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

Rosh Hashanah ’24

“Together we will recite / the only prayer this New Year; / the prayer home.”

Israel, Oct 7, rosh hashanah, shofar

As Kol Nidre Approaches

“What else can we do/Expect hold to the promise / That we will be met / Beyond the gates, / In the field, / By love?”

God, kol nidre, mysticism

The Tides of Teshuvah

“Return is always possible.”

Elul, High Holidays, rosh hashanah, teshuvah

Al Mitzvah

“…help us have mercy on ourselves; and renew our lives so that we may build on the work we have begun.”

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Vidui Zuta, Vidui Rabbah

“May my past deeds, / The best and worst of me / Bring me back to the Wholeness…”

High Holidays, rosh hashanah, shofar, yom kippur

Unetaneh Tokef

“With kindness, hope and strength Trusting in your process / May your insights become clear / Lifting you back to Divine Wisdom…”

God, rosh hashanah, shofar, yom kippur

The Brass Snake (Nehushtan)

“A fiery serpent / reproaching me for slithering away / from atoning for my transgressions?”

atonement, Garden of Eden, snakes, yom kippur

Tekiah

“Let breath be the bridge from despair to hope…”

faith, intentions, new year, shofar

During Elul

“We peer from the edge, these days of fear…”

Elul, fear, peace

Unetanah Tokef 2024

“Where else, But in the love, The shalom That is HaShem, Can I find my comfort?”

God, High Holidays, rosh hashanah, yom kippur