2017 High Holy Days Schedule
1725 N. New Hope Road, Raleigh 27604 (@ St. Mark’s Episcopal Church)
Saturday, September 16
Selichot (8:30 pm): An evening of soulful preparation through community, learning, and prayer,
including a dessert oneg, as we open our hearts to the new year.
Wednesday, September 20
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (7:45 pm): Join us as we begin the Ten Days of Awe, looking to the past and the future as we engage with the High Holy Day process of realigning our lives. Oneg follows.
Thursday, September 21
Rosh Hashanah (10:30 am): Rosh Hashanah morning worship and Torah service.
Taschlich (4:00 pm, Lassiter Mill Park): Toss your transgressions to the fish – and into oblivion. Kid- and dog- friendly gathering!
Saturday, September 23
Shabbat Shuvah (10:30 am): The Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is known as the Sabbath of Returning, a time of meditative prayer, reflection, and recommitment to our best selves.
Friday, September 29
Kol Nidre (7:45 pm): Our Yom Kippur observance begins as we find release from those things that bind us, so that we may more fully discern where we need to go with our lives.
Saturday, September 30
Yom Kippur: Reflection, return, and rededication lead us into the new year with joy.
Morning Service (10:30 am)
Study/Reflection (2:00 pm)
Afternoon Service-Yizkor-Ne’ilah (3:30 pm)
Community Break-the-Fast following conclusion of service (approximately 6:30 pm)
Saturday, October 7
Shabbat/Sukkot Festival morning worship and Torah service (10:30 am) followed by pot-luck lunch (12:00 pm): Wave the lulav & delight in the smell of the etrog, enjoying the bounty of the fall harvest.
Thursday, October 12
Erev Simchat Torah (7:30 pm): Finish the Torah reading cycle and return again to our divine beginning, dancing joyously with the scrolls.
1725 N. New Hope Road, Raleigh 27604 (@ St. Mark’s Episcopal Church)
Saturday, September 16
Selichot (8:30 pm): An evening of soulful preparation through community, learning, and prayer,
including a dessert oneg, as we open our hearts to the new year.
Wednesday, September 20
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (7:45 pm): Join us as we begin the Ten Days of Awe, looking to the past and the future as we engage with the High Holy Day process of realigning our lives. Oneg follows.
Thursday, September 21
Rosh Hashanah (10:30 am): Rosh Hashanah morning worship and Torah service.
Taschlich (4:00 pm, Lassiter Mill Park): Toss your transgressions to the fish – and into oblivion. Kid- and dog- friendly gathering!
Saturday, September 23
Shabbat Shuvah (10:30 am): The Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is known as the Sabbath of Returning, a time of meditative prayer, reflection, and recommitment to our best selves.
Friday, September 29
Kol Nidre (7:45 pm): Our Yom Kippur observance begins as we find release from those things that bind us, so that we may more fully discern where we need to go with our lives.
Saturday, September 30
Yom Kippur: Reflection, return, and rededication lead us into the new year with joy.
Morning Service (10:30 am)
Study/Reflection (2:00 pm)
Afternoon Service-Yizkor-Ne’ilah (3:30 pm)
Community Break-the-Fast following conclusion of service (approximately 6:30 pm)
Saturday, October 7
Shabbat/Sukkot Festival morning worship and Torah service (10:30 am) followed by pot-luck lunch (12:00 pm): Wave the lulav & delight in the smell of the etrog, enjoying the bounty of the fall harvest.
Thursday, October 12
Erev Simchat Torah (7:30 pm): Finish the Torah reading cycle and return again to our divine beginning, dancing joyously with the scrolls.