High Holidays 2026/ 5787

ROSH HASHANAH (FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12) and YOM KIPPUR (SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 AND MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21).

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 Friday night, September 11th at 7:00 pm, and Saturday morning, September 12th 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 Sunday Night (Kol Nidre), September 20th at 7:00 pm, and Monday morning, September 21st 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 25th. 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. Service for the first day of Sukkot will be held at Sar Shalom on Day 1 Saturday morning, September 26, at 10:00 am.
A service will also be held for Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah on Saturday morning, October 3rd at 10:00 am.

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