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September 5, 2003/Elul 8 5763, Vol. 55, No. 54
Places to pray on Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur
Synagogues all over the Valley hold High Holiday services in a variety of venues this year. While some congregations require membership to attend, the following services are open to the community. Call for further details.
Rosh Hashana begins the evening of Friday, Sept. 26; Yom Kippur begins the evening of Sunday, Oct. 5.
Aish Hatorah
Scottsdale Hilton Resort
6333 N. Scottsdale Road
1-800-Shabbat (742-2228)
Reallyhigh@aztorah.com
- All Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services
- Concise and informative beginners' service with rabbis from the Phoenix Community Kollel
- Interactive commentary, question-and-answer sessions
- All services: $99
- All services plus four meals and break-the-fast catered by Danziger Kosher Catering: $199
- For hotel reservations, contact Professional Travel, 602-200-0202
Beth El Congregation
1118 E. Glendale Ave., Phoenix
602-944-3359
- All services
- Childrenšs services for both holidays
- Babysitting available for a fee, reservations required
- Shofar blowing 10:45 a.m. on second day of Rosh Hashana
- Kever Avot Memorial service 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Greenwood Memorial Park, 2300 W. Van Buren, Phoenix
- Study session with Rabbi Arthur Lavinsky at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6
- Yom Kippur Mincha service conducted by USY members at 4:45 p.m.
- Cost is $125 for Rosh Hashana, $125 for Yom Kippur; no charge for ages 22 and younger; Free for college students and members of the military with current ID
Beth Emeth Congregation
13702 W. Meeker Blvd.
Sun City West
623-584-7210
- All Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services
- Community service, second night of Rosh Hashana: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27; no charge, reservations required
- Yizkor service: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6; no charge, reservations required
- Cost: $200 for all services
Chabad of Arizona
2110 E. Lincoln Drive, Phoenix
602-944-2753
Chabad of Scottsdale
10215 N. Scottsdale Road
Rochel Leah, 480-998-1410
- All services, no charge
- Rosh Hashana services at synagogue, Yom Kippur services at the Holiday Inn Sunspree, 7601 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale
- Guest cantor, children's program, junior congregation
- Traditional Rosh Hashana dinner, reservations required
Chabad of the East Valley
Windmill Inn of Chandler
3535 W. Chandler Blvd.
480-855-4333
- All Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services
- Traditional services blended with contemporary messages
- Special youth services and a children's room
- A Tashlich service at Desert Breeze Park follows the 3:30 p.m. afternoon service at the inn on Sunday, Sept. 28.
- Yizkor service: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6
- Break-the-fast meal: 6:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6
- Free admission to all services, but reservations required for security purposes
Chabad of the West Valley
602-375-2422
- Rosh Hashana: All services at Arrowhead Country Club, 19888 N. 73rd Ave., Glendale
- Shofar blowing, noon on second day of Rosh Hashana
- Special children's service and program
- Services conducted in explanatory manner with commentary and context of prayers provided
- Yom Kippur: All services at the Hampton Inn, 8408 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria
- Free admission to all services but reservations are required for security purposes
Congregation Beth Hagivot
Fountain Hills Community Center
13001 N. La Montana Drive
Fred, 480-827-7936 or Susan,
480-837-1996
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services
- Yom Kippur evening, morning and afternoon services
- Officiated by Cantor Howard Tabaknek
Congregation Gan Shalom
3916 E. Paradise Lane, Phoenix
602-493-8301
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services
- Tashlich, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27
- Kosher Rosh Hashana brunch and break-the-fast, supervised by Greater Phoenix Vaad Hakashruth
- Yom Kippur evning and morning services
- "We are what we remember" afternoon lecture by Dr. Edna Sitelman
- Traditional, family-friendly services led by Cantor Andrew Mayer
- Babysitting available for Yizkor service
