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 dramatic interpretation of the traditional Avodah service for Yom Kippur

“The page is blank again. / Write! calls the king. / But what shall I write?”

“There was a box of treasure / That I carried, / An offering / Of grace / And sin. / I will set fire to it.”

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief: a ritual for mourning the death of those we do not know during the High Holidays

Standing at a doorway in time, ready to start the new year

Tips for leading a fun and accessible Rosh Hashanah

Questions to contemplate before Kol Nidrei

A poem reflecting on how to release ourselves of guilt

A ritual for letting go of guilt placed on us by outside forces

A tashlikh ritual to affirm one’s wholeness after a divorce

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