Rosh Hashanah Tish - this Friday

For transgressions between one person and another, Yom Kippur does not procure atonement.

This statement, taken from the Talmud, reminds us that one day, even Yom Kippur, can not ‘magically’ heal our relationships and erase what we’ve done to each other. The work of teshuvah during this season includes the very physical and concrete act of requesting forgiveness from each other.

Who are we supposed to seek forgiveness from? For what acts must we seek forgiveness? How are we supposed to request forgiveness? What if the other person/people don’t forgive us?

These questions and more will be explored during our Tish on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Friday, September 30 at 10:30am in the VCS lunchroom. We will be looking at a variety of traditional texts as well as some Calvin and Hobbes cartoons!

Lunch will be served, and then we will head over to Pier 45 for Tashlich (the traditional ceremony of throwing bread into the river).

I look forward to seeing you there.

Shanah Tovah U’metukah,

Rabbi Darby J. Leigh

New Shul High Holy Days in the News!

It is official: we are too cool for shul! In an amazing start to the new year, our very own Rabbi Darby was featured as one of the hippest rabbis in the city! Get the full scoop here from our friends MetroFocus: click here.

Plus, you can and should still join us for services and see Rabbi Darby, Rabbi Zach, and Ellen in action! Check out our website for the full schedule.

EXCLUSIVE Preview from Andy Cohen, Rebbe's Table Guest This Sunday

This Sunday at The Rebbe's Table, Rabbi Dan Ain and New Shul member Andy Cohen explore the power of the Assumpt! in shaping our personal, business and religious beliefs.

This is an interactive session using magic as metaphor to help us think differently. Below is a link that will give you a live taste of what is to come.

Please Join Us On 9.11.11

Dear all our New Shul friends - After last night's lovely Kabbalat Shabbat we were talking about how 10 years ago, our synagogue sustained us through those difficult times.To commemorate all we have lived through and celebrate who we are as a community, we hope you will join us this Sunday 9.11.11 from 2-4pm. We will be meeting at the waters end of the Christopher Street Pier. Please share a story of your experience if you like, and bring a flower. Join us when you can, but we hope to all be together at 3pm to toss our flowers into the Hudson and have a moment of reflection. Shabbat Shalom, Marty Umans, Pam Levine, Amie Gross Member Judy Levine sent us this link to the poem: When the Towers Fell by Galway Kinnell.

Follow the Other Hand at the Rebbe's Table This Month

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Hey New Shul,

Your favorite brunch spot is back with a bang!

Join at The Rebbe's Table, an event dedicated to the belief that there should be more to Sunday Brunch than Bagels and Lox.

Our guest this month is The New Shul's very own businessman, speaker, and magician Andy Cohen. Join Andy and Rabbi Dan Ain for a discussion that explores the role of assumption in influencing both our business and personal lives as well as our religious viewpoints. Andy will be performing magic, as well as teaching a slight of hand illusion, to help us examine the
effects of treating our assumptions as truths rather than as beliefs.

Check out the flier above for more details!

Fall Calendar is Now Available!

Hey New Shulers,

Confused about Kabbalat Shabbat? Want to mark your calendar for Chanukah in Washington Square Park? Check out our amazing programming calendar page for Fall 2011, now live on the web. As a new feature, you can save, print, and share our calendar as many times as you want!

To peruse the programs for this fall/winter, check it out here:
http://www.newshul.org/calendar.html

Club Shabbat starts this Friday, September 9

At Club Shabbat your kids will love getting into the Shabbat groove.

The younger members of The New Shul community get down with Shabbat at Club Shabbat.

Boogie, sing and drum with guitarist Liz Bossov, and maybe hear a story or two! Then gather under the tallit for a blessing and secret message, light the holiday candles, drink sweet grape juice, eat challah, and end with a pizza dinner. Yum!

All are welcome (there’s no velvet rope) so please bring your friends!

For more info, call 212-284-6773 or visit us at www.newshul.org

When: Friday, September 9 @ 5:30pm

Friday, November 11 @ 5:30pm

Friday, December 9 @ 5:30pm

Friday, January 13 @ 5:30pm

Friday, April 13 @ 5:30pm

Friday, May 11 @ 5:30pm

Where: Club Shabbat meets at 272 West 10th Street

(between Greenwich & Washington Streets)

The Shabbat Project is The New Shul’s ongoing quest to discover and reclaim Judaism’s “stress-free zone.”