High Holidays 5787 / 2026
Reflection • Renewal • Community
The High Holidays invite us to gather, reflect, remember, and begin again.
We look forward to welcoming you to Temple Israel as together we enter 5787 through worship, music, learning, remembrance, and community.
Everyone is welcome. No tickets are required.
Preparing for the High Holidays
Selichot
Saturday, September 5
Beth Abraham Synagogue
8:30 p.m. • Dessert Reception
9:00 p.m. • Service
Temple Israel will join Beth Abraham for an evening of reflection and preparation as we approach the High Holidays.
Kever Avot Memorial Service
Sunday, September 6 • 10:00 a.m.
Riverview Cemetery
Gather with us for this traditional season of remembrance as we visit the cemetery before the High Holidays.
Rosh Hashanah - Welcoming the New Year Together
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 11 • 8:00 p.m.
Join us as we welcome 5787 with prayer, music, reflection, and community.
Rosh Hashanah Family Service
Saturday, September 12 • 9:00 a.m.
A warm and engaging High Holiday service designed especially for families.
Rosh Hashanah Congregational Service
Saturday, September 12 • 10:30 a.m.
Gather with our clergy, musicians, and Temple community for Rosh Hashanah worship and the sound of the shofar.
Tashlich at the River
Following morning services
Continue the day with Tashlich at the river as we reflect and symbolically cast away the mistakes of the past year.
Shabbat Shuva
Friday, September 18 • 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a Shabbat of reflection during the Days of Awe as we move from Rosh Hashanah toward Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur - Remembrance & Renewal
Kol Nidre
Sunday, September 20 • 8:00 p.m.
Join us for the solemn opening of Yom Kippur with prayer, music, and reflection.
Yom Kippur
Monday, September 21
9:00 a.m. • Family Service
10:30 a.m. • Morning Service
2:00 p.m. • Healing Service
3:00 p.m. • Creative Lay-Led Afternoon Service and Torah Reading
Approx. 4:30 p.m. • Yizkor & Neilah
Approx. 6:15 p.m. • Gerald A. Greene Memorial Break-the-Fast
Spend the day with us in prayer, reflection, remembrance, and community as we observe Yom Kippur together.
Sukkot - From Reflection to Joy
Pizza in the Hut
Friday, September 25
5:45 p.m. • Dinner
6:30 p.m. • Sukkot Service
Join us for dinner, worship, and the joy of gathering together in the sukkah.
Sukkot Under the Stars with Dan Nichols
Wednesday, September 30 • 6:30 p.m.
Celebrate z’man simchateinu — the season of our joy — with acclaimed Jewish musician and educator Dan Nichols.
Join us for music, community, and a joyful evening in and around the sukkah, including hot drinks, s’mores, time around the fire, and the opportunity to shake the lulav and etrog.
Bring your family, invite a friend, and celebrate with us!
Simchat Torah & Shabbat
Friday, October 2 • 5:45 p.m.
Celebrate Torah and welcome our newest Religious School students with Consecration during Shabbat and Simchat Torah worship. We’ll unroll the Torah scroll, gather around its words together, and joyfully begin the cycle anew as we return to the opening of Genesis.
A potluck dinner follows.