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Yom Kippur

April 7, 2016
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DAY 1377: Cultural Shpilkes

Dear Hevreh, A couple of weeks ago I was speaking with Robert Klein and Henry Safran, two alumni of Beth Mordecai. They were sharing a story about going back to Robert's family home during the Yom Kippur break to talk, schmooze, and relax. Then, as they were thinking about it more they said, "actually, I don't think this happened during the break [of Yom Kippur]. I think it happened during the service." This little tidbit of Perth Amboy's Jewish history should not sound surprising. One of the hallmarks of our culture is that while we love our tradition, there is only so much of it we can take. Take for instance this one-page-two-minute version of the haggadah shared by some members of[...]

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September 27, 2015
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DAY 1182: The Middle or The End?

(9/25/15), Depending on your take, we are either at the end of the holidays (no more Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur) or we are in the middle of them (Sukkot, Sh'mini Atzeret, & Simhat Torah, here we come!). There are good reasons for both opinions. For those who see us at the end of the holidays, nothing can beat the majesty, the aura, and solemnity of the High Holiday experience (especially after hearing our organ at work on Kol Nidre!). Though it may be a short time, it is an intense time and, especially after Norman's moving Yizkor Address, reminds us why we're Jews. Listen to parts of the Yom Kippur Service including... Organ playing Kol Nidre Cantor Bronwen Mullin's version[...]

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Yom Kippur Service 2015/5776

YOM KIPPUR SERVICE -- Listen to many of the teachings and prayers from our Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur service this year! Kol Nidre Organ playing Kol Nidre [audio wav="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Kol-Nidre-Organ.wav"][/audio] Kol Nidre (Cantor/Rav Bronwen Mullin) [audio wav="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Kol-Nidre-Kol-Nidre.wav"][/audio] Sermon: The Value of Saying "I'm Sorry" (Rabbi Ari Saks) [video mp4="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Kol-Nidre-Sermon.mp4"][/video] Yom Kippur Day Yizkor Appeal (Norman Silverstein) [video mp4="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Yom-Kippur-Yizkor-Appeal.mp4"][/video]   Yizkor (Cantor/Rav Bronwen Mullin) [audio wav="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Yom-Kippur-Yizkor.wav"][/audio]   Sermon: When Expectations Don't Jive with Reality (Rabbi Ari Saks) [video mp4="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Yom-Kippur-Sermon.mp4"][/video]

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Yizkor Appeal from Past President Norman Silverstein

YIZKOR APPEAL - Listen to Past President Norman's Silverstein moving Yizkor appeal to donate to Beth Mordecai in honor of our deceased loved ones... [video mp4="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Yom-Kippur-Yizkor-Appeal.mp4"][/video] Donate today!

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Yom Kippur Yizkor 2015/5776

YIZKOR -- Didn't get a chance to hear Yizkor during Yom Kippur services? Here's your chance! Listen to our Yizkor service this year and insert the names of your loved ones at the appropriate time using the pictures the pictured text below. [audio wav="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Yom-Kippur-Yizkor.wav"][/audio]   Please join us for our next LIVE Yizkor on Monday October 5th, 8am-10:30 am during our Sh'mini Atzeret/Simhat Torah service! CLICK on the pictures. They will open up in a new window in the correct direction  

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Kol Nidre by Cantor Rav Bronwen Mullin

KOL NIDRE -- Listen to Cantor/Rav Bronwen Mullin's beautiful rendition of Kol Nidre... Click below to listen! [audio wav="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Kol-Nidre-Kol-Nidre.wav"][/audio]   You may also enjoy Cantor Mullin's moving hineni prayer from Rosh Hashanah, 5776 (2015). NOTE: Rabbi Mullin has completed rabbinic school and is working in Manhattan. She will not be joining us for High Holidays this year. Our 5778 High Holiday cantor is Anna R. Chapman. Additional information coming soon.

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July 15, 2015
By bethmordecai
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DAY 1110: Writing Our Script for the High Holidays

(7/15/15), 62 days. That's how long it is until we gather together in our beautiful sanctuary to ring in another Jewish New Year (!). I don't know about you, but 62 days feels far off and just around the corner at the same time. Yesterday, I spent some quality time in the library at the Jewish Theological Seminary to prepare material for the holidays and to turn my mind towards the themes of repentance, forgiveness, and self-renewal. Perhaps its because it felt so blistering hot outside, but it was hard to imagine that I was preparing for an event at the end of the summer. Could the words I was reading about a holiday still over two months away resonate with[...]

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October 5, 2014
By bethmordecai
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Yom Kippur Day 5775 Sermon — A Moving Tradition

A Moving Tradition Yom Kippur Day 5775 – October 4, 2014* Rabbi Ari Saks Congregation Beth Mordecai   A week ago today, on a quiet Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur a small group of Jews gathered at Beth Mordecai in Perth Amboy, NJ to schmooze, to learn, and to drink some schnapps. In addition to the laughs and the cajoling needed to convince everyone around the table that it was ok to drink before noon, we had some really interesting conversations about our shul and about Judaism in general. One comment that spurred some interesting discussion was when one of our community members, let’s call him David, said “I think that Judaism or all of religion for that matter is about comfort.” As[...]

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Kol Nidre 5775 Sermon — Forgetting Justice for the Sake of Forgiveness

Forgetting Justice for the Sake of Forgiveness Kol Nidre 5775 – October 3, 2014* Rabbi Ari Saks Congregation Beth Mordecai There is a famous midrash (Masekhet Rosh Hashanah, 17b) in which Moses is standing atop Mt. Sinai about to greet God for the very first time. When God arrives, Moses does not see God’s face but rather a figure wrapped in a beautiful Tallit. God then brings Moses into God’s Tallit and declares: “Moses. I will show you how to lead the people of Israel in prayer.” And as God teaches Moses how to lead the Israelites in prayer, God also teaches him a secret. “Moses, whenever Israel sins, let them recite the following words before Me, and I will forgive them.” And then[...]

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September 19, 2014
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FREE Yom Kippur and 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah

Please join us for Yom Kippur and the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah in our MAIN sanctuary. Not in a catering wing with a television or a speaker with a piped in service. You will be in our main service with our own Rabbi Saks and our Canter, Rabbi Bronwen Mullin. It is the custom of this synagogue to offer FREE services for those days to those that wish to attend and cannot afford a ticket. The first day of Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre do require a very affordable ticket. Please call our office at 732-442-1373 Monday through Thursday from 10-2. If we are not in please leave a message and we will call you back.

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