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Celebrate the High Holidays Humanistically!

We welcome ALL — including newcomers and non-members — to participate in Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services with one (or many!) of our local affiliated communities/congregations!  In 2023, Some congregations will continue to connect to the meaning of the holidays online, while other congregations will meet in person, and some will offer both. Please see the information below, listed by state, for date, time, and cost (if any) for the upcoming holidays.

ARIZONA

Contact: President Bill Parsons, 14747 N Northsight Blvd, Suite 111-437, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, (480) 865-4710, www.oradamaz.org, info@oradamaz.org  oradaminfo@gmail.com.  Or Adam’s Calendar. Or Adam Congregation, Or Adam  

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah– Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone
  • Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone
  • Yom Kippur Memorial/Niskor – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone
    • For more information click  here

High Holidays – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.

    • More Information can be found here 

CALIFORNIA

Contact: Jonathan Friedmann, P.O. Box 261204, Encino, CA 91426, (888) 552-4552, www.HumanisticJudaismLA.org, adatchaverimla@gmail.com, Adat Chaverim’s Calender 

An informal and inspirational High Holiday Celebration blending the best of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur through a Humanistic lens.

  • Humanistic High Holiday Celebration – Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
    • For more information click here

Contact:  PO Box 2777, Berkeley, CA 94702, (510) 982-1455, info@kolhadash.org.  Kol Hadash’s calendar 

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.

 

Contact: For further information call 714-739-1366 or email PacifComm@aol.com.

Join the PCCJ for meaningful, uplifting, and thought-provoking Secular Jewish New Year Services. Located in Newport Beach

  • Rosh Hashanah– Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah Tashlich – Included on Saturday, September 16, 2023, between 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial/Nizkor – Monday, September 25, 2023, approximately 3:00 p.m.
    • For information click here 

 

COLORADO

Contact: Sheila Malcolm, BethAmiInfo@gmail.com. Beth Ami’s Calendar.

  • Rosh Hashanah & Tashlich– Saturday, September 16, 2023 at  2:00p.m. -4:00 p.m at Viele Lake Picnic Shelter, Boulder
  • Yom Kippur Ceremony & Memorial -Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

at Meadows Library, 4800 Baseline Rd., Bldr

          For more information   click here

CONNECTICUT

Contact: Ruth Light, (203) 293-8867, PO Box 82, Westport, CT 06881, https://humanisticjews.org info@humanisticjews.org 

  • Rosh Hashanah – Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Taschlich Ceremony – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 1:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
  •  Members’ Workshop via Zoom – As Humanistic Jews, How do We Atone for our Sins? Monday, September 25, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
  • Members’ Meditation via Zoom – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 2:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial and Closing – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
    • Click here for more information.                                                                                          

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Contact: Rabbi Jeremy Kridel, or Tara Newhouse PO Box 42014, Washington, D.C. 20015, (202) 686-1881, info@machar.org.  Machar’s Calendar.   Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Rockville, MD

 

  • Rosh Hashanah – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.  Main service at 10:30 a.m.
  • Tashlich – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at approx. 12:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Day – Monday, September 25, 2023, Family/Children service at 9:30 a.m. Main service at 10:30 a.m.
    • For more information click here 

FLORIDA

Contact: BJ Saul, P.O. Box 2579, Boca Raton, FL 33427, (561) 443-1769, info@bethadam.com.  Beth Adam’s Calendar.

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah- Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah– Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre– Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Day – Monday, September 24, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial/Nizkor Service– Monday, September 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
  • Location- Renaissance Hotel 2000 NW 19th St., Boca Raton and Zoom
    • For more information click here 

Contact: Margo Moore, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL 34231, (941) 929-7771, CHJSarasota@hotmail.com.

  •  Rosh Hashanah – N/A
  • Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre Service– N/A
  • Nizkor Memorial  Service – N/A   
    • For more information click here

ILLINOIS

Contact: Rabbi Jodi Kornfeld, Deerfield, IL 60015, (847) 945-6512, info@bethchaverim.net.  Beth Chaverim HJC’s Calendar.

  • Rosh Hashanah – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. CST including a memorial service.
    • For more information click here

 

Contact: Rabbi Adam Chalom or Victoria Ratnaswamy, chair, (847) 383-5184, 2100 Half Day Road, Deerfield, IL 60035,   info@kolhadash.com.  Kol Hadash’s Calendar.

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening Service – Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Rosh Hashanah Morning Service -Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre-Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Morning Service– Monday, September 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Memorial Service– Monday, September 25, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. CST
    • For more information click here

 

MARYLAND

Contact: Art Starr, 2 Stitchberry Court, Reisterstown, MD 21136, (410) 493-2473, www.baltimoresecularjews.org, baltimoresecularjews@gmail.com

Our sister organization, Machar Congregation of Greater Washington, has invited the BJCC to join them for High Holiday celebrations both in-person and online.

