Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Shabbat
August 29 19 Elul Border's Benefit Days -- buy a book at any of the Ann Arbor Borders stores, and Beth Israel will receive 10% of the price if you show them our voucher. 10:00AM-1:00PM Office open to drop off or pick any forms for membership, membership renewal, Beth Israel Religous School, High Holiday tickets for non members, free high holiday tickets for graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, and free tickets to new residents of Washtenaw County since last Yom Kippur. 12:00PM-3:00PM Apples and Honey at the JCC - Beth Israel offers "Cookie Decorating" at its table inside the tent. So, come on by, bring your kids, and leave with a free snack! Information about membership at Beth Israel, free High Holiday tickets for new residents of Washtenaw County, will also be available at our table.	August 30 20 Elul Border's Benefit Days -- buy a book at any of the Ann Arbor Borders stores, and Beth Israel will receive 10% of the price if you show them our voucher. Downtown: Sunday 9am - 9pm / Monday 9am - 10pm, Arborland: Sunday 10am - 8pm / Monday 9am - 10pm, Waters Place: Sunday 10am - 8pm / Monday 9am - 10pm	August 31 21 Elul Last day to pick up dedicated previous machzorim by families which have donated them, or pickbup machzorim without any local dedication. 6:30PM Annual High School Students Dinner. A dairy dinner with icecream to kick off the fall seaon. Join Beth Israel teens, Rabbi Dobrusin, Rabbi Blumenthal and other Beth Israel staff for a annual good meal and good times at the home of Rabbi Blumenthal. Please RSVP to school@bethisrael-aa.org (713-769-2041.)	September 1 22 Elul	September 2 23 Elul 6:00PM Staff orientation Room: Social Hall	September 3 24 Elul Light candles at 7:48 p.m.	September 4 25 Elul Parasha: Nitzavim-Vayeilech 09:30AM Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah Room: Sanctuary 12:15PM Book Changeover. After the service, bring out all regular Shabbat and Etz Hayim books in preparation for High Holidays. 9:30PM Selichot Evening -- Havdalah and refreshments. 10:00PM Slichot Evening - Dedication of Memorial Plaques installed since last Slichot. Room: Sanctuary 10:15PM The Selichot service itself will begin at 10:15 p.m. and will be expanded this year to include not only the traditional prayers but also participation from several congregants who will each share a selection which they find particularly meaningful for the High Holy Day season. We will hear instrumental music, songs, poems and other types of expression which will help us consider the themes of the holy days in different ways. This service will be a wonderful opportunity for reflection and introspection as we begin the High Holy Day season together, and we hope that you will join us for song, prayer and inspiration. Room: Sanctuary
September 5 26 Elul 10:00AM Social Action Committee Meeting Room: New Conference Room 10:00AM Office open to drop off or pick any forms for membership, membership renewal, Beth Israel Religous School, High Holiday tickets for non members, free high holiday tickets for graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, and free High Holiday tickets to new residents of Washtenaw County since last Yom Kippur.	September 6 27 Elul	September 7 28 Elul 6:30PM Installation of High Holiday white curtains.	September 8 29 Elul 4:00PM Rosh Hashanah Family Celebration for preschoolers and their parents. There is no charge and no tickets are required for this event. Room: Sanctuary 8:00PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service.Tickets are provided free to all members, new residents of Ann Arbor since last Yom Kippur, graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, and to people with letter of reciprocity from any other congregation. These arrangements must be made in advance of the holiday.Non member tickets for people not in these categories are available to be purchased in advance. All tickets must be obtained before the holiday. Contact office@bethisrael-aa.org for information on obtaining tickets.	