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

Preparing for Psalm 27

May polar bears swim safely / to the ice flows, and may we love / our way back to soft tickling cheeks, / hot breath, moist lips

climate crisis, health, psalm 27, survival

an iceberg floats in the water

#MeToo Atonement Prayers

An alternate version of Al Chet and Ashamnu for the #MeToo era

#metoo, al het, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual violence

reassembled broken glass

The Shape of the Shofar

Silhouette of a person blowing a shofar near a window with sheer curtains.

Psalm 51: High Holyday Liturgy

my bones / my spirit / my heart / cry out for grace

hesed, psalm, teshuvah

a person's silhouette is visible, squatting with their head in their hand

Today We Are all Priests: A Communal Confession and Granting Forgiveness for Yom Kippur

Person wrapped in a traditional white garment with embroidery, showing part of their hand and a beaded necklace.

Waiting at Sinai: Visualization for Rosh Hashanah

Can you imagine the multitudes, the incredible sea of us?

community, meditation, rosh hashanah, Sinai, teshuvah

two people stand with eyes closed and arms outstretched, others are blurry in the background

Reading for Elul

Even if you remembered to buy local, organic honey, there is no readiness for the work to come.

courage, Elul, environment, teshuvah

a mountain climber on a ledge with the sun peeking over the horizon

Rosh Hodesh Elul: A Shiviti Return and Renewal

music, rosh hodesh, shiviti, teshuvah, video

a person is blowing a shofar

Tisha B’Av to Rosh Hashanah: Seven Weeks

Reflection prompts for the seven weeks between Tisha B’Av and Rosh Hashanah using the sefirot

Elul, heshbon hanefesh, meditation, reflection, rosh hashanah, sefirot, teshuvah, tisha b'av

view from the top of a long beige spiral staircase

Sin Offering

A poem preparing oneself for Yom Kippur

Person holding hands up toward ocean sunset, with warm colors in the sky and hair blowing gently.