A Unique High Holiday Experience, Talaris Conference Center, Seattle, WA

A Unique High Holiday Experience, Talaris Conference Center, Seattle, WA

Panim Hadashot will offer a unique and innovative 2005 High Holiday Experience at the Talaris Conference Center open to the Jewish Community in October. We suggest a donation of $180 per person to become a Panim Hadashot Haver-Friend in support of our programming. Please note that you must rsvp for each event you wish to attend (i.e. Rosh Hashannah Seder, Encountering the Great Themes of Rosh Hashannah, Shaarei Tikvah, and Encountering the Great Themes of Yom Kippur).

The Panim Hadashot High Holiday Program is summarized below:
Entering the Holidays Around the Table: Rosh Hashannah Seder-Ritual Feast
Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 6 p.m. Talaris Conference Center Dining Hall.
Join us as we begin the days of Awe together with the unique feast of Rosh Hashannah called the ‘Seder Y'hi Ratzon’. As with all Jewish sacred feasts the rituals, the food, and the song of this seder move us into the distinctive mood mood of this period known in tradition as the Days of Awe. Come experience a beautiful and memorable gathering and an opportunity to participate in a distinctive and beautiful Jewish tradition that sets the tone for the new year. Dietary Laws observed.

Reservations for the Rosh Hashannah Seder are accepted by mail only with $40 per person payment. Please send check payable to Panim Hadashot to "RH Seder, Panim Hadashot, P.O. Box 15151, Seattle, WA 98115. Please note the number of people in your party.

Encountering the Great Themes of Rosh Hashannah: An Afternoon of Learning and Dialogue with Rabbi Dov Gartenberg and Dr. John Gottman
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005 12:30-4:15

Because of space constraints, email reservations are required for this free program. Please respond to rsvp@panimhadashot.com. In the subject line include "RH" and note the number of people in your party.

Starting with the blowing of the Shofar, we will gather for an afternoon of rich learning and public conversation on two great themes of Rosh Hashannah. Dr. John Gottman, the world-renowned scholar on marriage and family, will join Rabbi Gartenberg in a study of traditional texts on the theme of Teshuvah-repentance with the focus on Jewish and modern teachings on the repair of relationships. How do we seriously apply Teshuvah to our lives and to the most important people in our lives?

Following this stimulating conversation, we join for an interactive Torah reading of the Binding of Isaac from chapter 22 of Genesis. Rabbi Gartenberg will take us on a journey through some of the great commentaries that attempt to understand this most perplexing and disturbing text about a father and son and of God and His adherent.

The afternoon will conclude with Tashlich on the beautiful grounds of the Talaris conference center.
12:30 Shofar Blasts
12:45-2:30 The Mitzvah of Teshuvah: Repairing Relationships (Gottman and Gartenberg)
2:45-4:15 70 Faces of Torah: Interactive Encounter with Torah on Genesis 22-The Binding of Isaac.
4:15-4:30 Tashlich-Casting ceremony

Shaarei Tikvah-Gates of Hope: Rosh Hashannah Service for Persons with Special Needs and Their Families.
Tues. October 4th. 4:45-5:30pm Service; 5:30-6:15pm Tashlich and Refreshment.
Talaris Cedar Room.

Because of space constraints, email reservations are required for this free program. Please respond to rsvp@panimhadashot.com. In the subject line include "ST" and note the number of people in your party.

A community wide non-denominational service for persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness, their families, and supporters in the Jewish community cosponsored by the Jewish Family Service. The service will be lead by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg and Cantor Serkin-Poole of Temple B’nai Torah.

Encountering the Great Themes of Yom Kippur: An Afternoon of Learning and Dialogue with Rabbi Dov Gartenberg and Dr. John Gottman
Thursday, October 13th. 2:00-7:10pm. Talaris Cedar Room

Because of space constraints, email reservations are required for this free program. Please respond to rsvp@panimhadashot.com. In the subject line include "YK" and note the number of people in your party.

Opening with moving Yizkor-the Yom Kippur memorial service, Panim Hadashot presents an afternoon dedicated to exploring the great theme of Yom Kippur and of the High Holidays, Teshuvah-Repentance and Change. Rabbi Gartenberg will lead an encounter with the book of Jonah, traditionally read on Yom Kippur afternoon. Dr. John Gottman will follow with the second dialogue on the theme of Teshuvah. We will conclude with a simple closing service-Neilah-followed by the final blast of the shofar to end the fast day.

2:00-2:30 Yizkor-Memorial Service
2:45-4:30 70 Faces of Torah: Interactive Encounter with the chapter 4 in the Book of Jonah: God and Teshuvah. Rabbi Dov Gartenberg
4:45-6:30 The Mitzvah of Teshuvah: Repairing Relationships (Gottman and Gartenberg)
6:40-7:10 Neilah-Closing of the Gates and Shofar blast

Location: Talaris Conference Center
Nestled against a large wildlife pond, Talaris Conference Center is located on an 18-acre wooded oasis of lovely landscaped lawns, courtyards, and walking paths. It is located in the Laurelhurst neighborhood just blocks from the University of Washington and features a beautiful dining hall and the cedar room where the High Holiday programs will take place.