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.

Latest Rituals

A water ritual for beginning the fast of Yom Kippur
White-skinned hands grasp a glass of blue water
“The silent air before it is blown into sound inside the horn of a beast…”
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Imagine that the whole world is God’s sukkah, and that we are all sheltered there.
a baby penguin stands at the feet of its parent
A meditation before and new translation of Psalm 27.
a pomegranate sitting in front of a prayerbook
“How do you steer this thing? / Which end is helm and which is the stern?”
small yellow boat floating on water
A poem of admiration for pomegranates
bowl of pomegranates
“We are at the beginning / Of new cycles / In a world that is ours / Transcending time and space.”
two people holding fire poi
The sacrificial goat shares a nuanced view of this Yom Kippur tradition.
goat on mountain ledge
“But beat gentle, sinners and you, / you few righteous ones.”
man's fist on his chest
A poem for the midnight service of selikhot
full moon over dark landscape

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