Yom Kippur Day Neilah
In partnership with Wilderness Torah
Saturday, October 12 • 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Service Leaders: Zvika Krieger| Lior Tsarfaty
Cantorial Soloist: Daniela Gesundheit
Musicians: Lauren Arrow | Michaelle Goerlitz | Irene Sazar | Don Benedictson
First Presbyterian Church
2407 Dana Street, Berkeley CA 94704
The gates are closing. Have we done the necessary work of teshuvah, return to our true essence and highest selves? Our final prayers and reflections together build to an exuberant “Yes!” This service brings us to the heights of ecstasy and the depths of inner exploration. Together, we can meet the challenges and opportunities of this New Year!
The Neilah Service is followed by a jubilant Havdalah fire ritual to mark the end of Yom Kippur and a modest breakfast in the Courtyard.
Multi Access Locations
All Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services will be live at First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, CA and livestreamed via Zoom. Recordings will not be available after services. Sorry, no photography or video allowed.
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 Deepen your connection to Spirit by transcending outdated and dissonant notions of the Divine.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
