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    High Holy Days 2022/5783

    Shana tova!

    Another New Year and the Days of Awe are upon us! We invite you to join us as we gather in community for this wondrous season of renewal.

    As always, we are pleased to offer a diversity of experiences, from traditional Reconstructionist worship services to those with a modern, intimate flare.

    How are services being offered this year?

    Most High Holy Days services will be accessible online, and we welcome any Jew in search of a community for the High Holy Days to join us on Zoom or watch our livestreams, at no cost. Whether you're a year-round Kol HaLev member, you've shared a previous holiday season or virtual Shabbat with us, you're an occasional guest, or you're brand new and want to learn more about the Kol HaLev experience, you're most welcome to join us online for the High Holy Days, free of charge. Registration is required, however, if you want to join on Zoom.

    Kol HaLev members will also have in-person options.

    Returning to in-person services while there is still an active pandemic is logistically complex. Our goal is to best serve all of our members’ needs, understanding we are a caring community first and foremost, and that there are members for whom returning in-person is not an option, or for whom an auditorium at full capacity would present a barrier to their safe attendance. We hope for our nonmember friends' understanding, and that you will consider joining us as guests online. Members, registration is required if you plan on attending anything in-person, or on Zoom.

    Everything you need to know to register is downloadable from this website.

    We ask for your patience as we work to bring our resources online for you; please check back soon. Members will receive a registration packet in the mail around September 14; members, and others who have attended our High Holy Days in the recent past, will also be receiving registration information in their email, if we have your email address.)

    High Holy Days Information for MEMBERS

    High Holy Days Information for GUESTS

    High Holy Days registration is now closed. If you have questions about registration or need to make a change, please email connect @ kol halev.net

    IMPORTANT: NEW START TIME FOR KOL NIDRE SERVICE 10/4/22: 7:30PM
     

    Make a Holiday Donation!

    The High Holy Days is a traditional time for members to honor the memory of loved ones, and to show appreciation for the people and community that make life richer. If you are so moved, please consider making a contribution to support Kol HaLev and help us continue to offer these special opportunities for connection and meaning. We also offer several ways to donate in service of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world).

     

    Donate for the High Holy Days

     

    We look forward to celebrating with you soon. In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy some of our evergreen resources below.

    Resources to enrich your holiday observance (and beyond!):

    • Free digital version of Mahzor Leyamim Nora’im: Prayerbook for the Days of Awe
      Choose the entire mahzor, or just the sections you want for the services you'll attend (or for your own study and prayer). Many other wonderful High Holy Days supplemental readings and resources available on that webpage as well!
       
    • Hot tips for a great Zoom experience
       
    • Rabbi Steve's 2020 Rosh Hashana sermon
    • Rabbi Steve's 2020 Yom Kippur sermon
    • Rabbi Steve's 2021 Rosh Hashana sermon
    • Rabbi Steve's 2021 Yom Kippur sermon
       
    • Self-guided tashlich rituals and other personal reflection and preparation activities
       
    • Learn about our Yom Kippur Social Justice Speaker and this year's High Holy Days Tikkun Olam Project

     


     

    Most services and programs are currently being held online! Visit our home page for more information.

    Office: 2245 Warrensville Center Road, Suite 215 . University Heights, OH 44118 . (216) 320-1498

    Kol HaLev is affiliated with Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

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