Worship & Lifecycle
2026/5787 High Holy Days Schedule
Please note: Entries are required for admission to all High Holy Days services and programs. This includes our Family and Teen services, Yom Kippur Study Sessions, and Yom Kippur Symposium.
Friday, September 11: Erev Rosh Hashanah
6:15 PM – Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Sanctuary & Livestream
Watch Rabbi David Lyon’s Sermon: “9/11/250/5787”
Saturday, September 12: Rosh Hashanah
9:15 AM – Children’s Service
Sanctuary
10:30 AM – Morning Service
Sanctuary & Livestream
Watch Rabbi David Lyon’s Sermon: “Israel: First Comes Repentance, Then Comes Repair”
10:30 AM – Teen Service
Levit Hall
12:30 PM – Tashlich
The Shlenker Backyard (Meet in the Finger Chapel Foyer)
Sunday, September 13: Cemetery Services
4:00 PM – Congregation Beth Israel Memorial Garden (Antoine Drive)
5:00 PM – Beth Israel Cemetery (West Dallas Street)
Sunday, September 20: Erev Yom Kippur
7:30 PM – Erev Yom Kippur Service
Sanctuary & Livestream
Watch Rabbi David Lyon’s Sermon: “Time to Ask, Are We Enough?”
Monday, September 21: Yom Kippur
9:15 AM – Children’s Service
Sanctuary
10:00 AM – Yom Kippur Study Sessions
Gordon Chapel, Finger Board Room, and The Margolis Gallery
Study Session #1: “Tapping into the Essence of Our Day”
Led by David Scott, RJE, Director of Lifelong Learning & Engagement
Finger Board Room
In this discussion, we will focus on the most meaningful aspects of Yom Kippur as we commit to how we want to grow in the year ahead. What makes us feel committed? How can we renew ourselves in the year ahead? What is the essence of what it means to be human in partnership with God. Drawing on stories from our tradition, we will guide each other on the path toward exploring the essence of this holiest of days.
Study Session #2: “Teshuvah: The Joy of Returning”
Led by Dr. Tom Cole, Director of the Center for Spiritual Direction
The Margolis Gallery
During the High Holy Days, we’re called to perform Teshuvah—a return. But return to what? Inspired by Rabbi Steinsaltz’s idea of Teshuvah as spiritual awakening, this session uses Jewish mindfulness and meditation to reconnect with the sacred spark within ourselves. Through quiet reflection and breath, we’ll notice moments of regret from the past year and gently release them, returning to a calm, loving awareness. We’ll then share insights in a group discussion, exploring the release of negativity and the rediscovery of the goodness within ourselves, our relationships, and our connection to God.
Study Session #3: “How to Win Hearts and Minds: Communication Strategies to Address Antisemitism”
Led by Lisa Stone, MPH
Gordon Chapel
Would you like to feel more confident about knowing what to say and do—and what not to say and do—when you encounter antisemitism? Start the New Year with new research-based, practical tools to respond to antisemitism and all forms of hate, safely and constructively. It’s a difficult topic, but you’ll leave feeling better informed, better prepared, and more hopeful.
11:00 AM – Morning Service
Sanctuary & Livestream
Watch Rabbi Adrienne Scott’s Sermon: “Tension and the Transformational Third Way: Reclaiming Our Place in Community”
1:30 PM – Yom Kippur Symposium
Sanctuary & Livestream
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3:00 PM – Afternoon Service
Sanctuary & Livestream
3:00 PM – Teen Service
Levit Hall
4:00 PM – Yizkor Service
Sanctuary & Livestream
Watch Rabbi David Lyon’s Yizkor Sermon
5:00 PM – Neilah Service
Sanctuary & Livestream
We invite you to break the fast with us immediately following services at the back of Wolff-Toomim Hall.