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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“Help our hearts heal so we can find the strength / to forge a new road and find a way to live in peace…”
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Maggid Eli Andrew Ramer shares a variety of new prayers including a Kaddish and Vidui for the planet.
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A personal, reflective version of the Al Chet prayer, focusing on parenting and acceptance
Three people with backpacks walk on a gravel path through a lush green forest.
A prayer for the new month
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A vidui composed to remember the lives of innocent children, killed in war.
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Rabbi Lisa S. Greene’s Vidui captures the struggles of 2024.
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“As the gates close / May I remember / To move forward…”
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“We come from the Ayn Sof as broken shards of creation…”
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“This is the year the answers can’t be simple, won’t come / quickly.”
a sculpture of people praying at the Kotel

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