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

Prayer for 5785: Hope is The Antidote to Despair

Prayer for the New Year, 5785: We Sit On the Chair Together

“In this new year, let us bring our potential to bear.”

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Unetaneh Tokef: An Adaptation for One Year Later

This version of the ‘Unetaneh Tokef’ prayer refers to the atrocities that took place on Oct. 7.

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Apple Peel Tashlikh

An alternative kind of Tashlikh, focusing on composting and transformation.

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El Maleh Rachamim for Yamim Noraim 5785

“Hide them / beneath the cover of Your wings, forever, / And let their souls be bound up with ours…”

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A Prayer in this Time of Crisis

Rabbi Maurice Harris, Associate Director for Thriving Communities and Israel Affairs Specialist, shares a powerful message for this moment.

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Singing For Our lives

“Especially on Yom Kippur — we are singing for our lives in community.”

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Prayer for these Holy Days

“May we enrich our lives, our relationships, and our days for higher good, for Tikkun Olam, and healing…”

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For Rosh Hashanah

“So now You’re headed out-of-town, like some will-o’-the-wisp / to locate some new folks, perhaps, and begin In the beginning, all over again…”

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A Surprising Favorite Name for God

Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde shares a timely teaching for the High Holidays.

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