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SELICHOT - SATURdAY, septemBER 20, 2025

 

EREV ROSH HASHANAH - mondAY, septemBER 22, 2025

6:45 pm - Mincha / Ma'ariv 
7:16 pm - Candle Lighting
 

ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1 - tuesday, septemBER 23, 2025

8:30 am - Shacharit 
9:00 am - Childcare (6 months - 3rd Grade) and Youth Wing open 
10:30 am - Chai Five, Alternative Outdoor Service, Tapuach Tots ("Little Ones" and families)
11 am - Sermon by Rabbi Ari Kaiman
11:30 am - Torah Study with Richard Elliott Friedman
3:30 pm - Outdoor Shofar & Tashlich Gatherings at Glenlake Park (Decatur) and Peachtree Creek Greenway (Brookhaven)
6:00 pm - Mincha
6:30 pm - Outdoor Shofar service @ CSI Parking Lot / Tashlich
7:00 pm - Ma'ariv*
8:15 pm - Candle Lighting
 
*Please note: Ma'ariv on Rosh Hashanah Day 1 will not be livestreamed, as it will take place outside of the synagogue following Tashlich.
 

ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2 - wednesDAY, septmebER 24, 2025

8:30 am - Shacharit 
9:00 am - Childcare (6 months - 3rd Grade) and Youth Wing open
10:30 am - Alternative Outdoor Service, Tapuach Tots ("Little Ones" and families)
11:00 am - Sermon by Rabbi Kaiman 
7:00 pm - Mincha / Ma'ariv (in-person and on Zoom) 
8:02 pm - Havdalah

 

KOL NIDRE - wednesday, octoBER 1, 2025

6:30 pm - Mincha
6:45 pm - Kol Nidre
7:04 pm - Candle Lighting
7:05 pm - President's Address 
7:15 pm - Ma'ariv
8:15 pm - Sermon by Rabbi Kaiman
 

 

YOM KIPPUR - thursdAY, octoBER 2, 2025

9 am - Shacharit
9:00 am - Childcare (6 months - 3rd Grade) and Youth Wing open
10:30 am - Chai Five, Alternative Outdoor Service, Tapuach Tots ("Little Ones" and families) & Teen Services
11:00 am - Sermon by Rabbi Kaiman 
11:15 am^ - Yizkor
2 pm - Torah Study with Paul Root Wolpe
3 pm - A Service for Broken Hearts with Rabbi Kaiman
4 pm - Afternoon Learning with Rabbi Jonathan Crane
4:30 pm - Yoga with Julie Zeff
5:15 pm - Mincha
6:30 pm - Neila 
7:45 pm - Ma'ariv 
7:51 pm - Havdalah, Shofar Blowing & Break the Fast
 
^Yizkor start time is approximate
 

alternative service (outdoors)

CSI's Director of Education Ori Salzberg will lead an alternative outdoor service on both days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, from 10:30am - 12 pm. 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.

Alternative Service - Register Here

torah study 

We're pleased to offer opportunities for Torah Study during the High Holidays. The sessions will be held in Zimmerman Hall.

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 with Richard Elliott Friedman (11:30 am)

"In the Heights: From Moriah to Sinai"

Yom Kippur Learning with Paul Root Wolpe (2 pm)

 

Yom Kippur Afternoon Learning with Rabbi Jonathan Crane (4 pm)

“Following Dreams, Following Orders” - a look at classic materials from the Talmudic books of Berakhot and Bava Metzia and commentaries.

 

neighborhood shofar blasts & tashlich gatherings: tuesday, september 23rd

We are pleased to be offering outdoor gatherings in a few neighborhoods on the 1st day of Rosh Hashanah (Tuesday, September 23rd) to hear the shofar blasts and perform the Tashlich ritual:

  • Glenlake Park (Decatur) - 3:30 pm (Meet in the field beside the pavilion and playground; view map here.)
  • Peachtree Creek Greenway (Brookhaven) - 3:30 pm (Meet at the entrance on North Druid Hills Road; view address and 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.)

Register Here

kever Avot: sunday, september 28th

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, September 28th. Join Rabbi Kaiman and fellow community members for this meaningful tradition. Click the links for directions:

 
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