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

Rosh Hashanah

“For whom did the shofar call? The shofar called for me.”

children, family, rosh hashanah, shofar

A pomegranate, green leaves, and two shofars arranged on a white background.

The Jolting Embrace of the Shofar

“The clarion call and the celestial test…”

Divine, God, High Holidays, rosh hashanah, shofar

Person blowing a shofar outdoors, draped in a tallit, with sunlight and Hebrew letters in the background.

Pour Out Your Heart Like Water: A Personal S’lichot Ritual

A private, personal S’lichot ritual

Elul, forgiveness, prayer, ritual, S’lichot, teshuvah, water

Water pouring into cupped hands, with droplets splashing and glistening in the light.

The Honey & the Sting

A message for the new year

courage, honey, new year, rosh hashanah, sweetness

A wooden spoon with honey dripping from it against a warm, soft-focus background.

May I

A powerful story about healing between sisters

healing, High Holidays, prayer, rosh hashanah, sisters

A calm ocean at sunset with gentle waves, a kite surfer in the distance, and clouds in the sky.

Return and Renewal

“Life is a precious jewel…”

Elul, God, new year, rosh hashanah

A small stream runs through a park with trees in autumn colors and sunlight filtering through branches.

The Season of Fire

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

california, Elul, Sinai, wildfires

Sunset glows through dramatic clouds over a dark mountain valley, creating a striking silhouette.

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

A group of pomegranates with pink and green skin on a white textured surface in sunlight.

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.”