2024 ROSH HASHANAH
Wednesday Evening, Oct 2
Erev Rosh Hashanah @ 7:00 pm (nursery / live stream)
Apples and Honey Oneg
Thursday, Oct 3
Rosh Hashanah Shacharit @ 9:45 am - traditional prayers.
Rosh Hashanah Torah Service @ 11:30 am (nursery / live stream)
Festive Oneg to follow
Tashlich @ 3:30 (10495 Woodstock Rd, Roswell)
Evening Service is the beginning of the feast known as the "day of trumpets" in the Bible (sunset on Wednesday in 2024). Hear the blast of Shofars. It's the starting point of the "days of awe" a time of soul-searching and repentance. In the morning, on Thursday, we listen to the words of the Torah, and special Psalms. We spiritually prepare ourselves for the day when God examines the lives we lived this year.
2024 YOM KIPPUR
Saturday, Oct 5
Shabbat Shuvah Shacharit @ 9:30
Shabbat Shuvah Torah Service @ 10:45 am (nursery / live stream)
Friday Evening, Oct 11
Kol Nidrei Service @ 7:00 pm (nursery / live stream)
Saturday, Oct 12
Yom Kippur Shacharit @ 10:00 am
Yom Kippur Torah Service @ 12:00 pm (nursery / live stream)
Yizkor Service @ 2:30 pm (nursery)
Mincha Prayers and Jonah Reading @ 3:30 pm
Neilah Prayers @ 7:00 pm
Havdalah and Break Fast @ 7:43 pm
The Shabbat Shuvah is a service that precedes Yom Kippur. The Sabbath of Repentance is focused exclusively on our intentions and actions. The Kol Nidrei - evening service (Friday evening) begins a solemn 24-hour fast, communal confessions, and prayers for forgiveness. Morning service (on Saturday) continues with the prayers of repentance, reading from the Torah, and extended festive Amidah. There are multiple parts to this day of worship with breaks in between. Participate in some or in all services depending on your abilty. Afternoon service includes a Yizkor Remembrance, Mincha, and reading of the book of Jonah. The customary fast concludes after sunset at Havdalah.
2024 SUKKOT AND SIMCHAT TORAH
Saturday Morning, Oct 19
Sukkot Shacharit @ 9:30 am - traditional prayers.
Sukkot Torah Service @ 11:00 am (nursery / live stream)
Festive Oneg to follow
Sunday Afternoon, Oct 20
Suktoberfest Celebration @ 5:00 -9:00 pm
Thursday, Oct 24
Simchat Torah Celebration @ 7:00 pm
This year, Sukkot begins on Wednesday evening, October 16, and we greet the holiday in our Sukkot at home. During the Saturday Morning Service (the third day of Sukkot), we recite special festival prayers and read from the Torah. We enjoy the oneg time in our makeshift dwellings outside. Suktoberfest is a Tikvat David tradition that combines the best of ancient Sukkot festivities with Octoberfest fun. It begins with snacks, drinks, and games at 5:00 pm (on Sunday), and then we enjoy a grilled dinner inside our Sukkot and visit with each other. Simchat Torah (Thursday evening) is the end of the Fall Holidays when we read the final passage from the Torah scroll and immediately reroll it to the very beginning reading anew from Genesis 1.
