High Holy Days (5785)

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5785 High Holy Days Guide

High Holy Days Tickets & Guest Tickets:
All Temple Emanu-El members will be receiving High Holy Days name badges in the mail. For security purposes, all High Holy Days attendees 13 years and up must have their name badges visible at all times. You may purchase guest tickets HERE or by calling the Temple office (401) 331-1616. Temple Emanu-El participates in the synagogue reciprocal program. You may arrange for reciprocal tickets online or by calling the office.

Lulav & Etrog:
The Torah instructs us to take four species in hand to celebrate Sukkot – willow, palm, myrtle and citron. The first three are bound together and are collectively called a Lulav. The citron, or Etrog, is a sweet-smelling citrus fruit grown in Israel. The Lulav and Etrog are waved in the synagogue and in the sukkah. Lulav and Etrog sets are available for purchase HERE or by calling the Temple office. 
Order Deadline:  Tuesday, October 8, 2024 (deadline extended!)
Pickup: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 PM

Scroll of Remembrance
Each holiday is a chance to remember the impact loved ones have made on our lives. A Scroll of Remembrance will be printed commemorating the departed members of your family. To inscribe the names of loved ones in the Scroll, visit the High Holy Days page HERE. Deadline: Friday, September 27, 2024.

Yom Kippur Congregational Break-the-Fast 
Saturday, October 12, 2024 Following the Final Shofar Blast
Join us for our break-the-fast meal after our Ne’ilah service! This is a catered meal that will take place indoors, with some seating set up outside under our tent. Registration required by October 7. RSVP now!

High Holy Days Babysitting
Temple Emanu-El has babysitting for children 1-4 years old on the High Holy Days. Registration required before September 20. REGISTER now!

Borrow or Purchase a Mahzor/Prayer Book:
If you plan to participate from home using the Livestream, having your own prayer book will make every aspect of the High Holy Days more accessible and meaningful. Please click HERE or call the Temple Office at: (401) 331-1616.

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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services

We are proud to offer a variety of different services and styles to match everyone’s spiritual needs and interests.  Feel free to experiment and move around the building throughout the High Holy Days until you find the right spot for you.

Morning Service

Rabbi Fel partners with Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer on Day 1 and Daniel Herzberg on Day 2. The early part of the morning service features Birkhot HaShahar (Blessings for a New Day), P’sukei D’Zimra (Verses of Song), and the Shaharit Service, which includes Barkhu, the Sh’ma, and the Amidah.

Sanctuary Service

Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer will co-lead with Cantor Mayer and the Temple Emanu-El choir. Rabbi Meyer is a brilliant singer and teacher.  She is the Artist in Residence and a Professor at Hebrew College.  She and Cantor Mayer have designed a new, intimate and interactive Musaf Service for the Main Sanctuary.

Through English explanations, communal singing, personal prayer, and choral music, the service is meant to keep you engaged and focused on the sacred work of t’shuvah. Thanks to our choir members Stephanie Markoff-Cohen, Jason Switzer, Cantor Lynn Torgove, Tish Brennan, Stephanie Trachtenberg, Daniel Herzberg Mayer, and Randall Rosenbaum. 

Music for the High Holy Days is sponsored by the Bonnie & Donald Dwares High Holy Days Music Fund.

Watch this video of Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer singing a Ladino Hanukkah song, Ocho Kandelikas.

Meeting House Service

Rabbi Fel and Josh Sauer serving as a Shaliah Tzibbur (prayer leader) fuse traditional liturgy with modern melodies and classic compositions in the Meeting House service.  With seating in the round and an emphasis on communal singing, the service will feature music by Joey Weisenberg, Josh Warshawsky, and Yishai Ribo.  You can get a flavor for the service by watching the videos below.

Elul Nigun Eitan Katz	Hineni Rabbi Josh Warshawsky	Ohila Ishai Ribo	Seder Avodah Ishai Ribo	Hashem Melekh Gad Elbaz

Soulful Service

Led by Rabbi Alan Flam and Judy Kaye, Soulful Rosh Hashanah is a participatory
service that encourages people to spiritually stretch by connecting their lived experience
to the act of prayer and reflection (teshuva). Soulful services slow down the traditional
pace of prayer and focus on key prayers and themes of the Holy Days. We blend
traditional davening, silence, chant, movement, and poetry so that our whole selves -
mind, body, breath, and heart can be engaged in prayer. Drumming, guitar and
mandolin accompany us in creating a joyous and reflective prayer circle. At our Rosh
Hashanah service we will read and discuss the story of Hagar, Ishmael, Sarah,
Avraham, and Isaac. The Soulful Musaf will focus on the Unetaneh Tokef prayer by
exploring what it can mean to receiving and extend blessings. Please not that this year
on Rosh Hashanah, Soulful Services be held on the First Day only. On Yom Kippur
Soulful will meet for Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur day.

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High Holy Days 5785 Schedule

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