High Holy Days | Schedule
As a reminder, we ask that all TBT members RSVP for the holidays this year. Guests are able to purchase a ticket as well. Click here to learn more.
SELICHOT
Saturday, September 13
7:00pm Learning Session with Rabbi Weisel
Join us to kick off the Days of Awe with a study session: "Embodying the Thirteen Attributes: Forgiveness and Vulnerability During the High Holy Days." Please register so we know to expect you!
After Havdalah, we will continue with a Selichot service followed by a dessert reception at 9:00pm.
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Monday, September 22
5:30pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Tot Service Followed by Pizza Dinner
We welcome parents, grandparents, and little ones to share a meal, sing holiday songs, and enjoy a special Rosh Hashanah story. Geared for ages 5 and under, but all are welcome.
7:30pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Join us in welcoming the New Year with a spiritually uplifting service.
ROSH HASHANAH
Tuesday, September 23
10:30am Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
Join us for this meaningful and musical service to welcome the New Year. A prayer experience with contemporary music and reflections.
4:15pm Family Service, Tashlich, & Potluck at Local Park
Join us at at local park for our Family Service and Tashlich as we symbolically cast off our sins. Following this ancient ritual, we’ll gather for a community potluck.
SHABBAT SHUVAH
Friday, September 26
This Shabbat, the “Sabbath of Repentance,” is considered the most important Shabbat of the year, coming–as it does–in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Oneg to follow.
EREV YOM KIPPUR
Wednesday, October 1
Join us for this moving and contemplative service ushering in the Day of Atonement.
YOM KIPPUR DAY
Thursday, October 2
9:00am Yom Kippur Family Service
Our morning service, geared for the whole family, introduces our students to atonement and forgiveness.
10:30am Yom Kippur Morning Service
Our clergy will lead us through the prayers and reflections of our Yom Kippur Morning liturgy.
1:00pm Spiritual Activities for this Day of Awe
Yom Kippur afternoon is an opportunity to explore the meaning of atonement, faith, struggle, hope—the themes of this day. We do so with a choice of activities for the body, mind, and spirit:
1st Session: 1:00pm - 1:45pm
- Sound Bath
- Text Study
2nd Session: 2:00pm - 2:45pm
- Jewish Studio Process Session
- Neighborhood Walk
3:00pm Afternoon Healing Service
In this service we will draw on the power of prayer, community, and Torah to seek healing and strength for our loved ones and ourselves.
This emotionally evocative service offers space to remember those whom we have loved and lost. As part of our hour-long service, we will share our annual Yizkor memorial book and will read the names of those members who have passed away since last Yom Kippur.
Our Yom Kippur observance draws to a close with a 60-minute service of hope and rededication to our faith and belief in the goodness of humanity. As we conclude, we will blow the shofar, and will celebrate Havdalah, marking the end of our fasting and the renewal of our spirits.
Enjoy a light nosh with your TBT community.
SUKKOT
Tuesday, October 7
10:30am Sukkot Morning Gathering
As we welcome Sukkot, the complexity of the holiday takes on extra meaning as it falls on October 7 this year. In lieu of a regular service, we'll gather under the sukkah to mark the moment and use the teachings of Ecclesiastes to process where we are. We'll end with an optional reflective walk.
Wednesday, October 8
12:30m Lunch in the Sukkah with a Rabbi
Take a break and bring your lunch to the sukkah! Join one of our rabbis for casual conversation, community, and time to enjoy the spirit of Sukkot. Drop in and stay as long as you like—no formal program, just good company.
Friday, October 10
6:30pm Family-Friendly Sukkot/Shabbat Service
Join us for this brief Shabbat service as we celebrate the holiday of Sukkot. We will welcome our new Religious School students to the study of Torah with a brief Consecration ceremony.
Saturday, October 11
5:00pm Sukkot Under the Starts Havdalah Service
Join us for a meaningful evening in the sukkah with Havdalah, connection, and community. We'll mark the end of Shabbat together and enjoy time to relax, reflect, and share under the open sky.
EREV ATZERET - SIMCHAT TORAH
Monday, October 13
5:30pm Family-Friendly Simchat Torah Celebration & Dinner
Participate in the annual unrolling of our Torah scrolls. Be sure to join us to—literally—hold Torah high for all to see! This 45-minute family-friendly service will include interactive activities for all ages. After the service at 6:15pm, we’ll enjoy dinner together ($10/person). Please register so we know to expect you!
ATZERET - SIMCHAT TORAH
Tuesday, October 14
10:30am Festival Morning & Yizkor Service
Be with us for our 90-minute celebration of Torah and to remember those who gave Torah (in all its forms) to us and are no longer with us.
