ONLINEAn Invitation to Share Rosh Hashanah 5785

Kerem Shalom—Vineyard of Peace—of Concord warmly invites the community to join us for services and special programs for High Holy Days 5785!

We welcome non-members and friends to join Rabbi Darby Leigh and Kerem Shalom Cantor Rosalie Gerut in uplifting and spiritual prayer and song as we welcome the new year together. Service will be held both in-person and online.

As we approach this solemn and joyful time, we look forward to repeating familiar rituals. Some of these are centuries-old practices done by Jews around the world in times of both joy and sorrow. Some are decades-long traditions that are unique to Kerem Shalom.

At the same time, we know that the High Holy Days are an entirely new experience every time we come to this point in the cycle of the year. We hope, therefore, that this year’s High Holy Days provide each of us with opportunities to reflect on the many individual and collective challenges that we have faced in the last year, to consider what we want to continue nourishing, and to explore what we hope to change in the coming year.

We look forward to sharing:

Erev Rosh Hashanah: Wednesday, Oct. 2
6:30 p.m. Community Service: Rabbi Darby Leigh will deliver his main Rosh Hashanah sermon at this service.

Rosh Hashanah: Thursday, Oct. 3
8:30 a.m. Early Childhood Family Service
10 a.m. Community Service
4 p.m. Tashlich at the Old Manse

Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Friday, Oct. 4
10 a.m. Community Service led by Kerem Shalom member David Orlinoff

See the full schedule, including online Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur, and early childhood family services, as well as registration and further details about each service.