Onsite and Online
Bringing Our Whole Selves to the High Holy Days
Elul, the month before Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, is a time for spiritual preparation.
We are called to search ourselves, our relationships, our world for that which is broken. When we finally reach Rosh Hashanah, we are ready for a meaningful experience. We open our hearts, examine our lives and imagine a new year refreshed and renewed in community through spiritual practice and study.
We begin on August 11, and gather every Wednesday evening in Elul.
6:00 p.m.
Spiritual Practice Lab – music, poetry, and creative prayer, onsite in the TI Garden.
7:30 p.m.
Study – onsite or online.
Week One: Sh’ma – Preparing to Listen
Wednesday, August 11, led by Rabbi Andrew Oberstein and Cantor Alicia Stillman
As we enter the month of Elul, we work to open our ears and our hearts to the themes of renewal and repentance. We prepare ourselves to listen and be heard through the spiritual practice of shofar and the text of Sh’ma Koleinu, this High Holy Day season.
6:00 p.m. Spiritual Practice Lab – “HEAR OUR VOICE: THE CALL OF THE SHOFAR”
7:30 p.m. Study Group – Sh’ma Koleinu – Our Voices Cry Out! Is Anyone Listening…?
Week Two: Avodah Shebalev – Opening our Hearts
Wednesday, August 18, led by Rabbi Suzie Jacobson and Cantor Alicia Stillman
We begin to open our hearts for the spiritual path ahead of us and look to the Yom Kippur liturgy. How does this feel as preparation rather than as a final move into the New Year?
6:00pm Spiritual Practice Lab – Avodah Service: 15 Levels of Ascension
7:30 p.m. Study – Avodah: Work of our Hands, Work of our Hearts
Week Three: Avinu Malkeinu — Crying Out Together
Wednesday, August 25, led by Rabbi Dan Slipakoff and Cantor Alicia Stillman
Our liturgy is filled with the spontaneous prayers of our ancestors. According to tradition, Moses cried out to God on Mt. Sinai. The Avinu Malkeinu was originally a desperate effort by Rabbi Akiva to end a dangerous drought. What are your personal prayers for this High Holy Day season?
6:00 p.m. Spiritual Practice Lab – Avinu Malkeinu: Sing unto God – Individual Prayer, Communal Experience
7:30 p.m. Study – How Do I Know Who You Are? Metaphors For God in the 13 Attributes
Week Four: Unetaneh Tokef – Embracing our Vulnerability
Wednesday, September 1, led by Rabbi Elaine Zecher and Cantor Alicia Stillman
Before the shofar is sounded on Rosh Hashanah, we end Elul by delving into the deepest existential questions of the holiday: Who will live and who will die? Who will enjoy tranquility and who will suffer? Through opening ourselves to these questions, we prepare for the mystery of the coming year and pray for renewal and peace.
6:00 p.m. Spiritual Practice Lab – Finding Strength by Being Vulnerable
7:30 p.m. Study – The Paradoxes of Unetaneh Tokef
Date
January 1, 1970
Time
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDT
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Date
January 1, 1970
Time
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDT
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Date
January 1, 1970
Time
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDT
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Date
January 1, 1970
Time
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDT
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