THE HIGH HOLIDAY SEASON 5783 AT CHABAD OF NASHVILLE During the High Holidays, The doors to heaven are open to all… so are ours!
Chabad of Nashville High Holiday schedule 5783
ROSH HASHANAH
Eve of Rosh Hashana, Sunday, September 25 Candle Lighting and Service to welcome the New Year 6:15 PM New Year’s Eve Dinner 6:30 PM
Monday, September 26, First Day of Rosh Hashanah Morning Service…10:30 AM Children’s Service…11:00 AM Rabbi’s Sermon followed by Shofar sounding …11:30 AM Mussaf ….. 12:30 PM Shofar in the Park and Tashlich…5:45 PM
Tuesday, September 27, Second Day Rosh Hashanah Morning Service…10:30 AM Children’s Service…11:00 AM Rabbi’s Sermon followed by Shofar sounding ……11:30 AM Mussaf …..12:30 PM
Tuesday, October 4, Yom Kippur Eve Kol Nidrei Service…6:00 PM
Wednesday, October 5, Yom Kippur Day Morning Service…10:30 AM Children’s Service…11:00 AM Yizkor Memorial Service…12:15 PM Ne’ilah Closing Service…6:00 PM Havdalah Service and Kamen Break Fast…7:03 PM
All services will take place at Congregation Beit Tefilah Chabad, 95 Bellevue Road, in Bellevue.
To RSVP or for more information please contact us at 615-646- 5750 Rabbi@chabadnashville.com or www.chabadnashville.com
Congregation Micah
High Holy Day Schedule 2022
SELICHOT - Saying I’m Sorry: Saturday, September 17th, at 8 PM
In-Person, Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, & YouTube
Start the season with soul searching done the Micah way: beautiful music, penitential prayers, personal testimonials, and good food. We replace the covers on our Torah scrolls with white ones to remind us that change is possible, and that each of us has the power to repair our relationships, our lives, and the whole world – all while we renew our sense of wonder and purpose.
NAVIGATING THE DAYS OF AWE: Wednesday, September 21st, at 6 PM on Zoom
Ever wondered what the High Holy Days are actually about? Why do we go to the synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Will I be spiritually changed? Challenged? Moved emotionally? What can I do to prepare? Discover the answers to all these questions and more in conversation with Rabbi Laurie about the approaching holy days.
EREV ROSH HASHANAH – THE JEWISH NEW YEAR’S EVE: Sunday, September 25th, at 7:30 PM
In-Person, Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, & YouTube
OPEN YOUR HEART
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“Return to Me with all your hearts…”
-Joel 2:12
Bless your hearts for being here in the “Buckle of the Bible Belt” as we kick off the new year in song to celebrate the world’s birth. In the Jewish tradition, the heart is the seat of all emotions - the vessel of both our feelings and our wisdom. So, tonight, don’t be like Pharoah who hardened his heart! Return to Micah, to community, to the sacred within and all around us. Open your heart to all the possibilities that come with fresh starts. As with any spiritual experience, you are more likely to succeed in feeling fulfilled if you put your whole heart in it! So whatever negativity you feel towards Micah, Judaism, God, the world, etc., let it go or let it be, for tonight the Jewish world reminds us of the ancient prophetic call to return to our roots and leave despair behind so that we may enter the new year with courage, confidence, and faith. Revisit with us the stories, songs, and spiritual disciplines of the season.
ROSH HASHANAH –MORNING SERVICE: Monday, September 26th, at 10 AM
In-Person, Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, & YouTube
EXPAND YOUR MIND
“…forgive with a perfect heart and benevolent mind.”
-Mishneh Torah Repentance 2
If you want to be stimulated spiritually and intellectually, best to be in the right “frame-of-mind.” The mystics would often meditate for hours before beginning morning prayers, so if you are joining us in person, come early and get a good seat. And if you are joining us virtually, then turn us on early for some warm-up music and thought-provoking ideas. This service is designed to nourish your mind with the prayers and theology of our ancestors set to modern musical settings and framed with logical interpretations that speak to the realities of today. Prepare your brain to be captivated by the power of Torah, your mind to be blown by the blasts of the shofar - ram’s horn and your intellect tickled by the provocative nature of the rabbi’s sermon, all while being inspired by the sense of authenticity our community has to offer. Then join us for the party of the year where we cast off the old and taste the new.
