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.

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A ritual to prepare for the High Holy Days using the framework of the Four Worlds

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“Gift me with good health, love, blessings and peace in this New Year.”

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“Now there’s another threshold, and this time we cross together.”

Person wrapped in a prayer shawl blowing a shofar against a sunset sky.

“We forgive to heal ourselves”

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Creative Avodah service that includes meditation

Person blowing a shofar, wearing a tallit against a dramatic cloudy sky.

“These I remember and my heart breaks open with tears”

Person draped in a white prayer shawl, holding it close to their chest, wearing a beaded necklace.

“Please, Adonai, bring about new beginnings”

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“Whose ballot shall be counted, and whose ballot shall be disqualified”

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Honoring the memory of the deceased

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“We have abstained from uncomfortable growth”

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