Temple B'nai Israel in Aurora announces High Holiday services

Submitted by Temple B'nai Israel

Temple B'nai Israel, an independent congregation serving Jewish families of the Fox Valley area, announces the schedule for its 2013 High Holiday services.

This year Rosh Hashana begins at sundown on Wednesday, Sept. 4, with services at 6:30 p.m. at the synagogue, 400 N. Edgelawn, Aurora. A holiday dinner follows services for those with paid reservations. Services continue at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6. Kol Nidre services begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, with Yom Kippur morning services continuing at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. The High Holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur bookend the 10 Days of Awe — a period of prayer, self-examination, fasting, and repentance.

Admission to High Holiday services is free to current members, IMSA students, all area college students, and first-time prospective members. All others may purchase tickets. To arrange for tickets, please call the temple office at (630) 892-2450.

The temple's religious school, meeting on Wednesdays and Sundays, is directed by Kitty Hall, and provides a strong foundation of Jewish knowledge for children preschool through High School. Traditional services are held every Shabbat and holiday. A lay-led Reform service Shabbat Chaverim is held monthly, often including instrumental music.

Rabbi Shmuel Mann is the full-time spiritual leader of the congregation. For more information about Temple B'nai Israel and its upcoming service and events, call the office at (630) 892-2450 or visit www.temple-bnai-israel.org.