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Friday Night Shabbat Services

Congregation Tikkun Olam is pleased to offer Shabbat and High Holy Day services as well as occasional Havdalah ceremonies and holiday celebrations. We are a congregation that is open to diversity and wishes to pray, study, and celebrate our Judaism together in a warm, comfortable setting surrounded by friends and family. All members and guests are invited to participate in all of our services because we believe strongly in our commitment to the community. We use member leaders for most of our services, but all of our High Holy Day services and occasional others are led by a guest rabbi. Our services are announced in our newsletter, local newspapers, and on this website.

Friday night Shabbat services are observed in a comfortable, family-oriented setting.  Prayers, songs and readings are conducted in both Hebrew and English.  The rituals of sharing bread and wine not only unite our congregation's families, but link our families to past generations as well.

We hold an annual Children’s Service which is organized and led entirely by our religious school students to give them the opportunity to practice the songs, prayers and Hebrew that they have learned during the year.

Services are held at 7:30 p.m. on the 4th Friday of each month at the Congregational Unitarian Church, 221 Dean Street, Woodstock, IL unless otherwise indicated. Occasionally, extra services are added for special holidays or to include guest rabbis.

Upcoming Shabbat Services
 
July 24, 2009
August 28, 2009
September 2009
 (September - see High Holy Day schedule below)
October 23, 2009
November 20, 2009 (3rd Friday)
December - 18
(
Combined Shabbat service and Hanukkah party)
January 22, 2010
February 26, 2010
March 26, 2010
April 23, 2010
May 28, 2010

 

Saturday Night Havdalah Ceremonies

A Havdalah ceremony is a brief, joyous ceremony bidding the Sabbath farewell for another week. Congregation Tikkun Olam holds Havdalahs on occasional Saturday evenings at different members' homes. They will be posted here, in our newsletter, and in the local newspapers. Please be sure to call 815-334-7110, or a different number if indicated, to RSVP and get directions.

If you've never attended Havdalah, come with your whole family and enjoy this ceremony filled with beautiful symbolism! We follow the ceremony with refreshments and a chance to socialize with other members in a relaxed setting at the close of Shabbat.

High Holy Days

2009 High Holy Day Schedule: 

Friday, September 18 - Erev Rosh Hashanah Service - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 19 - Rosh Hashanah Service - 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, September 27 - Kol Nidre Service - 7:30 p.m.
Monday, September 28 - Yom Kippur:
Morning Service - 10:00 a.m.
Adult Discussion Group - 3:00 p.m.
Yizkor, Neila and Concluding Services - 4:30 p.m.
Havdalah Service - approximately 5:00 p.m.
Pot Luck Dairy Break Fast immediately follows Havdalah

Tickets are not required, however donations are encouraged
in an amount comfortable for each attendee

We are delighted that Dr. David Gilner will be returning to lead all Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. 
In addition, we are thrilled that Jennifer Grubb will lead us in song at the Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning services.

All services will be held at the Congregational Unitarian Church, 221 Dean Street, Woodstock. 
The church is handicap accessible but please call us 24 hours in advance, so that we can have the back door ramp open for you.

 



 

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