High Holy Days 5781
Worshipping Together, Apart
This may be the most unusual and memorable congregational experience of our lifetimes. Despite the undeniable disappointment of not spending the holiest days of the year together in our sacred physical space, we navigate this time with the steady, creative, and thoughtful leadership from our clergy and team. Our congregation is finding new ways to embrace one another with wishes for a Sweet New Year, a "Shana Tovah". The pandemic has shown us that our Adath community is stronger than ever. We are more creative, more flexible and more compassionate as we face the challenge of worshipping together, apart.
Throughout the past five months we have felt immense gratitude to our congregants in their flexibility and understanding and willingness to learn new technologies, gratitude for our staff for adapting to new methods of programming and technology, gratitude to our board (both Executive and Foundation) and our COVID-19 Advisory Committee for their leadership and guidance in this unprecedented time, gratitude for our volunteers for helping us ensure our programs are still happening.
Nothing can replicate being together in person, but we're determined to create a new kind of shared experience. One that will lift our hopes, our prayers and our bonds to one another. We adapt now as our tradition has always adapted, facing wilderness in Torah to wilderness in exile with resilience. As we prepare to gather virtually, we pray that this new year finds us and the world in good health and peace.
Throughout the past five months we have felt immense gratitude to our congregants in their flexibility and understanding and willingness to learn new technologies, gratitude for our staff for adapting to new methods of programming and technology, gratitude to our board (both Executive and Foundation) and our COVID-19 Advisory Committee for their leadership and guidance in this unprecedented time, gratitude for our volunteers for helping us ensure our programs are still happening.
Nothing can replicate being together in person, but we're determined to create a new kind of shared experience. One that will lift our hopes, our prayers and our bonds to one another. We adapt now as our tradition has always adapted, facing wilderness in Torah to wilderness in exile with resilience. As we prepare to gather virtually, we pray that this new year finds us and the world in good health and peace.
Adath Jeshurun is a progressive, egalitarian and sacred community. No tickets and no one is turned away – bring and be yourself on the High Holy Days. Come as you are to Adath Jeshurun Congregation's virtual services and leave somehow changed for the rest of the year. We warmly welcome you to egalitarian services and invite you to connect with us. L'shanah Tovah from Adath.
High Holy Day Information
What to Expect & How to Prepare | L'Chaim Annual Giving | FAQs | High Holy Day Food Drive | Kever Avot Memorial Service | Yom Kippur Forum on Security & Antiracism | View/Download High Holy Day Clarion | Yizkor Memorial Book | Children's Schedule | Teen's Schedule
If you have questions contact Andrea Blumberg, Director of Operations and Congregational Giving, at office@adath.net or 952.545.2424
What to Expect & How to Prepare | L'Chaim Annual Giving | FAQs | High Holy Day Food Drive | Kever Avot Memorial Service | Yom Kippur Forum on Security & Antiracism | View/Download High Holy Day Clarion | Yizkor Memorial Book | Children's Schedule | Teen's Schedule
If you have questions contact Andrea Blumberg, Director of Operations and Congregational Giving, at office@adath.net or 952.545.2424
Pre-High Holy Day Learning
Hope in the Time of Pandemic – an Interfaith Conversation
With Rabbi Barry Cytron and Dr. Martha Ellen Stortz Jul 26: From the Black Plague to the Pandemic - Have We Evolved? - Watch Recording Aug 23: Living with Hope...and Hopelessness. Watch Recording | View Slides | View References Aug 30: Exploring Our Traditions' Teachings on Hope. Watch Recording | View Slides Sept 6: Practicing Hope...Today, Tomorrow, and for Tomorrow's Tomorrows. Watch Recording | View Slides Adath’s Senior Scholar, Rabbi Cytron has divided his career between serving as a congregational rabbi and college professor. He was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1970. Dr. Martha Ellen Stortz Born in Baltimore, Marty Stortz attended Carleton College and the University of Chicago Divinity School. After thirty years in Berkeley, California at the Graduate Theological Union, she found her way back to Minnesota to assume the Christensen Chair in Religion and Vocation at Augsburg University. She retired from that position in May 2020 and looks forward to new adventures. She and Rabbi Cytron are on the Collegeville Institute's Advisory Council for Multi-Religious Fellows, and they led the first cohort in 2018-2019. Questions? Contact Anna Simon at annas@adath.net |
Preparing Our Souls for the High Holy Days
With Rabbi Harold Kravitz and other clergy • Watch recordings Together with our fellow rabbinical members of the Center for Contemporary Mussar, Rabbi Kravitz will be teaching in a six session series to prepare us spiritually for the High Holy Days. Watch recordings of all the following sessions Aug 12: Elul: Introducing the Month of Preparation with Rabbi Ira Stone Center for Contemporary Mussar Aug 19: Repentance with Rabbi Rachel Bovitz, Executive Director Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, NY Aug 26: Prayer with Rabbi Richard Camras, Shomrei Torah Synagogue, LA, CA Sept 2: Tzedakah: Acts of Justice with Rabbi Harold Kravitz Sept 9: Averting “the Severe Decree” with Rabbi Joshua Boettiger, Temple Emek Shalom Ashland, Portland OR Sept 16: New Beginnings with Rabbi Ira Stone Center for Contemporary Mussar Questions? Contact admin@contemporarymussar.org |
High Holy Day Schedule
Note: Apart from morning start times, service times are approximate depending on the flow of the service, and aside from children and teen programming, all programming will be available to watch on-demand following the Holy Day. Need technical assistance? Email technicalsupport@adath.net. Can't find us? Look on our Live Stream. Joining by landline phone? Click here.
Sukkot
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Selichot
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Erev Rosh Hashanah
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Rosh Hashanah Day One
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Rosh Hashanah Day Two
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Kol Nidre
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Yom Kippur
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