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BCMH Capitol Hill Minyan #200, Seattle. Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation room, 1224 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham
The Capitol Hill Minyan offers traditional Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.m. Services are conducted in the traditional Contact Mary Somerville at 360-733-8890,
Orthodox services and a warm envi- Shofar blowing: Sephardic custom bishul@aol.com or
ronment in the center of Seattle. 11:30 a.m. in the style familiar www.bethisraelbellingham.org
Held at 1501 17th Ave., Seattle. Call for Yom Kippur to those of Turkish Sat., Sept. 4 at Beth Israel Synagogue,
Contact Rabbi Ben Aaronson at 206-659- program times. ancestry, occasion- 2200 Broadway, Bellingham
7485, capitolhillminyan@gmail.com, or Cost for services: No ally utilizing the Ladino Study session: 9 p.m.
www.capitolhillminyan.com. cost, but dona- language in the lit- Havdalah and Selichot service, led by
Selichot (Sept. 4): 11 p.m. at BCMH, tions are wel- urgy. Rabbi Cindy Enger and Cantor Sharona
5145 S Morgan St., Seattle. come. Held at 6500 52nd Feller: 10 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:25 p.m. Ave. S, Seattle. Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 8:30 a.m. Secular Jewish Contact Diana Black Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Shofar: 11:15 a.m. Circle of Puget at 206-723-3028 Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Mincha: 7:20 p.m. Sound Rosh Hashanah Family Service: 2:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2: 8:30 a.m. A secular human- eve: Rosh Hashanah day 2 (at Beth Israel Syn-
Shofar: 11:15 a.m. ist (non-theistic) Selihoth: 5 a.m. agogue):
Mincha: 7:20 p.m. celebration of the Minha/Arvith: 6:30 Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m. New Year. p.m. Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur day: 8:30 a.m. Contact 206-528- Jack Hazut Rosh Hashanah day Yom Kippur day:
Yizkor: 11:30 a.m. 1944 or 1: 8 a.m. Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Mincha: 5:45 p.m. info@secularjewishcircle.org or Rosh Hashanah day 2: 8 a.m. Family Service: 1:30 p.m.
Break-Fast: 8 p.m. secularjewishcircle.org Erev Yom Kippur: Minha: 3:30 p.m. Service of Restorative Prayer and Heal-
Cost for services: No charge for services. Please call for location. Noche de Kippur Service/Kal Nidreh: 7 p.m. ing: 3 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7-9 p.m. Yom Kippur day: 8 a.m. Afternoon Service, Yizkor & Ne’ilah,
The Friendship Circle of Washington Tashlich Gathering: Sat., Sept. 11, 10 a.m. Cost: There is no charge for holiday seat- followed by Break-Fast: 4 p.m.
High Holiday Unplugged is a blend of Kol Nidre: 7-9 p.m. ing (donations are welcome). Please Cost for Services: Non-member tickets
services and stories by Rabbi Elazar Cost for services: call to reserve your seat. (does not apply to Selichot service):
Bogomilsky for children of all abilities. For Rosh Hashanah: Members: Adults $15, $180 per person to attend any and
Contact 206-290-6301 or children $8, childcare $5; non-mem- Bellingham all High Holy Day services. Cost may
highholiday@friendshipcirclewa.org. bers: First adult $45, additional adults Congregation Beth Israel
Held at The Landing, 5001 25th Ave. NE $30, child $8, childcare $5 Most services held at the Leopold Ball- XXPage 20B
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and the entire jewish community concerning both the instrument itself and
the manner in which it is to be sounded. Not too many people persevere enough
a happy new year The shofar must be fashioned out of a to become really proficient at blowing the
Tizku Leshanim rabot ram’s horn. With the smaller end cut off, shofar. Many of those who do so learned the
yogev nuna, hazzan the horn is straightened out a little by heat- skill from their fathers at a very young age,
isaac azose, hazzan emeritus ing it, so that a hole can be bored through as I did myself. But each year, it takes much
steven hemmat, president it. A mouthpiece is formed out of the horn practice over a month or so both to once
raye behar, itself. No finger holes or reed or valves — again perfect the notes and to retool the mus-
ladies auxiliary president such as you would find on other wind or cles of the lips and the strength of the lungs.
