High Holidays 2023 / 5784

ROSH HASHANAH (WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 AND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3) and YOM KIPPUR (FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12).

Rosh Hashana / ראש השנה

Rosh Hashanah, (literally "head of the year"), is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. It is described in the Torah as "Yom Teruah", a day of sounding the shofar. Services at Sar Shalom will be held on Wednesday night, October 2nd at 7:00 pm, and Thursday morning, October 3rd at 10:00 am.
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Yom Kippur / יום כפור

Yom Kippur, also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year on the Jewish Calendar. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. The day is traditionally observed with fasting and intensive prayer. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known as the High Holy Days or sometimes "the Days of Awe". Services at Sar Shalom will be held on Friday Night (Kol Nidre), October 11h at 7:00 pm, and Saturday morning, October 12th at 10:00 am. It is not required, but people will often wear white colored clothing to a Yom Kippur service.

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Sukkot / סוכות

Sukkot (Tabernacles) begins at sundown on September 29th. Sukkot is a Biblical holiday celebrated for seven days each year. It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals on which Jews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in Temple days. Services for the first day of Sukkot will be held at Sar Shalom on Wednesday night, October 16th at 7:00pm and Day 1 service Thursday morning, October 17th at 10:00 am.
A service will also be held for Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah on Thursday morning, October 24th at 10:00 am.

Learn More: Sukkot