Week of Events
Drive-Thru Sukkah
While normally on Sukkot, the Jewish Center erects a sukkah (a makeshift ritual hut), we have decided that a community sukkah is not a good place to gather during this COVID era. This year, we have adapted the Sukkot tradition to create our very first Drive-Thru Sukkah. Pull your car into the driveway at the […]
Kever Avot Service
Kever Avot Service
Once a year, we invite our entire community to join together in our cemetery for a custom known as kever avot (the graves of our fathers and mothers). We visit the graves of our parents and close relatives and pray together for the strength to live life in their absence. Pre-Register for High Holy Days […]
Yom Kippur Eve (Kol Nidre)
Yom Kippur Eve (Kol Nidre)
Missed the start of the service? Click here to watch Yom Kippur Eve (Kol Nidre) Service on demand! On the eve of Yom Kippur, we gather for a solemn and sacred service that calls us to reflect and repent. We hear the ancient melody of Kol Nidre chanted, stirring us to begin the day […]
Yom Kippur Morning Service
Yom Kippur Morning Service
Tune into this virtual service that incorporates a full range of High Holy Day experiences from prayers of repentence, Torah reading, teachings from Rabbi Joshua Franklin, and the majestic music our traditions sang by Cantor Debra Stein, Rabbi. Every seat is a good seat when you tune in from the comforts of your home, but […]
Haftarah on the Lawn & Food Drive
Haftarah on the Lawn & Food Drive
Come listen to the sacred words of the morning Haftara being read live and in-person on the Jewish Center’s lawn. The words of scripture from Isaiah that we will read beckon us to consider the needs of the poor and the needy among us. We ask that you bring a bag of non-perishable food items, […]
Yom Kippur Family Service
Yom Kippur Family Service
Join us on the Jewish Center lawn for a service for the whole family. Bring your kids of all ages to join Rabbi Franklin and Cantor Stein for singing, stories, and great holiday fun. *Masks & Pre-Registration required for all in-person High Holy Days services. **Please note: no bathrooms are available
Yizkor
Yizkor
The Yizkor (Memorial) Service is a time to open the doors of the past and to revisit the memories of our loved ones who are no longer with us. Derived from the Hebrew root zachor, Yizkor means, “may remember.” Our Yom Kippur Yizkor service marks one of the four times throughout the year that we […]
Torah/Haftarah Reading
Torah/Haftarah Reading
Join us virtually to continue the path towards teshuvah (repentance) in the afternoon. Hear the words of the Holiness Code being read from the Torah (Leviticus 19), and listen to the haunting story of Jonah, all of which guide us in our personal reflections.
Neilah Service
Neilah Service
Ne’ilah meanings “the closing,” and the service comes as Yom Kippur itself comes to a close. Engage with a sacred liturgy that offers us the opportunity to take advantage of the last moments of Yom Kippur’s power. At the end of the service we sound the shofar one last time, and conclude with the ritual […]
Shabbat Morning & Sukkot Festival Service
Shabbat Morning & Sukkot Festival Service
Join the Jewish Center virtually for a Shabbat morning and Sukkot service. On this Sukkot and Shabbat morning we also celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Max Bellenoue, who will be called to the Torah. At any time through Sukkot, fulfill the mitzvah of dwelling in a sukkah by driving through our new Drive-Thru Sukkah, built […]