Rosh Hashanah at Sinai

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Friday, September 15, 2023

6:00 PM           Erev Rosh Hashanah Seder (in-person and livestream)

Since the Covid outbreak (2020), we’ve conducted Erev Rosh HaShanah in the form of an online Seder. This year, we are returning to an in-person service with one change: the service will begin at 6:00 pm. For many congregants, the prior start time of 8:00 pm meant rushing through a festive New Year dinner. This year, in accord with Jewish tradition, we’ll pray first and then enjoy a more leisurely repast at home. We hope you’ll take advantage of this new idea. Let us know afterwards how it works for you! 

 

1st Day of Rosh Hashanah

Saturday, September 16, 2023

 

9:30 AM        Rosh Hashanah Morning Service (in-person and livestream)                                                                                         Youth Programming (in-person)

2:00 PM        Rosh Hashanah Family Service (outside weather permitting)

Congregation Sinai will host a service for families with children up to age 13. This Holy Day experience is open to all friends and family to join!

2:30 PM        Shofar Blowing Workshop and Contest (in-person)

Bring your Shofar and learn how to sound the Shofar calls with Shofar blower Jim Salinsky. Special treats for all participants. All ages encouraged to participate! 

3:30 PM        “Not so Close, but SHOFAR!” (in-person)

One of the central Mitzvot and rituals of Rosh Hashanah is ”hearing” the blowing of the shofar. Come hear the Shofar live at Sinai from up high! Long-time, Ba’al T’kiah, Shofar Blower, Jim Salinsky will sound the Shofar for all to hear. Sweet Treats to Follow!

3:45 PM       Tashlich (in-person)

Tashlich is the act of casting your sins into a body of water like a river, spring, lake, pond, or well. People prefer natural, flowing bodies of water because it gives the effect of your sins being swept away by the current. We will walk to Indian Creek Park to scatter birdseed in the creek! Our casted-off mistakes become a treat for the birds. 

 

 

2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah

Sunday, September 17, 2023

 

9:30 AM           2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Service (in-person)

The second-day services for Rosh Hashanah are more relaxed and intimate than the day before, which often makes the contemplative work of the High Holy Days easier. Come join us as we take a closer look at the themes of repentance and renewal that mark this season. 

 

Shabbat Shuvah

Friday, September 22, 2023

6:00 PM        Shabbat Shuvah Service (in-person and Shabbat livestream)

Shabbat Shuvah falls during the Aseret Yamei Teshuvah – the ten days of repentance, which is the period of contemplation between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This Shabbat Shuvah, we’ll enjoy a service of invigorating Kabbalat Shabbat sing-ing with the addition of special readings, a perfect combination for the High Holy Days season.