Erev Rosh Hashanah
In partnership with Wilderness Torah
Wednesday, October 2 • 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Service Leaders: Zvika Krieger| Lior Tsarfaty | and other special guests
Cantorial Soloist: Daniela Gesundheit
Musicians: Lauren Arrow | Michaelle Goerlitz | Irene Sazar | Eliyahu Sills
First Presbyterian Church
2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704
This service, the first gate of renewal, invites us to celebrate the creation of the world and all its possibilities. It is the first step in our spiritual journey. As individuals in community, we center ourselves in the mystery of continuous creation. Our celebration strengthens us so that we are ready to explore the larger questions of purpose and honest self-evaluation. We open our hearts with embodied prayer, soulful singing, ecstatic dancing, guided meditation, sharing of ancestral wisdom, and connection in intergenerational community.
GO DEEPER Lounge – Wednesday, October 2 • 9 – 10 pm
Join us in the courtyard after services to schmooze with old and new friends, debrief your prayer experiences, and set New Year intentions.
For more information about our services, check out our main High Holy Days information page.
Multi Access Locations
All Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services will be live at First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, CA and livestreamed via Zoom
HIGH HOLY DAYS AT CHOCHMAT HALEV
Will you go deep with us?
For High Holy Days this year, don’t settle for rote performance or empty ritual. We invite you to go deeper with us.
Peel back the layers of the traditional liturgy to find meaning for our lives today. Make our sacred texts come alive in new and provocative ways. Allow our soulful music to open your heart and release what no longer serves you. Deepen your connection to Spirit by transcending outdated and dissonant notions of the Divine. Create deep bonds with a community that holds you in your full complexity.
This year’s High Holy Days mark Chochmat HaLev’s 30th anniversary, in which will be kicking off a year of opportunities to deepen your spiritual practice, relationships, and service to community.
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ROSH HASHANAH in partnership with Wilderness Torah
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Wednesday, October 2 • 7 pm
Rosh Hashanah Services & Community Picnic: Thursday, October 3 • 10 am
ROSH HASHANAH SECOND DAY
Torah Study & Contemplative Service: Friday, October 4 • 10 am
Picnic & Tashlich Ritual: Friday, October 4 • 1 pm
YOM KIPPUR in partnership with Wilderness Torah
Erev Yom Kippur: Friday, October 11 • 6:30 pm
Yom Kippur Contemplative Service: Saturday, October 12 • 10 am
Torah and Musaf: Saturday, October 12 • 12:30 pm
Yizkor: Saturday October 12 • 5:00 pm
Neilah: Saturday October 12 • 6:30 pm
