Welcome to these most sacred of days as we gather to celebrate Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. As we know them, the High Holy Days celebrate the role of the individual and his or her personal relationship with God. These Days of Awe are not a remembrance of history or our people’s past. They are a celebration of the world’s existence and our present lives.
Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are not about we – the Jewish people. They are about me, the moral me who must live in a meaningful way. On these days we each seek better understanding about the character and quality of our lives.
We also delight in joining together to welcome a new Jewish year for our lives. The warmth of our community’s annual reunion, the spirit we feel sharing in our Jewish heritage, and the hopes we carry for a sweet New Year of goodness and well-being connect and inspire us.
Below you will find information for Selihot, Rosh HaShanah & Yom Kippur to prepare us for the High Holy Days. Tickets for members will be sent to their homes.
We greet a new Jewish year in uncertain times. War wages, hate rages, and bad news engages us. No matter individual opinions and perspectives about events at home and around the globe, few of us take pleasure in these trying times of turmoil, tension, and
social division.
לְחַיִים טוֹבִים וּלְשָׁלוֹם
L’hayim tovim u-l’shalom!
For a good life and for peace!
Perhaps more so than in recent years, this phrase from our High Holy Day prayers reflects our deepest desires. In a world desperate for healing and humanity, we yearn for goodness in our lives and peace for our people and our world.
Our sacred task during the Days of Awe is to renew our Jewish visions for life. We seek affirmation, renewal, and wholeness. In the warmth of our community’s annual reunion, we find meaning together celebrating our Jewish heritage and hopes.
In the New Year 5787, May you know all the goodness of life, health, happiness, and peace!!
You will receive a more detailed schedule before the High Holy Days arrive.
לֵךְ לְךָ
Lekh Lekha! Go Forth!
This is our Jewish Journey as the New Year 5787 begins.
Rosh HaShanah Services &
Programming Schedule
We invite you to participate in our High Holy Day services led by Rabbi Ron Shulman, Rabbi Avi Libman, and Ba’al Tefillah David Lipsitz. We gather inside the Stone Family Sanctuary or Jacobs Family Community Hall and outside on the Turk Family Plaza where services are broadcast via Livestream which also available at home for those not able to join us in person.
Erev Rosh HaShanah | Friday, September 11
6:15 p.m. | Erev Rosh HaShanah Services
לֵךְ לְךָ - We go forth:
To journey, by knowing the path that brought us here.
First Day Rosh HaShanah | Saturday, September 12
Rabbi Shulman will reflect on Jewish history in his sermon:
Our Jewish Journey through Time and Place
9:00 a.m. Saharit: Morning Service
9:45 a.m. Torah Service followed by Blessing Our Generations & Newborns
10:15 a.m. Children and Family Gathering: Prayer, Songs, & Story
11:00 a.m. Musaf: Holy Day Service & Celebration
11:30 a.m. Sermon: Our Jewish Journey through Time and Place
Second Day Rosh HaShanah | Sunday, September 13
Our Jewish Journey in America.
We will commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence.
8:30 a.m. Rosh HaShanah Hike with Bard Cosman (offsite)
9:00 a.m. Saharit: Morning Service
9:45 a.m. Torah Service followed by the Sounding of the Shofar
10:15 a.m. Children and Family Gathering: Prayer, Songs, & Story
11:00 a.m. Rabbi Shulman in conversation with Dr. Joellyn Zollman* as they explore the American
Jewish Experience.
11:30 a.m. Musaf: Holy Day Service & Celebration
5:00 p.m. Tashlikh Service at Kellog Park, La Jolla Shores
(*Dr. Zollman is a scholar of American Jewish history, and author of a new Melton course, We The People, The American Jewish Experience, which she will be teaching at Beth El beginning in January 2027.)
Yom Kippur Services &
Programming Schedule
We gather as a community of families, children, and teens before dividing into different age-appropriate experiences. We prepare for prayer, learning and a meaningful holy day through song and story. We will join the larger community to participate in the blessing of the generations. This special moment brings our entire community together.
לֵךְ לְךָ: We Go Forth
To reclaim, by returning to what is deepest and most true within us.
Kol Nidre - Erev Yom Kippur | Sunday, September 20
Rabbi Shulman will speak to
Reclaiming Our Jewish Journey
6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: Erev Yom Kippur Service
6:45 p.m. Kol Nidre Family Service
לֵךְ לְךָ: We Go Forth
To become, by living the lives we are called to live.
Yom Kippur | Monday, September 21
Rabbi Shulman will discuss
Our Personal Jewish Journeys
9:00 a.m. Shaharit: Morning Service
10:15 a.m. Torah Service
10:15 a.m. Children and Family Gathering: Prayer, Songs, & Story
11:30 a.m. Yizkor Memorial Prayers
12:00 p.m. Sermon: Our Personal Jewish Journeys
12:30 p.m. Musaf: Holy Day Service
2:00 p.m. Modern Martyrology with Dr. Sara Brown*
During the afternoon of Yom Kippur Jews, world-wide and throughout the generations, pause to honor the martyrs of our people whose lives were taken because of their Jewish identities, activities, and beliefs. This solemn time of reflection and memory is known as the Martyrology.
We welcome *Dr. Sara Brown, who will offer her insights about memory, history, and the challenges Jews confront these current days in a discussion with Rabbi Shulman that honors the past, considers the present, and on Yom Kippur envisions return and renewal.
3:00 p.m. Our Rabbis Reflect on Jews and Judaism Today
with Rabbis Ron Shulman, Avi Libman, Phil Graubart, & Yael Ridberg
4:00 p.m. Minhah: Afternoon Service
5:15 p.m. Ask the Rabbi: Discussion with Rabbi Ron Shulman
6:00 p.m. Neilah: Concluding Service
6:45 p.m. Family Neilah Experience
