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 song for Elul and the high holidays

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“We are put here to be more than just ourselves / To see farther than one lifetime”

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“We have talked, we have talked, we have talked, but we have not listened”

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Adding meaning to Yom Kippur with supplemental readings

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A Yizkor to remember the brave Righteous Gentiles who rescued Jews from the Holocaust

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A welcome greeting to people of other faiths and backgrounds on Rosh Hashanah

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Alternative shofar blasts using everyday sounds

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“For the unfulfilled innate vow / to be ourselves…”

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Yizkor service remembering victims of sexual assault

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A new Kol Nidrei prayer to help us forgive and transcend self-righteousness

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