At sundown on Friday, September 15th, Jewish people all over the world will welcome Rosh Hashanah, the new year 5784, beginning a ten-day sacred period known as the Days of Awe. We are called to make amends to those we have wronged and work toward forgiving others and ourselves for ways we have "missed the mark" during the past year.
On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, our 25-hour fast is devoted to introspection and prayer. Ne'ilah, the closing service of Yom Kippur, begins at sundown, giving the congregation a final chance to ask for forgiveness and to pray for life as the symbolic Gates of Heaven are closing.
Congregation Shir Heharim (Brattleboro Area Jewish Community - BAJC) invites Jews and their families and friends to our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. Rabbi Amita Jarmon will be assisted by congregants on voice, cello, guitar and piano. Except for Tashlich and Shofar, all services will be held at the West Village Meeting House (All Souls Church (ASC), and are accessible via livestream.
Rosh Hashanah Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 15, 7:00 PM - Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Saturday, Sept. 16, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Approximate)
(Participants are free to come and go throughout the services.)
Sunday, Sept. 17, 4:00 PM - Shofar service and Tashlich.
(The Shofar is not sounded on Shabbat.)
Yom Kippur Schedule:
Sunday, Sept. 24, 7:00 PM - Kol Nidre
Monday, Sept. 25:
9:30 AM Yom Kippur Morning Service
12:15 PM (Approximate) Yizkor Service
Break
4:00 PM Mincha (reading of the Book of Jonah and a contemplative process about transgression, regret and forgiveness)
6:30 PM Ne'ilah (followed by a communal break-fast)
Free childcare will be provided from 9:30-1:30 on Saturday, 9/16 and Monday 9/25.
More details and Livestream links at https://bajcvermont.org/high-holidays-5784/
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