- Cost: $75 adult for Rosh Hashana, $100 for Yom Kippur
Congregation Or Chadash
64th Street and Greenway Road
Hana, 602-482-0142
Congregationorchadash@hotmail.com
- First day Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services; second day morning service
- Yom Kippur, evening and morning service
- Officated by Guest Rabbi Toba August and Guest Rabbi Cantor Ralph Resnick
- Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
- Cost: $150 for all services
Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association
Fifth year held at Monterra in Westworld
Send check to: DFJCA, P.O. Box
25068, Scottsdale 85255
Libby, 480-595-9290
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services
- All Yom Kippur services
- Officiated by Rabbi Barry Cohen, Cantorial Soloist Bernie Van Emden
- 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6: Discussion with rabbi
- Note: Prayerbooks are not supplied
- Cost: $95 adults, free for children under 18 and college students
Har Zion Congregation
6140 E. Thunderbird Road, Scottsdale
480-991-0720
- All services
- Services for nonmembers will be officiated by Rabbi Herbert Silberman and Cantor Elliot Tallenfeld; cost of tickets can be applied toward membership
- A Rosh Hashana service for families with children ages 2-6 will be led by Meir Cohen, a third-year rabbinical student at the University of Judaism, and Jeff Wolf, Har Zion associate youth director 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. A second one will be held 5-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, and led by Education Director Fran Richter and Nanci Siegel Manson, director of the Early Childhood Center. Both are free and open to the community.
- Tashlich on the fountain at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28
- Light break-the-fast follows a 6:45 p.m. Blessing of the Children service
Hillel Jewish Student Center at Arizona State University
480-967-7563
- First day Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services
- Yom Kippur: All services
- No charge for full-time college students from area colleges and universities with a valid student ID card
- Cost for non-students is $100 for current synagogue members, $150 for non-synagogue members
- Reservations are required
The New Shul
The Inn at Pima,
7330 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
480-515-2272
- All Rosh Hashana services
- Children's service and babysitting are available
- Optional Erev Rosh Hashana dinner, $28 adults, $12 children under age 13
- First day Rosh Hashana: Kosher luncheon catered by Simply Scrumptious. Reservations and pre-payment required by Sept. 18. Cost: $12 adult, $8 children
- Yom Kippur evening, morning and afternoon services
- Suggested donation: $180 donation per adult, reservations mandatory
Or Adam Congregation
480-663-7788, info@oradam.org
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services at Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E. Chaparral Road
- Children's service 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Tri-City JCC, 1521 S. Indian School Road,Tempe
- Yom Kippur evening service at Scottsdale Community College; Yom Kippur memorial service, discussion and break-the-fast at Tri-City JCC
- Services led by Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, founder of Humanistic Judaism
- Cost: $40 adults each service or $100 all services, $20 children; no charge for Rosh Hashana morning service or children's service
Ruach Hamidbar - Spirit of the Desert
Scottsdale Hilton Resort
6333 N. Scottsdale Road
602-420-1700, www.ruach.org
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and afternoon services
- Second day of Rosh Hashana: Tashlich, shofar and healing service 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, on Saguaro Lake; $40 adults, $20 children
- All Yom Kippur services
- Yizkor and healing service: 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, no charge
- Kosher meals available for Rosh Hashana lunch and Yom Kippur break-the-fast. Reservations required. Each meal is $15 adults, $10 children.
- Services feature Sacred Dance Master Tui Wilschinsky, sacred sounds and healing by Victoria Liljenquist, meditation and healing by Rhonda Mason and Yochanan Kalisher and musicians.
- Cost: $200 adults, $75 children over 10, free for children under 10; Tickets include first day of Rosh Hashana and all Yom Kippur services.
