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Kabbalah teaches that the purpose of Rosh Hashanah is to receive
all of the energy necessary to remove the blockages we have
created through our negative actions. The month of Elul
was a preparation through teshuvah (return/repentance) and
seeking to reverse the effects of those actions. The
connection on Rosh Hashanah gives us the opportunity to restore
ourselves and the world to the Tree of Life reality. The
Shofar is a tool which is used to dissolve all blockages of
negative energy we have created in the previous twelve months. Our
Rosh Hashanah connection will consist of the Morning Connection
and blowing of the Shofar.
It is not possible to completely wipe out all the negativity
of the past year in one day. For that reason, as the
Kabbalists explain, we have Ten Days of Awe. The
first day begins with Rosh Hashanah and the final day ends
on Yom Kippur. The consciousness of Yom Kippur is from
the S'firah of Binah whose energy can be summed up as "love
your neighbor as yourself". The restrictions we
observe on this day, such as fasting, are simply tools to assist
us in our connection process. Additionally, Yom Kippur
is one of the four days of the year that the Yizkor connection
takes place after the Haftarah reading. Yizkor means "to remember"
and
during the connection, we remember those who we have lost in
the past year.
Erev means "evening." In the Hebrew calendar, a new day begins
at sunset, except for the 1st day of the week which begins
one hour after sunset on Shabbat. With that in mind, the evening
connections are usually the most important because they usher
in Shabbat or the particular holiday. So Erev Rosh Hashanah
literally means "the evening of Rosh Hashanah" and is an important
time because that is when we light the candles and begin the
holiday.
Erev Rosh Hashanah - September 29, 2008
RH
Evening Connection - 10:00 PM EDT
Rosh Hashanah, 1st Day - September 30,
2008
RH
Morning Connection (Torah Reading) - 9:30 AM
EDT
Shofar Connection - 11:00 AM EDT
Minchah & Tashlich
Connection - 5:00
PM EDT
RH
Evening Connection - 9:00 PM EDT
Rosh Hashanah, 2nd Day - October 1, 2008
RH Morning Connection (Torah Reading) -
9:30 AM EDT
Shofar Connection -
11:00 AM EDT
Erev Shabbat October 3, 2008
Kabbalat
Shabbat - 10:00 PM EDT
Erev Yom Kippur - October
8, 2008
YK
Evening Connection with
Kol Nidrei - 10:00 PM EDT
Yom Kippur - October 9,
2008
YK
Morning Connection - 9:30 AM EDT
Torah & Yizkor
Connection - 11:00 AM EDT
YK Minchah Connection -
5:00 PM EDT
N'ila
Connection -
10:00 PM EDT
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Connections
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2 Candles in
Candle Holders
(Shabbat Candles preferably, can be found in most supermarkets). |
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A Kiddush
Cup or Wine Glass
(filled with with Kosher Wine or Grape Juice.) |
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