Erev Sukkot, Sunday, September 30

• Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:14pm (Chapel)

Sukkot Day 1, Monday, October 1

• Shacharit 8:45am (Sanctuary/Lulav)
• Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:15pm (Chapel)

Sukkot Day 2, Tuesday, October 2

• Shacharit 8:45am (Sanctuary/Lulav)
• Mincha/Maariv 6:15pm (Chapel)
• Havdallah 7:06pm

Chol Hamoed Sukkot

• Wednesday, October 3
• Shacharit 6:45am (Chapel/Lulav)
• Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:00pm (Chapel)
• Thursday, October 4
• Shacharit 6:45am (Chapel/Lulav)
• Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:00pm (Chapel)
• Friday October 5
• Shacharit 6:45am (Chapel/Lulav)
• Mincha/Ma’ariv for Shabbat (KICKS) 6:06pm (Chapel)

Shabbat Chol Hamoed, Saturday, October 6

• Shacharit 8:30am (Sanctuary/Kohelet)
• Shalom/Todah Rabba to Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman (Benj and Otto)
• Mincha/Seudah Shlishit/Ma’ariv 5:36pm (Chapel)
• Havdallah 6:59pm

Hoshana Rabba, Sunday, October 7

• Shacharit 8:00am (Chapel/Lulav/Willows)

Erev Shemini Atzeret, Sunday, October 7

• Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:02pm (Chapel)

Shemini Atzeret, Monday, October 8

• Shacharit 8:45am (Sanctuary/Yizkor)
• Mincha 5:30pm (Sanctuary)

Erev Simchat Torah, Monday, October 9:

• 6:15pm Family Service
• 6:45pm Ma’ariv and Hakafot (Sanctuary)
• 9:00pm Dinner (RSVP required)

Simchat Torah, Tuesday, October 9

• Shacharit 8:30am (Sanctuary)
• Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:00pm (Chapel)
• Havdallah 6:54pm

Erev Sukkot – Sunday, September 30, 2012

Evening Services, 6:14pm, Rabb Chapel

Home/Sukkah Ritual

• It is customary to light a long-burning or yahrtzeit candle as well (without a blessing) so fire will be available to transfer for lighting candles on Monday (7:08pm) evening or for cooking during the holiday.
• Light festival candles at home with two blessings (l’hadlik ner shel yom tov and shehechiyanu) no later than 6:09pm.
• Kiddush for festivals should be made in the Sukkah followed by the additional blessings asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu leisheiv basukkah then shehechiyanu.  We invite ushpizin (spiritual guests to sit alongside the people we have invited in (See here for more: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Sukkot/At_Home/The_Sukkah/Ushpizin.shtml).  We say hamotzi as usual, over two challot, and additional prayers are included in Birkat HaMazon.  If it is raining, we eat indoors.
• All seven days of Sukkot, we make an effort to eat, drink, learn, and spend free time in the sukkah.  Conceptually during this period, our homes become our temporary dwellings and our sukkot our permanent dwellings.

Sukkot, First Day - Monday, October 1, 2012

Morning Services, 8:45am, Main Sanctuary

Other approximate times are as follows:

• 9:45am, Hallel with lulav cluster
• 10:05am, Torah service
• 11:40am, Hoshanot (circular procession) with lulav cluster
• 12:15pm, Kiddush in the sukkah

We take up our lulavim before hallel.  With the lulav cluster held in the right hand and the etrog in the left, the blessing al n’tilat lulav is said with etrog upside down (pitom, flower, facing down).  Following the blessing, the etrog is turned right side up. The cluster is waved three times in each of the six directions: front, right, back, left, up, and down.

Afternoon Services, 6:15pm, Rabb Chapel

• Mincha followed by learning and Ma’ariv
• Kiddush in the sukkah

Home/Sukkah Ritual

• Light festival candles at/after 7:08pm (transferring fire from an existing flame), with the blessing l’hadlik ner shel yom tov
• Recite festival kiddush in the sukkah for the second night of Sukkot, followed by shehechiyanu first and leisheiv basukkah (invert the order from the previous night)

Sukkot, Second Day - Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Morning Services, 8:45am, Main Sanctuary

Other approximate times are as follows:

• 9:45am, Hallel with lulav cluster
• 10:05am, Torah service
• 11:40am, Hoshanot (circular procession) with lulav cluster
• 12:15pm, Kiddush in the sukkah

Sukkot BBQ at Eric Brass’s House, 1-6pm, 116 Winchester St. Brookline

The KI community is invited to join together to celebrate Sukkot at Eric Brass’s Sukkah.

