Weekend Guide: Yom Kippur Services
Other weekend events include an Elks dinner, live music and opportunities to donate goods or adopt a pet.
Area synagogues will observe Yom Kippur this weekend with services and programs Friday and Saturday.
On Saturday, Rimon, the Mordecai T. Mezrich Center for Jewish Learning will present "Shoeless Soul-searching: Jonah’s Flight and our Yom Kippur", described as "a brief discussion of Jonah and the Whale and the relevance it has to our lives today."
The Center also will host a class Sunday, "From Synagogue to Sukkah and Beyond."
The Shalom Heritage Center, Congregation Torah Emes and Beth El Synagogue will begin Yom Kippur services Friday evening with the Kol Nidre prayer and hold services throughout the day Saturday.
Friday, Oct. 7:
- Hightstown Elks will hold a prime rib dinner for $16.95 per person, children under eight are free with an adult.
- Tavern on the Lake will present free live music with the Kickback Band at 9 p.m.
- "Antigone," a modern adaptation of the classic Greek play, will be performed at the nearby West Windsor Arts Center on Alexander Road at 8 p.m. and again Saturday at 8 p.m. Admission is $15 general admission, $12 seniors and members, $10 students.
Saturday, Oct. 8:
- There will be an AFEW Pet Adoption Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Corner Copia. Dogs and cats of all ages will be available for adoption.
- Donations of clothing and household goods will be accepted at Greater Goods Thrift Store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Live music by Kickstart at Tavern on the Lake. The show begins at 9 p.m., admission is free.
Sunday, Oct. 9:
- Join the Hightstown Environmental Commission for a walking tour of the community. Meet at the Borough Hall parking lot at 1 p.m.
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Rimon, the Mordecai T. Mezrich Center for Jewish Learning
483 Dutch Neck Rd, East Windsor, NJ -
Shoeless Soul- Jonah’s Flight and our Yom Kippur
October 8, 2011 at 3:00 pm–4:15 pm -
Creating Sacred Spaces in Judaism - Synagogue , Sukkah & Eruv
October 9, 2011 at 1:30 pm–2:30 pm -
Hightstown Elks Lodge
110 Hickory Corner Rd, East Windsor, NJ -
Tavern on the Lake
101 N Main St, Hightstown, NJ
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ANTIGONE
September 30, 2011 / October 1, 2011 / October 7, 2011 / October 8, 2011 at 8:00 pm–10:00 pm952 Alexander Rd, West Windsor, NJ (West Windsor Arts Center) -
AFEW Pet Adoption Day
Weekly on Saturdays at 10:00 am–2:00 pm299 Princeton Hightstown Rd, East Windsor, NJ -
Hightstown Borough Municipal Building
148 N Main St, Hightstown, NJ -
Shalom Heritage Center
659 Abbington Dr, East Windsor, NJ -
Congregation Toras Emes
639 Abbington Dr, East Windsor, NJ -
Beth El Synagogue
50 Maple Stream Rd, East Windsor, NJ -
Corner Copia
Old Trenton Rd, Hightstown, NJ (299 Princeton-Hightstown Road) -
Greater Goods Thrift Store
114 Rogers Ave, Hightstown, NJ
Bruce Gershkowitz
10:07 am on Friday, October 7, 2011
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