High Holidays

ONLINE SERVICES

We will be livestreaming all High Holiday services on YouTube Live for those who are unable to attend in person. Tickets are still required for online viewing.

BABYSITTING

Babysitting is available at $10/day per child for children up to age six and this includes age–appropriate High Holiday activities. Note that children can attend both babysitting as well as Kids Services (see below).

Babysitting is from 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on both days of Rosh Hashanah; Kol Nidre from 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m; and Yom Kippur Day from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and in the evening from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

KIDS SERVICES

Calling all families with children! Join us for our kids services—our very own Kid’s Holiday Club!

Children between grades K through 6 will participate in High Holiday activities, led by Shabbat Shalom Club leaders, including board games, prayers, and age-appropriate Torah study before joining everyone at the main sanctuary for their rendition of the closing songs. Kids Club will be both days of Rosh Hashanah at 10:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. for Kol Nidre, and 10:30 a.m. on Yom Kippur.

This year we’re excited to offer Totshashanah! The first day of Rosh Hashanah, at 11:30 a.m., please join us in the small auditorium for a toddler friendly Rosh Hashanah service, with a sweet treat at the end!

FREE SEATS AVAILABLE

Do you know of any students enrolled in college, or anyone in the military, who need High Holiday tickets? Or anyone who has never joined us before for High Holidays? Please let us know in the office, and we will extend free seats to them.

STUDENT KITS

Send some love to your college students. Sign up for KISHKA, Keneseth Israel’s Student Holiday Kits. It’s easy to do, and students really appreciate receiving a special package from KI during the holidays.

For more details, contact Laura Levin at elllevin@aol.com or 502-429-0165. To sign up, please have the student’s name, address, phone number, and email address.

Submit your student info ASAP, so Laura can make timely arrangements for the care packages.

HIGH HOLIDAY HONORS

This High Holiday season, Keneseth Israel would like to honor…you! Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are times to both reflect on and celebrate our accomplishments and milestones from the past year. Would you like to mark a special event with an Aliyah or another honor on the High Holidays? Please tell Rabbi Freed what you would like to commemorate. Even if you are not celebrating something this year but would like an honor at services, please email Rabbi Freed at rabbi@kenesethisrael.com or call him at 502-459-2780 by September 13th.

LULAV AND ETROG

KI is proud to offer lulav and etrog sets for $54/set – reserve your set by calling the office, or using the RSVP portal. The deadline to order is August 30th. The lulav & etrog are some of the ritual objects that we use on Sukkot. Though we call it the Lulav, it actually is comprised of branches of three species: the Lulav (palm), the Hadas (myrtle), and the Aravah (willow). Taken together with the etrog, they make up the Four Species.

END OF SUMMER FESTIVAL

Keneseth Israel and Keneseth Israel Preschool invite you to our End of Summer Festival! Join us Sunday, September 7th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. for a fun-filled day of bounce castles, games, and kosher carnival food!

Bring a friend to come experience a taste of what KI has to offer the community and if they’re a new attendee of Keneseth Israel they’ll get their High Holiday ticket for free this year!

EVENTS IN THE SUKKAH

Come enjoy a beer and Torah on tap with Rabbi Freed at Jews & Brews: After Hours on Wednesday, October 8th at 7:45 p.m. in the Sukkah. This event is free but we do ask that you RSVP when purchasing your High Holiday Ticket.

Come enjoy an adult night out this Sukkot with the KI Sisterhood with their Sangria,Soup and Salad in the Sukkah on Thursday, October 9th at 6:00 p.m. following minyan. This event is $18 per person. Please RSVP when purchasing your High Holiday Ticket.

Enjoy our Pizza in the Hut on Friday, October 10th, at 6:00 p.m. following services. This event will include pizza in the Sukkah! This event is $18 per adult, $5 per child. Please RSVP when purchasing your High Holiday ticket.

Join Rabbi and Rebbetzin from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11th in their Sukkah for Open Sukkah, featuring games, snacks, and lulav shaking!

CLASSES

Come learn about Sukkot and the Sukkah at this next instalment in our Doing Jewish at Home: Sukkot! This three week class will go through the ins and outs of Sukkah building, as well as best sukkot practices. Attend 2 out of 3 classes for a grant to buy your own sukkah! Join starting on August 17th after minyan at KI at 6:15 p.m.

Torah Yoga is back and just in time for Yom Kippur! Join Cantor Hordes on Thursday, September 25th at 6:30 p.m. for some sun salutations, some Torah, and some reflections on the upcoming Day of Atonement.

Join Rabbi and Rebbetzin at 4:00 p.m. on Yom Kippur, October 2nd as they take you on a journey through the ancient texts that shape how we view Yom Kippur today. There won’t be snacks but there will be plenty of learning and laughter!

TIKKUN OLAM

Every year, we conduct a food drive for those in need in our community. Please bring with you a bag of nonperishable food, toiletries, and other necessities from August until the end of Sukkot. All donations will be delivered to the JFCS Food Pantry following Sukkot.

SELICHOT & CEMETERY SERVICE

Join us on Sunday, September 14th, at the KI cemetery (719 Locust Ln) for:

10:00 a.m. – Selichot services

10:45 a.m. – Cemetery beautification projects (planting, cleaning, and repairing gravestones)

11:00 a.m. – Clergy will be available for individual gravesite memorial prayers

ROSH HASHANAH SEDER

This year KI is proud to bring to everyone a traditional Rosh Hashanah Seder with services starting at 6:00 p.m. on September 22nd followed by dinner at approximately 7:00 p.m. Reservations to this event can be made at the purchase of High Holiday tickets.

Adults: $25 / Children: $15

TASHLICH

This year, in partnership with Adath Jeshurun, we will be going to Big Rock Park on September 23rd at 5:00 p.m. for Tashlich, a ceremony where we cast off our sins (and duck feed) into Beargrass Creek. We will be walking over from KI at 4:30 p.m. but if you can’t make the walk, we will just see you there. Tashlich will be followed by Rosh Hashanah afternoon services. The entrance to the park is at the north end of Valletta Rd.

BREAK THE FAST

The Keneseth Israel Sisterhood invites you to Break the Fast Thursday evening, October 2nd, following the conclusion of Yom Kippur services. There is no charge for this light meal but donations to defray preparation costs are always appreciated. Please RSVP at the time of ticket purchase.

SUKKAH DECORATING PARTY

Calling all architects and architect wannabe’s—come help the Men’s Club build KI’s Sukkah on Sunday, October 5th at 10:00 a.m.!

All families are invited to join us after Sukkah building at 1:00 p.m. to come make decorations! Come enjoy this family-friendly event that includes all you need for a fun day of arts and crafts, an edible Sukkah building contest, and pizza! Free of charge.

SIMCHAT TORAH PARTY

Festivities begin on Tuesday October 14th at 5:45 p.m. at KI in partnership with AJ and LBSY. We will start with minyan and dinner, featuring an ice cream bar, followed by Hakafot and dancing with the Torahs!

In the morning, Wednesday, October 15th at 9:30 a.m. at KI join us for our Simchat Torah service. Services will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by Hakafot—including stuffed Torahs for kids to march with. We’ll cap off the day with a delicious kiddush lunch!

SHOFAR ACROSS LOUISVILLE

Join Rabbi Freed and Cantor Hordes on Sunday, September 14th starting at 3:00 p.m. as they travel across Louisville to blow the shofar. Cantor Hordes will be blowing the shofar at the JCC at 3:00 p.m; Rabbi Freed will be blowing the shofar at Central Park at 3:00 p.m. and the Glenview at 4:00 p.m.