brass instruments — may be added to help
vary the notes. Thus, the only control you The Sound of My Thoughts
have over the notes is how you use your Since there’s no real way of controlling
lips and your tongue. the quality of the shofar’s sound, you can
never be 100 percent confident the right
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How to Blow sound will emerge. So whatever spiritual
ͷͳ ʹͲͳͲ To produce a note, first use your tongue thoughts I might try to have as I prepare
to moisten the extreme right-hand corner myself to sound the shofar usually evapo-
of your lips, and place the shofar firmly rate as I begin, and I am left simply hoping
CongregationShevetAchim against them in that spot. With your lips that, despite my trepidation, the notes will
invitesyoutosharetheHighHolidayswithus tightly closed, make a tiny hole in them come out as perfectly as they did when I
where the shofar is, and then force air into was practicing.
TraditionalOrthodoxservicesledby it as if you were making a Bronx cheer (a Yet being in control of the shofar’s
RabbiYechezkelKornfeld rasping sound), but without actually pro- power is an extraordinary privilege and
Saturday Evening 9/4 ~ Selichot ducing such a rude noise. responsibility. Sometimes I like to think
Services: 11:00 PM If you get it right, a bright and power- that the next teki’ah or the next shevarim
Wednesday 9/8 ~ Erev Rosh Hashanah ful note will emerge from the shofar. The could be the one that carries the congre-
Selichot followed by Shacharit 6:00 AM tighter you squeeze the shofar against your gation’s prayers soaring to the heavens.
Mincha & Maariv: 7:15 PM
lips, the higher the note you will sound. Sometimes I pray that this wordless animal
Thursday 9/9 & Friday 9/10 ~ Rosh Hashanah
Shacharit: 8:30 AM It’s not necessary to puff out your cheeks; sound I am producing will have the ability
Shofar: 10:45 AM breathe in and hold the breath in your to take the place of the unspoken prayers —
Mincha, Tashlich, Maariv: 6:45 PM (day 1) chest, letting it out slowly to control the those that words are inadequate to express.
Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat Shuvah & Maariv: 7:00 PM (day 2)
length of the note. I will not deny that I enjoy the congrat-
Friday 9/17 ~ Erev Yom Kippur ulations and the handshakes offered to me
Kol Nidre & Maariv: 7:00 PM
The Three Mandatory Sounds after I sound the last teki’ah gedolah. And
Saturday 9/18 ~ Yom Kippur
Shacharit: 8:3 0AM
The sequence and the length of the what am I thinking at this point, when it’s
Yizkor: 11:30 AM notes must follow the established pattern all over? That in just one year, with God’s
Mincha, Neilah & Maariv: 6:00 PM with great accuracy. The three mandatory help, I will get to do it again.
sounds are designed to awaken thoughts of
Services held at repentance and of subservience to God in David Olivestone, senior communications
Northwest Yeshiva High School
5017 90th Avenue S.E. Mercer Island, WA 98040 the mind of the listener. officer at the Orthodox Union, has blown the
www.shevetachim.com First comes the teki’ah, a long, clear shofar at Congregation Ohab Zedek, a
(206) 275-1539 note of alarm. This is used to bracket each prominent 138-year-old Orthodox synagogue in
of the other sounds, which are meant to be New York, for the past 23 years.
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In addition to the excruciating shame this with an acute intolerance for social injustice. hqvtmv hbve hnwl
has brought on our people, it has also had If we have lost some of our ethical direction,
a devastating impact on the reputation then it is time to recalibrate the moral com-
of the rabbinate and the trust that people pass and put us back on track.
have in Jewish leadership, from politicians This is not someone else’s problem. It’s
to religious authority figures. time to take ownership of Jewish crime by
Are all of these crimes merely isolated speaking more about ethics from our pul-
incidents with no relationship to each pits and in our classrooms and by remind-
other? I think not. ing ourselves every morning that we do
Jews have more affluence and influence answer to a Higher Authority. We con-
than at any other time in our 4,000-year fess our sins in the plural precisely because
history. Abuses of power are highly cor- we are all stakeholders in the reputation
related with having power. You cannot of the Jewish people. And that reputation
abuse what you do not have. I believe we is hurting.