TASHLICH – Casting Off Our Sins: Monday, September 26th, immediately following Morning Service, In-Person
Upon the conclusion of the morning service (and weather permitting) we will observe the ancient custom which originated in the Book of Micah of casting out all our missteps and mistakes – all the stuff we do not want to bring with us into the New Year. Journey with us to the back of our campus for a short song session and a modern take on this ageless ritual.
FAMILY SERVICE – Modeling Hope: Monday, September 26th, at 4:00 PM
In-Person, Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, & YouTube
Babies, tiny tots, preschoolers through grandparents are welcome to experience the music, messages, and magic of Micah on this holy day. Rabbi Flip & Cantor Josh Goldberg lead this energetic and celebratory service for the young and young at heart. It is sure to be the best service you and your child have attended this year, sho-far!
BIRTHDAY PARTY OF THE WORLD: Monday, September 26th, at 4:45 PM
In-Person Only
Ready to party like it’s 5783? Usher in the new year with old friends and new! Our annual celebration includes balloons, face painting, photo booths, a birthday cake, and more. Want to teach your family to greet the future with optimism? Attend the party and they will come to understand what fresh starts and community all are about.
SHABBAT SHUVAH – The Sabbath of Return: Friday, September 30th, at 6:00 PM
In-Person, Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, & YouTube
For the contemplative, this service affords us the opportunity to reflect between the start of the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement. Meditative music, periods of silence, and introspective readings invite participants to return once again and ponder the season’s many messages, while embracing all the joy that Shabbat has to offer.
CEMETERY SERVICE – Remembering: Saturday, October 1st, at 10:30 AM
In Person only
Honor those people in our past who inspire us to live more fully in the present and future. Held on the most sacred grounds on our campus, Rabbi Laurie and Cantor Josh Goldberg lead mourners in the rituals of kever avot – visiting the graves of our loved ones.
TASHLICH – Paddleboarding: Sunday, October 2nd, at 1:30 PM
See website for details.
KOL NIDRE – THE VOICE OF OUR COMMITMENTS: Tuesday, October 4th, at 7:30 PM
In Person, Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook & YouTube
NOURISH YOUR SOUL
“וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכׇל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכׇל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖
You shall love your God יהוה with all your heart, with all your soul…”
-Deuteronomy 6
A person with a beautiful soul is kind, confident, genuine, and balanced. People with beautiful souls make others feel safe and at peace. You get a physical every year. It is time for your spiritual! Tonight, Jews gather in synagogues and online all over the world to take a reflective look “under the hood” and recalibrate our moral compasses within. On this, the holiest night of the year, be inspired by the warmth of a compassionate community, moved by the majesty of the music, and transformed by the journey of the soul.
YOM KIPPUR - A DAY OF FORGIVENESS: Wednesday, October 5th, at 10:00 AM
In-Person and on Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, YouTube
CONNECT WITH YOUR BODY
“עַד שֶׁיָּצְתָה נִשְׁמָתוֹ - until his soul left his body”
-Berakhot 61b
Judaism teaches that the body and soul are separate yet indivisible partners in human life. Rather than imprisoning or corrupting the soul, the body is a God-given tool for doing sacred work in the world. It requires protection, care, and respect because it is holy. At Micah every-BODY is welcome. Link your voices to the collective prayers of our people in-person or virtually in what is certain to be the most moving Monday morning on your calendar this year. Deny your body the food you feed yourself every day and feast instead on feelings of reflection, repentance, and a resolve to do better. Spend the day praying and reflecting with us and it is sure to go fast! And nothing will improve your character more than the “Coming to Micah Moments” that this holy morning affords.
