha
and Tashlich 6:05
PM
Rosh
Hashana Concludes 7:15
PM
Asseret Y'mei
Teshuva - September 21-25
Monday
(Tzom Gedalia) Selichot and Shacharit 7:35 AM
Tues,
Wed, Fri Selichot and Shacharit 7:30 AM
Thursday Selichot and Shacharit 7:25
AM
Dear Friends,
If you were in our totally filled Synagogue for the first Selichot this
past Saturday night, I'm certain that you had a spiritually uplifting
experience. We extend our sincere thanks
to HaRav Zalman Druck for his inspiring words, to Chief Chazzan Chaim Adler,
Maestro Elli Jaffe and the members of The Jerusalem Great Synagogue Choir for
their most beautiful and meaningful tefilot.
The Selichot service was professionally videotaped and when copies are
available we will so advise you. One of
those attending recorded part of the service and placed it on an internet
website. If you would like to a bit of
the flavor of Selichot at The Jerusalem Great Synagogue, please go to: http://www.haredim.co.il/ViewArticle.aspx?catID=5&itmID=3024
Our office is open thru Thursday from 9:30
AM – 12:30 PM and again on Thursday evening from 6:00-7:00 PM for those who wish to reserve seats for the
Yamim Noraim. On Friday morning (erev Rosh Hashana), those who reserved their
seats but must still collect their tickets may do so from 9:00 AM-12 Noon. All uncollected tickets are then held by our
Vice President, Zalli Jaffe, who sits in Section Hay-Row 1- seat1 in the
Synagogue during services.
The Jerusalem Great Synagogue and The Yeshurun Central Synagogue are
jointly sponsoring a Shabbat Shuva Drasha in English which will take place on
Shabbat morning, September 26th, at 11:15
AM in the Yeshurun Central Synagogue, 44
King George Street. The speaker is Rabbi Ari Berman and his topic
is: "The Fragility of History and the Path to Redemption: Understanding
the Message and Meaning of the Shofar."
The entire community is invited to participate.
We are beginning our Motzaei Shabbat Social Evening and Lecture Series
on Motzaei Shabbat Breishit (October 17), with one of our most popular
lecturers. Please reserve the date. Our good friend Caroline Glick, Deputy
Managing Editor of The Jerusalem Post, will be our speaker. Her topic will be announced shortly. It will be an evening you won't want to miss.
We thank all of the organizations that are cooperating with us in sponsoring
this series. The complete list of co-sponsors will appear in next week's
newsletter.
With the economic difficulties throughout the world, Israel
hasn't escaped unscathed. Because some
firms here either downsized or closed, some of our congregants have suddenly
found themselves unemployed. We ask
those who have need for employees who live in the Jerusalem
area to please contact us. We will be happy to furnish serious requests with
contact information and/or resumes of those from our community who are seeking employment.
The Jerusalem Great Synagogue's caterer will again this year build a
sukkah in the Dr. Maurice Jaffe z"l Plaza.
They will be serving meals on the evenings and days of Yom Tov. The cost per person per meal is $43 plus
VAT. For 10 or more people in a group,
there will be a 10% discount. For
further information and reservations, please call the caterer's office at
02-623-1174 or 02-623-1175.
If you live outside of Jerusalem
and want to spend Sukkot here, we are delighted to co-operate with Eddie's
Travel who will be celebrating the days of Yom Tov at the nearby Dan Panorama
Hotel and joining us for services and special programs. For further information, please visit their
website www.koshertravelers.com,
call Shelley at Eddie's Travel (Israel
+972 2 992 9801 in the US
+646 240 4118 or e-mail them at info@eddiestravel.com.
