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Preparing for the Days of Awe

During the year I spent studying in Jerusalem as a rabbinic student, it was impossible to escape the upcoming High Holy Days.

Racial Justice Resources for the High Holidays

Sarah Greenberg

When Winter Storm Jonas hit D.C. in January, we were eagerly looking forward to the balmy, humid temperatures of the D.C. summer. Now, with August already upon us, the summer will sadly be over soon.

How to Focus on Racial Justice During the High Holidays

Sarah Greenberg

This High Holidays season, as we think about racial justice and voting rights this late summer and fall, we’re also thinking about other key issues that are important to repairing our broken world and combating racial injustice.

Resource Roundup: Everything You Need for the High Holidays

Kate Bigam Kaput

If you’re looking for a particular resource you don’t see listed here, let us know so we can help you find it – and you can always post in The Tent to chat with other congregational leaders and URJ staff. L’shanah tovah!

Man looking into mirror at himself to represent self reflection during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur

Lessons in the Mirror

Late in the evening of September 28, 2009, following very introspective and rewarding Yom Kippur services at Congregation Ohabai Shalom in Nashville, I took a hot shower and then stood, wrapped in a towel, in front of the bathroom mirror. As I brushed my teeth, I reflected on my experience of this most prayerful of days, when Jews throughout the world come to grips with their mistakes and seek atonement.

Wrestling with Forgiveness

It is very hard to say you are sorry – and even harder to really mean it. It is not any easier to truly forgive.

cover of Kol Nidre prayerbook for the Jewish High Holidays

Sounds of Kol Nidrei

The melody that stirs the heart of Ashkenazic Jews is of unknown origin, but is part of a body of music known as "MiSinai melodies" that emerged in Germany between the 11th and 15th centuries.

Minimalistic photograph of a twisted shofar against a light blue background

What to Expect When You Are Repenting

There are lots of reasons to come to High Holiday Day services. For some people, Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are the days when they make their strongest annual act of identification with Judaism, with their congregation, and with the Jewish people. Attending these services is an act of identity