ONLINEAn Invitation to Share Yom Kippur 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 Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre): Friday, Oct. 11
6:30 p.m. Community Service: Rabbi Darby Leigh will deliver his main Yom Kippur sermon at this service.

Yom Kippur: Saturday, Oct. 12:
8:30 a.m. Early Childhood Family Service
10 a.m. Community Service
12:30 p.m. Yizkor (Memorial Service)
1:30 p.m. Torah Study with Scott Newman, director of education and engagement
2:30 p.m. Mindfulness Meditation with a Jewish Lens with Cheryl Steinberg
3:30 p.m. Musical Musaf Service with Kerem Shalom’s Tiferet Ensemble
4:30 p.m. Mincha (Afternoon Service): A creative retelling of the story of Jonah by Hebrew School Reimagined students.
5:30 p.m. Neilah (Closing Service)
6:45 p.m. Havdalah
7:15 p.m. Community Break Fast

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.