High Holidays

Home » Holidays » High Holidays » Page 29

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

Yizkor service remembering victims of sexual assault

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

A Rosh Hashanah seder to mark each year of the shmita cycle

A reminder to place yourselves on the path of holiness, joy, and truth

A prayer and poem asking to return us to ourselves and our source

Combines the ritual of tashlikh with the words and sentiments of U’netaneh Tokef and Al Het in a series of experiential activities to recognize and let go of our sins

Recognizing that those who are aged, infirm, or diagnosed with serious illness may have a different relationship to the Unetaneh Tokef prayer

Deepening the experience of saying Yizkor with a physical reminder of departed loved ones

A meditation on the purity of our souls and the search to be at-one with our truest selves

A mikveh ceremony with kavannot and chants intended to greet Yom Kippur “in friendship with an undefended heart”

The Reconstructionist Network

Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Get the latest from Ritualwell

Subscribe for the latest rituals, online learning opportunities, and unique Judaica finds from our store.

The Reconstructionist Network