Santa Cruz, California

Congregation Kol Tefillah in Santa Cruz, CA is now closed.  Our members have joined other Jewish congregations in the area including Chabad by the Sea ,  Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal, both in Live Oak,   Temple Beth El in Aptos, and  Temple Beth Israel in Carmel Valley

Correspondence: Congregation Kol Tefillah, PO Box 1285, Watsonville, CA. 95077   treasurer@koltefillah.org

• High Holidays Links:

• High Holidays Toolkit

• Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simhat Torah Toolkit

• October 7 Commemoration Toolkit

• September 19 - Cantors Assembly and Social Justice Commission Event: Gates of Atonement, Gates of Forgiveness, Gates of Justice

• Advice for the President's Kol Nidre address

• Pre - High Holiday Checklist

• Post - High Holiday Checklist

• Elevate your High Holidays Fundraising: Expert Strategies from Executive Directors - Webinar Recording

• USY Resources:

  • Education Department High Holiday Program Guide

  • Sukkot Program Guide

• Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs (FJMC) - High Holidays and Sukkot Toolkit

• Secure Community Network High Holidays Series

Link to USCJ Resources:

Given the news of the hostages this weekend and the state of the war in Israel, unfortunately this toolkit is still very timely. It has almost been a full year since the tragic attacks on October 7th. We've prepared this toolkit to help you and your community commemorate the day. As always we want to give you and your communities time to prepare. This kit includes a program outline, liturgy, communications templates, and more. These kits are a USCJ exclusive resource for our affiliated synagogues. Below is a list of everything included in this email. For full descriptions and all links see each section below the Table of Contents. We've also included links to our previous High Holidays and Sukkot Toolkits for easy reference.

Table of Contents for this Email:

• Canva Templates: Social Media Posts, and Assets
  
  

  • Social Media - Commemoration Posts

  • Social Media - Commemoration Events

• NCJW Resource - Screening "Screams Before Silence"

• Rabbinical Assembly Resources
  
  

  • Rabbi’s Personal Prayer for Preparing for the High Holidays this Year by Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin

  • Homer Lidrush for Yom Kippur: Ahavat Hinam: Love as Essential Healing After a Terrible Year
    by Rabbi Daniel Burg

  • Yizkor for Victims of October 7, 2023,
    by Rabbi Karen Reiss Medwed

  • The Archive to the RA’s Early Resources for October 7

  • General Resources and Ideas to Commemorate the First Anniversary of October 7

  • Suggested Hakafah Ritual for Simhat Torah 2024/5785
    by Rabbi Robert Scheinberg

• Grants for Your Community

• MERCAZ USA Resources

• Masorti/Conservative October 7 Memorial Ceremony

Previous Holidays Your Way Series

• High Holidays Toolkit

• Sukkot Toolkit