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 Jared Jacobson at program@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
COMPLETE HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
CHILDCARE, PRE-K CARE, AND CAMP YOM TOV (Scroll down for more information!)
High Holiday services and programs will be in-person indoors, with hybrid online access available at certain events (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 Tuesday, September 8 please contact Caroline Hicks at administrative@germantownjewishcentre.org. Emails and voicemails will be answered up to 2:00 PM on Friday, September 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 upcoming 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, August 29 at 8:30 PM)
- Tot Rosh ha-Shanah (Friday, September 11 at 6:00 PM)
- Rosh ha-Shanah Community Dinner (Friday, September 11 at 6:30 PM)
- Erev Rosh ha-Shanah Musical Service (Friday, September 11 at 7:00 PM)
- High Holiday Text Studies
- Kol Nidrei Food Drive (Sunday, September 20 from 5:15-6:15 PM)
- Oscar Bregman Memorial Program – with the Hon. Michael Baylson & Mira Baylson (Monday, September 21 from 3-4 PM)
- Yom Kippur Break-Fast (Monday, September 21 immediately following services, Registration Required)
- Looking ahead to Sukkot? Click here to order Lulav & Etrog through the GJC Little Shop!
- Paper form available here.
ATTENDING HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES:
- Click here to view the complete schedule of High Holiday services!
- 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. Livestream passcodes will be sent with your e-tickets.
- The Charry Service
- in-person in the Charry Sanctuary and accessible through Livestream
- The Charry Service, led by Rabbi Zeff, Rabbi Pulzetti, 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.
- 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 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 to view more details.
- High Holiday Meditations
- in-person in the Magil Chapel
- Please join Rabbi Zeff for contemplative, silent meditation at select times during the High Holidays.
- For more information and the schedule, please click here.
- The Charry Service
HIGH HOLIDAY FAMILY & YOUTH SERVICES, CHILDCARE, PREK-CARE & CAMP YOM TOV
High Holiday Childcare & Camp Yom Tov!
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. Registration coming soon!
All children signed up for childcare and Camp Yom Tov will be provided lunch!
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.
- 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 6:30 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.
- REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ANY CHILDREN’S SERVICE. Please come as you are!
High Holiday Torah Readings
High Holiday Divrei Torah & Talks Archives