We are delighted to have many groups both from Israel
and abroad that tour The Jerusalem Great Synagogue or arrange to have special
programs in our facility. This week, we
were proud to host over 1,000 members of the IDF, who participated in a special
pre-Rosh Hashana program. Speakers
included Israel's Chief Rabbi, the Rishon LZion, Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar; the
Admor of Tolne, Rabbi Weinberger;
members of the Military and Military chaplaincy and our
Director-General, Rabbi Finkelstein. The
following day, a group of young children from the school associated with the Assaf
Harofe Medical Center
toured our Synagogue. Most of the
children were confined to wheelchairs or used walkers. They were filled with delight and enthusiasm
during the hour they spent with us. The adults present noted how these children
focus so much more of their attention on the blessings they have than on their
physical disabilities. It is a good
lesson for all of us.
We continue to pray for the good health and immediate release of Gilad
ben Aviva Schalit. Please add prayers for refua sheleima for those who were
injured in terrorist attacks and in the War in Gaza and for Ratza bat Reesa (Roslyn
Lowy), Aryeh
ben Sarah Leah (Chazzan Aryeh Goldberg), Amiram ben Reina (Amiram Benshimol),
Zahava bat Rachel (Zahava Meczes), Channa bat Chaya Devorah (Anna Schlesinger),
Bracha Miriam bat Rachel (Miriam Sheinberg), Chaim Ariel ben Vera Devora (Ariel
Sharon), Shoshana bat Miriam (Susan Shapiro), Chaya bat Chava (Chaya Herstik),
Amit Yehuda ben Malka (Dr.Amit Schwartz), Shimon Elimelech ben Sima Rivka (Marc
Weinberg), Avraham Yeshayahu ben Aviva (Avraham Yeshayahu Feiner), Shai ben Rachel (Shai Peltz), Miriam Rivkah
bat Adina Leah (Miriam Strasberg), Yissachar Dov ben Peshe (Bud Silver),
Moshe Avigdor ben Rivkah (Martin Herzog), Penina
Rivka Yoela bat Mirel (Penny Bowman) and Gitel
Rivka bat Chaya Risa. May they all be blessed with a speedy and complete
recovery and enjoy good health for many more years.
The past year 5769 was a very challenging yet rewarding one for The
Jerusalem Great Synagogue. When Chazzan
Naftali Herstik became Chazzan Emeritus, we launched an intensive search to
find the best possible person to be our Shaliach Tzibbur. We were very fortunate in bringing world
renowned Chazzan Chaim Adler to serve in that capacity. He brings both a sense of dignity and warmth
as he officiates and we wish him many years of leading us in prayer and
inspiring us as we engage in that aspect of avodat Hashem. The year was also a very challenging one for
us financially. With the world's
economic downturn and the various financial scandals that hurt many
philanthropists in the Jewish community, several of those who had pledged
significant sums of money to assist us had to postpone their commitments until
such time as they are able to recoup their losses. We are indebted to several people who loaned
or donated funds to help us through these difficult times. Their gifts enabled
us to continue to serve the local and the world Jewish community through our
services, lecture series and other special programs. This year also saw some structural
difficulties in our building. Several
months ago, marble slabs became dislodged from the wall near the Aron Kodesh
and we built a wooden sukkah-like structure to prevent anyone from being hurt
should other slabs fall from their place.
We experienced problems with our air-conditioning and heating systems
and endured leaks from the roof area during the rainy season. While not everything has yet been fully
repaired, the marble in that area has been reinforced according to instructions
from certified engineers and our Synagogue's air-conditioning system worked
beautifully during the summer thanks in large measure to the work of our
Engineer David Amichai. We express our
gratitude to all of those who daily work so hard on behalf of our Synagogue, to
our Klei Kodesh, Officers, Board and Council Members and dedicated volunteers. We thank our Donors, supporters and Friends,
without whom we would not be able to fulfill our mission. We are grateful to
all of our congregants and to those who participate in our various
programs. We look forward to the Year
5770 with hope and anticipation for our families, our Synagogue, the State of
Israel, Jews worldwide and all of mankind.
May our prayers be heard, may we be inscribed in the Book of Life,
Health and Happiness and may we witness the Peace for which we so earnestly
pray. L'shana tova tikatayvu
v'taychataymu.
Asher Schapiro