Havurah Shalom High Holidays Media Library
Here is a collection of material you won’t see anywhere else, showcasing our online High Holiday services from 2020 and 2021 (5781 and 5782) and the amazing talents of our Havurah community.
High Holidays 5782/2021
Services
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah - First Day
Rosh Hashanah - Second Day
Rosh Hashanah - Family Service
Erev Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Morning, Torah and Musaf
Yom Kippur Evening
Co-Presidents' Messages
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Loree Devery
Erev Yom Kippur - Ben Walters
Message from the Co-Presidents (text)
Drashot
Rabbi Benjamin: Erev Rosh Hashanah | Rosh Hashanah - Second Day | Erev Yom Kippur Video / Text | Yom Kippur
Rabbi Joey: Rosh Hashanah - First Day
"Mini"-Drashot
Rosh Hashanah
Robert Trachtenberg video
Elle Smith video
Eric Flamm video
Laine Schipper video
Edward Hershey video
Elianne Lieberman video
Poem by David Fuks read during Shofar Service: The Shofar's Sound
Poem by Fran Payne Adler: The Breasted God
Yom Kippur
Bija Gutoff video
Holly Telerant video
Ben and Michael Anderson-Nathe video
Sarah Loose video
Beth Hamon video
Cassandra Sagan video
Elul Offerings and On Demand Media
Azazel... What's Up with That? A High Holidays Podcast
David Fuks and Bija Gutoff present a lighthearted conversation about Yom Kippur, in podcast style!
Jewish Soul for the New Year
A collection of Jewish pieces, performed by cellist Diane Chaplin
Tikkun Olam Cluster Avinu Malkenu
video | text
Elul Cooking Class with Chef Jenn Louis
video | recipes
High Holidays 5781/2020
Message from the Presidents (Text)
Miriam Reshotko, Co-President's Rosh Hashanah Video Address
Ben Walters, Co-President's Yom Kippur Video Address
Services and Drashot
Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service | Day 1 Rosh Hashanah Service | Rosh Hashanah Family Service | Day 2 Rosh Hashanah Service
Erev Rosh Hashanah Drash, Rabbi Benjamin Barnett
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Drash, Rabbi Benjamin Barnett
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Drash, Rabbi Benjamin Barnett
Yom Kippur
Erev Yom Kippur Service | Yom Kippur Morning, Torah and Haftarah Services | Yom Kippur Family Service | Deepening Into Yom Kippur Contemplative Service | Yom Kippur Evening Services
Erev Yom Kippur Drash, Rabbi Benjamin Barnett
Erev Yom Kippur Drash, Deborah Eisenbach-Budner (text)
Yom Kippur Morning Drash, Rabbi Benjamin Barnett
Music and Mix Tapes
Violin for Kol Nidre
Andrew Ehrlich presents the haunting, beautiful melodies of Yom Kippur.
Havurah Virtual Choir
The Havurah Virtual Choir is a group of singers who came together this year to produce music using the magic of digital tools! These songs appear in our services and are available here for you to enjoy. Produced by Enie Vaisburd and edited by Enie Vaisburd, Megan Koler, and Beth Segal.
Havurah Virtual Choir Sings Ya'aleh
Havurah Virtual Choir Sings Avinu Malkeinu
Havurah Virtual Choir Sings Shehecheyanu
Fun Music Videos for the Family
Shabbat Shibbity - produced by Steven Mesulam, sung by Steven Mesulam and Rachael Duke
Ufros Aleinu - produced by Steven Mesulam, sung by Steven Mesulam and Rachael Duke
Avinu Malkenu - produced by Steven Mesulam, sung by Steven Mesulam and Rachael Duke
Tree of Life - produced by Steven Mesulam, music by Richard Silverman
Groovy music videos for the whole family, produced by Steven Mesulam, with singing by Steven Mesulam and Rachael Duke. Videos will download to your device.
Harp and Violin for Yom Kippur
Video
With Shera Sinell and Andrew Ehrlich. Enjoy these tunes that Shera and Andrew have played at Yom Kippur over the years.
Mixtape: Contemplative Cello
MP3: Stream or Save | Read the Program
Cellist Diane Chaplin plays soothing, meditative music on her cello. The cello is the instrument most like the human voice, and the rich, burnished sound resembles someone singing a nusach. These Jewish melodies and introspective musical meanderings are the perfect thing to play while you meditate or find quiet time during Elul and the High Holidays.
MixTape: Family Music
ZIP | PDF
Featuring Steven Mesulam and Rachael Duke. Edited by Megan Koler. These family-friendly Jewish tunes are straight from our beloved Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur family services. Listen to them together and sing along!
MixTape: Songs of Turning
ZIP | PDF
Featuring Ilene Safyan, Margie Rosenthal, Barbara Slader, Ken Lerner, Beth Hamon, Chaim Wolin, Rabbi Benjamin, Justin Carroll, Barry Lavine. Edited by Megan Koler.
