High Holydays Detailed Service Information 5784

Yom Kippur Day

Thursday, October 2

Morning service
9:30 am-12:30 pm 
Gann Academy and Zoom

All are invited to join us in the main sanctuary at 9:30 am for morning songs and blessings! The Torah service begins at 11 am, with Yizkor at approximately 11:45 am, and Rabbi Toba's talk at noon. At 12:15 pm, we will welcome all of our kids into the sanctuary for a story with Rabbi Toba and a procession with the Torah.

Family and Teen Services
10:00-11:00 am
Gann Academy

Family services including a Tot program for families with children aged 0-5, a family service for families of kids aged 6 through 7th grade, and a program for post-bnei mitzvah teens begin at 10:00 am. For a full schedule and description, please go to our Family & Teen Programming page. Childcare is provided at the end of these services, and kids are also welcome in the main sanctuary.

Musaf
12:40-1:30 pm
Gann Academy and Zoom

All are invited to join Rabbi Toba and Karen Arnold for the beautiful Musaf service, which includes much of the special High Holydays liturgy.
 

Nature Walk 
12:40-1:30 pm

Adults and kids are welcome to join Doug Hersh and Deb Albenberg on this guided walk in the conservation land near Gann Academy (younger children should have an adult accompany them).
 

Yom Kippur Afternoon Programming
2:00-5:00 pm
Gann Academy

2:00pm-2:50pm  Exploring Themes of Forgiveness and Peace Through Contemporary Israeli Song: Join Lisa Keshet for an exploration of a select group of Israeli songs in their original Hebrew (with English translation), which focus on forgiveness and peace. Selections will include songs sung by Yishai Ribo, Rita, Idan Reichal, Achinoam Nini, Sarit Hadad, and Nasreen Kadri. 

3:00pm-4:00pm Grieving Palestine, with Sue Lanser, Rachelle Abrahami, Jo Radner, and Mark Schafer:  Join us as we mourn the lives lost and the futures destroyed by Israel’s genocide; recognize our complicity as Americans and Jews; honor the resilience and creativity of the Palestinian people; and envision a Judaism beyond ethnic supremacy that recognizes the preciousness of every human life.

3:00-3:30pm Walking with the Ancestors Meditation:  Join Karen Arnold for a walking meditation (outdoors, weather permitting) created by students of the great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. No meditation experience necessary!

4:10-4:50pm  Tai Chi/Qigong with Ellen DeGenova: Our beloved Peter Wayne is out of the country, but we are thrilled to welcome Ellen, an assistant instructor at Peter’s  Tree of Life Tai Chi Center.  Nothing makes her happier than to help others find peace of mind-body and to revitalize through the subtle power of Qigong and Tai Chai!

The Closing of the Day: Mincha, Eleh Ezkereh, and Neilah
5:00-7:00 pm
Gann Academy and Zoom

We gather again in our main "sanctuary" at Gann and on livestream for the closing programs and services of the day. Child care resumes at 5pm.

Mincha 5:00-5:45 pm

We will be joined this year by Dr. Geralde Gabeau, Executive Director of the Immigrant Family Services Institute. Dr. Gabeau will share with us about the current challenges facing the Haitian immigrant community, and how we can join in solidarity.

Eleh Ezekereh 5:50-6:20 pm

 In this remembrance service, we will take time to mourn and remember loved ones who have passed away. We will also have the opportunity to grieve all of the lives lost on and since October 7, 2023, with a special focus on the catastrophic loss of life in Gaza.

Eleh Ezkereh Handout

Neilah & Break-fast 6:25-7:00 pm

We close the day with the special Neilah service (bring your shofar for a final Tekidah Gedolah!) and a communal break-fast.