Question 1

Are High Holy Day services going to be offered in-person as well as online this year?

Accepted Answer

Yes, to provide an inclusive and welcoming High Holy Day experience, we will be holding services in-person as well as offering live streaming through our website.

Question 2

How will I be able to access services from home?

Accepted Answer

Please contact our office at 204-589-6305 to make arrangements for your “virtual ticket”. Once you have made your arrangements you will be provided with an access code and be able to participate in our livestream services. In the coming weeks, there will be more specific details about how to tune in.

Question 3

Will there be Shofar blowing this year?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Shofar will be blown for the entire month of Elul. This means that prior to the start of our weekday services (M-Th) at 6pm via Zoom, someone will blow the Shofar. There is Halachic justification where one can fulfill one’s obligation for hearing the shofar through amplified electronic means in cases of extreme duress. The Shofar will also be heard on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Since the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat this year the Shofar will not be blown.  You will also be able to hear the Shofar live and in-person at our outdoor Tashlich service.

Question 4

I have a Virtual Ticket.  What will I use for a Mahzor?

Accepted Answer

We will provide copies of the Mahzor Lev Shalem for you to use with the purchase of your “virtual ticket”. We will then make arrangements to collect them after the High Holy Days.

Question 5

Will there still be a family service and/or children’s services?

Accepted Answer

We are excited to offer a family friendly service for families with children up to Grade 4 for both days of Rosh Hashanah as well as Yom Kippur Day.

Prices for Youth and Family Services are:  Members $85 or $36 per day.  Non Members $108 or $45 per day.  If you have purchased seats in the main service  there is no charge to attend family service.

If you purchase a seat for a child ages 3 to 12 they are able to attend the supervised children’s program at no extra charge.
 
Please contact Congregation Etz Chayim at info@etzchayim.ca ()or by phone at (204) 589-6305 to reserve a space.

Question 6

Will there be a choir this year?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Our choir will be performing live this year and can be heard in-person with the purchase of a ticket or via our Live Stream with the purchase of a virtual ticket. 
Please, help us welcome our new Choir Director: Kelly Robinson, the adult members of the choir:  George Bajer-Koulack, Josh Bellan,  Phil Corrin, Cheryle Freedman, Grant Goldberg, Holly Harris, Arthur Liffmann, Cyra Moore-Freedman, Haviva Polevoi, and youth choir members: Juliet Eskin, Alex Schaeffer,  Hannah Schaeffer  and Janna Soronow.

Question 7

Is there going to be Tashlich?

Accepted Answer

Yes! This year we are participating in a community wide Tashlich Program.

This is a free event.

Question 8

Is there going to be a bin for food donations?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Bins will be available on Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidrei. Kindly bring your donation to the synagogue and place it in the available bins by the entrance.

Question 9

How should I dress for services?

Accepted Answer

We suggest that some level of dressing up could add a sense of holiness to the day, however, dressing more comfortably is perfectly acceptable. Feel free to wear a Tallit and/or head covering. There is also a tradition to wear white on Yom Kippur, and to abstain from wearing leather shoes.

Question 10

Will the Etz Chayim catering department be providing takeout meals for Rosh Hashanah?

Accepted Answer

No, we are not offering a catering menu this year.

Phone 204.589.6305 | Fax 204.582.0246
1155 Wilkes Ave, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3P 1B9

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