SPIRITUAL INVENTORY EXERCISE - SOUTHERN WORD: Wednesday, October 5th, at 12:30 PM
In person only in the Sanctuary
An interactive Spoken Word Workshop led by artists that will explore themes of forgiveness to help us emerge from the
PANEL: Wednesday, October 5th, at 2:00 PM
In Person only in the Sanctuary
As we seek to cleanse our souls personally, we also look to society. a group of specialists on a panel as they address ______ as we seek repentance, how we might better advocate for others, as well.
HEALING SERVICE – Praying Through Pain: Wednesday, October 5th, at 2:00 PM
In Person only in the Chapel
Grief, loss, physical and/or spiritual pain. They are all a part of life. Rabbi Laurie & Cantor Josh Goldberg employ the wisdom of the Jewish tradition in leading this intimate circle in a series of healing prayers and therapeutic exercises. Therapy for the theological soul, the music and readings will afford you the chance to emote and the inspiration to restore hope.
SCHMOOZE & VIEWS - Talk Politics: Wednesday, October 5th, at 2 PM
In Person only in the Education Wing
We keep our politics off the pulpit, but not out of the building. Dr. Bob Smith lay leads this political conversation that normally takes place weekly in our library. All opinions welcome. Please bring an open mind and a sense of humor.
LEARN ON-LINE – Open the Door for Elijah: Wednesday, October 5th, at 3 PM
On Zoom only
Connect Virtually as Kabbalist and Rabbi Ethan Franzel leaves the zoom door open for Elijah the Prophet and all who wish to understand the mystical connections between his role in Judaism and that of Jonah.
LETTER WRITING PROJECT – The Ties that Bind: Wednesday, October 5th, at 3 PM
In Person only in the Education Wing
A quarter century ago, Micah congregants, teachers, students, rabbis, and staff wrote letters that were placed in a time capsule to be opened and read by their counterparts in 25 years. A first grader reads a letter from a first grader, a congregant from a congregant, an administrator to an administrator, a teacher to a teacher, a rabbi to a rabbi. The box is open and it is time to write letters of our own to the future.
FAMILY SERVICE – Modeling Forgiveness: Wednesday, October 5th, at 4 PM
In-Person in the Sanctuary and on Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, YouTube
Rabbi Flip and Cantor Josh Goldberg explore the themes of the day for young children and their extended families. Music, stories, Torah, and kid-like confessions!
YOUTH SERVICE – Pray with your “Peeps”: Wednesday, October 5th, at 4 PM
In Person only in the Eden Room
Experience Judaism with those your own age as Rabbi Laurie & Guitar Aficionado Aaron Tessis create a safe space for our young people as they journey through the liturgy of the day. Dramatic interpretations, camp-like songs, and peer participation are hallmarks of this “youth group-like” prayer experience for 6th graders and up. Adults are invited to sit this one out.
YIZKOR - Memorial Service: Wednesday, October 5th, at 5 PM
In Person in the Sanctuary and on Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, YouTube
Take off the mask of normalcy and let out the pain of loss. Share space with others in the community who have lost loved ones. Beautiful music, words of inspiration, and support from others - there is rarely a dry eye in the house.
NEILAH - Calling It A Day!: Wednesday, October 5th, Immediately Following Yizkor/Memorial Service
In Person in the Sanctuary and on Livestream on Micah Website, Facebook, Youtube
After hours of spiritual work, we lay it all on the line and close the gates on the day that bridges heaven and earth with a short, home stretch service that is a favorite of members. Highlights include Havdalah with us all on the bimah and a final knock your socks off blast of the shofar. So good, you won’t want Yom Kippur to end!
SUKKOT – PJ’s, Pancakes, & Paper Chains: Sunday, October 9th, 9:30 AM
In Person On the Front Patio
Help us get the Sukkah ready for the week. Expressing your artistic side at Micah comes without strict guidelines. Be as creative as you like. We will provide some traditional décor based on the harvest: gourds, fruit, lights, paper chains, a lulav, etrog, etc. all we need you to bring is your children and a good mood on this happy holiday.
SIMCHAT TORAH - Celebrating the Cycle: Wednesday, October 19th, at 5:15 PM
In Person in the Social Hall
You can dance if you want to, but at Micah we leave no friends behind. This musical service includes booging with the Bible – the Torah scrolls that is! Cantor Josh Goldberg and Rabbi Flip lead our celebration as we unwrap the Torah and wrap up the season on this magical night.
