[UPDATED AUGUST 23, 2019]
Sisterhood College Treats
Did you know that Sisterhood Members who have children or grandchildren away at college can have packages sent to their students three times each year? At the High Holy Days, at Chanukah, and at Pesach, I will send out treats to your students from Temple David Sisterhood, at no charge to you. All you have to do is send your student’s address at college to me.
The first packages will be sent on September 20, so I will need your information by September 13. Please let me know if your student’s address changes during the school year, or if your student will be away for a semester.
Just one more reason to join Sisterhood!
Would You Like to Read Torah or Haftarah
for the High Holy Days or the Fall Festivals?
The Ritual Practices Committee invites anyone who wishes to read a Torah portion or Haftarah for either the High Holy Days or the Fall Festivals to please contact Rabbi Symons at rabbi@templedavid.org.
Would You Like to Lift the Torah or Sound the Shofar?
Hagbah and Ba’al Tekiah are two of the highest honors for participants at our services. They both take a little practice, but they are within reach of many of our members.
After reading from the Torah, we lift it high for the congregation to see. This is called Hagbah. At Temple David it has been the role of a few men. Let’s expand the participants, including both men and women. Hagbah involves more balance than strength. If you are Jewish, over age 16, average strength, free of physical impairments, let me know if you’re interested and we’ll set a practice date.
A Ba’al Tekiah sounds the shofar several times during the High Holy Days. In recent years at Temple David, this has been done by a few volunteers. I’d like to expand that group, so let me know and we’ll schedule an informational meeting. No prior experience is needed.
If you’d like to participate in the services in any way, let me know and we’ll get you in, especially if you need some new skills—we’ll get you the help you need.
Stan Beck,
Chair—Ritual Practices Committee
Would You Like to be an Usher?
The Ritual Practices Committee is looking for ushers. If you have never been an usher, or you aren’t on the regular usher calendar but you would like to assist your fellow congregants at Shabbat, High Holy Day, or Festival services, please let us know!
Please contact Gail Schmitt at gails@templedavid.org.
Please click here for registration form (no fee!)
Please contact JoAnn Lippock
at (412) 824-4944 or joannl@templedavid.org
if you need any additional information
on either Food Drive.