High Holidays

We would like to invite you to join us for our services and programs. If you have not joined us in the past, we are sure you will find our High Holy Day services to be warm, welcoming and spiritually fulfilling.

From the beginning of the month of Elul through Sh'mini Atzeret-Simchat Torah, we are encouraged to consider how the past year's new beginning has gone. What did we try to do? Where did we succeed, when did we fail, how have we grown? Then, as we approach the new year, we plan again. What needs to be kept, discarded, or rearranged in order to be more successful—whatever success means and however it looks—this year?

Our series of holidays is also spaced out so we can check in on our progress. Elul kicks off the reflection and preparation period. S'lichot encourages us to solidify our plans for change and growth. Rosh HaShanah celebrates the new beginning. Yom Kippur allows us to consider the behaviors and patterns that we need to discard. Sukkot prompts us to rejoice in the ability to start anew, our early success, and the community that supports us when challenges arise. Finally, Sh'mini Atzeret-Simchat Torah reminds us that our deeply flawed ancestor still had an abiding relationship with God and merited mercy, kindness, and blessing. So, too, for us.