are coming face-to-face with an enormous
moral and spiritual challenge to the rep- Erica Brown is the author of Confronting
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WWsweetness Page 8B ans say the drink dates back to early 1900s
Brooklyn. Louis Auster, a Jewish Brooklyn
Chocolate has all the right stuff to bring candy store owner, is said to have created
us Jewish New Year joy. For a Jewish connec- the fizzy chocolate drink.
tion, Rabbi Debra Prinz on her blog “Jews on To make a chocolate egg cream, tra-
the Chocolate Trail” has amply demon- ditionalists recommend using only Fox’s
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and producers in the chocolate trade. for a little milk and some chocolate syrup;
Your favorite fruit or berries dipped add cold soda water and stir vigorously.
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This is my God
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Special to JTNews
I cannot say that I have ever rejected It seems to me that every human being, wind, every wisp of smoke coming out of
God. There were some years in which I not just religious (or exceptionally holy) a chimney — God watches over all these
was not interested, and that, perhaps, is people, experiences such moments of things and cares about them.
the greatest rejection of all (much more grace — these are moments when one Thus, God has a plan for each and every
than hostility or lack of faith). But then feels the great Presence, how God is close, human being and every single creature.
the world seemed too small, too confined, nearby. This feeling is actually a lot more But I cannot know what His plan is for me.
far too senseless without Him: To me, He frequent than people think, but we cannot Every now and then I ask Him (and some-
is the all-embracing, all-encompassing always identify it. Some people get this times receive an answer, either directly
being, the great Mystery, the transcending sense from seeing or feeling any kind of or indirectly): What am I supposed to do
reality that is above, beyond and behind sublimity. Others may just suddenly expe- now according to the plan? Have I done
all that exists. rience, without any prior preparation or what You wanted me to do, or have I erred
It is also true that God plays hide-and- knowledge, the bliss and security of this and misunderstood You?
seek with us; He hides and I must seek closeness. At the same time, no matter whether
Him so I can cry triumphantly: “I’ve found God is not just the originator of the we acknowledge it or not, each of us has a
Him!” universe — an entity that gave the uni- personal relationship with God. My rela-
This rediscovery happens throughout verse an initial momentum and then left tionship is always personal and private;
a lifetime. it. I believe that creation is an ongoing precisely because He is so infinite and
There are always periods with a feeling process; the world is being created anew unlimited, He relates personally and spe-
of distance, almost of alienation — even if each and every day, each and every instant. cifically to me. It always is a one-to-one
one observes the formalities of ritual and The world’s existence is the result of God’s relationship, when I am by myself as well
formal prayer; yet these times are followed constant presence within it, and there is as when I am in a crowd; somehow we are Erik Tisch
by a renewed finding, a new love. no life and no reality without that constant always alone together. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
How can one characterize God? What- Presence — at any given moment in time, That is why prayer, no matter the form,
ever we say is going to be both right and in every single particle of matter. is so important. Prayer is always a con- the world as a whole. Prayer can also be a
wrong. All the good, beautiful and sweet I also believe that God supervises the versation with God. It is the way we relate different sort of conversation: An urge to
things in this world are actually His attri- smallest details and every single individ- feelings, fears or aspirations, or make say thank you, to say, “How good it is that
butes and every day — nay, every moment ual: His Providence and interest are not requests. There is also prayer for one’s
— we see Him differently. What is the confined to human beings but include community, for one’s own nation, or for XXPage 21B
color of a bubble of water? That depends every created thing. And just as He is the
upon the angle from which I look at it; and ruler of the great galaxies, just as He is in
when I gaze at it long enough, I shall see in charge of the great eras, so too is He pres-
it all the colors and hues: Great, Mighty, ent to oversee every movement every
Compassionate, Gracious, Awesome, Un- human being makes, and also every flying
understandable — but forever extremely bird, every fish in the water, every skip-
close to me. ping grasshopper, every leaf drifting in the
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WWshul Page 19B But Rosh Hashanah, he says, “It really WWthis is my god Page 17B More than that, we can appeal. Human
is different.” beings have the right (perhaps also the
the first day and the second day. One reason, Arian explains, is that it is You are there.” duty) to converse with God, to ask things
On the first day, when he expects some the only Jewish holiday that is also a Rosh We pray to God; in some ways, He from Him and also to complain to Him,
2,000 attendees — many not even belong- Chodesh, or a new month. But, he adds, a answers us with decisions about our fates. to claim: “You’re not right.” It is the same
ing to the Conservative synagogue — the “complete repeat of what you did [the day] Every person’s private reckoning, either right that a child has to cry and to say,
service has musical accompaniment and before” is not necessary. He says wearing for the good or for the bad, is far too com- “Why do other kids get more?” A human
Jeret gives a longer sermon. On the second new clothes or eating a new fruit (like a plex, and no one is able to appraise one- being is entitled to complain. God wants
day, “it is shul-goers day,” he says, and the pomegranate or an apple) also makes the self properly, let alone appraise others. us to be honest with Him. But still and all,
service reflects that. second day of Rosh Hashanah different Every year, there is a time of Judgment (on He cannot be judged.
