October 2023 Bulletin
Read about what’s going on in our congregation and community.
Friday Evening Service
Reform
Sep. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat Service
Conservative
Sep. 22, 9:30 a.m.
Upcoming Holiday
Yom Kippur
Sep. 18 – Sep. 19
What’s Happening
Rabbi Hugenholtz’s Recorded Yom Kippur Sermons
Find videos of Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz’s Yom Kippur sermons here.
Yom Kippur Shacharit Sermon 5784
I sat across from the rabbi across the table; he was in his mid-sixties or so, with thick-rimmed glasses and a short, scratchy beard.
Erev Yom Kippur Sermon 5784
I sat nervously in his office, among his many books, facing his cluttered, working desk.
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz’s Recorded Rosh HaShanah Sermons
Videos of Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz’s Rosh HaShanah sermons
Erev Rosh HaShanah Sermon 5784
I invite you to cast back your mind to your first conscious memory of being in synagogue.
Rosh haShanah Shacharit Sermon 5784
In June, I attended a rabbinic conference – my first one in four years!
Everybody’s Judaism
Are we willing to be vulnerable? To crack ourselves open a little? Are we prepared to challenge ourselves and grow? To be discomfited for the sake of insight; to be pushed for the sake of change?
Elul Sermon #2
There are few sights more moving than walking into a full synagogue on Kol Nidrey and seeing everyone wearing their tallitot, anticipating our holiest day of the year.
High Holidays 5784 Bulletin
Read about our High Holidays offerings and events.
GROWING & FOSTERING OUR JEWISH WORLD
Calendar
View the calendar for upcoming events.
New to the Area
Check out the Iowa City/ Coralvillle Guide to Jewish Life
WELCOME FROM OUR RABBI
A Personal Invitation
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Hebrew School meets on October 8 through December 5, resuming January 14.
Sunday School meets on August 26 through December 2, resuming January 20.
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Talmud study group resumes Sunday morning, September 9 at 9:30 a.m.