At GJC, the High Holidays showcase the diversity of our community and the wide variety of spiritual experiences available here. We look forward to sharing all that we are and all that we offer with you. If you have questions about our services and programming or are interested in becoming a GJC member, please email Kate Lawn at community@germantownjewishcentre.org. L’Shanah Tovah! We are thrilled to have you with us! Click here to read our High Holiday welcome letter!
HIGH HOLIDAY GUEST TICKETS (CLICK HERE)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.
REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE FOR CHILDCARE, PRE-K CARE, AND CAMP YOM TOV HERE!
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE KOL NIDREI & YOM KIPPUR SCHEDULE.
High Holiday services and programs will be in-person indoors, outdoors, and online (please see specific schedules). E-tickets will be sent to GJC members and those who have purchased guest tickets via email the week before Rosh ha-Shanah. If you do not receive your e-tickets and links by Monday, September 30, please contact Rebecca Paquet at administrative@germantownjewishcentre.org. Emails and voicemails will be answered up to 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 2, and then beginning again Monday, October 7 through 3:00 PM on Friday, October 11.
Adult Education Elul Learning
Elul, the month before Rosh HaShanah, is an auspicious time for introspection, Torah study, and exploration of the themes of Yamim Nora’im, the Days of Awe. Please join Koleinu Beit Midrash for three workshops to open ourselves to the possibilities of transformation in this season. The workshops will focus on tefillah (prayer), tzedakah (justice), and teshuvah (return). Each of these offerings is free of charge.
HIGH HOLIDAY SPECIAL EVENTS
- Selichot Musical Service (Saturday, September 28 at 8:00 PM)
- Rosh ha-Shanah Family JAM (Wednesday, October 2 at 6:00 PM)
- Rosh ha-Shanah Community Dinner (Wednesday, October 2 at 6:30 PM)
- Erev Rosh ha-Shanah Musical Service (Wednesday, October 2 at 7:15 PM)
- High Holiday Text Studies
- Kol Nidrei Food Drive (Friday, October 11 from 4:45-5:30 PM)
- Oscar Bregman Memorial Program – Lessons of Repentance and Forgiveness (Saturday, October 12 at 2:45 PM)
- Yom Kippur Break-Fast (Saturday, October 12 immediately following services)
- Looking ahead to Sukkot? Click here for the Lulav & Etrog purchase form!
ATTENDING HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES:
- CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.
- Attending Services: Diversity is the hallmark of our Jewish lives at GJC, and we will, as usual, be offering multiple options for celebrating the High Holidays. We encourage you to attend services either in person or remotely, according to your comfort and preference, and we look forward eagerly to being together and greeting the New Year as a community.
- The Charry Service
- in-person in the Charry Sanctuary and accessible through Livestream
- The Charry Service, led by Rabbi Zeff and Nina Peskin, will be held in person in the Charry Sanctuary and also be accessible by Livestream for the High Holidays.
- Livestream: Click here.
- The Home Minyan
- in-person in the Maslow Auditorium on Rosh ha-Shanah Day 1
- Minyan Masorti
- in-person in the Marcus Auditorium
- Minyan Masorti will be holding services in-person in the Marcus Auditorium.
- Minyan Dorshei Derekh
- in-person in the Temin Canteen Room and accessible through Live-Stream
- Dorshei Derekh services will be held in person in the Temin Canteen Room and also be accessible by Livestream for the High Holidays.
- Livestream: Click here.
- Text Studies
- in-person in the Magil Chapel
- Text studies led by Student Rabbi Maria Pulzetti will be offered on each day of Rosh ha-Shanah and on Yom Kippur in person in the Magil Chapel. Click here for the schedule and descriptions.
- The Charry Service
HIGH HOLIDAY FAMILY & YOUTH SERVICES, CHILDCARE, PREK-CARE & CAMP YOM TOV
REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE FOR CHILDCARE, PRE-K CARE, AND CAMP YOM TOV HERE!
No registration is necessary for children’s services. Childcare is available for children ages 6 months-3 years and PreK Care is available for children ages 4-5. Both childcare and PreK Care are run by our Early Childhood Program teachers and teen assistants. Camp Yom Tov provides supervised youth activities for children in 1st-7th grade and is run by our teen madrichim (counselors). Registration and immunization records are necessary for both childcare and Camp Yom Tov; no walk-ins will be allowed on the day of.
- IMMUNIZATION POLICY: stay tuned for an update!
- Each of the following services takes place at 11:00 AM on Rosh ha-Shanah Day 1, Rosh ha-Shanah Day 2, and Yom Kippur:
- Ginat Hag: for children age 0-5 and their grown-ups
- Tekiyah: a service for 1st-3rd graders
- T’ruah: a service for 4th-6th graders
- Teen Experience
- On Kol Nidrei, the following service takes place at 6:45 PM:
- Family Kol Nidrei Service for all ages
- On Yom Kippur evening, the following service takes place at 5:45 PM:
- Kids’ Ne’ilah – For children in 2nd grade and up. Stories, mindfulness, and singing at the end of Yom Kippur. We will conclude by joining the larger community in the Charry Sanctuary for shofar and Havdalah.
- Germantown Jewish Centre would like to thank the Betsy and Hershel Richman High Holiday Children’s Services Endowment Fund for generously supporting our High Holiday children’s services.
High Holiday Torah Readings
High Holiday Divrei Torah & Talks Archives