Rosh Hashanah Second Day: Contemplative Morning Service
Torah Study and Contemplative Service
with Jeffrey Kessler, Janet Falk, Rabbi Rishe Groner
at Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St. Berkeley, CA 94705
Schedule:
10:00 am | Torah Study
11:00 am | Contemplative Service including Shofar Service
Join us for torah study and a contemplative morning service on the 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah, for an opportunity to have the meaning and prayers of these Holy Days to sink in even deeper.
Torah Study: 10am. We will read and discuss the Akedah (the Binding of Isaac), which is the traditional reading for 2nd Day.
Contemplative Service: 11am. Jeffrey Kessler and Janet Falk will lead us in a contemplative morning service with alternating periods of kavanot, chant and meditation. Rabbi Rishe Groner will give the drash and lead us in the blowing of the shofar.
After the service, we will make Kiddush, and then enjoy a potluck lunch. Please bring a potluck item to share!
HIGH HOLY DAYS AT CHOCHMAT HALEV
אֲגֻדָּה אֶחָת בְּלֵבָב שָׁלֵם
Agudah Echad, BLevav Shalem –
A Tapestry of Tender Hearts:
Finding Strength in Community
(From the Rosh Hashana Musaf Liturgy)
In a world marked by uncertainty and overwhelm, the High Holy Days are an opportunity to be held by community, fill our cups with spiritual sustenance, and fortify our hearts for the challenges ahead. Don’t settle for rote performance or empty ritual this year. Join us at Chochmat HaLev to 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 Deepen your connection to Spirit by transcending outdated and dissonant notions of the Divine.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 welcomes you in your full complexity.
Service Leaders: Rabbi Zvika Krieger | Lior Tsarfaty
Cantorial Soloist: Daniela Gesundheit
Teachers: Melanie DeMore | Laura Goldman | Rabbi Rishe Groner
Musicians: Lauren Arrow | Eliyahu Sills | Don Benedictson | Irene Sazar | Michaelle Goerlitz
Recordings of the services will not be available. Sorry, no photography or video allowed.
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