Re-jew-ve-nate!
[ri-joo-vuh-neyt]
-- verb
1: to celebrate the Jewish New Year as you choose.
Thinking of going to a service, but not sure where? Want to find holiday services where non-members are welcome? Jewish Gateways can help.
...to gatherings in a homey atmosphere at Jewish Gateways. Celebrate the New Year with food and song at a High Holiday “Seder in September.” Reflect on where your life is going, and honor those you’ve lost, at a Yom Kippur Return/Reflect/Remember gathering.
Explore one or more of these options . . .
When: Rosh Hashanah (New Year) begins the evening of Wed., Sept. 12. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) begins the evening of Fri., Sept. 21.
Where: A variety of locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area
How: Contact Rabbi Bridget at 510-559-8140 or rabbibridget@jewishgateways.org as early as possible and tell me what you’re looking for!
Like the Passover Seder, there's a traditional Rosh Hashanah (new year) Seder. Share a festive meal, with participatory learning and singing. Reflect together on the year now ending and our hopes for the new one.
When: 6 pm on Wed., Sept. 12 OR Thurs., Sept. 13 (pick one)
Where: Jewish Gateways, near El Cerrito Plaza BART, just north of Berkeley
How: Space is limited, so RSVP is required, and early RSVP is recommended. Contact Rabbi Bridget at 510-559-8140 or rabbibridget@jewishgateways.org for info and to RSVP. We'll ask you to bring a potluck dish to share. If your schedule doesn't allow this, we offer you the option of contributing $7 toward the dinner.
On Yom Kippur, Jewish tradition invites us to step back and reflect. Where are our lives are going? How are we spending our precious time? Do we need to shift direction in order to live as our highest and best selves? We also take time to remember those we have lost, and to consider how we might best honor their memory. We will explore these questions through learning, discussion, song, and time for introspection.
When: 12-3 pm, Sat., Sept. 22
Where: Jewish Gateways, near El Cerrito Plaza BART, just north of Berkeley
How: Space is limited, so RSVP is required, and early RSVP is recommended. Contact Rabbi Bridget at 510-559-8140 or rabbibridget@jewishgateways.org for info and to RSVP. No charge.