The next TSS Book Club selection…
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle,
by The Countess of Carnarvon
We’ll be meeting at the home of Ellen Schaffer.
7:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 30th.
Please RSVP to Marcia Berkow at mhberkow@gmail.com or
Margie Hertz at mhertz@ptd.net.

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About the book:

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon, who happened to be half-Jewish. Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives of Highclere Castle, including diaries, letters, and photographs, the current Lady Carnarvon has written a transporting story of this fabled home on the brink of war.
Much like her Masterpiece Classic counterpart, Lady Cora Crawley, Lady Almina was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Alfred de Rothschild, who married his daughter off at a young age, her dowry serving as the crucial link in the effort to preserve the Earl of Carnarvon’s ancestral home. Throwing open the doors of Highclere Castle to tend to the wounded of World War I, Lady Almina distinguished herself as a brave and remarkable woman.
This rich tale contrasts the splendor of Edwardian life in a great house against the backdrop of the First World War and offers an inspiring and revealing picture of the woman at the center of the history of Highclere Castle

 

High Holy Days 2014

 

This is a special time of year. It is a time for celebration and introspection and re-calibration of our internal moral compasses. It is a time for community and also for being alone. We have created a full schedule of High Holy Days worship. This year, we are pleased to invite families with young children to once again participate in a Family High Holy Day Experience with Meidan Keidar, on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings at 9:00 AM. This program is for children pre-school through elementary school.

 

We believe that worship should be available to all who want to participate, and we are not requiring tickets for attendance at our worship services (although donations are always appreciated).

Come join us – you are certainly welcome!

 

 

All High Holy Days services to be held at Scottish Rite Center,

1544 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18102

 

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Saturday, September 20, 2014 – Community Selichot Program and Services

Please join us for the community Selichot program and services of all movements at the JCC (702 N. 22nd Street, Allentown)

9:00 p.m.  Lecture by Judge Dan Butler

10:00 p.m.  Community Selichot Services, followed by community coffee and dessert reception

 

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Wednesday, September 24 – Erev Rosh Hashanah:

Worship Services at 8:00 pm, at Scottish Rite Center (1544 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102)

Rabbi Priesand’s sermon: OUR NEED TO REPENT

 

 

Thursday, September 25 – Rosh Hashanah:

Family High Holy Day Experience with Meidan Keidar, at 9:00 AM,

Rosh Hashanah Adult Worship at 10:00 AM

Rabbi Priesand’s sermon: THE “EVER-DYING” JEWS

 

 

Friday, October 3 – Kol Nidre:

Worship Services at 8:00 PM at Scottish Rite Center (1544 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102)

Rabbi Priesand’s sermon: WHO SHALL LIVE AND WHO SHALL DIE?

Please Note:  A cellist will be playing at Kol Nidre service

 

 

Saturday, October 4 – Yom Kippur

9:00 AM –  Yom Kippur Experience for Kids

Family High Holy Day Experience with Meidan Keidar, at 9:00 AM (for children pre-school through elementary school age)

10:00 AM – Adult Worship

Rabbi Priesand’s sermon: THE QUESTIONS THAT COUNT

1:00 PM – Quiet Interlude

3:00 PM – Afternoon Service

4:30 PM – Yizkor Service

Rabbi Priesand’s Yizkor sermon: HERE TO MAKE MUSIC

Please Note:  A cellist will be playing for Yiskor service.

5:30 PM – Neilah – Closing Services

 

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Handicap Parking and/or Seating

 

Please contact Brotherhood , Don Bastian, (bastian523@hotmail.com or call 610-751-3942) if you are in need of handicap parking and/or seating for High Holy Day services at the Scottish Rite Center. RSVP at least 3 days prior to date of need.

 

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Food Drive

 

We will be collecting non-perishable food for donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley, for distribution to people in need through area non-profits. They can also accept non-food, personal care items such as shampoo and toothpaste. High protein foods are especially requested by the Food Bank.

 

Also, consider a financial gift to Second Harvest Food Bank. For every $1 you contribute, they are able to distribute 9 pounds of food. This is equivalent to 7 meals for people that may not otherwise be able to afford them!

The community Selicot program will be held on Saturday September 20th, at the Allentown JCC. Please join us!

For info about the event: Selichot 2014

Rabbi Priesand has recently returned from an incredible trip to Berlin, Terezin and Prague in memory of Regina Jonas, the first woman rabbi in the world. Her travelogue is below, including photos. Please take a look at her notes and observations during a most remarkable European trip!

 

Rabbi Priesand’s European Trip – part 1

Rabbi Priesand’s European Trip – part 2