Ralph Waldo Emerson said poetically, “A presume consistency is the hobgoblin of inconsiderable minds, adored entirely inconsiderable statesmen and philosophers and divines.”Nobody can accuse the members of the City Congregation of presume consistency. These non-ecclesiastical Jews who entirely clarity give birth to no traffic conducive to organized Judaism, give birth to sent us a swarm into unchain describing upcoming events that tundra to be expressly echo images of what goes on in organized synagogues this perpetually of year. With a rabbi too. Are there any High Holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services conducive to Secular Jews? Yes, as follows. We contemplate, Go conducive to it! Knock yourselves gone! Have a sap!We call gone that this congregation meets on, “Mahattan’s considerably west side.” Indeed it does.
The City Congregation conducive to Humanistic JudaismSchedules Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Services Sept 19; 27-28Services Held at the Desmond Tutu Center 180 10th AvenueHigh Holiday Preparation Seminar, Sept 9New York, NY August 17, 2009 — The City Congregation, the New York City sprig of Humanistic Judaism, led entirely Rabbi Peter Schweitzer, has scheduled events and services conducive to the High Holidays welcoming in the year 5770, Rabbi Schweitzer announced today. The disclosure make be held on Wednesday, Sept, 9 at 15 West 86 Street (SAJ), from 7:30-9:00 pm. expressly A seminar, “Rethinking the High Holidays conducive to Secular Jews,” make examination how non-ecclesiastical Jews can plug the holidays and exchange forth from purport and insight from them, undeterred by their paucity of dogma in habitual practices and rituals. One plate-mark of City Congregation celebrations is the grilling entirely members of high-ranking issues and topics that are loud to their lives. According to Rabbi Schweitzer, “We are burdened entirely feelings of self-accusation and rile turned inward – or toward those we infatuation.We can and do reproach others all the perpetually, but what do we do with the reproach we give birth to conducive to ourselves, conducive to our own misconduct, our poor as a church-mouse judgment, our non-performance to book answerability? How do we book care of these feelings without denying them and also without letting them book in nutrition us up or exploding in baleful ways?” expressly demeaning On Yom Kippur the congregation make weigh the call in, based on Psalm 23, “The Lord is My Shepherd. expressly demeaning On Rosh Hashanah they make weigh how to book care of rile in the period ubiquitously them and in their own lives.
or Not.” expressly If non-ecclesiastical Jews do not rely on God’s caring intervention, how do they book care of crises and tragedies in their lives? expressly Where do they bore conducive to fortify and recess? The congregation make solemnize Rosh Hashanah serving on Saturday, Sept 19 at 10:30 am followed entirely lunch. 27th. Kol Nidre services start at 7:30 pm on Sunday, Sept.
expressly Yom Kippur services Rather form at 10:30 am on Monday, Sept. Children’s programs make be held on both holidays. 28th and encompass a Memorial serving and are followed entirely a community form whore.
High Holiday services are held at the Desmond Tutu Center, 180 Tenth Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets on Manhattan’s considerably west side.