“There’s no choir and no piano,” he and meaningful. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and also
says. “We take out the Torah and study For Ephraim Wernick, 33, heading to later) in which one’s fate for the coming Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, internationally regarded
text as a community. It’s a much more inti- Dallas to spend both days of Rosh Hasha- year is generally determined. as one of the leading scholars and rabbis of our
mate service.” nah with his family may not be different But these judgments are not abso- time, has made it his life’s mission to translate
Rabbi Charles Arian of the Conserva- from years past, but it will be meaningful. lutely decisive. Judgment and verdict are the Talmud into modern languages to return to
tive Beth Jacob Synagogue in Norwich, “Rosh Hashanah is a cleansing of the according to man’s state at that particular Jews the ancient wisdom and knowledge that is
Conn., says he makes no secret of the fact soul,” Wernick says. “I try to use the time moment in time. When one makes a dra- their rightful inheritance. On Nov. 7, he will
that he would get rid of the second day for spiritual growth, reflecting on the year, matic change in life, either for better or complete his 45-volume original translation
on the Jewish festival holidays of Sukkot, righting the wrongs.” for worse, one’s verdict changes accord- and commentary on the Talmud, and Jews
Shemini Atzeret, Passover and Shavuot, And two days, he adds wryly, is just a ingly. The “book” in which God “writes around the globe will celebrate his
which are tacked on to remind Diaspora start, adding that “I need as much time as and seals” judgments is, in a way, like word accomplishment with the first worldwide,
Jews they are not observing the holidays in God will give me.” processing on a computer: on any day, at trans-denominational and non-denominational
the land of Israel. any time, it is possible to change, delete event devoted to Jewish learning.
and rewrite.
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In 5771
perishable and bruise easily. They must be 8 dried California figs or 4 fresh figs, stems
kept refrigerated and eaten very quickly removed and sliced or quartered
after they are picked or purchased, as they Mix flour, walnuts, butter and sugar
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tend to spoil quickly at room temperature. together with pastry blender or fork until
There are quite a few types of figs avail- it resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg yolk
able, but the most common ones found in and water together; stir into flour mixture
the U.S. are the Calimyrna, Mission and and knead for about 15 seconds on a lightly
the voice of Jewish Washington Kadota and can range in color from yellow
to brown to red to purple.
floured board. Roll out and with a 2-inch
round cookie cutter, cut into 16 discs. Run
Prime fig season is late August through finger around edges to form a shallow rim.
September, so now is the time to try these Transfer to lightly greased baking sheet
fig recipes and add a little something spe- and chill for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350º.
cial to your holiday table. Bake for 15 minutes, then cool.
It’s our story You can, of course, get dried figs year- For sauce, melt butter with sugar and
round. cook for 2 minutes in small saucepan. Stir
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happening in our local Jewish community, about the he asked his customers for forgiveness
to matter. and faith.
news makers and important stories you can’t find So forgetting about his tone, what I “I ask you to find room in your heart to
anywhere else. found missing from Hayward’s words was one day believe in me again,” he said.
a sentiment akin to the prayer’s direct- Was Toyoda preparing us for the Thir-
edness, in which we ask God to “help us teen Attributes of Corolla?
