High Holidays

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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

Tofu, ice cream, beer, and liquor are new symbolic foods that reference this past year

a picnic basket in a field of grass and flowers, on top is a thermos, mug, apples, and cookies.

“Blessings so beyond our hopes for this world”

a rainbow overlooks a road surrounded by grass and a few trees

A journey of art making, writing, and meditation

a white bird flies through the sky

Guide for a nature-based Yom Kippur ritual in solitude

a dirt path surrounded by trees

Ritual to do at home with a bowl of water and ice

drops of water come down onto a surface of water, creating a circular ripple

“I am forgiven because I dance”

silhouette of a person with outstretched arms in the middle of a field

“He inhaled, then in motion / began slowly, chanting”

a black and white photo of a long sanctuary lined with a second story of benches

“Avinu Malkeinu, open our hearts”

a protest with a person holding up a fist and in the other hand a sign that says "WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS"

“Sweeping the leaves out of the drain, I think of change …”

a layer of orange leaves

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