Rosh Ha'Shana at JCOM
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Ushers in the Month of Tishrei 5771
& Observes Rosh Hashanah & Shabbat Shuva
The month of Tishrei is the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar, marking the anniversary of the creation of humanity, and the completion of the world. Therefore, the first of Tishrei is Rosh Hashanah, otherwise known as the first day of the Jewish New Year, 5771.
Rosh Hashanah, the first of Tishrei, is also called Yom Hakeseh, or the Day of Concealment. G-d conceals His people’s sins and accords them forgiveness. For this reason, Rosh Hashanah is more widely known as the Day of Judgement. Each person is judged as to the events of his life during the past year. On this holy day, the proper greeting is, “May you be inscribed and sealed immediately for a good life.”
We are bidden by the Torah/Bible, to sound or hear a shofar/ram’s horn, on Rosh Hashanah. The horn is blown a total of 100 times throughout each day. Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan explained that the sounding of the shofar was the summons of a person’s soul to present itself before the judgment seat of G-d. It is a reminder to repent and return to G-d in order to receive Divine mercy on the Day of Judgement. Anyone is welcome to hear the sounding of the shofar; a sound that has been heard for thousands of years; a sound that reaches into the depths of your soul to touch your innermost being.
September 11, 2010 We will celebrate Shabbat Shuva. Shabbat Shuva/The Sabbath of Return is the Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur during the Ten Days of Awe. It is during this time that we actively seek peace and wholesomeness in all our earthly relationships in order to enable us to elevate to a higher spiritual place in preparation for Yom Kippur. On Yom Kippur, we are given the opportunity to re-purify ourselves spiritually and prepare ourselves spiritually and physically for the coming year. On Shabbat Shuva, which this year falls the day before Yom Kippur, we take extra delight in the Holy Shabbat as we elevate ourselves in preparation for Yom Kippur.
The Jewish Congregation of Maui’s schedule of services are as follows:
- September 8 –5:30 pm Doors open for members and reserved seats;
5:45 pm seating will be opened for community singing.
- September 8 – 6 p.m. 1st Day Rosh Hashanah evening service
- September 9 – 8:30 a.m. 1st Day of Rosh Hashanah morning service
- September 9 – 6:30 p.m. 2nd day Rosh Hashanah evening service.
- September 10 – 8:30 a.m. 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah morning service with
traditional blowing of the shofar. Tashlich at the beach to immediately follow
the service.
- September 10 – 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Sevice.
- September 11 – 10:00 am Shabbat Shuvah Service