Rosh Hashanah Daytime Service
Saturday, September 12 • 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Service Leaders: Rabbi 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
Return to the Heart of it All: We open to receive boundless love
Pray with us in the essential elements of the Shacharit morning service and Musaf, which includes the special High Holy Day liturgy. We journey through embodied prayer, soulful singing, ecstatic dancing, guided meditation, sharing of ancestral wisdom, and connection in intergenerational community.
Let the music and chant resonate deeply within. Let it open our hearts to receive the love that is the essence of living. We pass through this next gate together, receiving and reflecting this great love.
Community Picnic – Willard Park, Saturday, September 12 • After services
Join us for lunch at a site within walking distance! We’ll have easy ways to meet new people, and a dedicated family section. All are welcome. (Bring your own lunch). More info on the picnic 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, except for Rosh Hashanah Day 2 services, which will be at Chochmat Halev, 2215 Prince St., Berkeley CA 94705.
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 Deepen your connection to Spirit by transcending outdated and dissonant notions of the Divine.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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ROSH HASHANAH in partnership with Wilderness Torah
Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening Service: Friday, September 11 • 7 pm
Rosh Hashanah Daytime Service: Saturday, September 12 • 10 am
ROSH HASHANAH SECOND DAY
Torah Study & Contemplative Service: Sunday, September 13 • 10 am
YOM KIPPUR in partnership with Wilderness Torah
Erev Yom Kippur Evening Service (Kol Nidre): Sunday, September 20 • 6:30 pm
Yom Kippur Daytime Contemplative Service: Monday, September 21 • 10 am
Torah and Musaf: Monday, September 21 • 12:30 pm
Yizkor (Memorial) Service: Monday, September 21 • 5:00 pm
Neilah (Closing) Service: Monday, September 21 • 6:30 pm
