High Holy Days 5776
High Holy Days are a time for reflection, introspection, prayer, and re-connection. Many of you joined us in celebrating and observing these special Holy days. Thank you for sharing the spirit and wisdom of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These Holy Days are a time of prayer, music, reflection and learning. We’ll see you in 5777!
UPCOMING
High Holy Days Services 5777/2016
| Date | Holiday | Services (held at TBE unless noted otherwise) |
Significance |
| September 24 | Erev Selichot | Selichot are penintential prayers and poems that are often recited in Jewish communities starting on the Satuday night before the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah, all the way through Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. | |
| October 2 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | 8:00PM | Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishri. In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanah means, literally, “head of the year” or “first of the year.” Rosh Hashanah is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. |
| October 3 | Rosh Hashanah | 10:00AM | The Jewish New Year is a time to begin introspection, looking back at the mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the new year. |
| October 3 | Tashlich | 2:00PM at Mill Creek Park | A custom of going to a river and symbolically casting off one’s sins. (Bring bread to toss into the creek) |
| October 9 | Yizkor | 11:00AM at Greenlawn Cemetery | Yizkor, which means remembrance in Hebrew, is Judaism’s memorial prayer. |
| October 11 | Erev Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre | 8:00PM | The evening service that begins Yom Kippur is commonly known as Kol Nidre, named for the prayer that begins the service. “Kol nidre” means “all vows,” and in this prayer, we ask G-d to annul all personal vows we may make in the next year. |
| October 12 | Yom Kippur Morning | 10:00AM | The name “Yom Kippur” means “Day of Atonement.” It is a day set aside to “afflict the soul,” to atone for the sins of the past year. |
| October 12 | Yom Kippur Study Session | 12:00PM-4:00PM | Stay busy and distracted from your hunger pangs while studying Torah. |
| Ocober 12 | Yom Kippur Afternoon | 4:15PM-5:15PM | |
| October 12 | Yom Kippur Evening | 5:15PM-6:15PM | |
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Ne’illah |
6:15PM | Closing service for Yom Kippur. And after fasting for an entire 24 hours, we feast! | |
| October 16 | Erev Sukkot | 6:00 Potluck / 7:00 Service | The word “Sukkot” means “booths,” and refers to the temporary dwellings that we are commanded to live in during this holiday in memory of the period of wandering. |
| October 21 | Shabbat Hol HaMoed Sukkot | 7:30PM | |
| October 23 | Sukkot Celebration | ||
| October 25 | Erev Simchat Torah | A holiday celebrating the end and beginning of the cycle of weekly Torah readings. |
OBSERVED
High Holy Days Services 5776/2015
Erev Selichot
September 5, 8:00-11:00PM
Rosh Hashanah
Erev – September 13, 8:00-10:00PM
Morning – September 14, 10:00AM-12:00PM
Yom Kippur
Erev – September 22, 8:00-10:00PM
Morning – September 23, 10:00AM-12:00PM
Evening – September 23, 5:00-6:00PM
Sukkot
October 3
Erev Simchat Torah/Consecration
October 5, 5:00-6:30PM