Special Services
Throughout the year, we celebrate and observe the following holidays:
Selichot
Prayers for forgiveness (Selichot) are recited the week before Rosh Hashanah. On Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 8 pm, we will gather to study and pray in preparation for the High Holy Days. This year, we will watch, Oh God! starring George Burns and discuss the theology it conveys.  Refreshments will follow. At 10:30 we will begin with a Havdalah Service, change the Torah covers, and conclude with Selichot prayers and poems.  Please rsvp to the Temple office by September 19th.
Rosh Hashanah
Welcome the New Year with us. The Erev Rosh Hashanah Service is Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 8 pm (tickets required). The first day Morning Service will be held on Thursday, September 29th at 10 am (tickets required). Babysitting is available for children in 3rd grade or younger. Please call the office to register your child. Tashlich will be held after services. All are welcome.

A Children’s Service will be held at 3 pm on September 29th. This half-hour service will include singing, basic prayers, a story and the blowing of the shofar. All are welcome.

A morning service will be held on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, September 30th, at 10 am (tickets required). Babysitting and children’s programs are not available for this service.
Yom Kippur
The Kol Nidre Service will be held on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 8 pm (tickets required). The Yom Kippur Morning Service is at 10 am on September 18th (tickets required). Babysitting is available for children in 3rd grade or younger. Please call the Temple office to register your child. A Children’s Service will be held at 2:30 pm. This half-hour service is open to everyone.

The Yom Kippur Afternoon Service will begin at 3:30 pm (tickets required). The Yizkor & Concluding Service will begin approximately 5 pm. Tickets for this service are $18 and must be purchased in advance.
Sukkot
Sukkot Services will be held on Wednesday, October 12nd at 7 pm. Children are invited to come at 6:30 to decorate the sukkah. They should bring vegetables, gourds, or flowers. A Sukkot Morning Servics will be held on Thursday, October 13rd at 10 am. All are welcome.
Simchat Torah
A Simchat Torah Service will be held on Wednesday, September 19th at 7 pm. This service celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of Torah readings. All are welcome. On Tuesday, September 18th at 8 pm, we will hold a Yizkor Service.  All are welcome.
Chanukah 
Join us on Sunday, December 18th at 10 am for a Zimriah [song festival] followed by Brotherhood’s Bernie Friend Latke Bash at 11. All are welcome. 
Tu B’Shevat
Celebrate the Festival of Trees at Temple Isaiah on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 6 pm. There will be a seder which includes dinner and singing. All are welcome; reservations are required for the dinner.
Purim
On Wednesday, March 7th at 7 pm, join us for a Purimspiel and Purim Service.  We will hold our Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 11th at 10 am. All are welcome; please contact us to rsvp; there will be a small admission charge.
Passover
Passover begins at sundown on Friday, April 6th.  There will be no Erev Shabbat Service that evening.. A Passover Service will be held on Saturday, April 7th at 10 am. A Yizkor Service will be held on Thursday, April 12th at 8 pm. All are welcome.
Yom Hashoah
Commemorate with us the tragedy of the Holocaust on Wednesday, April 18that 7:30 pm. All are welcome.
Shavuot
Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah by God at Mount Sinai. Join us on Saturday, May 26th at 6 pm for dinner, study, and a service (reservations are required for dinner) and on Sunday, June 27th at 10 am for the Shavuot Morning Service. All are welcome.

Ticket Information for Congregants

At Temple Isaiah, we have always encouraged all members of our congregation’s families to worship in the sanctuary with each other.   Please contact the Temple office to request courtesy High Holy Day tickets for each family member who will be attending services with you.   The cost is:

Yizkor Services
It is customary to recite Yizkor four times a year for all those you wish to commemorate. During the first year of mourning, the mourner should recite Yizkor with the congregation. Yizkor will be recited at the following services:
Yom Kippur* (Saturday, October 8, 2011, approximately 5 pm)
Simchat Torah (Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8 pm)
Passover (Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 8 pm)
Shavuot (Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 8 pm)
*A ticket is required for our Yom Kippur Yizkor Service.  Tickets are $18 each and will be be issued on: 
Monday, September 26th from 2 to 4 pm
Tuesday, October 4th from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm
Please bring a photo ID with you when you purchase your tickets and when you come to service.