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High Holy Days 5781

We are excited to offer you an innovative combination of virtual, in-home, and socially distanced outdoor prayer and ritual experiences. So that we can be best prepared, please complete this form by Friday, September 11th at noon!

If you have a Shearith Israel Member Portal Login, please log in to complete this form. If you need your login information, please contact Katie Babin at kbabin@shearith.org. You will also be receiving forms in the mail soon, if you would like to use that method to register instead.  Non-members who are requesting tickets can still complete this form without a login. 
IMPORTANT
Portal Access will be issued to members who have paid at least a quarter of their fiscal 2020-2021 dues, as well as fulfilled all their financial obligations for fiscal 2019-2020 by Tuesday, September 8. If you are having trouble bringing your account current, you may request payment arrangements. Additionally, if you have questions about this seat registration form, please contact Janice Leventhal at jleventhal@shearith.org.

Please note that items marked with an asterisk are required responses. Please complete those sections before you press submit. Thank you.
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If you are not sure of your membership type, please contact Katie Babin at kbabin@shearith.org to confirm.
Congregant Information
List the name and email of the member and the spouse/partner (if applicable). We must have your email to give you access to the portal. High Holy Days portal access is included in your annual dues. Your membership includes access for 2 if you are a family or 1 if you are single.

Please note: When you receive your confirmation it will say you have "0" tickets. Again, your membership includes access for 2 if you are a family or 1 if you are single. Please ignore the "0" on the confirmation.
This will be your registration email to access our High Holy Day portal. This portal will allow you to access our High Holy Day services virtually.
This will be your registration email to access our High Holy Day portal. This portal will allow you to access our High Holy Day services virtually.
Sanctuary and Ticket Request
Please choose portal access by sanctuary
This is to ensure you are in the correct room for our Breakout Schmooze and to enjoy our sanctuary-specific family slideshows.
ASSOCIATE or PERMANENTLY ADJUSTED MEMBER and ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION
A significant investment in technology and resources has been made to ensure our online High Holy Days Service experience is of the highest quality, which our community has come to expect. The Portal Access fee for associate or permanently adjusted members and additional logins for family members and non-members reflects this investment.

This year, all associate, permanently adjusted and additional member registrations will be $325 per login. Non-member pricing is $395 per login. 

Standard Dues and Benefactor Member tickets are INCLUDED IN YOUR DUES. If you are wishing to purchase ADDITIONAL TICKETS please complete this section. 

Associate Members, Permanently Adjusted Members, and Non-Members who are wishing to purchase tickets should complete this section.

List the names and emails for each person you want to purchase access for. We must have individual emails to provide portal access. Please print clearly. Login information will be sent directly to each email address.
Please select the number of MEMBER tickets. Each ticket will be $325. Total amount visible at bottom of form. Note: Standard Dues Members do NOT need to complete this portion of the form unless purchasing ADDITIONAL tickets.
Please select number of NON-MEMBER tickets. Each ticket will be $395. Total amount visible at bottom of form. Note: Standard Dues Members do NOT need to complete this portion of the form unless purchasing ADDITIONAL tickets.
$90/ticket
I/We wish to make an additional donation to help provide portal access for those unable to pay:
Mahzorim Check Out

There is no charge to check out Mahzorim, however each Mahzor must be returned no later than Thursday, October 15 or you will be charged $36 per book. Our beautiful prayer books were a generous gift from the Topletz family and will grace our synagogue for years to come!

Digital copies of the Mahzor will be also available for download.  A link will be available on our website.  If you want to check out additional Mahzorim, or have other Mahzor checkout questions, contact Sandi Burt at sandib@shearith.org or call 214-939-7315.
High Holy Day Box and Mahzorim Pick Up Dates and Times
Each member family will receive a special High Holy Days Box that will awaken your senses to the spirit of the season. 

Box and book pick up will be available at any of the times listed below

You do not need to pre-register for a pick-up time.

Sunday, September 13 - 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Monday, September 14 - 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Tuesday, September 15 -  2 - 6 pm

Mahzor check out - North entrance (by Beck Family Sanctuary)
High Holy Day Box Pick Up - South entrance (by Aaron Main Sanctuary)

If you are homebound or living in a retirement home, we can bring your High Holy Days box and Mahzorim to you.  A volunteer will reach out to you to see if you need your box delivered.
Shofar Service

Our sages teach that hearing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Teruah, the day of blasting, is best fulfilled in person. This year you will enjoy this most essential High Holy Day mitzvah while sitting comfortably and safely in your car at either Shearith or Levine Academy, during one of our six parking lot services. Our klei kodesh and ba’alei tekiah (shofar blowers) will treat you to a shofar experience you won’t forget! Space is limited and advance registration is required. For questions on this, please contact Sarah Katz at skatz@shearith.org.

The week of September 14th you will receive a confirmation email that will double as your ticket into the Shofar service. Please print and bring with you to gain admittance into the parking lot.

Once you indicate that you plan to attend a Shofar service, the location and time options will appear below.
Volunteering
The High Holy Days offer abundant volunteer opportunities, especially this year as our celebrations and worship are mostly virtual. For questions on this, please contact Katie Babin at kbabin@shearith.org. Volunteer opportunities include:
Youth and Family Services
We’ve planned many special services and activities for our youth and young families! On Rosh Hashanah, Day 1, please join us for a Young Family Gathering Moment, led by Rabbi Shira Wallach at 9:45 am.

You can watch services on-demand in our comprehensive video library on the Portal. Watch services for Young Families (Infants – Kinder), Youth in 1st-3rd grade, and Youth in 4th-7th grade. Your family can enjoy the services when it is most convenient, and you can watch again as many times as you like!

Additionally, we’ll offer Zoom gatherings for school-age children. Please list the names and grades of your school-age child/children who would like to participate. Options include Zooms on Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and 2 and Yom Kippur. More information will be sent to you closer to the High Holy Days.
 
High Holy Day Food Drive
Each year our Social Action High Holy Food Drive provides much-needed donations to support families struggling with food insecurity. This year we are not taking physical donation at Shearith Israel. Please consider making a monetary donation to Jewish Family Services Food Pantry and/or MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.
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