BKB CALENDARS OF EVENTS:
* WEEKLY SHABBAT EVENING SERVICES
*MONTHLY SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES
*HOLIDAY SERVICES
*ADULT EDUCATION AND OTHER PROGRAMS
BKB has Weekly Shabbat Evening Services at 7:30 pm:
All Are Streamed on Facebook Live
Some are in-person at BKB
Others are on Zoom in addition to Facebook Live
BKB’s weekly Shabbat Evening Service takes place every Friday night at 7:30 pm in one of two ways:
Way #1: BKB’s Shabbat Evening “Multi-Access” Service-that is both in person in the sanctuary and streaming on Facebook Live. Everyone is welcome to attend this service at our sanctuary.
Way #2: The Shabbat Evening services that are not Multi-Access are conducted on Zoom and Facebook Live from the home of the service leader. On Zoom we begin with a “Zoom Lobby Schmooze” at 7:18 pm, and the formal service begins on Zoom and Facebook Live at 7:30 pm.
FOR ZOOM, please email bkbav@bkbav.org for the Zoom invitation to the Shabbat Evening Service.
(NOTE: If you join the service on Zoom, you will also be seen on the Facebook Live stream.)
FOR FACEBOOK LIVE, search for “Congregation Beth Knesset Bamidbar” on Facebook.
The leaders of these services will be:
OCTOBER
October 10-In-Person and on Facebook Live with BKB Rabbi Emeritus Alan Henkin. This service will include BKB’s Sukkot celebration (see High Holy Days Schedule below).
October 17-In-Person and on Facebook Live with BKB Student Rabbi Eric Sbar. This service will include BKB’s Simchat Torah celebration (see High Holy Days Schedule below).
October 24-on Zoom and Facebook Live with Karen Schultz.
October 31-on Zoom and Facebook Live with Ivy Berr-Colvin.
NOVEMBER
November 7-In-Person and on Facebook Live with BKB Student Rabbi Eric Sbar.
November 14-on Zoom and Facebook Live with Naomi and Mike Barnes
November 21-In-Person and on Facebook Live with BKB Soloist Fran Beckerman
November 28-on Zoom and Facebook Live with Ivy Berr-Colvin.
Shabbat Morning Service and Study with Student Rabbi Eric Sbar
Saturdays, October 18 and November 8, 10:00 am
Join Student Rabbi Eric Sbar for Shabbat morning service and interactive study in-person @ BKB and on Facebook Live followed by a light brunch. “When we pray, we speak to God; when we study, God speaks to us.”
“Join us at BKB to get the spiritual energy that comes when we gather at BKB to worship, sing, learn, eat, laugh, shake hands, and hug.”
For Facebook Live, search for “Congregation Beth Knesset Bamidbar” on Facebook.
Adult Jewish Learning Program with Student Rabbi Eric Sbar
Saturday, October 18, 7:00 pm
Join us for Eric’s Adult Jewish Learning Program in-person only with Havdalah and nosh at “BKB Far West” (Beckerman home-contact BKB for address). Eric’s topic: Torah vs. TikTok: Ancient Tools for Modern Times. Practical tools from the Jewish tradition for maintaining a healthy perspective, or “calibrated distance”, from modern technology and culture. We will explore the tools themselves as well as some of the depth and beauty contained within them.
| 5786/2025 BKB High Holy Days At-A-Glance |
ALL SERVICES ARE IN-PERSON AND ON FACEBOOK LIVE EXCEPT AS NOTED
TICKETS NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND SERVICES IN-PERSON
| Observance |
Date
|
Time |
Description
|
Notes |
| Selichot | Sat, Sep. 13 | 7:00 pm | Evening Program and Service | 7:00 pm-program in-person only; 8:00 pm-service in-person and on Facebook Live |
| Erev Rosh HaShanah | Mon., Sep. 22 |
7:30 pm
|
Evening Service | |
| Rosh HaShanah | Tue., Sep. 23 | 10:00 am | Morning Service | |
| Tashlich | Tue., Sep. 23 | 4:00 pm | Afternoon Service | In-person only @ Apollo Park |
| Shabbat Shuvah | Fri, Sep. 26 | 7:30 pm | Shabbat Evening Service | On Zoom and Facebook Live only |
| Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) | Wed., Oct. 1 | 7:30 pm
|
Evening Service | |
| Yom Kippur Morning Service | Thur., Oct. 2 | 10:00 am | Morning Service | |
| Yom Kippur Afternoon Service | Thur., Oct. 2 | 3:00 pm | Minchah Service | |
| Yom Kippur Memorial Service | Thur., Oct. 2 | 4:30 pm | Yizkor (Memorial) Service | |
| Yom Kippur Evening Service | Thur., Oct. 2 | 5:30 pm
(Approx) |
Ne’ilah Service and Kiddush | |
| Shabbat Service with Sukkot Celebration | Fri, Oct. 10
|
7:30 pm | Evening Service
|
Led by Rabbi Emeritus Alan Henkin |
| Shabbat Service with Simchat Torah Celebration | Fri, Oct. 17 | 7:30 pm | Evening Service | Led by Student Rabbi Eric Sbar |
REMINDERS:
- To watch on Facebook Live, search for “Congregation Beth Knesset Bamidbar”.
- To watch on Zoom, email bkb@bkbav.org to get the Zoom invitation.
PLEASE GIVE TO BKB’S ANNUAL HIGH HOLY DAYS DRIVE FOR THE NEEDY
FROM ROSH HASHANAH TO SIMCHAT TORAH
On Yom Kippur the prophet Isaiah declares: “Share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house.” At BKB, we fulfill this principle by collecting items needed by SAVES to help the needy each year.
This year, pick up grocery bags @ BKB at Rosh HaShanah Services on September 23 and 24. Bags will also be available after those dates.
Between Rosh HaShanah and the Shabbat after Simchat Torah (October 17), please bring into BKB grocery bags filled with non-perishable groceries. OR, email BKB (bkbav@bkbav.org) and we will contact Suzanne Banks, BKB Social Action Chair, and Suzanne will pick up your bags at your home!
PLEASE DONATE TO THE 5786/2025 BKB HIGH HOLY DAYS APPEAL
Membership financial support pledges (aka dues) alone are not enough to support BKB (or any other synagogue) these days. Your participation in our High Holy Days Appeal is critical to maintaining BKB, which is more than the three H’s that every synagogue strives for: heart–prayer, worship, and spirituality; head–learning and study; and hand–deeds of loving kindness.
Most importantly is a fourth H-BKB is our Jewish community’s home.
As we come together for the High Holy Days, please consider making a contribution to BKB. Your gift of $180, $250, $360 or whatever amount you can afford will be greatly appreciated.
AND, now you can make your High Holy Days appeal donation online by going to the “Support BKB” menu.
“Give generously and have no regrets when you do so, for in return the Lord your God will bless you in all your efforts and in all your undertakings. ~ Deuteronomy 15:10