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.
“do not abandon us!”
“Who will live and who will die? / Who in public and who in secret?”
“more than enough lovingkindness for everyone who / needs it …”
New ritual tying the smelling fragrant scents to an intention to hear Isaiah’s call for justice
Avinu Malkeinu sung with new English verses
“Remove the darkness of this endless night”
“We come to claim responsibility.”
“Heavenly Haven, my guardian / Keep me afloat”
“I lift up my face toward the light with expectation”
A Vidui prayer that balances acknowledgment of wrongdoings with noticing the good
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