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 5785 is Tuesday, September 10, 2024. 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 5785 is Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The booklet is distributed at all four Yizkor services during the year (Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot).

Rabbi Rudin-Luria and Cantor Rosenbaum will be at the David J. & Ruth A. Moskowitz Sanctuary services. Rabbi Jacobs and Rabbi Rosenbaum will be at the Gross Schechter Day School services.

There is no Zoom. If you would like to stream, click here to be directed to our streaming page.
Click here for the Rosh Hashanah programs.
Extra Readings & Prayers for Rosh Hashanah.
Click here for the Yom Kippur programs.

The Kol Nidre service at Gross Schechter Day School will pray the Kol Nidre prayer (originally composed for cello) with the accompaniment of cellist Jessica Kaminski, who is a junior at Baldwin Wallace, double-majoring in music performance and education. She will be joined by our hazan, Mark Freiman, on piano at the very start of our service, before we light candles to officially bring in Yom Kippur. 

Schedule of Services:    

Saturday, September 28 beginning at 8:30 pm
(there is a 6 pm minyan)

We are a people of stories. From the harrowing and heartbreaking to the inspiring and triumphant. Join us for an evening of music, renewal, prayer and powerful storytelling as we learn from tales of change which can inspire our own transformation for the coming new year.
Click here for the Selichot Reflection Sheet.
Click here for the Selichot Prayer Booklet
8:30 pm Musical Havdalah
8:45 pm Selichot Stories: Tales of Transformation*
9:45 pm Refreshments
10:00 pm Selichot Services led by Cantor Alyssa Rosenbaum and the B’nai Jeshurun Choir

*Our speakers are Michael Haas, co-chair of Jewish Federation’s Israel Emergency Campaign, who just returned this week from a mission to Israel; Erwin Weiss, organ donor recipient; Heidi Solomon, coordinator JFSA’s Horvitz YouthAbility.

This program is made possible through the generosity of the R.H Mohrman Cultural Foundation. 

As we commemorate one year since the horror of October 7th, we invite you to take part in our Hope and Resilience exhibit, located in Gross Atrium. There you’ll find clay kalaniyot modeled after the Israeli red poppies that blanket its southern border. Symbolizing hope and resilience, life and brazen beauty amidst devastating loss, the kalaniyot honor the memories of our slain
brothers and sisters at the Nova Music Festival, in the kibbutzim, and throughout the war since. This was a fundraising labor of love, spearheaded by Zehava Galun and Marjorie Falk, with proceeds supporting Israel. We also invite you to write letters to the families of hostages in Israel, which will be lovingly tied to the tree in the Atrium before being mailed overseas. This is
an homage to the Tree of Wishes, located in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square. May we see the safe return of all our hostages, now. May we know peace speedily and soon. Am Yisrael Chai!

Sunday, October 6
9:30 am Glenville Cemetery
10:00 am Bet Olam Cemetery
11:00 am Chesterland Memorial Park

It is customary that we visit the graves of our loved ones before Rosh Hashanah or between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We come to their gravesides to let them know that we still feel their presence in our hearts. It is our opportunity to honor them for all that they accomplished in life and for the impact they had on our lives. We also come to draw strength and comfort from the memory of our loved ones as we approach the new year.  Download our unveiling booklet here.

Thanks to the generosity of Gayl Berger and Alan Berger and family, our High Holiday prayer book, Mahzor Lev Shalem, is provided for you.  If you plan to pray virtually, you can borrow a book (contact the synagogue office to arrange).  If you prefer to purchase your own copy, contact the synagogue office; the cost is $36.