Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. We devote the day to introspection and repentance. Many people fast on Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur ends with the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn).
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Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. We devote the day to introspection and repentance. Many people fast on Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur ends with the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn).
The festive holiday of Sukkot is named for the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which, according to Jewish tradition, the Israelites dwelt during their forty years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. Sukkot starts the evening of September 29...
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are celebrated together on one day by Reform Jews and over two days by Conservative Jews. We celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Torah. The holiday begins the evening of October 6. Read more about Shemini...
Join JGN and Patty Wipfler, founder of Hand in Hand Parenting, as we discuss the new things we’re learning about what young children most need from those who love them. We’ll talk about young children’s behavior, how to decode it, and how to respond in...
We invite you to join us to mark the transition of becoming a grandparent with a short, at-home water ceremony based on the ancient Jewish ritual of mikveh, bringing together body, heart, and soul. Led by Rabby Amalia Mark with Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters...
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