High Holidays: Additional Programs
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Potluck
We will hold a community-wide Rosh Hashanah potluck at the First Unitarian Society. We gather at 5:00 p.m., and our community blessings will begin at 5:20 p.m. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. We will provide challah, wine and juice, and apples and honey. Please register.
Rosh Hashanah: Tashlich
Tashlich, which literally translates to “casting off,” is a ceremony held on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah. During this ceremony, Jews symbolically let go of their wrongdoings of the previous year by tossing pebbles or bread crumbs into a natural body of water. We will hold a gathering outside a members' home at 3:00 p.m. on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and then walk to a lake. The location is in our newsletter and Happenings. If you do not receive these, please contact the office. If you would like to do tashlich on your own, feel free to download this ceremony.
Yom Kippur: Yizkor
Our Yizkor service begins at 1:00 p.m. on Yom Kippur. We go through most of the traditional service but also leave time for individuals to say the name and a sentence about the person whom they are remembering and, if in person, place a stone in water. This will be held in the Atrium Auditorium and on Zoom.
Yom Kippur: Avodah
This unique gathering will be held at 2:15 p.m. Traditionally, Avodah is a recitation of the sacrificial service of the Temple in Jerusalem. Our ancestors brought sacred offerings to the Temple; today we bring a very different sort of offering -- offerings of poetry, music, and stories. Feel free to bring a poem, song, or story to share. This is a favorite among Shaarei Shamayim members and friends. This will be held in the Atrium Auditorium and on Zoom.
Yom Kippur: Community Gathering Commemorating October 7th and Israel-Gaza War
Join us for a special program held at 4:00 p.m. on Yom Kippur afternoon. It will be held in the Atrium Auditorium and on Zoom. More information coming soon.
Yom Kippur: Break Fast
Our community-wide break fast potluck is held after the last service on Yom Kippur. The meal will be held in the Commons of the First Unitarian Society. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. (Feel free to leave it in the kitchen during Neilah services. Bring enough food so we do not run out!)