High Holy Days 5785
Untying our Tangles
9:15 am: Teshuvah Meditation
In Person Only. Registration for Yom Kippur morning required.
Between judgment and compassion lies the heart we tap on to awaken during Yom Kippur. Come and awaken the heart of longing and connect to Source through meditation with Basha Hirschfeld.
10:00 am: Nitzanim Yom Kippur for Families
Free and open to families with young children. On site at Ner Shalom’s outdoor courtyard. Registration is required. Register by clicking here.
Led by Reb Mia, Rabbi Irwin, Lia Goldman-Miller, Dan Foster, Alice Pennes, Lauren Broersma-Grossman, Bucky Brynjegard-Bialik, and Eliz McCoy, we explore Yom Kippur themes in kid-friendly ways, using song, story, and activity.
10:15 am: Yom Kippur Morning Service
Registration Required. In person and in the High Holy Day Zoom Room.
We move deeper into our practice of teshuvah, finding the path back to our hearts, repairing our relationships with self, others, and Earth. We look at how we may learn to better drop our masks in these holy relationships.
The service will include beautiful music, traditional and familiar Yom Kippur prayers, and a Storahtelling presentation of the Torah portion in which Miriam the Prophet dies and Moshe strikes the rock to give the people water.
2:30 pm: People’s Torah
Registration Required.
Concurrently in person, led by Reb Irwin, and on Zoom, led by Reb Judith Goleman.
We witness each other as we each hold the Torah and see what comes to us and through us. This practice promises to be quite powerful for everybody - those new to Judaism, returning to Judaism, and everybody at any point in a spiritual journey.
4:00 pm: Healing Service
Registration Required. In person and in the High Holy Day Zoom Room.
Rita Rowan and Leiah Bowden lead us in a service to breathe into the healing we need, and address it with song, mindfulness, and prayer. Don’t miss this beautiful experience.
5:00 pm: Yizkor Service
Registration Required. In person and in the High Holy Day Zoom Room.
Together and individually we hold and honor the memory of our beloveds who played such key roles in our lives.
Join us for memory, story, and song, led by Stephanie Brown and Sharon Ziff.
If you wish your loved ones' names to be included in our annual Yizkor list, be sure to select the Yizkor item when you register and offer us the names you want included in this year’s ritual.
6:00 pm: Neilah Service
Registration Required. In person and in the High Holy Day Zoom Room.
The climax of Yom Kippur, the Neilah service is our last communal opportunity to make amends, to reach new resolve, to write our intentions in the Book of Life. The service. led by Reb Irwin and our Musical Team, is followed at 7:00 PM by a short havdalah in the courtyard.
7:00 pm: Havdalah and break-the-fast
At 7, those who are attending in person will go out to the Ner Shalom Courtyard to make havdalah and enjoy a potluck break-the-fast under the stars. (Vegetarian / kosher fish only.)
Our friends on Zoom will enjoy havdalah led by Gesher Calmenson, and are invited to stay in the Zoom Room to chat as they break their own fast.