Afternoon Services, 6:15pm, Rabb Chapel

• Mincha, learning, Maariv
• Havdallah in the sukkah 7:06pm

Chol Hamoed – Intermediate Days of Sukkot – Wednesday-Friday, October 3-5, 2012

Morning Services, 6:45am, Rabb Chapel

• Hallel recited with lulavim
• Hoshanot procession with lulavim

Afternoon and Evening Services, Wednesday and Thursday 7:00pm, Rabb Chapel

Wednesday, October 3, 7:00-8:30pm

Shabbat Chol Hamoed – Friday, October 5, 2012

• Mincha/Ma’ariv for Shabbat with KICKS 6:06pm (Rabb Chapel)
• Kiddush in the sukkah followed by STEW-kot dinner

STEW-kot

KI will provide vegetarian stew. Sides are dairy/vegan potluck. Please bring either pre-packaged, purchased food that is sealed and marked with a kosher symbol, or something made with raw vegetables (like a green salad). Wine, challah, cheese, and dips are all welcome. Please bring reusable bowls, plates, flatware, and cups for your family to use.  Food must be purchased before the beginning of the holiday.

Home Ritual

• Light Shabbat candles from an existing flame no later than 6:01pm.
• Shabbat rituals take place in the sukkah.

Shabbat Chol Hamoed – Saturday, October 6, 2012

Morning Services, 8:30am, Main Sanctuary

Other approximate times are as follows:

• 9:45am, Hallel without lulav cluster
• 10:05am, Reading of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)
• 10:25am, Torah service
• 11:40am, Hoshanot (circular procession) with lulav cluster
• 12:15pm, Kiddush in the sukkah

Kiddush in honor of Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman (in bold)

Join us as we express our affection and esteem for all that Rabbi Emma and Benj (and Otto more recently) have meant to our KI community over the past several years.

Talmud study, 5:00pm, in the Sukkah

Afternoon Services, 5:36pm, Rabb Chapel

• Mincha followed by learning and Ma’ariv
• 6:59pm Havdallah in the sukkah

Hoshana Rabba – Sunday, October 7, 2012

Morning Services, 8:00am, Rabb Chapel

• Hallel recited with lulavim (last chance!)
• Hoshanot procession with lulavim
• Extra willows are beaten on the ground as a prayer for rain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshana_Rabbah)

Erev Shemini Atzeret – Sunday, October 7, 2012

Evening Services, 6:02pm, Rabb Chapel

• Kiddush in the sukkah without the blessing l’eisheiv basukkah.

Home Ritual

• Festival Candles should be lit no later than 5:57pm with the blessing l’hadlik ner shel yom tov.

Shemini Atzeret – Monday, October 8, 2012

Morning Services, 8:45am, Main Sanctuary

Other approximate times are as follows:

• 9:45am, Hallel
• 10:05am, Torah service
• 10:45am, Yizkor

Musaf includes tefillat Geshem, beginning our daily prayers for rain.

We honor this season’s Aliyah L’regel Kavod for devotion to daily minyan, Betty Singer.

Afternoon Service, 5:30pm, Main Sanctuary

Erev Simchat Torah – Monday, October 8, 2012

Brookline Community Celebration

Join KI, Minyan Shaleym and Washington Square Minyan for festive evening services, dancing and dinner.

• 6:20pm Family service for children 8 and under with a parent or other adult
• 6:45pm Ma’ariv; first hakafah at 6:45pm
• 8:00pm Light dinner will be served

Snacks will be available throughout the dancing.

There is no cost for the evening, but you must RSVP if you’d like dinner.  Please go to http://tinyurl.com/BrooklineSimchatTorah2012  or call the KI office, 617-277-9155.  Donations welcome to defray the cost.

Home Ritual

• Festival candles are lit at home from an existing flame at or after 6:56pm with the blessing l’hadlik ner shel yom tov.
• Festival kiddush is recited to begin the evening meal.

Simchat Torah – Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Morning Services, 8:45am, Main Sanctuary

Other approximate times are as follows:

• 9:45am, Hallel
• 10:05am, Hakafot (dancing with the Torah scrolls)

Friday morning services begin in our Main Sanctuary at 8:45 AM.  During Simchat Torah services will look forward to honoring Danny Margolis with the Hatan Torah and Bob Nissenbaum with the Hatan Breisheet awards.

• 6:00pm Afternoon Festival services in our Rabb Chapel
• Havdallah is at 6:54pm

A sweet, joyous and healthy Sukkot to you and yours! Hag Sameah!