What should I wear?
A suit and tie. Or jeans and a t-shirt. Or something in between. Our services are not about your clothes, they’re about your spirit. We’re happy to have you no matter what you’re wearing – as long as you’re wearing something, please.
Sherith Israel
Sunday, September 25 Erev Rosh Hashanah
7:30 am Selichot
8:15 am Shacharit
6:22 pm Yom Tov candles
6:25 pm Mincha/Maariv
Monday, September 26 Rosh Hashanah Day 1
7:30 am Early Minyan
8:30 am Main Minyan
12:45 pm Community Luncheon
6:25 pm Mincha/Maariv
7:15 pm Yom Tov Candles
Tuesday, September 27 Rosh Hashanah Day 2
7:30 am Early Minyan
8:30 am Main Minyan
6:25 pm Mincha/Maariv
7:14 pm Havdallah
Wednesday, September 28 Fast of Gedaliah
6:10 am Selichot & Shacharit
6:10 pm Mincha/Maariv
6:59 pm Fast Ends
Tuesday, October 4 Kol Nidre
6:25 am Selichot & Shacharit
5:55 pm Late Mincha
6:09 pm Yom Tov Candles
6:10 pm Kol Nidre
Wednesday, October 5 Yom Kippur
8:00 am Early Minyan
9:00 am Main Minyan
4:20 pm Mincha
5:45 pm Neilah
7:04 pm Shofar, Havdallah, and Break-fast
The Temple
The Temple High Holy Days 2022
Rosh Hashanah Schedule of Services @ The Temple
High Holy Days 2022 at The Temple
Service Time Date Notes Location(s)
Selichot Program & Dessert Reception 7:00 PM September 17 Hybrid The Temple
Rosh Hashanah Evening 7:30 PM September 25 Hybrid The Temple
Tot Rosh Hashanah 8:30 AM September 26 The Temple
Rosh Hashanah Family Service 8:30 AM September 26 Hybrid The Temple
Rosh Hashanah Youth Programs (K-6th grade) 10:15 AM September 26 RSVP Required The Temple
Rosh Hashanah Morning 10:15 AM September 26 Hybrid The Temple
Rosh Hashanah Reception 12:30 PM September 26 The Temple
Rosh Hashanah Tashlich 12:45 PM September 26 At the Creek The Temple Creek
Rosh Hashanah Family Experience Creek 4:00 PM September 26 At the Creek The Temple Creek
Shabbat Shuvah 6:00 PM September 30 Hybrid The Temple
Kever Avot – Cemetery Service 1:30 PM October 2 The Temple Cemetery
Yom Kippur Evening – Kol Nidre 7:30 PM October 4 Hybrid The Temple
Tot Yom Kippur 8:30 AM October 5 The Temple
Yom Kippur Family Service 8:30 AM October 5 Hybrid The Temple
Yom Kippur Youth Programs (K-6th grade) 10:15 AM October 5 RSVP Required The Temple
Yom Kippur Morning 10:15 AM October 5 Hybrid The Temple
Congregants’ Hour 12:45 PM October 5 Hybrid The Temple
Afternoon Service 2:00 PM October 5 Hybrid The Temple
Yom Kippur Afternoon Experiences 3:15 PM October 5 The Temple
Yizkor Memorial Service & Ne’ilah Concluding Service 4:30 PM October 5 Hybrid The Temple
Break the Fast 5:45 PM October 5 RSVP Required The Temple
Sukkot Shabbat Service & Habitat For Humanity
Celebration 6:00 PM October 14 Hybrid The Temple
Sukkot Study & Shabbat Morning Service and Yizkor 9:30 AM - Study 11:00 AM - Service October 15 Hybrid The Temple
Simchat Torah Family Shabbat Service 6:00 PM October 21 Hybrid The Temple
Simchat Torah Festive Oneg 7:00 PM October 21 The Temple
Please see thetemplehub.org and templenashville.org for updated schedule information
West End Synagogue
WEST END SYNAGOGUE HIGH HOLIDAYS SCHEDULE 2022
WE WILL BE STREAMING SERVICES AGAIN THIS YEAR
SATURDAY 9/17 @ 7:35 PM: MAARIV AND HAVDALAH FOLLOWED BY DESSERT RECEPTION AND A SCREENING OF “UPHEAVAL”, THE INCREDIBLE LIFE STORY OF FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER MENACHEM BEGIN. SELICHOT SERVICES WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SCREENING AT 9:30 PM.
