Yamim Noraim - High Holy Days 5784/2023
Pre- registration is required for all services. Thank you for joining our community as we welcomed 5784.
Returning to the Home of Our Soul: As we gather in person and online, we will enter the Jewish Year of 5784 together.
Who will we become during these times, individually and communally?
Each of us has had discoveries and losses, breakthroughs and disappointments, moments of isolation and meaningful connections.
The Yamim Nora'im - The Days of Awe, ask us to face the truth of our circumstance, strengthen communal bonds to live in solidarity with all beings, and explore for the long haul, the connections and tools for resiliency.
High Holiday Services:
- Selichot Saturday, September 9, 7:30-8:30 pm. Workshop 8:30-10:00 pm “Returning Home to Your Soul”
- Rosh Hashanah Evening Service Friday, September 15, 7-8:30 pm
- Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Saturday, September 16, 9:00-1:00 pm
- 9:00-11:00 am – Shacharit (morning)
- 11:00 am-1:00 pm – Torah service and Musaf
- Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Sunday, September 17th, 9:00–1:00 pm
- 9:00-11:00 am Shacharit (morning)
- 11:00 am-1:00 pm Torah service, Shofar blowing and Musaf
- Tashlich (In person only) (2nd day due to Shabbat) - Gathering at 3:30 pm, Wissahickon Park, meeting at Valley Green Inn
- Shabbat Shuvah Saturday, September 23, 9:00 am, 10:00 am-noon - Shabbat services
- Kol Nidre Sunday, September 24, 6:00 pm Prep, 6:30 Candle Lighting and Service
- Yom Kippur Day Monday, September 25:
- 9:00-11:15 am – Chant, liturgical prayer and reflection OR 9:00 - 11:15 am Mindfulness Service
- 11:15 am-1:45 pm - Torah service
- 2:00–3:00 pm – Avodah: Service of Offerings
- 3:15-4:15 pm -Afternoon workshops
- 4:30-5:15 pm – Yizkor/Memorial Service
- 5:15–6:30 pm - Mincha Service and Discussion
- 6:30–7:30 pm - Neilah
Children's Services
Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 Saturday, September 16, 2023
- 9:30—10:15 am - Young Children’s Service (birth to age 5 and their grownups)
- 10:30—11:30 am - Family Service (Children ages 6—12 years, grownups, younger siblings are welcome)
Yom Kippur Monday, September 25, 2023
- 9:30-10:15 am- Young Children’s Service (birth to age 5 and their grownups)
- 10:30-11:30 am- Family service (age 6-12, grownups, and younger siblings welcome)
Click here for a video on the month of Elul and preparing for the Days of Awe
We welcome all who wish to share the many blessings of the Yamim Nora'im, the Days of Awe. We are proud to continue our tradition of opening our doors wide during this sacred season of prayer and reflection. We do not require tickets.
Whether attending all of our services or just one, in person (with COVID protocols) or online, your generous contribution enables us to offer ticket-free High Holy Day services. The suggested donation to support Mishkan Shalom in these times is $180/household, and contributions of any amount are appreciated. Guests who become members by December 1, 2023 may apply their donation towards their membership deposit. All donations are tax-deductible.
Resources from 5784 :
Rabbi Shawn Zevit's RH Video & read RH sermon here
Lynn Iser and Mordechai Liebling: RH Day 2 Talk (5783)
Zichronot: Remembering- Anndee Hochman (5783)
Yizkor: David Bradley: Opening Up to the Hard Rain (5783)
Rabbi Waxman’s Judaism and Resilience talk- Shabbat Sukkot
Members please log-in and check Jewish Resources for additional past sermons and information.
Jewish Exponent: Rabbi Shawn discussed the tradition of building a sukkah
In the spirit of the Jewish New Year, and in commitment to our ongoing work towards ending racism, antisemitism, white supremacist systems and prejudice of all kinds- we offer you this reflection and ritual blessing for the year ahead
5781-2020: Reverend Mark Tyler, Kohenet Shoshana Bricklin Haftarah and Rabbi Shawn Zevit Sermon
