Calendar

September 2018

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						1 Selichot Selichot Sep 1 all-day Tickets Selichot Program & Service 8:30 pm Selichot Program & Service Sep 1 @ 8:30 pm Tickets An evening of study, discussion, prayer and music, focusing on the themes of our fall holiday season. Invite your family and friends to join us as we usher in the High Holy Day Season with
2	3 Labor Day (Office Closed) Labor Day (Office Closed) Sep 3 all-day Tickets	4	5 Achim (The Men’s Group) Lunch 12:00 pm Achim (The Men’s Group) Lunch @ Short Hills Deli Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm Tickets Join the men of M’kor Shalom for lunch and conversation at Short Hills Restaurant & Deli. No RSVP necessary. Pay your own way. (486 E. Evesham Rd, Cherry Hill) Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Ritual Committee Meeting Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	6 Social Action Cooking for Joseph’s House 7:00 pm Social Action Cooking for Joseph’s House Sep 6 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Cook meals for Joseph’s House in Camden, an emergency shelter offering overnight and supportive social services.	7 Erev Shabbat Service (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service (webcast) Sep 7 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Our Erev Shabbat Service begins at 8:00 pm, followed immediately by a congregational Oneg. For those unable to attend in person, this service will be webcast.	8 First Saturday of Religious School 8:45 am First Saturday of Religious School Sep 8 @ 8:45 am Tickets Saturdays, 8:45-11:15 am Parents and children will enjoy brunch together following the first morning of Junior Congregation. Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study Sep 8 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism Sep 8 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule TBA. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am.
9 Erev Rosh Hashanah (Office Closes Early) Erev Rosh Hashanah (Office Closes Early) Sep 9 all-day Tickets First Sunday of Religious School 9:15 am First Sunday of Religious School Sep 9 @ 9:15 am Tickets Sundays, 9:15-11:15 am Parents are invited to join us this week for coffee, bagels and schmoozing while the children enjoy their first day of class. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (webcast) Sep 9 @ 8:00 pm Tickets View the webcast.	10 Rosh Hashanah (Offices Closed) Rosh Hashanah (Offices Closed) Sep 10 – Sep 11 all-day Tickets Rosh Hashanah Early Service (webcast) 8:30 am Rosh Hashanah Early Service (webcast) Sep 10 @ 8:30 am Tickets View the webcast. Rosh Hashanah Late Service (webcast) 11:00 am Rosh Hashanah Late Service (webcast) Sep 10 @ 11:00 am Tickets Family Tashlich Service 3:00 pm Family Tashlich Service @ Croft Farm Sep 10 @ 3:00 pm Tickets Created more than six hundred years ago, Tashlich is the act of going to a place with naturally flowing water, such as a creek or river, on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah and	11 Rosh Hashanah Service – Second Day (webcast) 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Service – Second Day (webcast) Sep 11 @ 10:00 am Tickets View the webcast.	12 Lulav & Etrog Sale Order Deadline Lulav & Etrog Sale Order Deadline Sep 12 all-day Tickets Have your own Lulav & Etrog to use in your Sukkah! $50 per set. Order deadline: September 12 Please note: No sets will be ordered without payment and no extra sets will be ordered. First Wednesday of Religious School 4:10 pm First Wednesday of Religious School Sep 12 @ 4:10 pm Tickets Wednesdays, 4:10-6:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting Sep 12 @ 7:00 pm Tickets	13	14 Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Sep 14 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Our Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:30 pm. Please join us for pre-service refreshments starting at 6:00 pm.	15 Shabbat Shuvah Shabbaton 9:00 am Shabbat Shuvah Shabbaton Sep 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join in extended Torah Study and conversation with our clergy. Inscribe Us in the Book of Life: Myths, Metaphors and Meanings The Talmud teaches: “Three books are opened on Rosh Hashanah before the Holy One,
16 Adult Education Committee Meeting 9:30 am Adult Education Committee Meeting Sep 16 @ 9:30 am Tickets	17 Education & Youth Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Education & Youth Committee Meeting Sep 17 @ 7:00 pm Tickets	18 Erev Yom Kippur (Office Closes Early) Erev Yom Kippur (Office Closes Early) Sep 18 all-day Tickets Erev Yom Kippur – Kol Nidre (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Yom Kippur – Kol Nidre (webcast) Sep 18 @ 8:00 pm Tickets View the webcast.	19 High Holy Day & Operation Yellow Ribbon Food Drive High Holy Day & Operation Yellow Ribbon Food Drive Sep 19 all-day Tickets HIGH HOLY DAY FOOD DRIVE At all services… Kindly bring bags of non-perishable food to the truck in the synagogue parking lot on Yom Kippur. NO Glass Containers can be accepted. The JFCS Food Pantry Yom Kippur (Offices Closed) Yom Kippur (Offices Closed) Sep 19 all-day Tickets Yom Kippur Early Service (webcast) 8:30 am Yom Kippur Early Service (webcast) Sep 19 @ 8:30 am Tickets View the webcast. Yom Kippur Late Service (webcast) 11:00 am Yom Kippur Late Service (webcast) Sep 19 @ 11:00 am Tickets View the webcast. Yom Kippur Study Session 2:30 pm Yom Kippur Study Session Sep 19 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets “From Sacrifice to Self-Reflection: The Evolution of Yom Kippur” A discussion on High Holy Day themes, led by Rabbi Hirsh. No RSVP necessary. In the Torah, Yom Kippur is a ritual of priests, sacrifices Yom Kippur Tot Family Service 2:30 pm Yom Kippur Tot Family Service Sep 19 @ 2:30 pm Tickets Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Yizkor & N’eelah (webcast) 4:30 pm Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Yizkor & N’eelah (webcast) Sep 19 @ 4:30 pm Tickets View the webcast. Break The Fast at M’kor Shalom 6:30 pm Break The Fast at M’kor Shalom Sep 19 @ 6:30 pm Tickets End the fast with family and friends at M’kor Shalom this year with a special buffet right after N’eelah. Bagels, spreads, lox, fish and egg salads,fruit, sweets, juice, coffee and tea. $20 Adults $9 Ages	20	21 Erev Shabbat Service (webcast) 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service (webcast) Sep 21 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Our Erev Shabbat Service begins at 8:00 pm, followed immediately by a congregational Oneg. For those unable to attend in person, this service will be webcast.	22 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study Sep 22 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism Sep 22 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule TBA. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am.