Challah & the peace process to return” and the promise that we “shall
indeed return.”
To make amends, he offered that
Toyota is dedicated to “continuous slow
Yes, Hayward and BP took responsi- improvement” — the “change for the
JTNews is about what’s happening right now. We’re bility and promised “we will make things better” concept of “Kaizen” upon which
about families just like yours, pausing as you navi- right.” But where was the teshuvah? Are Toyota has successfully built itself.
they going to change? Will this ever If applied to human relationships, it
gate complicated schedules to feel connected to this happen again? The nasty online parodies is this idea of gradual improvement — of
moment in time, and to the traditions and culture of of this commercial seem to indicate that continuous teshuvah, if you will — that
many just didn’t buy it. among all the apologies I find the most
Judaism. This winter, appearing at a hearing useful for Selichot and the season’s Days
before the U.S. Congress, the grandson of of Repentance.
Subscribe online at www.jtnews.net or call Becky at Toyota’s founder apologized for his cars Beginning with Selichot, it’s a long,
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“I am deeply sorry for any accident that highway, and steering toward “continuous
Toyota drivers have experienced,” Akio slow improvement” sounds like a plan.
Toyoda said.
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Add cream and cinnamon; stir well and 1/2 cup white wine
remove from heat. Cool slightly; then 1/2 cup vegetable broth
purée until smooth. Set aside. 1 Tbs. rice wine vinegar
Stir cream cheese honey and cinnamon 1 Tbs. chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tsp. dried
together in a small bowl. Divide and spread rosemary
evenly onto crusts. Spoon a thin layer of Ground black pepper
caramel fig sauce on top and spread evenly. 1 to 1-1/3 pounds salmon filet, skinned and cut
Arrange sliced figs over all and serve with into 4 portions
additional sauce to spoon on. Chopped parsley
Recipe modified from California Fresh Heat the olive oil a skillet and sauté the
Fig Growers Association onions with the salt and sugar. Cover and
cook over medium heat, stirring occasion-
FIG AND ONION CRISPS (dairy or parve) ally, until the onions are soft and starting
1 loaf French or Italian bread baguette, sliced into to turn brown, about 10 minutes. Uncover
1/2-inch thick slices and cook, stirring often, until onions are
2 tsp. minced garlic golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Add in the figs,
2-1/2 Tbs. olive oil wine, broth, vinegar and fresh rosemary.
1 red onion, thinly sliced Bring sauce to a simmer and cook until the
1 tsp. sugar sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season
2/3 cup cream cheese or the parve equivalent Keith McDuffee with salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
8 fresh figs Preheat oven to 450º. Sprinkle the salmon
Fresh or dried rosemary Spread each bread slice with cream cheese rosemary. with salt and pepper to taste. Place on lightly
In broiler, lightly toast bread slices on and top with a spoonful of sautéed onion. Yield: 30 to 36 oiled heavy baking sheet and cook for 7 to
both sides. In a small frying pan combine Remove the stems from the top of the figs 10 minutes or until fish flakes. Remove the
the oil and garlic and sauté it until the and slice each fig into quarters. Arrange SALMON AND CARMELIZED FIG SAUCE salmon to a serving plate, spoon the sauce
garlic is soft. Brush the oil mixture on both one of two pieces of fig on the top of the 2 Tbs. olive oil over the top of the salmon, sprinkle with the
sides of toast slices saving any remaining bread. These can be served at room tem- 4 cups thinly sliced sweet onions chopped parsley and serve.
oil. Cool the toast on wire racks. perature or placed under a broiler for 1 to 2 1 tsp. salt Recipe courtesy of Valley Fig Growers
In the same pan sauté the sliced onion minutes to serve hot. Garnish with a sprig 1 Tbs. sugar Yield: 4, but can be doubled or tripled.
with the sugar until soft and golden brown. of fresh rosemary or a sprinkle of dried 8 fresh figs
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