Yom Kippur Day
Contemplative Service
In partnership with Wilderness Torah
Saturday, October 12 • 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Service Leader: Lior Tsarfaty
Special Guests: Melanie DeMore | Laura Goldman | Naomi Newman
The journey inward continues as we enter the Contemplative Service, our Shacharit morning offering that weaves traditional prayer, heart-opening music, and sharing of ancestral wisdom with opportunities for deep reflection and grounding in silence. We welcome special guests Melanie DeMore and Laura Goldman to join our prayer leadership team in guiding us on this journey.
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. 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 Deepen your connection to Spirit by transcending outdated and dissonant notions of the Divine.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: 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