23 Erev Sukkot Erev Sukkot Sep 23 all-day Tickets Caring Community Potluck Brunch 11:00 am Caring Community Potluck Brunch Sep 23 @ 11:00 am Tickets Join us to kick off the new year with a warm and welcoming planning brunch at M’kor Shalom. To RSVP and arrange a dish to bring, please contact Jane Bloom. Family Supper in the Sukkah 6:00 pm Family Supper in the Sukkah Sep 23 @ 6:00 pm Tickets On Sunday, September 23, join us for a congregational Supper in the Sukkah. Enjoy a family dinner of subs, salads & sweets. Meat, vegetarian & vegan options available. $12 per person $6 per child ages 4-8 Erev Sukkot Service 7:00 pm Erev Sukkot Service Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm Tickets	24 First Day of Sukkot (Offices Closed) First Day of Sukkot (Offices Closed) Sep 24 all-day Tickets Women & Spirituality: Dinner & 25th Anniversary Celebration in the Sukkah 6:00 pm Women & Spirituality: Dinner & 25th Anniversary Celebration in the Sukkah Sep 24 @ 6:00 pm Tickets Join us for dinner and a program celebrating Women & Spirituality’s 25th Anniversary. $18 per person. Kindly RSVP by September 21. Social Action Cooking for JFCS 7:00 pm Social Action Cooking for JFCS Sep 24 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Cook meals for Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JFCS). Communications Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Communications Committee Meeting Sep 24 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	25 First Tuesday of Religious School & Hebrew High School 4:10 pm First Tuesday of Religious School & Hebrew High School Sep 25 @ 4:10 pm Tickets Religious School: 4:10-6:00 pm Hebrew High School: 7:30-9:00 pm Tot Pizza in the Hut 5:00 pm Tot Pizza in the Hut Sep 25 @ 5:00 pm Tickets Our Tot Families will enjoy an Enchanted Forest-themed gathering in our Sukkah. Join us for pizza, stories and songs with our rabbi and cantor. Advance registration: $15 per family (by September 21) At the door: Women’s Connection: Sukkah Social & Essential Oils 7:30 pm Women’s Connection: Sukkah Social & Essential Oils Sep 25 @ 7:30 pm Tickets Socialize with a homemade nosh, and discuss the renewal of mind & body using essential oils. Kindly bring a dairy/parve appetizer or dessert to share. $5 per attendee. RSVP by September 21.	26 Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 pm Board of Trustees Meeting Sep 26 @ 7:30 pm Tickets	27 Hoagies, Wings, Cigars, Scotch & Football in the Sukkah 6:30 pm Hoagies, Wings, Cigars, Scotch & Football in the Sukkah Sep 27 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Good food, good cigars, good scotch, great fun… After working all day, settle in to enjoy dinner & drinks and to watch Thursday Night Football* in the Sukkah. $35 per person Open to M’kor Shalom	28 Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Mishpacha 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Shabbat Mishpacha Sep 28 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Our Kabbalat Shabbat: Shabbat Mishpacha (Family Shabbat) service begins at 6:30 pm. We celebrate this month’s birthdays. Please join us for pre-service refreshments starting at 6:00 pm.	29 Torah Study 9:00 am Torah Study Sep 29 @ 9:00 am Tickets All are welcome to join the conversation; no RSVP or previous experience necessary. Spice Up Your Judaism 10:30 am Spice Up Your Judaism Sep 29 @ 10:30 am Tickets Weekly program schedule TBA. Join us between Torah Study and Spice Up Your Judaism for light refreshments and schmoozing from 10:00-10:30 am.
30 Erev Simchat Torah Erev Simchat Torah Sep 30 all-day Tickets Erev Simchat Torah & Consecration Service 7:00 pm Erev Simchat Torah & Consecration Service Sep 30 @ 7:00 pm Tickets