Yom Kippur
Friday, October 11, 2024 • 9 Tishrei 5785
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Next DayFirst Unitarian Society, Atrium Building
REGISTRATION
This year, we are requiring registration for all of our High Holiday events. Please register for the events you plan to attend.
Kol Nidrei Evening – Friday, October 11 – Evening Service – Learn more.
Yom Kippur
9:00 a.m.
- Services (in-person + online) – Our Zoom space opens at 8:45 a.m. The service begins at 9:00 a.m. and lasts a little over three hours.
- Tot/Preschool Services, 0-5 years old (in-person only) – Children's services will be led by our community song leader, Aviv Kammay, along with Shaarei Shamayim parents. They will be held in Courtyard classroom A/B at the First Unitarian Society. Enter through the Atrium doors.
Please register separately for children's services.
10:00 a.m.
- K-5th Grade Services / 6th-8th Grade Discussion / 9th-12th Grade Discussion (in-person only) – Children's services will be led by our community song leader, Aviv Kammay, along with Shaarei Shamayim parents. They will be held in Courtyard classroom A/B at the First Unitarian Society. Enter through the Atrium doors. We will also have discussions for 6th-8th graders and 9th-12th graders beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Please register separately for children's services and discussions.
1:00 p.m.
- Yizkor (in-person + online) – In our memorial service, we do some of a traditional service but also leave time for individuals to say the name and a sentence about the person whom they are remembering and, if in person, place a stone in water to mark their loss. Led by Rabbi Laurie and Everett Trechter.
2:15 p.m.
- Avodah (in-person + online) – Traditionally, Avodah is a recitation of the sacrificial service of the Temple in Jerusalem. Our ancestors brought sacred offerings to the Temple; today we bring a very different sort of offering – offerings of poetry, music, and stories. If you have a poem, song, or story to share, please bring it. Led by Jeff Spitzer-Resnick.
4:00 p.m.
- Commemorating the October 7 Attack in Israel and the War in Gaza (in-person + online) – Rabbi Laurie will lead a community gathering to mark the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack in Israel and the war in Gaza. This program will be an opportunity for reflection, grieving, and coming together as a community, even as we hold different perspectives. We will end by reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish for Israeli Jews and Palestinians.
6:00 p.m. (final shofar 7:01 p.m.)
- Neilah (in-person + online) – Our Neilah service begins with twenty minutes of meditation led by Jeff Spitzer-Resnick. It ends with a final shofar blast and havdalah. If you are at home you may wish to use your own havdalah set.
7:15 p.m.
- Break Fast Potluck – We conclude the day with a community-wide break fast potluck. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. (Feel free to leave it in the kitchen during Neilah services. Bring enough food so we don't run out!)
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