Don’t miss BHC’s unique Rosh Hashanah evening service for BHC families and the community at Oregon Ridge Park with open seating on the grass. Remember to help BHC’s High Holy Day Food Drive for GEDCO Cares Food Pantry and bring nonperishable goods. This service is open to all, but registration is required; go to rhunderthestars.com, or call 443-524-0284. For admission, present your printed registration confirmation.

Prayers are projected onto a screen. The service is also available for download, rhunderthestars.com, and a limited number of booklets is available. American Sign Language interpreting will be provided.

Directions to the park may be found on here. In the event of rain, the service will be held at BHC.

Services with our rabbis and cantors in the Sanctuary reflect the awe-inspiring nature of the High Holy Days and feature music by the Temple Choir under the direction of BHC Music Director, Jimmy Galdieri.

A separate service is offered for Infant—Pre-K. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Alternative Service is open to everyone, including families with children in Pre-K grade and above. This service encourages creative and intimate prayer using both prayerbooks and projected prayers. After the first portion of the service, there is an option for children Pre-K—4th grades to attend their own service and activities led by our educators, BHC teens and song leaders. American Sign Language interpreting will be provided at the Alternative Service.

Services with our rabbis and cantors in the Sanctuary reflect the awe-inspiring nature of the High Holy Days and feature music by the Temple Choir under the direction of BHC Music Director, Jimmy Galdieri.

Our Shabbat Service on Friday evening is a wonderful way to end the week and welcome Shabbat. All are welcome as we connect with our prayers and ponder a topical or spiritual sermon. Melodies are drawn from tradition, from our Reform Jewish heritage and from contemporary composers.

Rabbi Busch and Cantor Kohn will officiate.

Our regular 10 AM Shabbat morning service is welcoming and meaningful to both those who come regularly and those who attend for the first time. Shabbat Shelanu means Our Shabbat, and we endeavor to celebrate Shabbat together with communal reading, engaging melodies, and embracing one another. The weekly Torah portion is both chanted and discussed at this service.

Rabbi Sachs-Kohen and Cantor Kohn will officiate.

This class is for adult BHC members with little or no Hebrew reading ability and will fulfill the beginner Hebrew requirement for the Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah program. INFO: Becky Gutin, bgutin@baltimorehebrew.org or 410-764-1587, ext. 250.

Play and socialize with us during our monthly playdates. They are a wonderful way for families to get to know one another. This month we will meet at Meadowood Regional Park on Falls Road.

On Sunday September 10, 10:30 am, BHC’s fall Bereavement Group, “When You’ve Lost A Loved One” begins, continuing for six consecutive Sundays. This group is a chance for BHC members and their families to be supported by our community. Robert Cohen, PhD, PA, will be the facilitator. We like to have a minimum of six participants. There is no charge to attend. INFO & RSVP: Carol J. Caplan, BHC Cares Chair 410-764-1587, ext. 270 or carolcjca@comcast.net.

Join Cantor Sacks’ Sunday morning course, introducing basic prayerbook Hebrew vocabulary and grammar. The class will continue through the spring. Basic decoding skills are required for this class. This class is for BHC members only. INFO: Becky Gutin, bgutin@baltimorehebrew.org or 410-764-1587, ext. 250.

Rosh Hodesh, a girls group, and Shevet Achim, a guys group allows teens to meet once a month to consider fundamental questions of Judaism, gender, and society. RSVP required, and dinner is included. INFO: Lauren Offermann, Assistant Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 248 or loffermann@baltimorehebrew.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; it is self-supporting through contributions. INFO: aa.org.

GreySheeters Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from compulsive overeating. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for GSA membership; GSA is self-supporting through our own contributions. The primary purpose is to stay abstinent and help other compulsive overeaters to achieve abstinence. INFO: greysheet.org.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating, binge eating and other eating disorders using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. OA charges no dues or fees; it is self-supporting through member contributions. OA is not just about weight loss, weight gain, maintenance, obesity or diets; it addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. INFO: oa.org.