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September 2009

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30	31	1	2	3	4 Shabbat Worship Shabbat Worship Worship Events Fridays, 6:00pm Location: Main Sanctuary Join us for worship service. Open to all.	5 Shabbat Worship Shabbat Worship Worship Events Saturdays, 9:30am Location: Main Sanctuary Join us for Shabbat worship. Open to all.
6	7	8	9	10 Breakfast Program Breakfast Program Community Events Every Thursday and Friday, 5:45 – 7:15 am Location: Stern Lobby Serve breakfast to those who are hungry at Central’s Community House. Also, help by donating plastic take out containers, travel size sundries from hotels, etc. Donations can be brought to the Community House anytime. Contact: For more information, please contact Amy Heller at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212 838-5122 x5004 The Practice of Imperfection: Brokenness and the Sacred Messiness of Life The Practice of Imperfection: Brokenness and the Sacred Messiness of Life Adult Education Events Thursday, September 10, 7:00pm Location: Manhattan JCC Join Rabbi Irwin Kula, author of the award-winning book, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life and President of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, for a conversation about love, life, and meaning in these challenging and fast-changing times as we approach the High Holiday Season. Contact: To register, call the Manhattan JCC, (646) 505-5708	11 Tot Shabbat Tot Shabbat Worship Events Friday, September 11, 5:00pm Location: 9th Floor Join Assistant Religious School Director Matt Check, clergy and staff for festive Shabbat worship designed for young children and babies. Contact: Matt Check at 212-838-5122, ext. 4032, or at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Breakfast Program Breakfast Program Community Events Every Thursday and Friday, 5:45 – 7:15 am Location: Stern Lobby Serve breakfast to those who are hungry at Central’s Community House. Also, help by donating plastic take out containers, travel size sundries from hotels, etc. Donations can be brought to the Community House anytime. Contact: For more information, please contact Amy Heller at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212 838-5122 x5004 Young Professionals: High Holy Days Tickets Young Professionals: High Holy Days Tickets Community Events September 11, 2009 - 12:26PM Location: Central Synagogue High Holy Days Tickets Looking for a service for the High Holy Days? Know friends who need a place to go? Central warmly invites any and all young professionals in New York to join them for all High Holy Day Services – no membership necessary and suggested donation only. Contact Gloria Armstrong at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and mention that you received this information from Cantor Liz Sacks. For a schedule of High Holy Day Services, click here. Contact: Click here for more info Shabbat Worship Shabbat Worship Worship Events Fridays, 6:00pm Location: Main Sanctuary Join us for Shabbat worship. Open to all. Tonight we dedicate eight brand new bimah chairs. Read more about this.	12 S’lichot Lecture S’lichot Lecture Adult Education Events Saturday, September 12, 7:30 – 9:00pm Location: Pavilion Rabbi Jack Stern delivers a lecture titled, “From Being Young to Getting Older: Spiritual Reflections of an Octogenarian.” Arrive at 7:00pm for cocktails and stay for the S’lichot service from 9:00-10:15pm. Contact: Call Frank Corso @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Shabbat Worship (Double Services) Shabbat Worship (Double Services) Worship Events Saturday, 9:30am & 11:30am Location: Main Sanctuary Join us for Shabbat worship. Open to all. There are two services on September 12.
