By Ramona Brand
Shana Tova Tikatevu
The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, and Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back! It must be autumn, when school begins and the High Holidays are near! We anticipate the sweetness of new beginnings and the serious work of self-improvement.
We also long for the familiar sounds of prayers being chanted, the smells of holiday food and the comfort of being together in community when we say, “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, Adonai, my strength and my redeemer.” Shana Tova, Umetukah, may we all have a good and sweet year!
Enjoy this Holiday Kid-friendly recipe from LittleSleepies.com
Sweet Apple and Honey Muffins
Symbolizing sweetness and new beginnings
Apples dipped in honey are the quintessential treat of Rosh Hashanah, symbolizing the hope for a sweet year ahead. These apple and honey muffins are a fun twist on the classic and easy for kids to make.
Ingredients:
- 2 apples, peeled and diced
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a muffin tray with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
3. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, honey, and oil.
4. Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry mixture, then add diced apples.
5. Spoon the batter into the muffin tray and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden.
Family High Holiday Services:
Family services are open at no cost to all members of the community.
Public Registration at https://www.bethelrichmond.org/hhd25
Rosh Hashana, Tuesday, Sept. 23
Birthday of the World! Bring in the New Year with Susan Greenbaum and Ramona Brand! Celebrate lively and age-appropriate services with songs, stories, activities, and a Birthday Cake for the World to celebrate the entrance of 5786!
Tot Service: 9 – 9:30 a.m. in the Social Hall / for families with children, birth to age 5
Family Service: 10 – 11:15 a.m. in the Social Hall / for families with children, aged 5 through 11
Tweens and Teens are invited to help lead the service with Ramona.
Yom Kippur, Saturday, October 2
Tot Service: 9 – 9:30 a.m. in the Social Hall / for families with children birth to age 5
Family Service: 10 – 11:15 a.m. in the Social Hall / for families with children aged 5 through 11
Tweens and Teens are invited to help lead the service with Ramona.
September Religious School Calendar
Sunday classes: Sept. 7, 14, 21 & 28 / meets 9 a.m. – noon
Wednesday classes: Sept. 3, 10, 17 / meets 4:15 – 6:15 p.m.
What’s New, What’s News!
Religious School receives grant for Beit Midrash High School program.
The religious school gratefully acknowledges a generous grant from Richmond Jewish Foundation for this year's Beit Midrash program. This program will expand our academic learning through the 12th grade, making us a full-service Religious School from Pre-K through 12th grade.
Beit Midrash: a subset of our teen learning, brings 10th-12th grades together with Rabbi Salston for a serious and academic study of Torah, Talmud and other Jewish sacred texts.
The program will also focus on creating opportunities for students to participate in services, and mitzvot. We will also be expanding our circle of learning, with a multi-day teen learning trip this spring to places of Jewish interest between Richmond and Philadelphia.
September Religious School Calendar
Sunday classes: Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28
Wednesday classes: Sept. 3, 10, 17
Shabbat is our Favorite “Challah Day”! Young Family Shabbat begins Saturday, Sept. 20
Young family services are open to the public.
Our popular Tot services return on Saturday, Sept. 20. Join Rabbi Salston and Ramona Brand for a musical family Shabbat designed for the wiggles. Shabbat services alternate on Friday evenings and Saturday morning from month to month. A Tot friendly dinner or brunch is served after each service.
Services take place in the Kiddush Room at Temple Beth-El, Grove Avenue.
Email Ramona at r.brand@bethelrichmond.org to RSVP.
Friday Services at 5:30 – 6 p.m. followed by a Tot friendly dinner
Nov. 7, Feb. 6, April 17,
Saturday Services at 9:30 – 10 a.m. followed by a yummy breakfast
Sept. 20, Dec. 6, Jan. 3, March 7
