As we enter the Days of Awe, a sacred time of reflection, reckoning, and return, we are invited not only to examine our individual lives but to reflect on our place within a wounded and beautiful world. These days hold up a mirror to our souls and our society. They ask: Where have I missed the mark? Where have we missed the mark?

The Torah commands: “Lo ta’amod al dam re’echa”—do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor (Leviticus 19:16). This verse is a direct and urgent reminder that teshuvah is not passive. Real repentance demands movement toward those who are hurting, toward those we’ve wronged, and toward a world that cries out for justice.

The High Holidays are not only about personal healing, but about collective awakening. As we confess our missteps and realign our values, we must also commit to action. To be indifferent in the face of harm is to be complicit. 

Join Taste of Olam Haba for these sacred days to show up for each other, for the stranger, for the planet, and for our future.

Registration is required. Additional details will be shared as the event dates approach.

Our programs are open to everyone (Jewish or not), and we offer a sliding scale for registration fees. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Our High Holiday Offerings

  • Rosh Hashanah Tashlich

    Tuesday, September 23 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | In person (outdoors at Allsopp Park)

    Join together in the reflective ritual of letting go of the burdens of the previous year. Tashlich means to cast away, to physically release that which we need to let go of. We will join together for a short period in song, prayer, and reflection, followed by personal time along the water, releasing stones or leaves into the water. 

  • Kol Nidre Service

    Wednesday, Oct 1 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm | In person (indoors)

    Kol Nidre is the opening prayer and the evening service that begins the holiest day of the Jewish year: Yom Kippur. It is known as the Day of Atonement. The service is filled with spirited song and prayer with significant movement. It can be a very emotionally-filled service. We will have a livestream from the New Synagogue Project.

  • Yom Kippur Services

    Thursday, Oct 2 | 9:30am - 7:00pm | In person (indoors)

    The culmination of the new year’s cycle comes with the “closing of the gates." These are the last services before Yom Kippur ends. We will gather to sing supplications and prayers. Multiple service options will be livestream from the New Synagogue Project.

  • Kol Nidre Service

    Fri, Oct 11 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm | In person (outdoors)

    Kol Nidre is the opening prayer and the evening service that begins the holiest day of the Jewish year: Yom Kippur. It is known as the Day of Atonement. The service is filled with spirited song and prayer with significant movement. It can be a very emotionally-filled service. We will be livestreaming a service from another justice-centered synagogue. 

  • Sex and Love Sukkot Shabbat

    Friday, Oct 10 | 5:30pm - 9:00pm | In person (outdoors)

    Sukkot is an agricultural festival where we build a temporary structure where we eat and sleep for eight days. Join us on the fifth night of Sukkot for a Shabbat dinner. We’ll explore Jewish conceptions of love, sex, and relationships, drawing from traditional texts and contemporary perspectives. This is a 21+ space.

  • Simchat Torah for Tots

    Tuesday, Oct 15 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm | In person (indoors)

    Simchat Torah is the culminating event of this entire High Holiday season. This is an evening full of singing and dancing celebrating the Torah. We will all have a chance to be blessed by these ancient words. Everyone is welcome and this is an event specifically for families.