13	14 Kindergarten and First Grade Family Education Programs Kindergarten and First Grade Family Education Programs Religious School Events September 14, 2009 - 4:00PM Location: Community House More information to follow. Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at 212-838-5122, ext. 4032 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Fifth Grade Family Education Program Fifth Grade Family Education Program Religious School Events September 14, 2009 - 4:30PM Location: Community House More information to follow. Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at 212-838-5122, ext. 4032 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)	15 Fourth Grade Family Education Program Fourth Grade Family Education Program Religious School Events September 15, 2009 - 4:15PM Location: Community House More information to follow. Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at 212-838-5122, ext. 4032 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)	16 Second Grade Family Education Program Second Grade Family Education Program Religious School Events September 16, 2009 - 4:15PM Location: Community House For information to follow. Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at 212-838-5122, ext. 4032 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Sixth and Seventh Grade Family Education Programs Sixth and Seventh Grade Family Education Programs Religious School Events September 16, 2009 - 4:15PM Location: Community House More information to follow. Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at 212-838-5122, ext. 4032 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)	17 Breakfast Program Breakfast Program Community Events Every Thursday and Friday, 5:45 – 7:15 am Location: Stern Lobby Serve breakfast to those who are hungry at Central’s Community House. Also, help by donating plastic take out containers, travel size sundries from hotels, etc. Donations can be brought to the Community House anytime. Contact: For more information, please contact Amy Heller at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212 838-5122 x5004 Nursery School Dedication Nursery School Dedication Nursery School Events Thursday, September 17, 8:15am-9:00am Location: Stern Lobby Central Synagogue clergy and staff will celebrate the newly completed Nursery School space with the Board of Trustees, Building Committee and Nursery School families. A light breakfast will be served followed by a mezuzah hanging on the 2nd floor. This program will end promptly at 9:00am so that Nursery School families can begin the parent classroom visits. Contact: RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 212-838-5122 ext.4003 Third Grade Family Education Program Third Grade Family Education Program Religious School Events September 17, 2009 - 4:15PM Location: Community House More information to follow. Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at 212-838-5122, ext. 4032 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)	18 Breakfast Program Breakfast Program Community Events Every Thursday and Friday, 5:45 – 7:15 am Location: Stern Lobby Serve breakfast to those who are hungry at Central’s Community House. Also, help by donating plastic take out containers, travel size sundries from hotels, etc. Donations can be brought to the Community House anytime. Contact: For more information, please contact Amy Heller at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212 838-5122 x5004 Erev Rosh HaShanah & Shabbat Worship Erev Rosh HaShanah & Shabbat Worship Worship Events Fridays, 6:00pm Location: Various Tickets are required to attend services on September 18 & 19. Contact: To purchase tickets, call .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 212-838-5122 x2000	19 Tashlich Tashlich Worship Events Saturday, 5:00pm Location: Community House Meet at the Community House and walk with clergy and congregants to the East River. Rosh HaShanah Rosh HaShanah Worship Events Times vary Location: Various Tickets are required on September 19. Contact: To purchase tickets, call .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 212-838-5122 x2000 Young Professionals: New Year’s Party Young Professionals: New Year’s Party Community Events Saturday, September 19, 3:00-4:30pm Location: 9th Floor Cantor Sacks invite all young professionals (20s and 30s) who will be attending Rosh HaShanah services at Central Synagogue to join together for a special celebration among peers. Contact: Click for more info RSVP to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Young Professionals: New Year’s Party Young Professionals: New Year’s Party Community Events Saturday, September 19, 3:00-4:30pm Location: 9th Floor Cantor Sacks invite all young professionals (20s and 30s) who will be attending Rosh HaShanah services at Central Synagogue to join together for a special celebration among peers. Contact: Click for more info RSVP to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
20	21	22	23 CiTY-Nights - First Session CiTY-Nights - First Session Youth Group Events Wednesday September 23 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM Location: Community House This is the FIRST class of CiTY-Nights for the year 2009-2010. This program is meant for teenagers in the 8th and 9th grades with weekly classes aimed at the more academic minded teen. Pizza will be served from 6:15 pm - 6:45 pm with class starting immediately afterwards. This is a great way to meet new people, or to start getting involved in CiTY’s programming. Topics this year will range from Jewish ethical questions to studying our ancient texts to an Israel module taught with the help of Rabbi Michael Friedman. The CiTY-Nights program is meant to expose our students to a range of Jewish vehicles in which they will then become engaged. Contact: Call .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)@ (212) 838-5122 extension 4038	24	25 Shabbat Worship Shabbat Worship Worship Events Fridays, 6:00pm Location: Main Sanctuary Join us for Shabbat worship. Open to all.	26 Shabbat Worship Shabbat Worship Worship Events Saturday, 9:30am & 11:30am Location: Main Sanctuary Join us for Shabbat worship. Open to all. There are two services on September 26.
27 Kol Nidrei Kol Nidrei Worship Events Times vary Location: Main Sanctuary Tickets are required for all Kol Nidrei services. Contact: To purchase tickets, call .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 212-838-5122 x2000	28 Yom Kippur Lecture Yom Kippur Lecture Adult Education Events Monday, September 28, 1:30pm Location: Pavilion Rabbi Jack Stern delivers a lecture titled, “When Life Hurts: Revisiting the Book of Job.” Yom Kippur Yom Kippur Worship Events Times vary Location: Main Sanctuary Tickets are required for all Yom Kippur services. Contact: To purchase tickets, call .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 212-838-5122 x2000	29	30	1	2	3