For security reasons, tickets are required for all services including those that are open to the community. You will need to display e-tickets upon entry for every service you attend, either printed or on a mobile device. Member tickets provide access to all services and children under 22 years old do not need tickets. Tickets are non-transferable.
Links and detailed information to join us online are posted on the High Holy Days Virtual Access webpage.
Sunday, September 20 | Cemetery & Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur
9:00 am – Crest Lawn Cemetery Service *
10:00 am – Arlington Cemetery Service *
5:00 pm – Tot Service •
Families with young children can welcome in 5787 with a service just for them. There will be songs, a story, and dancing — the perfect way to celebrate the High Holy Days! Recommended for children ages 0-5, their siblings, and their grown-ups. Tot services are free and open to the community, but tickets are required for for both members and non-members.
8:00 pm – Kol Nidre Service
Monday, September 21 | Yom Kippur
9:30 am – Yom Kippur Service
12:00 pm – Ask the Clergy *
1:30 pm – Yom Kippur Reconsidered Service
These services include the standard liturgy and spiritual depth of our traditional High Holy Day worship while offering a more contemporary musical experience. Led by our clergy and a modern ensemble and choir, and featuring accessible congregational music, the service also includes a more conversational sermon designed to engage worshippers of every generation. Created with families in mind, this intergenerational service invites children, teens, adults, and grandparents to experience the holiness of the season together.
1:30 pm – Learning: Israel and “The Big Lie”
A Yom Kippur conversation with Marisa Kaiser exploring Jewish peoplehood, antisemitism, Zionism, and the enduring story of Am Yisrael. Drawing on the work of Dara Horn and the The Tell Institute, this session invites participants into a deeper conversation about Jewish identity, resilience, and what it means to remain proudly Jewish in a fractured and polarized age.
3:15 pm – Traditional Service
This abridged service will feature traditional liturgy as well as the customary reading of the story of the prophet Jonah.
3:15 pm – Learning: The People We Could Have Become
What does Judaism do with the life not lived? The road not taken? The version of ourselves we abandoned, betrayed, or simply outgrew? Join Rabbi Brad Levenberg for this session.
3:15 pm – Silent Nature Walk with Rabbi Sam Trief *
Please note this walk will be around 35 minutes and you are invited to wear casual clothing.
4:15 pm – Yizkor/Neilah (followed by grab and go break the fast) •
Trail Journey: Self-Guided Reflection (available at any time on Yom Kippur)
• Open to Community (tickets or registration required)
* In Person Only