September 9 1 Tishri Rosh Hashanah 08:00AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Services. Tickets are provided free to all members, new residents of Ann Arbor since last Yom Kippur, graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, letter of reciprocity from any other congregation. Tickets are provided free to all members, new residents of Ann Arbor since last Yom Kippur, graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, and to people with letter of reciprocity from any other congregation. These arrangements must be made in advance of the holiday.Non member tickets for people not in these categories are available to be purchased in advance. All tickets must be obtained before the holiday. Contact office@bethisrael-aa.org for information on obtaining tickets. Non member tickets for people not in these categories are available to be purchased in advance. Contact office@bethisrael-aa.org. Room: Sanctuary 11:30AM-12:30PM Teen Reception in the courtyard tent. 5:30PM Mincha followed by Tashlich Room: Sanctuary	September 10 2 Tishri Rosh HashanahII Light candles at 7:36 p.m. 08:00AM Rosh Hashanah Morning Services. Tickets are provided free to all members, new residents of Ann Arbor since last Yom Kippur, graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, letter of reciprocity from any other congregation. Tickets are provided free to all members, new residents of Ann Arbor since last Yom Kippur, graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, and to people with letter of reciprocity from any other congregation. These arrangements must be made in advance of the holiday.Non member tickets for people not in these categories are available to be purchased in advance. All tickets must be obtained before the holiday. Contact office@bethisrael-aa.org for information on obtaining tickets. Non member tickets for people not in these categories are available to be purchased in advance. Contact office@bethisrael-aa.org. Room: Sanctuary 11:15AM K-5 Family Service in our Courtyard Tent. No tickets or reservations are required. Non members may attend at no charge.	September 11 3 Tishri Parasha: Ha'Azinu Shabbat Shuvah The Parent Child Room on the lower level will not be available on this Shabbat. Room: Room 14
September 12 4 Tishri 09:30AM BIRS for K - 5 Begins 10:00AM Office open for walk-ins. 10:15AM Gemini Concert for BIRS Elementary Families; also open to families with younger children and those without BIRS students). Room: Sanctuary 10:30AM Madrichim Orientation. Room: 2010 Youth Lounge 12:30PM Kever Avot at Beth Israel Cemetery at Arborcrest Memorial Park	September 13 5 Tishri 8:00PM Cemetery Meeting re Lawyer needs Room: New Conference Room	September 14 6 Tishri	September 15 7 Tishri 4:15PM Kadima Lounge begins. Room: 2010 Youth Lounge	September 16 8 Tishri	September 17 9 Tishri Light candles at 7:24 p.m. Meditative Experience following Kol Nidre Service. TENT 7:20PM Kol Nidre Service. Tickets are provided free to all members, new residents of Ann Arbor since last Yom Kippur, graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, letter of reciprocity from any other congregation. These arrangements must be made in advance of the holiday. Non member tickets for people not in these categories are available to be purchased in advance. Contact office@bethisrael-aa.org.	September 18 10 Tishri Yom Kippur 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. -- Study Session 5:50 p.m. -- Mincha 7:10 p.m. -- Neila 8:25 p.m. -- Break the Fast Room: Sanctuary 08:00AM Yom Kippur Services. Tickets are provided free to all members, new residents of Ann Arbor since last Yom Kippur, graduate students and first and second year medical residents with documentation, letter of reciprocity from any other congregation. These arrangements must be made in advance of the holiday. Non member tickets for people not in these categories are available to be purchased in advance. Contact office@bethisrael-aa.org. Room: Sanctuary
September 19 11 Tishri No Religious School. 09:30AM Sukkah Set-UP	September 20 12 Tishri	September 21 13 Tishri	September 22 14 Tishri No Religious School - Sukkot begins in the evening.	September 23 15 Tishri Sukkot 09:30AM Sukkot Shaharit Service, with kiddush luncheon in the Sukkah. 09:30AM Sukkot Shaharit Service, with kiddush luncheon in the Sukkah. Bring your lulav and etrog for Hallel, and the Lulav and Etrog Processional. 7:15PM Sukkot Mincha and Maariv Service Room: Sanctuary 7:30PM Sukkot Ma'ariv Service Room: Sanctuary	September 24 16 Tishri SukkotII Light candles at 7:11 p.m. 09:30AM Sukkot Shaharit Service. Bring your lulav and etrog for Hallel, and the Lulav and Etrog Processional. 7:15PM Sukkot Mincha and Maariv Room: Sanctuary	September 25 17 Tishri
