High Holidays

The High Holidays, which comprise Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are the holiest dates on the Jewish calendar. A time to take stock of our live, seek forgiveness, and start fresh, this season invites us to reflect on what matters most to us and to return to our deepest selves.

Latest Rituals

Return and Renewal

“Life is a precious jewel…”

Elul, God, new year, rosh hashanah

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The Season of Fire

“We arrive at Sinai, but we don’t get to stay…”

california, Elul, Sinai, wildfires

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Rosh HaShanah 5785 Duet

Small acts that counteract the sadness and despair // Rituals that contain the pain

hope, pain, ritual, rosh hashanah, rosh hashanah seder

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The Avodah Service

He confesses his family’s sins to whom all praise is due // He requests divine forgiveness, then declares TITHARU! // The kohanim and the people who witness what was said // Declare “Baruch Shem Kavod Malchuto L’Olam Va’ed.”

atonement, avodah, Avodah service, azazel, scapegoat, teshuvah, yom kippur

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A Rosh Hashanah Prayer for our Immigrant Neighbors

“Let the cry of the shofar pierce our hearts and remind us of what we must do, together…”

ancestors, immigration, migrants, refugess, rosh hashanah

The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island with a blue sky and water in the foreground.

A Prayer for the New Year, 5786

“Help our hearts heal so we can find the strength / to forge a new road and find a way to live in peace…”

hostages, Israel, new year, Oct 7, October 7th, peace, rosh hashanah, war

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Prayers for the Planet

Maggid Eli Andrew Ramer shares a variety of new prayers including a Kaddish and Vidui for the planet.

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Unetanah Tokef: Confronting Collective Grief

Gaza, Israel, social justice, Unetanah Tokef, yom kippur

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Al Chet

A personal, reflective version of the Al Chet prayer

Three people with backpacks walk on a gravel path through a lush green forest.

Tishrei Into Cheshvan

A prayer for the new month

High Holidays, new year

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