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L'shanah Tovah! Happy 5785!
HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
IN PERSON & ONLINE
FALL 2024 / 5785
Join us as we celebrate the new year!
See below for the schedule of services and information about our Spinoza Education Program combined holiday program & annual kick-off!
All of our services are free and open to the public. If you are not a member of the congregation, we just ask that you please visit our Welcome Table beforehand.
Most of our programs are also offered live and recorded on YouTube. See below for details.
Featuring this year's wonderful musicians under the direction of CHJ Music Director (and our musical arranger) Joseph Palazzolo:
Vocalists: Bonnie Brooks, soprano; Angie DeLancy, alto; and Ben Henri, bass-baritone / soloist for Kol Nidrei.
Instrumentalists: Henrik Karapetyan, Violin; and Lauren Mathews, Cello.
Led by Music Director (and arranger) Joseph Palazzolo.
Erev (Evening of) Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 7pm
Rabbi's Topic:
Navigating Jewish Diversity:
Is There Any Value That Can Hold Us Together?
Rosh Hashanah Morning
Thursday, Oct. 3, 10:30am
Rabbi's Topic:
Re-Centering Humanistic Jewish Values: Freethought, Skepticism, and Debate
IN PERSON ONLY
Family High Holiday Program &
Spinoza Program Kick-Off
Sunday, Oct. 6, 10am
Erev Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre Service
Friday, Oct. 11, 7pm
Rabbi's Topic:
Old Scars, Fresh Wounds:
Confronting the Rise in Antisemitism
Yom Kippur Morning Service
Saturday, Oct. 12, 10:30am
Rabbi's Topic:
Preserving Freedom and Pluralism:
The Jewish Case for Secularism
IN PERSON ONLY
Nizkor ("We Remember")
Memorial Service
Saturday, Oct. 12, 1:30pm
Includes:
A reading of names, including those recently engraved on Memorial Walls (available for visitation before or after the indoor service).