High Holidays
High Holidays at Havurah Shalom
For over four decades, Havurah Shalom has welcomed all to join our in-person and online High Holiday gatherings. Our services are free and ticketless, and we offer free child care too, space allowing. Our holiday cycle begins in the month of Elul, which features cultural and educational offerings brought to the community by members of Havurah Shalom. Schedules and other information will appear on this page in the months approaching the Holidays.
High Holidays Committee
Led by Sacha Reich, the High Holidays Committee plans the content of the upcoming High Holidays services, working with the rabbi, other staff, and lay leaders to ensure that Havurah offers welcoming, meaningful, and inspiring community-led services.
Donate to High Holidays at Havurah Shalom
Year to year, Havurah Shalom is a home for all who wish to celebrate the High Holy Days. Please consider a contribution to join in our mitzvah.
High Holidays Teachings and Services
You can find written or recorded versions of previous High Holidays services and drashot below.
- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services 5784/2023 (playlist) and Drashot 5784/2023 (playlist)
- Rabbi Benjamin's 5783/2022 Erev Rosh Hashanah Drash and 5783/2022 Kol Nidre Drash
- Recordings of High Holiday Services for 5783/2022: Ros.h Hashanah Day One - First Part (starts at 12 minutes), Rosh Hashanah Day One - Second Part, Kol Nidre (starts at 20 minutes), Yom Kippur Morning (starts at 11 minutes), Yom Kippur Afternoon & Closing (starts at 6 minutes)
- The Elul Shofar blasts that roused us the entire month of Elul in 5782/2022 are available here, along with the the daily messages of intention (kavanot). Watch the pearls of wisdom (and folly) with which Andrine, Diane, and Howard have entertained us on our Elul journey toward 5783!
- High Holidays 5781/2021 and 5782/2022
- Erev Rosh Hashanah 5780/2020 | Kol Nidre 5780/2020
- High Holidays 5779/2019
- High Holidays 5778/2018
- High Holidays 5777/2017
- High Holidays 5776/2016
Sat, April 27 2024
19 Nisan 5784
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
AprApril 27 , 2024
Shabbat, Apr 27th 10:00a to 12:00p
Please join us in welcoming Beatrice Weiss Ekstrom as a Bat Mitzvah and member of our community. -
Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 28th 11:00a to 1:00p
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Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 28th 12:00p to 4:00p
HCAT invites you to continue with our climate action month by attending a community wide Climate Action Fair at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. Cosponsored by the MJCC and the Jewish Federation’s Climate team, meet dozens of environmental organizations and discover resources for actions you can take. A series of speakers will talk about forestry, electrification, native plants and climate friendly foods. (And let Elianne Lieberman know if you can give someone a ride or are seeking a ride!) -
Sunday ,
AprApril 28 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 28th 1:00p to 5:00p
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Monday ,
AprApril 29 , 2024
Monday, Apr 29th 5:30p to 7:00p
Join the Climate Action Team's monthly meeting in Zoom Room Gimel. -
Tuesday ,
AprApril 30 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 30th 8:00a to 9:15a
For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish. We will observe Yizkor today as well. We meet both in person and streaming online in Zoom Room Aleph. All are welcome. Please email info@havurahshalom.org for join info. -
Tuesday ,
AprApril 30 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 30th 7:00p to 7:30p
[RSVP to be emailed a recording of the April 9 intro session.] The Omer is an ancient tradition marking time between the Exodus from the Narrow Place to the Expanse at Sinai. Explore tools and practices to facilitate your own learning and experience from Liberation to Revelation. We will have an intro class followed by half-hour check-ins, one for each Sephira. Led by Andrine de la Rocha. 7 pm, Tuesdays, Apr. 9 (Intro), 23 (Chesed), 30 (Gevurah); May 7 (Tiferet), 14 (Netzach), 21 (Hod), 28 (Yesod); Jun. 4 (Malchut) Led by Andrine de la Rocha. -
Tuesday ,
AprApril 30 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 30th 7:00p to 8:30p
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.” Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns, alone, to the crypt several times to hold his boy’s body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. -
Thursday ,
MayMay 2 , 2024
Thursday, May 2nd 11:00a to 3:00p
This exhibit is about science and art. It is meant to be a learning experience, about the top 60 solutions to climate change, as researched by over 5,000 scientists. And most importantly it is about hope. It is about learning about these solutions to climate change and changing the hearts and minds of those around us, so that we can all work together. Anne Nesse, 2024 -
Thursday ,
MayMay 2 , 2024
Thursday, May 2nd 7:00p to 8:30p
We will break the event planning process into manageable steps. Led by Chari Smith. We will meet in Zoom room Gimel