Elul, the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar, marks the period of soul-searching leading up to the High Holidays.
Saturday, September 5
8:30 pm: Leil S’lihot Participatory Concert
Rosh Hashanah, the “head of the year,” marks the beginning of the Jewish new year. It is a day to celebrate our creation, but also a day of accounting and judgment for our actions. On Rosh Hashanah, we relate to God as the ultimate judge. The symbolic Book of Life is opened, and we become advocates for our personal inscription in it.
Erev Rosh Hashanah — Friday, September 11
6:00 pm: Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
7:30 pm: Erev Rosh Hashanah Oneg Dinner
Rosh Hashanah Day I — Saturday, September 12
9:00 am: Rosh Hashanah Day I Morning Service
9:30 am: Family Service (children ages 0-6)
10:30 am: Family Service (children ages 7-12)
10:30 am: Teen Program
1:15 pm: Kiddush Lunch
Rosh Hashanah Day II — Sunday, September 13
9:30 am: Rosh Hashanah Day II Morning Service
1:00 pm: Kiddush Lunch
2:30 pm: Community Tashlikh
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, when we ask forgiveness for the wrongs we have committed over the past year. Jewish tradition believes that on this day, God places a seal upon the divine decrees affecting each person for the coming year. Traditionally, Jews fast on this somber day and also refrain from other bodily pleasures.
Erev Yom Kippur — Sunday, September 20
6:30 pm: Kol Nidrei Service
Yom Kippur — Monday, September 21
9:00 am: Yom Kippur Morning Service
9:30 am: Family Service (children ages 0-6)
10:30 am: Family Service (children ages 7-12)
10:30 am: Teen Program
5:00 pm: Yizkor
5:30 pm: Minhah Service
6:40 pm: Ne’ilah Service
7:40 pm: Break the Fast