Their schedule is as follows:

  • Rosh Hashanah – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. 
  • Kol Nidre – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur – Monday, September, 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. 

For more information click here 

MASSACHUSETTS

Contact: Lidia Pruente, Cambridge, MA 02138, (617) 431-3994, info@Kahalbraira.org.  Kahal B’raira’s Calendar.

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:30p.m. -9:00 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre– Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. -9:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur– Monday, September 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m-11:15 a.m.

For more information click here

MICHIGAN

Rabbi Jeffrey Falick, 28611 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, (248) 477-1410, office@chj-detroit.org, CHJ-DetroitCalendar.

  • Rosh Hashanah Eve – Friday, September 5, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah Morning – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Eve (Kol Nidrei Service) – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Morning– Monday, September 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial Service (“Nizkor-We Remember”) – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
    • For more information click here

MINNESOTA

Contact: Allan Malkis, 4316 Aries Ct, Eagan, MN 55123, (612) 251-2178, www.oremet.org, president@oremet.org.  Or Emet’s Calendar.

Or Emet, the Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, is celebrating this year’s High Holidays.

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:00-9:00 CST
  • Rosh Hashanah Tashlich – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:00-8:30 p.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Day – Break the Fast – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. CST

NEW JERSEY

Kahal Chaverim, NJ Congregation for Humanistic Judaism

Contact: Kahal Chaverim, P.O. Box 238, Mt Freedom, NJ 07970, info@kahalchaverim.org  Kahal Chaverim’s Calendar.
Extending a warm invitation to join Kahal Chaverim: NJ Congregation for Humanistic Judaism for our High Holiday services and celebrations.
  • Rosh Hashanah Service and Get-Together – Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.
  • Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Service – Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at 5:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial Service & Potluck Break Fast – Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.

All three events will be held in Mendham, NJ.

We will also be zooming these services for those who cannot join us in person.
For further information, and to RSVP for either in-person or virtual attendance, please contact us at:  info@kahalchaverim.org

NEW YORK

Contact: Barry Swan, P.O. Box 18343, Rochester, NY 14618-0343, (585) 329-3305, BASWAN@aol.com.  Beth Haskalah’s Calendar.

  • Rosh Hashanah – TBA
  • Yom Kippur – TBA

 

Join City Congregation for a beautiful Rosh Hashanah service of music and contemplation that expresses traditional themes while honoring human reason and human dignity. Our celebration combines familiar passages with innovative language so that cultural Jews can mark these holidays in a way that is consistent with humanistic beliefs.

  • Rosh Hashanah Service – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah Tashlich – Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
  • Kol Nidre Service – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Service – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • All services will be held at Riverside Church
    • For more information click here

 

Contact: Dmitry Turovsky, 84 Sprague Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583, (914) 713-8828, info@wchj.org 

A humanistic service will be led by our Rabbi, Frank Tamburello. Music will be provided by Prof. Ruth Levy-Schudroff and our own choir. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be in-person.

  • Rosh Hashanah Erev – Friday, September 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
  • Nizkor/Memorial will be taken at the end of Yom Kippur service on September 24, 2023.
    • For more information click here

NORTH CAROLINA

Kol Haskalah, A Humanistic Jewish Congregation

Contact: khaskalah@gmail.com PO Box 9223, Chapel Hill NC 27515, www. kolhaskalah.org

  • Kol Haskalah is a Humanistic Jewish congregation serving Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and the surrounding areas.
  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanan Tashlich – Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre-Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
    • For more information click here

Jewish Secular Community of Asheville

Contact: June Dreznick,  service@jscasheville.org or for more information click here 

  • Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Service – Sunday, September 24, 2023
  • Yom Kippur Memorial service – Monday, September 25, 2023

OREGON

WASHINGTON

Contact: Jacob Kosman, 117 E Louisa St / PMB 367, Seattle, WA 98102, (206) 528-1944, info@secularjewishcircle.org.  SJC’s Calendar

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre – Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
    • For more information please click  here 

ON-LINE COMMUNITY

Canada

ONTARIO

  • Oraynu Congregation
  • Contact: Roby Sadler, 156 Duncan Mill Road, Suite 14, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 3N2, Canada, (416) 385-3910 https://www.oraynu.org/high-holidays/ info@oraynu.org.  Oraynu’s Calendar. 
  • Rosh Hashanah– Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
    • Open to the public in-person and streamed. Info, including ticket pricing, and registration: click here
  • Rosh Hashanah Tashlich –Tashlich Walk, Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 12:45 p.m.
    • For more information on the Tashlich Walk please click here
  • Erev Yom Kippur, including Kol Nidrei and Yizkor– Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 8:00 p.m.
    • Open to the public in-person and streamed. Info, including ticket pricing, and registration: click here
  • Yom Kippur Day – Monday, September 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
    • Open to the public in-person and streamed. Info, including ticket pricing, and registration: click  here