Since 1978, we’ve come together to celebrate the High Holidays. Each year, we have been fortunate to return, raising our voices together in song and prayer, as we usher in the New Year. This year we won’t be able to be together in the same way. But we can still sing the melodies of the High Holidays that have brought us together as a community, year after year.
MixTape: Morning Songs
ZIP | PDF
Featuring Ken Lerner, Chaim Wolin, Maria Lisa Johnson, Susan Brenner, Natalie Lerner. Edited by Megan Koler. A collection of songs and melodies from a traditional morning service. Enjoy this on your own, with family, or with friends with whom you gather.
Jewish Ritual How-To
DIY Tashlich
An Eco-Sensitive Alternative Tashlich Ritual for Those Unable to Access Flowing Water
Booklet for Performing Tashlich at Home
If you’re planning to do Tashlich on your own, you don’t need feel bound by traditionalism: Because Tashlich is not explicitly mentioned in the Torah or the Talmud, there’s no formal liturgy. If you can’t get to a flowing body of water like a river or a creek, you can use any body of water, even the bathtub. Here you’ll find a booklet from High Holidays at Home.com and an article from ritualwell.org to help build your own ritual.
Your Home Sanctuary for the High Holidays: Preparing Your Mikdash M'at
By Bija Gutoff. Originally published in the Sept. 2020 issue of Hakol, this article helps us bring more of the sacred into our homes ahead of the High Holidays.
A Reconstructionist Havdalah
Video: Watch or Save | PDF
With music composed by Diane Chaplin & Howard Patterson.
Our rabbis teach that on Shabbat, we are given an extra soul. At Havdalah we relinquish that extra soul, but hope that the sweetness and holiness of the day will remain with us during the week. Join Diane, Howard, Andrine de la Rocha, and David de la Rocha as they sing the blessings with a cup of wine, a box of spices, and a beautiful braided Havdalah candle.
Hear the Shofar
Video
Featuring Howard Patterson, Andrine de la Rocha, and Diane Chaplin.
“With horn-playing and Shofar blasts, trumpet your praise before the One Who Is.” –Psalm 98
Howard Patterson, Andrine de la Rocha, and Diane Chaplin will explain the calls of the shofar and discuss how to produce the various sounds. They will also talk about the background and history of the shofar and give insights into how it has been used in Jewish culture through the centuries.
For the Family
Apple and Honey Celebrate Simchat Torah - with Keren McCord and Oren Kosansky
Apple and Honey Celebrate Rosh Hashanah - with Keren McCord and Oren Kosansky
Drashot
Rabbi Benjamin Barnett
Erev Rosh Hashanah Drash
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Drash
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Drash
Erev Yom Kippur Drash
Yom Kippur Morning Drash
Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Education Director
Erev Yom Kippur Drash, Deborah Eisenbach-Budner (text)
Frances Payne Adler
Video | Text
Sandy Ramirez
Video | Text
Linda Appel
Video | Text
Robert Trachtenberg
Video | Text
Bija Gutoff
Video | Text
David Lewis
Video | Text
Elden Rosenthal
Video | Text
Harriet Cooke and Joel Beinin, Yom Kippur Afternoon
Video
Tikkun Olam
Meet Tikkun Olam
A friendly info-session with reps from the various Tikkun Olam (social action) committees that took place on Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 2020/5781.
Tikkun Olam Discussion 2020/5781
Our Tikkun Olam committees lead a discussion on the environment and social justice.
Recordings of Elul Offerings
Social Action Poetry Class
Video: Speaker View | Gallery View
Led by Herman Asarnow and Frances Payne Adler, this was a class about social action poetry—poetry of witness that breaks silence, raises awareness and powers social justice. Here is video of the final class, on Oct. 1, 2020.
Me and White Supremacy
Video: Speaker View | Gallery View
On Sunday, Aug. 30, Havurah members who participated in the IMIrJ Countering White Nationalism cohort this spring shared how they are using Layla Saad’s book, Me and White Supremacy, to provide structure and accountability as they explore their individual histories and complicity in perpetuating white supremacy.
Jewish High Holiday Cooking: Modern Recipes and Classics
Aug. 25 Demonstration: Speaker View | Gallery View | Recipe PDF
Sept. 8 Demonstration: Speaker View | Gallery View
Jenn Louis brings us chicken soup from around the world, with recipes from her upcoming book, The Chicken Soup Manifesto.
Spiritual Vocabulary and Preparation for Roth Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Video: Speaker View | Gallery View
Havurah's Education Director Deborah Eisenbach-Budner helps us look deeply into what High Holidays are about--through the Hebrew language and its spiritual vocabulary.
Elul Mindfulness and Meditation
Sept. 1 Video: Speaker View | Gallery View
Sept. 22 Video: Speaker View
Every Tueday at noon (PST) during the month of Elul, Rabbi Benjamin offered teaching and guidance in practice devoted to this season of Teshuvah, Returning and Renewal.
Immigration, Refugees and Sanctuary in Word and Image
Video: Speaker View | Gallery View
To encourage our collective reflection in preparation for the High Holidays the Havurah Shalom Sanctuary Committee presents poetry, literature and art on the themes of immigration, refugees and sanctuary.