Tonight, we look forward to joining as friends and family to celebrate the beginning of Rosh Hashanah and the year 5782. The Erev Rosh Hashanah service begins at 7:30 on our High Holidays Website. Instructions for connecting are below.
Find the All Events and Services link and navigate to the service
A Zoom link will be available five minutes ahead of the start time. Here's a quick how-to video for signing in and joining a session.
Tonight's service will be in webinar form to allow for greater attendee capacity. You may briefly find yourself in a waiting room when you join it, and when you enter, you will only be able to see the service leaders, not the other attendees. The same will be true on Erev Yom Kippur, but all other services will be in the more familiar format that allows us to see each other.
We can't wait to gather together online for Rosh Hashanah! L'Shanah Tovah!
Rosh Hashanah Schedule
All services and events take place on the Havurah High Holidays Website. Members may sign in here. Send this link (cvent.me/xk9dbG) to friends and family. Everyone is welcome!
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Monday, Sept. 6, 7:30 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Tuesday, Sept. 7 Morning Service, 9:30 am | Torah, Shofar Service 11 am Family Service, 3 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Wednesday, Sept. 8 Morning Service, 9:30 am | Torah Service, 10:30 am | Shofar Service, 11:45 am
Additional Rosh Hashanah Activities
Lobby Rooms A chance to schmooze with each other, catch up after the long year, and make new friends. Day 1 at 9 am and 12:30 pm, Day 2 at 12:15 pm
Membership Tabling Learn more about Havurah's community and programming, and where you might fit. Day 1 at 12:15 pm
Meet Tikkun Olam Visit with Tikkun Olam to learn about the many ways we all have to make a difference. Day 1 at 1 pm
Tashlich Some HavurahHoods are hosting Tashlich gatherings! Contact your captain for information, or put together your own ritual! DIY Tashlich
After Rosh Hashanah
Contemplative Shabbat (Saturday, Sept. 11 at 10 am in Zoom Room Aleph)
High Holidays Cemetery Gathering (Sunday, Sept. 12 at 1 pm)
Young People’s High Holiday Discussion (Monday, Sept. 13 at 6 pm)
Erev Yom Kippur (Wednesday, Sept. 15)
Yom Kippur (Thursday, Sept 16)
Yom Kippur Family Service (Thursday, Sept. 16 at 10 am)
Tikkun Olam Discussion (Thursday, Sept. 16 at 1 pm)
Havurahnik Mahjong Group Monday, Oct 20th 1:00p to 4:00p Just for Havurah members, our Mahjong Group is a fun, social activity that builds community, encouraging new friendships and cementing old ones. And while some of us may play elsewhere as well, we all agreed that restoring its place as an ongoing congregational activity will be a good fit for Havurah and those of us who play or want to learn the game.
(ZM) Climate Change Book Group Slow Reading of "Not Too Late" Monday, Oct 20th 5:30p to 6:30p All are welcome! Havurah members and non-members alike are invited to join us in this slow, section-by-section reading of "Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility." Click and RSVP. Attend any or all of these HCAT (Havurah's Climate Action Team) Book Group discussions about "Not Too Late."
Hakol Deadline is Tuesday, October 21 Tuesday, Oct 21st (All day) Havurah members, click to learn how to submit your contributions to our monthly newsletter, Hakol.
(ZM) Cohort D of Coming Home to Solidarity Tuesday, Oct 21st 11:30a to 1:30p What is Coming Home to Solidarity? Coming Home to Solidarity is a workshop designed to help us create a culture and community where all members freely show up as their authentic selves; where all are valued, appreciated, and have a sense of belonging. The workshop is an opportunity for white-bodied or white-identifying congregants to come together in a supportive and caring environment to reflect, learn and unlearn, heal from the ways we have been impacted by white supremacy, and start to recognize new possibilities for taking action. Havurahniks, click to learn more and RSVP.
(HYB) Steering Meeting (Oct. 21) Tuesday, Oct 21st 6:30p to 8:30p Steering members and staff will meet to consider matters of governance. All Havurah Shalom members are invited to attend Steering Committee meetings.
A link to a draft agenda, accessible only to logged-in members, will be posted here in advance of the meeting.
(IP) Torah and Film: Ecclesiastes and Groundhog Day (1993) Tuesday, Oct 21st 7:00p to 9:00p What is the meaning of life, especially when you're living the same day over and over? In this two-part class, we’ll explore the themes of futility, impermanence, and transformation in the book Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) alongside the 1993 film Groundhog Day. Led by Rabbinic Intern Noah Lind.
