A band of hardy volunteers collected last Sunday in the yard behind Temple Israel to raise the sukkah for Sukkot 5778.
Religious school students will decorate the sukkah Sunday, Oct. 8, when Herschel Chait will officiate ceremonies at 10:30 a.m.
Holidays
Jewish holidays at United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute.
Kol Nidre service to begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Temple Israel
Student Rabbi Kylynn Perdue-Bronson will officiate Yom Kippur 5778 services Friday-Saturday, Sept. 29-30, in the sanctuary at Temple Israel.
Yana Weinstein will return to perform as guest soloist for Kol Nidre at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute returns to sanctuary for Rosh Hashanah 5778
United Hebrew Congregation members and guests gathered in the glow of an unseasonably warm evening Wednesday, Sept. 20, to celebrate Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778 at Temple Israel.
Student Rabbi Kylynn Perdue-Bronson marked her first High Holy Days officiating “for grownups”, proceeding neatly and efficiently through the service, which marked the congregation’s seasonal return to the upstairs sanctuary.
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Yana Weinstein will serve as guest soloist for High Holy Days; board expands Torah studies
The Temple board has arranged for Ms. Yana Weinstein to serve as UHC soloist for Erev Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre. Ms. Weinstein teaches at Indiana State University and lives in Bloomington.
Torah Study will begin with Student Rabbi Kylynn on Saturday, October 21. Kylynn and the board met in August and discussed expanding the popular Saturday Torah studies to include a second class.