HIGH HOLIDAY PACKET & RSVP FORM
    Members and their Guests
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    We are so excited that you will be joining us for our High Holiday Services and celebrations this year!  We are planning in-person indoor Services in our beautiful recently remodeled sanctuary and also live-streamed Zoom Service options using three high definition cameras and a surround sound audio system that will ensure that you feel 100% a part of our rituals. However you will be joining us, our gatherings will be joyous, safe, comfortable and meaningful.
     
    Please complete and return this form prior to August 31st to ensure that you are included in our Electronic Yizkor Book.  If you have any questions, require assistance, or wish to receive additional copies of this form to share with friends or family, please call our Office Manager, Sandy Fitzgerald, at 209-571-6060.   
    High Holiday Services are free to all Members of CBS who are in good standing and their dependent children. Dues need to be current or payment arrangements made with our Treasurer prior to attending Services.  Any full-time students, active members of the military and reciprocal members in good standing with their congregations are welcome to participate in our High Holiday Services at no charge.  A customary fee of $200 per guest and/or visitor, including relatives who are not members of CBS, is expected and allows unlimited access to all of our High Holiday Services.  All payments received prior to August 31st are eligible for a 10% discount, and no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.  Please keep in mind that your financial contributions do help support our year-round Jewish activities and programs.  

    ​​Youth/Family Services:  We will have a Family Service on the First Day of Rosh HaShanah, Tuesday, September 7th at 6:00 p.m. and during Neilah Services, Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30 p.m.  All programs are at no additional cost.  Children are always welcome at all of our Services and programs and an area for quiet play is located in our sanctuary.  Children must be supervised by parents or a responsible adult at all times.

    This Section and the RSVP Section are required to be filled out whether you are attending Live and in-person or on ZOOM
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    RSVP Section is required for ALL Attendees and/or Participants
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    Beth Shalom Members and their Guests
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    ​Reserved Seating:  We also offer a Reserved Seating option for Beth Shalom members for the entire High Holidays.
    Ordering a Lulav and Etrog: The High Holidays conclude with the joyful holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah!  We celebrate the bounty of the world with four sacred plant species called the Lulav and Etrog, which are traditionally imported from Israel specifically for this holiday.  With a pre-paid payment of $79, we offer an opportunity to purchase a Lulav and Etrog set from Afikomen in Berkeley for your use during Sukkot.  The Lulav and Etrog sets will be available for pick-up at CBS prior to Sukkot.  
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    Electronic Yizkor Book:  CBS is offering an Electronic Yizkor (Memorial) Book to honor our departed loved ones.   We will list all previously submitted names, and those submitted to us this year, free of charge.   Anyone wishing to have the names or photographs of those being remembered displayed in a Special Remembrance section on the Announcement Board flat screen in the lobby, on our website, and in the HaKol newsletter, may do so by filling out the form below:
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    Include the following new name(s) in the alphabetical section of the Yizkor Book: 

​Please submit your packet(s) and payment(s) by August 31, 2021 to:
 
Congregation Beth Shalom
P.O. Box 85
Modesto, CA  95353

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At Congregation Beth Shalom - The Center for Jewish Life there is nothing more important than the health and well-being of our children, guests and members.  We have updated our Covid protocols: face coverings are required by all when inside, food and drinks will only be consumed outside, and seating will be with physical distancing with those whom you arrive / live with N-95 masks are suggested and we have free ones available for all who attend our Services and events.

To attend High Holiday Services in-person indoors, attendees 13 years of age and older must show proof of Covid vaccination or a negative Covid test from within 72 hours of attending.  These documents can be submitted to the Beth Shalom office beforehand to speed the check-in process.  People without proof of vaccination or a negative test will be warmly welcomed to participate in our outdoor seating area or to utilize the Zoom live streaming from home. We continue to strongly encourage everyone to be vaccinated if eligible.

Thank you for understanding and following these procedures so we can provide a safe and healthy environment for all and ensure that our high holidays are meaningful and uplifting. ​
Webmaster:  Ser'acḥ Avigayil      email:  info@cbsmodesto.org