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Kol Haverim offers warm and creative celebrations of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim, Passover, and Yom HaShoah. These celebrations have been well-attended, filled with live music, good food, meaningful services, all within a humanistic context; that is, we provide alternative interpretations and reasons for remembering historical events and celebrating them.
Information on our monthy Shabbat programs can be found here.
Purim 2008
Surrender Esther? NEVER!
Saturday, March 22, 2:30pm - 5:00pm, Lifelong.
Don't miss the Kol Haverim Purim celebration. Children can make holiday crafts prior to our fanciful retelling of the story of Queen Esther and how she helped save the Jews of ancient Persia. We'll provide the groggers, so come and be a rowdy audience. After the performance, enjoy a meal of pizza, salad, and Purim pastries.
Be Creative - All attending are encouraged to wear costumes:
- Party dress (for Queen Esther)
- Black beard, fancy clothes, a crown (for the king)
- Red pointy beard, dark clothes, a three cornered hat (for wicked Haman)
- Dark beard, bright colored clothes (for Mordecai)
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Admission:
Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $5/person; $15/family
For more info, contact Sharon Kaplan at holidays@kolhaverim.net
As winter becomes spring, Jews celebrate Purim, a joyous spring-welcoming festival that commemorates victory over anti-Semitism.
The holiday's name, "Purim," meaning "lots" or "dice," reminds us of how the evil character Haman drew lots to determine the fate of the Jews of Persia. According to the Book of Esther, were it not for the goodness and intervention of Esther and her uncle Mordecai in the court of King Ahasuerus, the Jews would have been exterminated by the king's advisor Haman. Purim became the joyous celebration of an epic Jewish victory over anti-Semitism and threatened annihilation.
In addition to celebrating the story of Esther during the festivities, people dress in costumes depicting the major characters of the story. During the telling of the story, the heroes are cheered and the villain, Haman, is booed and his name is drowned out by the sound of noise-makers or groggers.
Passover 2007
Kol Haverim's Annual Passover Seder
Saturday, April 7 at 3:00pm at Kendall in Ithaca.
Kol Haverim is hosting a humanistic family Passover seder, followed by a fully catered dinner, on Saturday April 7, 2007 in the Auditorium at Kendal in Ithaca. Plan on coming at 2:30 and the seder will start promptly at 3:00pm. Since this seder also includes a catered dinner, we need you to help us plan ahead — so reserve your spot today!
The Passover Committee has prepared a great celebration that includes a participatory family service with both traditional and non-traditional songs accompanied by live music by David Frumkin & Will Fudeman. We will have all the traditional foods of the Passover seder as well as a buffet dinner (with vegetarian options).
Costs:
- Kendal residents: $30 per adult
- Kol Haverim Members: $30 per adult, $15 for college students and children age 4-18
- Non-members: $40 per adult, $20 for college students, and $15 for children age 4-18
- Free for children under 4, but please let us know if they will require a high chair, booster chair or
regular chair.
To RESERVE your place at the seder table, contact Alla Lukina at treasurer@kolhaverim.net AND send your check to Kol Haverim at P.O. Box 4972, Ithaca, NY 14852 (please indicate the number of adults and children attending).
Since this is a catered dinner, only pre-payment will confirm your reservation.
Please respond to reserve your spot by Wednesday, March 29 so that we may provide an estimate for the caterer. To confirm you reservation and ensure your place at the table, we must receive a check by Wednesday, April 4..
Yom HaShoah 2007
Friday, April 28, 2006, 7:00pm-9:00pm, Lifelong.
In combination with a Shabbat service.
Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur 2007
Adult Rosh Hashannah Service:
Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 7-9pm, Lifelong.
This will be an adult-oriented humanistic service with a potluck of light foods to follow. The service will be held at the Lifelong Center located at 119 W. Court St. Off-street parking is available in front of the building on Court St. as well as behind the building, accessed from Buffalo St.
Holiday events are free to members. Non-members will be charged $6 per person or $15 per family
Child-care will be available for children 18 months to 10 years at no charge. Please contact holidays@kolhaverim.net by September 8th to confirm a childcare space for your child/ren.
