Online Yom Kippur Memorial Service

August 15, 2010 · Filed Under Baum's Blog 

Last year, there were several meaningful moments during the High Holidays for me.  But perhaps most touching was our online Yom Kippur Memorial service.

We asked everyone who was interested to submit photos of deceased loved ones so that we could all honor them during the High Holidays.  We will be doing the same this year, and we encourage you to consider participating.

Memory is a central part of the High Holidays.  In particular, Yom Kippur afternoon (when there is traditionally a service called yizkor) provides an important time to remember those who are no longer living.   Recognizing that many people have loved ones they would like to honor, we provide the opportunity for you to share their names and photos.  We include them in a slideshow that is part of a memorial service read by me and Rabbi Barr.

The service will go live at 4 PM on Saturday, September 18th and will also be archived for later viewing anytime.
If there is someone special you would like to remember this Yom Kippur by including their photograph in our online memorial service, please submit a photo by email (admin@bethadam.org) or by mail (10001 Loveland-Madeira Rd., Loveland, OH 45140).  Photos need to be received by Monday, September 13.

Please send only one photo for each person you are remembering, and please include his or her name so that we can provide a text caption.  All photos that are mailed to us will be returned if you include your return address.

If you submitted a photo last year, we will not automatically include it this year.  However, if you would like us to use the same photo, simply send an email to admin@bethadam.org indicating that.

This year, you will be able to view the service along with all of our streaming High Holiday service webcasts by going to http://bit.ly/holidayservices.

The archive of last year’s Yom Kippur Memorial service is available for you to view as well.

Part of what was so amazing last year when I watched the service online was seeing that there were hundreds, if not thousands, of others watching with me.  Many who had not submitted photos took the opportunity to type in names of those they were remembering in our Facebook and Twitter chat feeds.  People comforted one another.   Not only was the power of memory strong – so was the power of community.

If you have any questions about the online memorial service, please let me know.  We hope you’ll join us by honoring family members on Yom Kippur afternoon.  May their memories be for a blessing.

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One Response to “Online Yom Kippur Memorial Service”

  1. Madelon and Scott Clark Says:
    September 18th, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    We really enjoyed the special on-line Memorial Service but were hoping to join the Congregation for the regular Memorial Service, as we did this morning.

    Was that possible this year? We were not able to find it.

    Is it possible to have it available in real-time next year? We somehow do not feel like the services are completed.

    In this morning’s service, we thought that Rabbi Baum’s Midrash was excellent. When can we hear the sequel? What happened to Joseph’s brothers?

    Thanks so much for creating the OurJewishCommunity.org. This year we were pleased to be able to attend services both in Cincinnati and later on line.

    L’Shanah Tovah

    Madelon and Scott

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