As the High Holy Days approach, it is time for us to prepare the Book of Remembrance for 2012/5773.  This book, distributed at the Yom Kippur Memorial Service, is a symbol of our love and respect for those whose memories we cherish.  Remembering a loved one in this manner on Yom Kippur is a tribute to their memory and the values by which they lived.

Within this keepsake book, we will list the names of all those whom we would like to honor and remember at this sacred time of year. The book will also contain memorial meditations and prayers, the 23rd Psalm, and Kaddish.

Download Book of Remembrance Form

The tzedakah proceeds from the Book of Remembrance helps Temple Shirat Shalom offset High Holy Day expenses.  We deeply appreciate your generous support of the Book of Remembrance for 2012/5773.  A contribution of $18.00 per name is suggested, but voluntary.

Your name(s) as you would like them to appear in the book: ____________________________________

I / We wish to perpetuate the memory of the following person(s):

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Any questions?  Contact Elliot Gluskin at 610-481-9088, or email egluskin@gmail.com.

ALL FORMS DUE BY:  September 1, 2012

 

Please return this form to:

Temple Shirat Shalom, PMB #278, 3140 W. Tilghman St., Allentown, PA 18104

Join TSS for a tour (audio) of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Franklin Institute for Sunday,Sept. 23 at 1pm. Our tickets to the show also give us entrance to the rest of the museum so it will be great for kids.

About the Exhibit:

View the largest and most comprehensive display of the priceless biblical Dead Sea Scrolls during a new exhibition at the Franklin Institute.

 

The world debut exhibition, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times , features one of the largest collections of the 2000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls ever displayed in North America as well as a three-ton stone from the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

 

Visitors to the Franklin Institute will have the opportunity to view 20 scrolls, including four scrolls making their world debut, containing the oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible. Pieces include text from the biblical books of Genesis, Psalms, Exodus, Isaiah and others.

 

The exhibition features more than 500 items from the biblical era on display alongside the famed scrolls, including many newly discovered Holy Land artifacts.

 

Objects include remains of religious articles, weapons of war, stone carvings, textiles and beautiful mosaics along with everyday household items such as jewelry and ceramics.

 

Visitors can also experience a compelling scale recreation of a section of Jerusalem’s Western (or Wailing) Wall complete with an authentic three-ton stone from the Wall in Israel. Prayer slips left on the wall during the exhibition will be taken to Jerusalem and placed on the Western Wall itself.

 

This exhibition is created by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) from the collections of the Israel National Treasures and produced by Discovery Times Square and The Franklin Institute.

 

 

 

“In the beginning…”

 

Hailed as the mostimportant archaeological find of the 20th century, the story behind the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is almost as interesting as the scrolls themselves.

 

The first cache of scrolls was discovered in 1947 when a Bedouin shepherd casually tossed a rock into a cave and heard a pot shatter. Over the next eight years, archaeologists excavated a series of caves and found thousands of parchment fragments that included the oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible.

 

While the scribes of the scrolls are unknown, the ancient text shed light on the language used in the Bible, much of which remains unchanged to this day.