High Holidays

Shanah tovah! The High Holidays, also called the Days of Awe, is a time for us to look inward, outward and upward: inward to our conscience – what needs to change this year; outward to the world – how does our inner change impact the repair of God’s world; and upward to God who inspires, demands, cajoles, and waits patiently for our return. There is no better place to spend the High Holidays than with us!

Memorial Plaques and/or a listing in the Golden Book of Remembrance is a beautiful way to remember a loved one. Orders may be placed anytime during the year, but are dedicated twice yearly, at Yizkor Pesach and Yom Kippur. The deadline for orders for Yom Kippur 5786 is Friday, September 5, 2025. Contact Diane Dronzek to place an order or to learn more.

The Memorial (Yizkor) Booklet, a project of Sisterhood, is updated annually. The deadline for  submissions for 5786 is Tuesday, September 2, 2025. The booklet is distributed at all four Yizkor services during the year (Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot).  (this year's book will be uploaded soon)

If you would like to stream, click here to be directed to our streaming page.
Click here for the Rosh Hashanah programs. (will be updated)
Extra Readings & Prayers for Rosh Hashanah.
Click here for the Yom Kippur programs.
Extra Readings & Prayers for Yom Kippur (will be updated)

Schedule of Services:
Erev Rosh Hashanah – Monday, September 22
Service (David J. & Ruth A. Moskowitz Sanctuary) - 6:00 pm

1st Day Rosh Hashanah - Tuesday, September 23
Services - 8:30 am (BJC & Gross Schechter)
Young Childrens’ Holiday Experience (Halpern Hall) - 9:45 am
Family Service (Halpern Hall) - 11:00 am
Teen Program (Gottlieb Auditorium) - 11:00 am
Tashlikh (Pepper Pike Park) - 5:00 pm
Mincha (Nickman Chapel) - 6:00 pm

2nd Day Rosh Hashanah - Wednesday, September 24
Services (David J. & Ruth A. Moskowitz Sanctuary) - 8:30 am
Family Service & Program (Halpern Hall) - 10:30 am
Teen Program (Youth Lounge) - 10:30 am
Kavvanah Minyan (Gottlieb Auditorium) - 10:30 am
Congregational Kiddush*
Mincha (Nickman Chapel) - 6:00 pm

Kol Nidre - Wednesday, October 1
Please arrive by 6:30 pm – we will be starting on time
Kol Nidre (David J. & Ruth A. Moskowitz Sanctuary) - 6:35 pm
Candle Lighting & Fast begins - 6:50 pm

Yom Kippur - Thursday, October 2
Services - 9:00 am (BJC & Gross Schechter)
Young Childrens’ Holiday Experience (Halpern Hall) - 9:45 am
Family Service (Halpern Hall) - 11:00 am
Teen Program (Gottlieb Auditorium) - 11:00 am
Yizkor - 12:00 pm
Congregational Speaker (Halpern Hall) - after Yizkor (approx. 12:30 pm)
Teaching (Halpern Hall) - 4:15 pm
Mincha - 5:00 pm
Q&A with the Clergy - 6:15 pm
Neila – Ma’ariv - 6:45 pm
Havdalah and Shofar (Yom Kippur ends) - 7:50 pm

*The Congregational Kiddush is sponsored by Laura & David Vexler in memory of their fathers, Bruce Brown and Robert Vexler.

Saturday, September 13 • 8:30 pm

Join us for an evening of film study, Torah learning and self-reflection. We will watch an episode of the show, Reformed, a charming French series following the life and work of a young female rabbi charting a new course in the world of French Jewry. This episode explores themes of teshuvah, specifically the concept of the Ba’al Teshuvah - someone who has embraced a traditional observant Jewish lifestyle - and the subsequent rupture in the fabric of his family life. This will be followed by guided learning and reflective exercises, leading into our Selichot service.

8:30 pm Musical Havdalah
8:45 pm Program
9:45 pm Refreshments
10:00 pm Selichot Services led by Cantor Alyssa Rosenbaum and the B’nai Jeshurun Choir

Click here for the Selichot Reflection Sheet.
Click here for the Selichot Prayer Booklet

Who are you remembering this Yizkor? As part of JWell, and in
partnership with Sisterhood, we are creating a memory garden
for Yom Kippur – a place for stories and spirits to take root and blossom, allowing our loved ones to live on in our lives and in our community in new ways. We ask that you send in a picture and
a memory or story of your loved one to populate our garden
(two submissions per person maximum). The garden will be open in our building all day long on Yom Kippur – visit when you need a break from the service, or come in the afternoon during the downtime. May all these memories be a blessing. Submit your photos and stories here by September 15.

"This is My chosen fast...Share your bread with the hungry, take the homeless into your home; clothe the naked when you see them, do not turn away from people in need."  - Isaiah 58:6

Please bring non-perishable, unexpired food to the synagogue for our collection to benefit the JFSA Food Pantry. Everything will be delivered after Simchat Torah.