We look forward to celebrating the High Holidays with you!
Some quick notes:
–Rosh HaShanah begins on Friday evening, Sept 15 and Yom Kippur begins on Sunday evening, Sept 24
–All of our High Holiday offerings are open to all – anyone and everyone is invited to join us
–All of our High Holiday offerings are free – although donations from the heart are always greatly appreciated
— Registration is required prior to attending – this helps us plan for seating, refreshments, and other considerations
–Visit our High Holidays webpage, which can be accessed from the top of any page in our website – it has the complete details surrounding all of our High Holiday observances and celebrations
We hope you’ll join us!
קהילת עמנו אל
K’hilat Imanu El – Our Emanu-El Congregation
תורה
Torah
Study
עבודה
Avodah
Celebration
תקון אולם
Tikkun Olam
Mending the World
Shalom and thanks for visiting our Temple Emanu-El website
We are a Reform Jewish Congregation in Rochester, New York. Our members are Jews by birth, Jews by choice, and those drawn to Judaism, including multiracial, LGBTQ+, and interfaith households. We see ourselves as a family, where everyone’s participation is sought and appreciated. We invite you to attend our services and events, and share in our warm, informal approach to Reform Judaism.
Coming Up at Temple Emanu-El
Shabbat Shuvah Service
Friday, Sept 22, 6pm at the JCC
Chevre Torah Study Online
Saturday, Sept 23, 10am and 11:05am via Zoom
Books and Bagels Online
Sunday, Sept 24, 10am via Zoom
Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Service
Sunday, Sept 24, 8pm at the JCC and via Zoom
Yom Kippur Morning Service
Monday, Sept 25, 10am at the JCC and via Zoom
Yom Kippur Afternoon Program
Monday, Sept 25, 2-3pm at the JCC
Healing Service
Monday, Sept 25, 3:30-4pm at the JCC
Yom Kippur Yizkor Service
Monday, Sept 25, 4pm at the JCC and via Zoom
Yom Kippur Closing Service
Monday, Sept 25, 5pm at the JCC and via Zoom
Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast
Monday, Sept 25, 6pm at the JCC
See Our Full Calendar of Services and Events
Rabbi Drorah Setel’s High Holiday Message
L’shanah Tovah – New Year greetings! I hope our time together during the High Holidays will be meaningful to you and that you will conclude this season with a sense of renewal.
The High Holidays offer a gateway to growth, encouraging us to open up the gates in our hearts and in our heads so that we may live with integrity and authenticity. Our Jewish tradition is profoundly optimistic in asserting that human nature is never fixed and that all of us can heal and grow, regardless of our past. There is no expectation that we be perfect. Rather we are taught to be persistent in our willingness to change for the good.
The ultimate purpose of the Days of Awe can be summarized by the words of an early Hasidic teacher, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov: “Let the good in me connect with the good in others, until all the world is transformed through the compelling power of love.”
Ken yehi ratzon – may it be so.
Rabbi Drorah Setel
