Schedule of Events
Join Us for Worship and Celebration
Experience the power, beauty, and spirituality of our High Holy Days in new and exciting ways while also holding on to the traditions that have been hallmarks of our congregation for 150 years.
Browse the schedule below and then register to attend on the registration page.
MAIN SERVICES
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Erev Rosh HaShanah Worship Service
Friday, September 15th, 6:00 p.m.
Welcome the New Year with familiar melodies and messages of hope for our new year.
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1
Rosh HaShanah Worship – Service 1
Saturday, September 16th, 8:30 a.m.
Experience the soul-reaching sound of the shofar! Celebrate the New Year with joy while also reflecting on the serious and sobering messages of our High Holy Days.
Rosh HaShanah Worship – Service 2
Saturday, September 16th, 11:30 a.m.
Experience the soul-reaching sound of the shofar! Celebrate the New Year with joy while also reflecting on the serious and sobering messages of our High Holy Days.
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2
Rosh HaShanah Day 2 Worship
Sunday, September 17th, 9:00 a.m.
A more intimate and explanatory version of worship for the High Holy Days. Join the clergy for a service that explores more deeply the themes behind our most famous High Holy Day prayers.
Tashlich
Sunday, September 17th, 11:00 a.m.
Join us for one of the central rituals of the High Holy Day season – the symbolic casting away of our mistakes from the past year. Traditionally done by throwing bread into water, we will participate in a creative Tashlich Ceremony using the beautiful grounds and gardens at Temple.
SHABBAT SHUVAH
Shabbat Worship – The Shabbat of Repentance
Friday, September 22nd, 6:00 p.m.
Shabbat worship.
CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE
Cemetery Memorial Service
Sunday, September 24th, 10:00 a.m.
Our holiday season connects us with loved ones who have passed. Come together with our clergy and community to reflect and remember.
KOL NIDREI
Kol Nidrei Worship - Service 1
Sunday, September 24th, 5:30 p.m.
We enter this day of repentance and reflection with a service that emphasizes memory, tradition, introspection, and honesty.
Kol Nidrei Worship - Service 2
Sunday, September 24th, 8:00 p.m.
We enter this day of repentance and reflection with a service that emphasizes memory, tradition, introspection, and honesty.
YOM KIPPUR
Yom Kippur Morning - Service 1
Monday, September 25th, 8:30 a.m.
We stand together as one community on this day – engaged in the holy process of confession, atonement, and promise – all intertwined with spiritual music and liturgy both creative and timeless.
Yom Kippur Morning - Service 2
Monday, September 25th, 11:30 a.m.
We stand together as one community on this day – engaged in the holy process of confession, atonement
Yom Kippur Afternoon with Yizkor, Speaker, and N’ilah
Monday, September 25th, 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon and Concluding Service: End the High Holy Days with the essential themes of the season.
ADULT LEARNING
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1
Rosh HaShanah Learning Session with Rabbi Sandy Cohen
Saturday, September 16th, 9:30 a.m.
Miracles, Free Will, and Why?
Rosh HaShanah Learning Session with Rev. Amanda Henderson
Saturday, September 16th, 11:00 a.m.
Two Lies and a Truth: Navigating a World Between
YOM KIPPUR
Yom Kippur Learning Session with Revs. Janel Apps Ramsey & Jeff Neuman-Lee
Monday, September 25th, 9:30 a.m.
Climate and Creation: Exploring Our Relationship with the Earth in a Time of Crisis
Yom Kippur Learning Session with Dr. Elias Sacks
Monday, September 25th, 11:00 a.m.
Are Human Beings Just Evil?
Yom Kippur Meditation with Ariela Halevi
Monday, September 25th, 2:00 p.m.
Yom Kippur and the Journey of Transformation thru Meditation, Introspection, and Teshuvah
Yom Kippur Learning Session with Rabbi Josh Ginsberg-Margo
Monday, September 25th, 2:00 p.m.
Returning from the Returning: Navigating the Days Between Yom Kippur and Sukkot
FAMILY, YOUTH, AND TEEN
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
High Holy Day Family Service (All Ages)
Friday, September 15th, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Welcome the High Holy Days all together as a family with the clergy and our Temple Emanuel learning team, we will sing and celebrate all the sounds of the season. *Family Pre-oneg at 3:15 p.m.
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1
Tot Rosh HaShanah (Ages 0-5)
Saturday, September 16th, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Join us in the tent for movement oriented and musically inspired High Holy Day services.
High Holy Day Camp (Grades K-5)
Middle School Experience (Grades 6-7)
Saturday, September 16th, 8:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Hands-on experiences, from mysteries, to campaigns, to music and art, to cooking and science, there’s something for everyone!
Teen Experience (Grades 8-12)
Saturday, September 16th, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Volunteer opportunity and Brunch n' Learn
High Holy Day Childcare (Ages 1-2)
Saturday, September 16th, 8:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Childcare is limited and will run concurrent to the main services.
High Holy Day Childcare (Ages 3-4)
Saturday, September 16th, 8:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Childcare is limited and will run concurrent to the main services.
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2
Religious School Rosh HaShanah Learning & Celebrations
Sunday, September 17th, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join us for Tashlich and Worship, followed by a full community ice cream social!
KOL NIDREI
Tot Nidrei
Sunday, September 24th, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Join us in the TENT for a movement oriented and musically inspired Kol Nidre Service.
High Holy Day Camp (Grades K-5)
Middle School Experience (Grades 6-7)
Sunday, September 24th, 5:30 - 7:15 p.m.
Hands-on experiences, from mysteries, to campaigns, to music and art, to cooking and science, there’s something for everyone!
YOM KIPPUR
Tot Yom Kippur (Ages 0-5)
Monday, September 25th, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Join us in the tent for movement oriented and musically inspired High Holy Day services.
High Holy Day Camp (Grades K-5)
Middle School Experience (Grades 6-7)
Monday, September 25th, 8:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Continue our cheshbon ha'nefesh experience through lenses of ethics, music, worship, art & storytelling.
Teen Experience (Grades 8-12)
Monday, September 25th, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Volunteer opportunity and learning
High Holy Day Childcare (Ages 1-2)
Monday, September 25th, 8:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Childcare is limited and will run concurrent to the main services.
High Holy Day Childcare (Ages 3-4)
Monday, September 25th, 8:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Childcare is limited and will run concurrent to the main services.
Yom Kippur Family Project and Service (all ages)
Monday, September 25th, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Family Project and Service
SHWAYDER CAMP
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1
Rosh HaShanah Day 1 at Shwayder
Saturday, September 16th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Join us at 10,200 feet and breathe in the Shwayder Magic. The day will include Rosh HaShanah services, tashlich, activities for children, a delicious lunch, and more.
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2
Rosh HaShanah Day 2 at Shwayder
Sunday, September 17th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Join us at 10,200 feet and breathe in the Shwayder Magic. The day will include Rosh HaShanah services, tashlich, activities for children, a delicious lunch, and more.
