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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 2024, 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, Events@OrAdamAZ.org  Or Adam’s Calendar. Or Adam Congregation, Or Adam  

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah– Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre – Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial/Niskor – followed by Break-The-Fast: Saturday, October 12, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

High Holiday service and lunch  – We are having one High Holiday Celebration on Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click 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 

Join Adat Chaverim for an informal and inspirational High Holiday service combining the best of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, all filtered through a warm, Humanistic lens.  at Los Encinos State Historic Park.

  • Humanistic High Holiday Celebration -Sunday, October 6, 2024,  2:00 p.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

 

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

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Thursday, October 3, 2024,  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– Sunday, September 29, 2024, 11:00 a.m.
    • Service with liturgy and Shofar, followed by brunch.
  • Yom Kippur  & Memorial/Nizkor – Saturday, October 12, 2024,  2:00 p.m.
    • Liturgy, candle ceremony with Nizkor, cello performance of Kol Nidre
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

contact: Diane, 1620 Ashland Ave, Santa Monica, 310-795-9438, diane@sm-jhc.org

COLORADO

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

We’re trying something and some place new! Our Rosh Hashanah event will be celebrated at the Louisville (CO) Rec/Senior Center, followed by a catered Mediterranean buffet.

  • Rosh Hashanah & Taschlich – Saturday, September 28, 2024 10 a.m. Tashlich and Shabbat Hike
  • Rosh Hashanah-  Friday,  October 4, 2024,   4:00 p.m. + Mediterranean dinner

Our musical, meaningful Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service will again be held at Meadows Library in Boulder.

  • Yom Kippur Ceremony & Memorial – Saturday, October 12, 2024,  from 3: 00 p.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click  here

CONNECTICUT

Contact: Ruth Light, (203) 293-8867, PO Box 432, Easton, CT 06612, https://humanisticjews.org info@humanisticjews.org 

  • Rosh Hashanah – Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
  • Taschlich Ceremony – Thursday, October 3, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre – Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
  •  Yom Kippur Day Saturday, October 12, 2024,
  • Members’ Workshop via Zoom: Exploring Forgiveness at 1 p.m.
  • Meditation via Zoom, at  2:30 p.m.
  • Memorial/Closing Service  at 5:00 p.m.
    •  CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and rituals that strike a balance between our connections to the broad stream of Judaism and our secular humanistic view of Jewish culture and customs. Our services invite us to reflect on our values and commitments, both as individuals and as a community.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

                                                                                      

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 – Thursday, October 3, 2024, TBA
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre – Friday, October 11, 2024, TBA
  • Yom Kippur Day – Saturday, October 12, 2024, TBA
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here 

FLORIDA

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

Services conducted by: BJ Saul, Madrikha, Ceremonial Leader

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah- Wednesday, October 2, 2024,  7:30 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah–  Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre–   Friday, October 11, 2024,  7:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Day – Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial/Nizkor Service– Saturday, October 12, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
  • Location-The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 2601 St. Andrews Blvd. Boca Raton
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: 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   

ILLINOIS

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

  • Rosh Hashanah – Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur – Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:30 a.m. CST including a memorial service.
    • For more information: click here
    • Services are open to people of all ages, they are not children’s services but children/families are welcome.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: email 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.

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  • Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening Service – Wednesday, October 2, 2024,  7:30 p.m. CST
  • Rosh Hashanah Morning Service -Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre-Friday, Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Morning Service– Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Memorial Service– Saturday, October 12, 2024, 3:30 p.m. CST
    •  For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

MARYLAND

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

The BJCC is not holding our own High Holiday services this year, here are links to three other Society for Humanistic Judaism groups that are. Please see their links for more information and to register. All three have online/streaming services and the closest, Machar, also offers in-person services.