For our evening reception following the service, we ask everyone to
contribute a snack or dessert. Folks who have a last name beginning
with the letters A-M please bring a dessert. Those with last names
beginning with letters N-Z please bring a savory snack or finger
food. We will provide wine, juice and sparkling water for everyone
to enjoy.
For questions, additional information and/or to volunteer to help
with set-up or clean-up, please contact Sharon Kaplan at holidays@kolhaverim.net.
Family Rosh Hashannah Service:
Saturday, September 15, 2007, 11:00 am, location: 4-H Acres
This celebration is geared toward children over age 3 and includes
crafts, a brief service, singing, story-telling, a Tashlikh
ceremony, and some traditional holiday foods.
The event is free for members. For non-members the cost is $6 per
child (free for accompanying adults).
Directions to 4-H Acres on Lower Creek Rd:
Take Rt. 13 North from Ithaca, go past Warren Rd, then Hanshaw Rd., next left onto Lower Creek Rd., 1st building on left.
Please RSVP to Sharon Kaplan at holidays@kolhaverim.net by September 12th if you plan to attend.
Yom Kippur Services:
Saturday, September 22, 2007, 6:00 pm, location: Dee Thaler's house.
This evening will start with a time for reflection and discussion
followed by a break-the-fast potluck meal at the home of Dee
Thaler. This event is free for members and there is a $3 charge for
non-members.
Space is limited! Please contact Dee Thaleror by phone at 272-5897 to RSVP, get more information and directions.
Sukkot 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2006, 11:00am, location: Silverman Residence
Sukkot is the Jewish fall harvest festival. In the spirit of the holiday, we always try to hold our Sukkot celebration in an outdoor venue with nearby shelter in case of inclement weather. This year, we are delighted to be able to hold our celebration once again at the home of our members Dierdre and Mark Silverman.
We will be building and decorating our Sukkah as a community effort with adults and children! Unless we have bad weather, everything will take place outside in and around the Sukkah - so please dress appropriately. After decorating the Sukkah, we will have a short service followed by a brown-bag picnic lunch. Kol Haverim will provide challa, apples and cider. Please bring your own picnic lunch.
Ask Mark for a tour of his wind turbine after the celebration!
Please bring
- Plants, flowers, and decorations for the sukkah
- A picnic lunch
Directions to the Silvermans: 100 Travor Rd. Danby
Head South on 96-B about 9 miles from the commons (about 7.5 miles past Ithaca college).
Turn Right on South Danby Rd.
Go about 3/4 mile and turn left on Trabor Rd.
Go about 1/2 mile and turn left into the Silverman's driveway (100 Trabor Rd.)
Go 1/4 mile uphill to the house.
For more information, contact Sharon Kaplan at holidays@kolhaverim.net.
There is a raindate of Sunday, September 30th at 1:00pm
Family Chanukah Party 2007
Saturday, December 8, 2007, 4:30pm, Lifelong.
We hope you will be able to join us this year for our family Chanukah celebration!
We will light the menorah, enjoy a participatory service with music and singing. Afterwards, we will feast on latkes and other traditional holiday foods and have dreidel games and gelt for the children.
The celebration will take place at the Lifelong center (119 W. Court St.) on Saturday, December 8, beginning at 4:30 pm.
Free to Kol Haverim members. The cost for non-members is $5 for adults and $3 for children or $10 for a family.
Tu B'Shevat 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2007, 5:00pm Lifelong.
Tu B'Shevat Seder, participatory service, and dish-to-pass meal!
This holiday, commonly known as "The Holiday of the Trees" originated in the time shortly after the Jewish people were evicted from Israel. Back then, it was a celebration of the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
After being exiled from Spain during the Inquisition in the 15th century, a group of Jewish mystics, the Kabbalists, reinterpreted the holiday as a time to appreciate the importance of plants and the environment to our well-being.
In recent years, Tu B'Shevat has become a day in which we recognize our ethical obligations to care for the planet and all its inhabitants.
Please bring a dish-to-pass as well as place settings (cups, plates, silverware).
Supervised childcare is available.
Fees
Members: Free
Non-members: $5 (adult) / $10 (family)
Please contact Sharon Kaplan at holidays@kolhaverim.net for more information.
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