service schedule
EREV ROSH HASHANAH - weDnesdAY, octoBER 2, 2024
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1 - thursday, octoBER 3, 2024
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2 - friDAY, octoBER 4, 2024
KOL NIDRE - friDAY, octoBER 11, 2024
YOM KIPPUR - saturdAY, octoBER 12, 2024
alternative service (outdoors)
CSI Spiritual Music Innovator Ori Salzberg will lead an alternative outdoor service on both days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, from 10:30am - 11:30am, with a Singing Circle starting at 10 am. This is an abbreviated, song-filled, interactive, family-friendly service for all ages. Look for the tent at the corner of University Drive and Spring Valley Lane.
torah study
We're pleased to offer opportunities for Torah Study with esteemed scholar Richard Elliott Friedman during the High Holidays. The sessions will be held in Zimmerman Hall.
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 (11:30 am)
From Darkness to Light: Creation from Genesis to Big Bang to Kabbalah
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 (11:30 am)
The Creation of Good and Bad: The Prophet Isaiah
Yom Kippur (2 pm)
Israel Then & Now: A Biblical Scholar in Modern Israel
neighborhood shofar blasts & tashlich gatherings: thursday, october 3rd
We are pleased to be offering outdoor gatherings in a few neighborhoods on the 1st day of Rosh Hashanah (Thursday, October 3rd) to hear the shofar blasts and perform the Tashlich ritual:
- Herbert Taylor Park (Morningside) - 3 pm (Meet at the park entrance sign on the corner of Pasadena Avenue and Beech Valley Road; view map here.)
- Glenlake Park (Decatur) - 3:30 pm (Meet in the field beside the pavilion and playground; view map here.)
- CSI Parking Lot - 6:30 pm (Be prepared for a short walk to a nearby stream; followed by Ma'ariv. Please note: This gathering will begin shortly after completion of the 6 pm afternoon Mincha service in the Sanctuary.)
kever Avot: sunday, october 6th
We will continue our annual tradition of Kever Avot, visiting the gravesites of our beloved deceased between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, on Sunday morning, October 6th. Join Rabbis Kaiman and Helfand and fellow community members for this meaningful tradition. Click the link for directions:
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10 am Greenwood Cemetery (1173 Cascade Rd. SW Atlanta, GA 30311) [led by Rabbi Kaiman]
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10 am Arlington Memorial Park (201 Mt. Vernon Highway NW Sandy Springs, GA 30328) [led by Rabbi Helfand]
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10:50 am Crest Lawn Memorial Park (2000 Marietta Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30318 [led by Rabbi Kaiman]
Fri, October 4 2024
2 Tishrei 5785
Annual Appeal
Greeters
If you wish to serve as a Greeter and welcome congregants to High Holiday Services, please complete the form below.
soul sparks: high holiday prep class
Join Rabbi David for a 4-week pre-High Holiday class in the Library. Sessions will focus on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and instilling meaning in the High Holiday experience.