 

MASSACHUSETTS

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

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Wednesday, October 2, 2024,  7:30 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah – Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre– Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur– Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: 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 – Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
  • Rosh Hashanah Morning -Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
  • Family Program– Sunday, October 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Eve (Kol Nidrei Service) – Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Morning– Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial Service (“Nizkor-We Remember”) – Saturday, October 12, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

MINNESOTA

Contact: Jeff Pipes, Or Emet, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416, (612) 787-7812, 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 – Wednesday, October 2, 2024,  7:00 p.m. CST
  • Rosh Hashanah Tashlich – Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre – Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Day – Saturday, October 12, 2024, 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Yom Kippur Day – Break the Fast- Saturday, October 12, 2024, 5:30 p.m. CST

NEW JERSEY

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 & Get-Together  – Thursday, October 3, 2024, 11:00 a.m.
  • Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Service – Friday, October 11, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Memorial Service & Potluck BreakFast – Saturday, October 12, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
    • All three events will be held in Mendham, NJ, with music by the NY Troubadours.
    • We will also Zoom these services for those who cannot join us in person.
    • Attending is free for our members.  We appreciate donations from non-members, at their discretion.
    • For more information and registration: email here

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 – Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur – Saturday, October 12, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: email baswan@aol.com

 

Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh; Contact: Shanna Ortega, Office address: PO Box 193, Mamaroneck, NY 10543, (212) 213-1002, info@citycongregation.org.  The City Congregation’s Calendar.

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 -Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
  • Kol Nidre Service – Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur Service -Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
  • All services will be held at Riverside Church
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

 

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

  • Rosh Hashanah Erev – Thursday, October 3, 2024, 6:45 p.m.
    • A humanistic celebration of Rosh Hashanah led by Rabbi Frank Tamburello. Our congregation welcomes people of all ages, experiences, and sexual orientations.
  • Yom Kippur – Saturday, October 12, 2024,  5:30 p.m.
    • A non-theist, human-centered service led by Rabbi Frank Tamburello. There will be a performance of Max Bruch’s Kol Nidre by Prof. Ruth Levy-Schudroff and other music by the WCHJ choir. We welcome people of all ages, experiences, and sexual orientations.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

NORTH CAROLINA

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 – Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 7:00 p.m
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre-Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
    • Kol Haskalah has an Erev Yom Kippur Service and then on the day of Yom Kippur we have a Yom Kippur discussion and a Niskor service followed by a potluck break fast.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click  here

 

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

  • Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Service –  Thursday, October 3, 2024
  • Yom Kippur Memorial service – Friday, October 11, 2024
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

OREGON

Contact: info@kolshalom.org.  Kol Shalom, Community for Humanistic Judaism  2420 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR  97232, (503) 459-4210,   Kol Shalom’s Calendar.

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah Service – Thursday, October 3, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
  • Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Service – Saturday, October 12, 2024,  4:00 p.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click  here
    • Location: West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 8470 Southwest Oleson Road Portland, OR, 97223

PENNSYLVANIA

8000 Cherokee St, Philadelphia, PA 19118, (215) 248-1550, folkshul@folkshul.org. www.folkshul.org

  • Rosh Hashanah – Thursday, October 5, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
  • Yom Kippur – Saturday, October 12, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here

WASHINGTON

Contact: Jacob Kosman, 117 E Louisa St / PMB 367, Seattle, WA 98102, (206) 317-4482, info@secularjewishcircle.org.

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah – Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 5:00 p.m. PST
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click here
  • Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre – Friday, October 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m. PST
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click  here

ON-LINE COMMUNITY

Canada

ONTARIO

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.    www.oraynu.org

  • Rosh Hashanah– Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
    • Philosophical readings, evocative poetry and beautiful music in an inspirational service lasting about two hours.
    • Open to the public in-person and streamed. Info, including ticket pricing, and registration: click here
  • Rosh Hashanah Tashlich –Tashlich Nature Walk,  Sunday, October 6, 2024, 12:45 p.m.
    • For more information on the Tashlich Walk please click here
  • Erev Yom Kippur, including Kol Nidrei and Yizkor– , Friday, October 11, 2024, 8:00 p.m.
    • Open to the public in-person and streamed. Info, including ticket pricing, and registration: click here
  • Yom Kippur Day – Saturday, Oct 12, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
    • Readings, poetry and music in inspirational services lasting about two hours. Erev Yom Kippur features Kol Nidrei professionally sung, and a beautiful Nizkor section with musical accompaniment; stories of transformation are presented on Yom Kippur Day.
    • Open to the public in-person and streamed. Info, including ticket pricing, and registration: click  here

International Communities in Formation

United Kingdom

London

Contact: email Martin at martin.hjuk@gmail.com.

  • Rosh Hashanah – Saturday, October 5, 2024
    • Sephardic Rosh Hashanah Seder
    • For more information including ticket pricing, and registration: click  here