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

Tashlikh ritual to be performed in the bathroom or using bowl of water

circular ripples in a pool of water

Instructions for taking stock of our lives at the beginning of the New Year

a person sits looking out on a dirt road

Meditation practice for forgiveness

a person sits cross-legged side profile, eyes closed, with earbuds in
“God calls to us this day”
Person in a white garment reading a book with Hebrew text, standing indoors near a wooden surface.

“This year / I see you from a distance …”

a person with medium length hair with a laptop in front of them closes their eyes and covers their heart with their hands

A Rosh Hashanah seder for times of pandemic

an assortment of apples, pomegranates, and bowls of honey

Seder featuring symbolic foods for the New Year

a honey dish and cut apple

“Death is my teacher”

full moon over dark landscape

On this Rosh Hashanah we crave connection

a person in a white collared shirt wearing a kippah and glasses blows a traditional shofar, next to a child in a white floral dress blowing a multicolor crafted shofar, and they are looking at each other

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