Scottsdale Sepharadic Synagogue
Best Western, 7515 E. Butherus Drive, Scottsdale
- All services
- Yizkor at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6
- Cantor Yehuda Maloul from France
- Traditional Sephardic service, food
- Special hotel rates, 480-951-4000, Code: Temple
- Cost: $50 single, $100 family
Sephardic Community of Arizona
14415 N. Scottsdale Road,
Suites 400-500, Scottsdale
480-443-5288
- All Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services
- Internationally renowned Sephardic Chazzanim Dr. Alain Bohbot of Strasbourg, France, and Yaacov Padlon from Israel
- Officiated by Rabbi Laibel Blotner
- Babysitting and children's services available
- Elaborate festive meals featuring authentic Sephardic cuisine will be served following morning services and after the fast
- Special room rates available at Best Western Scottsdale Airport Suites, 480-483-0042
- Reservations by Sept. 7
- Cost: $150 single, $250 family
Temple Beth Emeth
Kerr Cultural Center
6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
480-941-0306
- First day Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services, Second day Rosh Hashana, morning service
- Yom Kippur, evening and morning services
- Officiated by Rabbi David Stein, son of Beth Emeth founding members Sandy and Peter Stein
- Cost is $145 adults, $50 children over age 13; please specify number of children under age 13 so there are enough seats
- Ticket purchase price applicable toward membership dues
Temple Beth Israel
Phoenix Symphony Hall
455 N. Third St., 480-951-0323
- Yom Kippur afternoon services (Yizkor and concluding service), no charge
Temple Beth Shalom
12202 101st Ave., Sun City
(Two blocks south of Grand Avenue)
623-556-2905
- Second day of Rosh Hashana, 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, no charge
Temple Beth Sholom
3400 N. Dobson Road, Chandler
Kay, 480-897-3636
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services; Second day of Rosh Hashana, morning service
- Tashlich service and dairy potluck dinner, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 at Temple Beth Sholom; no charge
- Yom Kippur, all services and reservation-only break-the-fast dinner
- Childcare will be available at most services, by reservation, no charge; call the office to reserve a space
- Cost: $175 for all Rosh Hashana services, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning service
Temple Emanuel of Tempe
480-838-1414
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services and children's morning service at Bethany Community Church, 6420 S. Price Road, Tempe
- Second day of Rosh Hashana, morning services at Temple Emanuel of Tempe, 5801 S. Rural Road; no charge
- Tashlich 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 at ASU Research Park
- All Yom Kippur services, including a children's morning service, at Bethany Community Church
- Free tickets for college students and members of the military with proper ID
- Cost: $250 for all services, $125 for one holiday
Temple Gan Elohim
Dove of the Desert United Methodist Church, 7201 W. Beardsley Ave., Glendale
623-210-7435, www.templeganelohim.org
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services
- Tashlich service at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27
- All Yom Kippur services
- Break-the-fast, reservations required
- Cost: $145, dependent children must be accompanied by an adult
- Active military/full-time college student tickets available at no charge
- Cost of High Holiday tickets may be applied toward membership dues
- Officiated by Rabbi Sanford Ragins, a rabbi for nearly 40 years in Los Angeles and known internationally as a distinguished speaker, author and educator
- Co-officiated by Cindy Paley of Encino, Calif., an accomplished Jewish recording artist and musical director
- Each household will receive two gifts of music
Temple Kol Ami
480-951-9660
- First day of Rosh Hashana at Glass Garden Community Church, 8620 E. McDonald Drive, Scottsdale
- Yom Kippur at Valley Cathedral, 6225 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
Temple Solel
6805 E. McDonald Drive, Paradise Valley
480-991-7414
- First day of Rosh Hashana, evening and morning services
- All Yom Kippur services
- Children's services for ages 7-12 and ages 3-6 on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
- Break-the-fast sponsored by Women of Temple Solel; light nosh, no charge
- Hearing assistance equipment for the hearing impaired available, reservations required; designated handicapped seating areas
- Babysitting available for a fee, reservations required
- Cost: $300 individual, $450 couple, $550 for family; free for high school and college students and members of the military with ID
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