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High Holidays 2025

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ROSH HASHANAH
All sessions are in the sanctuary unless otherwise indicated

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8:30 am:
Shacharit service 

10:00 am:
Shofars & Shana Tovas: event for young families followed by holiday circle time, Shofar blowing and kiddie lunch

10:15 am:
1. Narrated Torah service
2. Coffee & Conversation for teens (NCSY Room)

11:00 am:
Rabbi's sermon

11:15 am:
Shofar service

11:30 am:
High Holiday inspiration with Ruchi Koval: "What's in the Way? How to clear the obstacle to your best year ever" (tent)

12:15 pm:
1. Mussaf service
2. Donuts & Discussion for middle school (NCSY Room)
3. Torah Cafe: a conversational gathering of your peers with light snacks & Torah discussion
(social hall) 

1:45 pm:
Kiddush (social hall)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

8:30 am:
Shacharit service 

10:15 am:
1. Narrated Torah service
2. Coffee & Conversation for teens (NCSY Room)
3. Outdoor guided meditation

11:00 am:
Rabbi's sermon

11:15 am:
Shofar service

11:30 am:
High Holiday inspiration with Rabbi Josh

12:15 pm:
1. Mussaf service
2. Donuts & Discussion for middle school (NCSY Room)
3. Round Table Discussion: "New Beginnings, New Habits"

1:45 pm:
Kiddush (social hall)

YOM KIPPUR
All sessions are in the sanctuary unless otherwise indicated

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
6:15 pm:
Mincha service and candle lighting

6:45 pm:
Kol Nidrei service

7:15 pm:
Yom Kippur inspiration with Ruchi Koval: "How to Not be Wicked" 

8:00 pm:
Maariv evening service

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
9:30 am:
Shacharit service

10:30 am:
1. Apples & Apologies: event for young families followed by holiday circle time and kiddie lunch
2. Discussion without Donuts for middle school (NCSY)

11:30 am:
1. Narrated Torah service
2. Outdoor guided meditation (tent) 
3. Conversation without coffee for teens (NCSY room)

12:15 pm
Rabbi's sermon

12:30 pm:
Yizkor

12:45 pm:
Keynote speaker: "The Ideological Battlefields" with Sam Fried (tent)

1:45 pm:
1. Mussaf service
2. Yom Kippur inspiration with Rabbi Josh Grodko

3:00 pm:
Workshop with Rabbi Koval (social hall) 

4:00 pm:
Panel: “Let My People Go: stories of evacuation from the Holy Land”

5:00 pm:
Mincha service with the narrated Book of Jonah

6:30 pm:
Neilah service

7:45 pm:
Shofar, Havdalah & break-fast (Maariv service)

Meet Sam Fried, our Yom Kippur Speaker

Join us on Yom Kippur as Sam will share his experience in the physical as well as in the ideological battlefields, the miracles of his first- hand experiences in Gaza, and doubling down on our Jewish identity in today’s world.

Sam served in the IDF and on October 7th, he knew he had to take action to protect Jews and eradicate the inhumanity that Hamas brought to the world. Sam is a First-Sergeant Paratrooper reservist in the IDF who recently returned from fighting in Gaza. He served as a commander of a squadron and as a sharpshooter. Since returning home, Sam has been committed to Israel advocacy, speaking to Jewish and non-Jewish communities around the country.

Read more on Sam Fried

Meet Aaron Ziff, our High Holidays Cantor

Aaron Ziff has been a cantor for over 30 years, having led Shabbat, holiday, and High Holiday services for large congregations, including Poale Zedek (Pittsburgh) and Green Road Synagogue (Cleveland). Aaron developed a love for music and singing from the time he picked up a guitar at the age of seven. He has given bar mitzvah lessons (most recently and currently, to his twelve year-old son) and, along with his wife Shana, previously served as Youth Directors at Young Israel of Greater Cleveland.

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