September 26 18 Tishri Sukkah Hop TENTATIVE "Taste of Rosh Hodesh," an event for 6th and 7th grade teen girls and their parents. You will get a chance to experience the Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing and ask questions. Registration is required for the full program, and there is an enrollment fee. Please contact Rabbi Kim Blumenthal at 665-9897 or kblumenthal@bethisrael-aa.org for more information. It's a Girl Thing! isa fun program Jewish girls say is a safe place to talk about challenges they face in adolescence. This program is being funded through a generous grant from the Jewish Women's Foundation. The program will be open to all Jewish girls in grades 6 and 7. You do not have to be a member of Beth Israel to participate. Rosh Hodesh builds self-esteem, Jewish identity, leadership skills, and friendship networks of adolescent girls. The group will meet monthly in the homes of members on a rotating basis. The program uses Jewish teaching and engaging activities to help adolescent girls grapple with the life issues they care about most, including body image, popularity, friendship, and decision-making. In the process, the girls are inspired to form personal Jewish identities. The program is a project of Moving Traditions, which inspires people to engage more deeply with Judaism. Rabbi Sara Adler will be leading the group. She was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1999, and works as the University of Michigan Health System's first Jewish staff chaplain. As the mother of two young daughters, Rabbi Sara appreciates the celebrations and complexities involved in helping young women and girls navigate through modern American culture. 09:30AM BIRS classes resume. 09:30AM Executive Committee Meeting Room: New Conference Room 10:30AM Women's League Opening Event. This will be held offsite. 10:30AM 7th Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Series. Room: Large Social Hall	September 27 19 Tishri 5:30PM Tot Sukkot Dinner 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 4 -- First class. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Rosh Hodesh Planning Meeting Room: Library 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 5 -- First Class Room: GSAC Rm 1	September 28 20 Tishri 5:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 2 -- First class. Room: GSAC Rm 5 6:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 1 - First class Room: GSAC Rm 5 7:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 3 -- First class. Room: GSAC Rm 5 8:00PM Beth Israel Board Meeting Room: Small Social Hall	September 29 21 Tishri 4:15PM No Religious School -- Shemini Atzeret begins in the evening. 4:30PM Hebrew Reading Practice - 1st class Room: GSAC Rm 5 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 1 -- First class. Room: GSAC Rm 5 7:30PM Shmini Azeret Maariv Service	September 30 22 Tishri Shemini Atzeret Erev Simchat Torah Congregation Dinner,with new members. Salmon dinner (vegetarian entrée available)with fish sticks available for children. The cost is $13.00 for adults, $5.00 for children aged 4 to 10 years old, children 3 years old and younger are free. New members are invited at no charge. 09:30AM-12:00PM Shmini Atzeret and Shabbat Morning Services (including the Yizkor Service) Room: Sanctuary 7:15PM Mincha Service Room: Sanctuary 7:30PM Simchat Torah Ma’ariv Service and Hakafot (Torah processionals). Room: Sanctuary	October 1 23 Tishri Simchat Torah Light candles at 6:59 p.m. 08:30AM-12:00PM Simchat Torah Morning Services 8:30 a.m. Shaharit and Hallel 9:30 a.m. International Shul of Pancakes Breakfast 10:30 a.m. Torah Reading, Hakafot, and rest of service Room: Sanctuary 7:15PM Mincha/Maariv Services	October 2 24 Tishri Parasha: Bereshit Mevarchim HaChodesh 09:30AM Baby Shabbat. New babies born over the past year are officially welcomed and blessed by the congregation around 11:30 a.m. Babies are presented with T-shirts marking the date of their upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah year. The service followed by a special kiddush for everyone present, with the name of each baby decorated on the cakes. Room: Sanctuary
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Shabbat

Daily Minyan: Sun. – Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Austin Street Entry

Child care on Shabbat Mornings from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Moadon 10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.; Jr. Congregation 10:30 – 11:20 a.m.; * Tot Shabbat 11 – noon.

See the Table of Jewish Holidays and Hebrew Date Conversion Utility.