Wednesday, October 2
Erev Rosh Hashanah in Elizabeth Park 5:30pm
Includes interactive liturgy and participatory music with guitar. Sign interpreted for the deaf. All are welcome, bring your friends.
**Erev Rosh Hashanah in the Sanctuary 7:30pm
Features our Mishkan HaNefesh prayer book, our High Holy Days choir and historic Austin organ. Attend in person, watch on Zoom, via YouTube.com or on WHC-TV.
Thursday, October 3
Young Children’s Service in Haas Hall 9:00am
Suggested for families with children aged 8 and under. Hear the sound of the shofar, see the Torah up close, enjoy holiday music favorites and stories appropriate for all ages.
**Rosh Hashanah Service in the Sanctuary 10:00am
Features our Mishkan HaNefesh prayer book, our High Holy Days choir and historic Austin organ. Attend in person, watch on Zoom, via YouTube.com or on WHC-TV.
**Rosh Hashanah Service in Haas Hall 10:15am
This service is less formal than our Sanctuary service. Be inspired by our interactive liturgy and sing-along with our guitar music.
Community Tashlich Service in Elizabeth Park Following Services
We will have a short service to symbolically cast away our sins. All ages welcome.
** Name tags required to attend in person
Friday, October 11
Erev Yom Kippur Family Service in the Sanctuary 5:30pm
Suggested for families with elementary school age children. Includes the familiar prayers and melodies of the season that invite us to reflect, repent and recharge. In lieu of a sermon, a story with a High Holy Days theme is shared with interactive liturgy and participatory music with guitar.
**Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Service in the Sanctuary 7:30pm
Features our Mishkan HaNefesh prayer book, our High Holy Days choir and historic Austin organ. Attend in person, watch on Zoom, via YouTube.com or on WHC-TV.
Saturday, October 12
Young Children’s Service in Haas Hall 9:00am
Suggested for families with children ages 8 and under. We engage our youngest members with songs, prayers and a story we hope will be both instructive and entertaining. The program is open to the public so invite your friends.
**Yom Kippur Service in the Sanctuary 10:00am
A traditional service that features our Mishkan HaNefesh prayer book, our High Holy Days choir and historic Austin organ. Attend in person, watch on Zoom, via YouTube.com or on WHC-TV.
**Yom Kippur Service in Haas Hall 10:15am
A less formal service that includes interactive liturgy and participatory music with guitar. Sign interpreted for the deaf.
Congregants Hour 1:00pm
Congregants share their unique Jewish stories, think about your own Jewish story as you hear theirs.
Afternoon Service in the Sanctuary 1:45pm
Highlights include the reading of the Holiness Code, the story of Jonah, and retelling the story of our people, including the Ten Commandments.
Healing Service in the Sanctuary 3:15pm
For communal and personal healing.
Yizkor Service in the Sanctuary 4:00pm
We remember and honor those who are no longer with us.
Neilah Service in the Sanctuary 5:00pm
A powerful service, perfect for all ages, marking the end of this holiest day. Immediately following there is a beautiful havdallah ceremony which signifies the end of the High Holy Days and beginning of the new year. All are welcome to enjoy a board-sponsored community Break-the-Fast.
