October 2023

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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  • No Religious School
  • Sukkot Day 2 Services
  • Sukkah Hop Stop for Families with Young Children
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3
4
  • Senior Schmooze in the Sukkah
  • Religious School
5
  • Minyan
6
  • Hoshana Rabbah
  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service
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  • Shabbat/Shmini Atzeret - Yizkor
  • Simchat Torah Celebration
8
  • No Religious School
  • Simchat Torah
  • Simchat Torah Tots Celebration
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  • OFFICE CLOSED
  • Preschool Closed
10
11
  • Religious School
  • Discussion with Rabbi Emeritus Marvin Bash
12
  • Minyan
  • Board Meeting
13
  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service
14
  • Shabbat Services
15
  • Religious School & Kitah Chet
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18
  • Religious School
  • Beit Midrash with Rav Amelia
19
  • Minyan
20
  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service
21
  • Shabbat Services
22
  • Gan-Aleph Zoo Trip
  • Religious School
  • Sandwich Making for PathForward
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25
  • Religious School
26
  • Minyan
27
  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service
28
  • Shabbat Services
29
  • Religious School & Kitah Chet
  • CEH Book Club: Sci Fi Theme
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Sunday, 01 October 2023
  • No Religious School

    When: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Sukkot Day 2 Services

    When: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Sukkah Hop Stop for Families with Young Children

    When: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

    In partnership with the Pozez JCC Growing Jewish Families program, stop by the CEH sukkah on the second day of Sukkot for a fun Sukkot craft, a nosh and to shake the lulav and etrog. Click here to register.

Wednesday, 04 October 2023
  • Senior Schmooze in the Sukkah

    When: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Location: Congregation Etz Hayim Sukkah (map)

    Come join other seniors to schmooze and eat lunch in the sukkah with Rav Amelia. Vegetarian lunch will be provided. If you need a ride, please let us know in the registration form, and we'll try our best to get you one. Non-member friends are welcome. Registration is required.

    Click here to register!

  • Religious School

    When: 4:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Thursday, 05 October 2023
  • Minyan

    When: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

    Thursday Morning Minyan  in-person (and on Zoom), followed by a nosh. 
    Click here to read more.

Friday, 06 October 2023
  • Hoshana Rabbah

    When: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

    Hoshanah Rabbah is the seventh day of Sukkot and is considered the last day of liminal period after Yom Kippur but before the fate of the Jewish people is finally and truly sealed for the year. It is a day where we pray for rain and other communal blessings. At its heart, Hoshanah Rabbah is about pleading and praying that God will send the weather we need for our communities to survive. While we may feel distant from our more ancient ancestors, today we are uniquely placed to be able to relate to the desperate hope that our climate will be able to support our living and thriving.

  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service

    When: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

    Where: In-person and Online
    Click here to read more.  

Saturday, 07 October 2023
  • Shabbat/Shmini Atzeret - Yizkor

    When: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Simchat Torah Celebration

    When: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Join us for a Simchat Torah celebration with Klezmer band. 
    Click here to register.

Sunday, 08 October 2023
  • No Religious School

    When: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Simchat Torah

    When: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    On Simchat Torah we celebrate the new cycle of the Torah reading by singing and dancing around the Sanctuary.

    There are seven traditional dances that start with

    a special blessing, called hakafot.

    After singing and dancing, we will read the Torah together

    and give a chance to everyone to have an aliyah.

  • Simchat Torah Tots Celebration

    When: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Simchat Torah Tots Celebration
    Sunday, October 8th, 10:30am

    Families with young children are invited to help us celebrate Simchat Torah. Families will get to dance with the Torah, join a community aliyah, and more, including participating in the unrolling of the whole Torah! 

    Click here to register.

Monday, 09 October 2023
  • OFFICE CLOSED

  • Preschool Closed

    When: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, 11 October 2023
  • Religious School

    When: 4:45 PM - 6:45 PM

  • Discussion with Rabbi Emeritus Marvin Bash

    When: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Please join us (on Zoom) for an informal discussion of Vayikra (Leviticus) 21:12. The discussion will fold in commentators' thoughts.
    Contact office@etzhayim.net for connection information.

Thursday, 12 October 2023
  • Minyan

    When: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

    Thursday Morning Minyan  in-person (and on Zoom), followed by a nosh. 
    Click here to read more.

  • Board Meeting

    When: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Friday, 13 October 2023
  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service

    When: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

    Where: In-person and Online
    Click here to read more.  

Saturday, 14 October 2023
  • Shabbat Services

    When: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Where: In-person and Online
    Click here to read more.

Sunday, 15 October 2023
  • Religious School & Kitah Chet

    When: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wednesday, 18 October 2023
  • Religious School

    When: 4:45 PM - 6:45 PM

  • Beit Midrash with Rav Amelia

    When: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Zoom
    Details coming soon.

Thursday, 19 October 2023
  • Minyan

    When: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

    Thursday Morning Minyan  in-person (and on Zoom), followed by a nosh. 
    Click here to read more.

Friday, 20 October 2023
  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service

    When: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

    Where: In-person and Online
    Click here to read more.  

Saturday, 21 October 2023
  • Shabbat Services

    When: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Where: In-person and Online
    Click here to read more.

Sunday, 22 October 2023
  • Gan-Aleph Zoo Trip

    When: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Details coming soon.

  • Religious School

    When: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Sandwich Making for PathForward

    When: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

    Join us as we prepare sandwiches to benefit PathForward. All ages are welcome. There are a variety of dates and times to fit your schedule. Perform a mitzvah and socialize with your CEH friends and family at the same time. Details coming soon.

Wednesday, 25 October 2023
  • Religious School

    When: 4:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Thursday, 26 October 2023
  • Minyan

    When: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

    Thursday Morning Minyan  in-person (and on Zoom), followed by a nosh. 
    Click here to read more.

Friday, 27 October 2023
  • Kabbalat Shabbat Service

    When: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

    Where: In-person and Online
    Click here to read more.  

Saturday, 28 October 2023
  • Shabbat Services

    When: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Where: In-person and Online
    Click here to read more.

Sunday, 29 October 2023
  • Religious School & Kitah Chet

    When: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • CEH Book Club: Sci Fi Theme

    When: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

    Location: CEH (map)

    NEW CEH Science Fiction Book Group - 1st meeting

    Sunday, October 29th at 10:15 AM

    Join the new CEH Science Fiction Book Group led by Jeremy Bronheim and Adam Cohen.  The first meeting will be at CEH (in person only) on Sunday, October 29th at 10:15 AM and we will be discussing I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. I, Robot is a seminal 1942 collection of short stories exploring the ethical dilemmas presented by thinking machines.  Copies are currently available to borrow from the CEH office, to download digitally through Arlington County Public Library, or to purchase through Thriftbooks

    Please send an email to ScienceFiction@etzhayim.net to join the group (whether or not you can make the first meeting). Start reading!!

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