Festival Services
Selichot
Saturday 13 September
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person and online)
20:00 – Study session and Havdalah
The evening opens with a study session and Havdalah, which will be in person only.
21:00 – Selichot (In person and online)
Selichot- meaning ‘prayers of repentance’ – is the late-night service that introduces the Days of Awe through the unique prayers and powerful music of this season, sung by our Sha’arei Tsedek choir and soloists.
Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Monday 22 September
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person only)
19:30 – Evening service
Welcome in the New Year with us, in person only.
Rosh Hashanah I
Tuesday 23 September
(JCoSS – In person and online)
We look forward to bringing the whole community together into one space at JCoSS on Rosh Hashanah morning.
10:00 – 12:45 Festival Morning service
10:00 – 12:15 Teenager Rosh Hashanah Workshop
Led by musician Judith Silver together with Rabbi Shulamit Ambalu.
10:30 – 11:00 – Rosh Hashanah themed activities for younger children, up to year 6. We ask parents to accompany their children if they are young enough to need supervision.
11:00 – 12:15 Children and Family service
Featuring special music and prayers of the season, our service will be led by Eve Rhodes, our own young leaders, and musician Sammy Kornhauser.
12:15 – Children and teenagers rejoin main service and the whole community to hear the shofar.
12:45 – Kiddush
17:00 -Taschlich
Tashlich, a simple ceremony that marks the release of sins in the symbolic form of breadcrumbs into flowing water, takes place in an outdoor location in East Barnet, followed by tea in a members’ home nearby. Please contact the office on 020 8445 3400 for more details.
Rosh Hashanah II
Wednesday 24 September
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person only)
10:30 – Festival Morning service
Emeritus Rabbi Colin Eimer will lead this Festival Morning service.
Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre
Wednesday 1 October
(JCoSS – In person and online)
Fast begins at 18:24
19:30 – Evening service
Kol Nidre prayers are an integral part of Yom Kippur; this is the first of the six services that make up this extraordinary day.
Yom Kippur
Thursday 2 October
(JCoSS – In person and online)
Services take place throughout the day and conclude with the end of the fast.
10:30 – Festival Morning service
Led by Melvyn Yude initially, together with Director of Music Louise Katin and the choir.
10:30 – Breath of Forgiveness
An hour of breath work and guided meditation with Claudia Chapman.
10:30 – Teenager only Workshop
With Judith Silver together with Rabbi Shulamit Ambalu.
11:00 – Activities for younger children with snacks. We ask parents to accompany their children if they are young enough to need supervision.
11:30 – Children and Family service
Led by Eve Rhodes, young leaders and musician Sammy Kornhauser.
12:45 – Mussaf – Additional service
15:15 – Study session
“Here I am with the scroll of myself” – Study session led by Gill Lazarus and Rabbi Shulamit Ambalu.
We ask anyone planning to join us to bring one verse from the Torah that describes your values or your life story at this moment. This is a participatory workshop.
16:00 – Mincha – Afternoon service
Led by Marc Werblow
17:15 – Yizkor – Memorial service
18:10 – Neilah – Closing service
Fast ends at 19:23
Sukkot
Sukkah Decorating
Sunday 5 October
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person only)
10:30 – 12:30 – Join us to decorate the sukkah. All welcome.
Erev Sukkot
Monday 6 October
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person only)
18:00 – Children and family tea in the sukkah
Children and families are invited to join us for tea in our sukkah and to stay on afterwards for the service.
18:45 – Evening service
Sukkot
Tuesday 7 October
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person only)
10:30 – Festival Morning service
Our Morning service will include a special Yizkor Memorial service, marking the anniversary of October 7.
Simchat Torah
We bring the Days of Awe to an end, concluding the reading of the Torah, and beginning a new cycle.
Kallat Torah: Andy Kelmanson
Chattan Bereishit: Anthony Cohen
Junior Chattan Torah: Evan Perchoff
Junior Kallat Bereishit: Florence Humphrey
Erev Simchat Torah
Monday 13 October
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person only)
18:45 – Evening service
Simchat Torah
Tuesday 14 October
(Sha’arei Tsedek – In person and online)
10:30 – Festival Morning service