SUNDAY 9/25 EREV ROSH HASHANAH 6:00-7:00 PM RABBI’S SERMON WILL BE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM.
MONDAY 9/26: FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES ARE FROM 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM: RABBI’S SERMON APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM. SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND WILL BE LIVE STREAMED. SEE BELOW FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES SCHEDULE.
MONDAY 9/26: ROSH HASHANAH AFTERNOON: BLESSING OF THE BABIES BORN IN 5782 (FROM LAST ROSH HASHANAH TO NOW) AT 4:00 PM FOLLOWED BY OUR TASHLICH SERVICE TO SYMBOLICALLY CAST AWAY OUR SINS. TASHLICH WILL BE HELD BY THE BRIDGE AT CARDEN & ROLAND AVENUE.
JOIN US FOR THE THREE-BLOCK WALK FROM THE SYNAGOGUE AT 4:45 PM. THERE IS LIMITED PARKING ON CARDEN. IF YOU MUST DRIVE, PARK ON ROLAND AVENUE. MINCHA SERVICES WILL BE HELD BACK AT THE SYNAGOGUE AROUND 6:00 PM.
TUESDAY 9/27: SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: RABBI’S SERMON APPROXIMATELY 10:30. SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND WILL BE LIVE STREAMED. SEE BELOW FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES SCHEDULE.
FRIDAY 9/30: SHABBAT SHUVAH, THE SHABBAT OF REPENTANCE PLEASE JOIN US FOR KABBALAT SHABBAT AND MAARIV SERVICES FROM 6:00-7:00 PM.
SATURDAY 10/1: SHABBAT SHUVAH, THE SHABBAT OF REPENTANCE PLEASE JOIN US FOR SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES FROM 9:30-11:30 AM. FOLLOWED BY A KIDDUSH LUNCH.
SUNDAY 10/2 @ 10:00 AM: PERSONAL YIZKOR CEREMONIES AT THE WEST END SYNAGOGUE CEMETERY. CALL FOR DIRECTIONS.
TUESDAY 10/4, 5:45 PM: PLEASE JOIN US FOR MINCHA SERVICES FOLLOWED BY KOL NIDRE AND THE BLESSING OF THIS YEAR’S B’NAI MITZVAH STUDENTS. RABBI’S SERMON WILL BE AROUND 7:30 PM. SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED.
WEDNESDAY 10/5, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM: YOM KIPPUR MORNING SERVICES WITH THE RECITATION OF YIZKOR (AFTER 11:00 A.M.). RABBI’S SERMON WILL BE GIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00. SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED.
WEDNESDAY 10/5: JOIN US FOR MINCHA AND NEILA FOR YOM KIPPUR BEGINNING AT 5:00 PM AND THE BLOWING OF SHOFAR, FOLLOWED BY MA’ARIV AND HAVDALAH AT 7:03 PM. SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED.
FOR INFORMATION ON STREAMING OUR SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT THE WES OFFICE AT OFFICE@WESTENDSYN.ORG.
MAHZORIM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS TO BORROW WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND SERVICES IN-PERSON SUGGESTED DONATION OF $18.00.
YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S IN-PERSON ONLY SERVICES **BABYSITTING AVAILABLE WITH RSVP**
MONDAY 9/26: FIRST DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH START THE YEAR WITH TASHLICH!
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN SERVICES (6 MONTHS -FIRST GRADERS) 10:00-11:00 AM. CHILDREN MUST BRING A PARENT.
2ND THROUGH 6TH GRADE YOUTH SERVICES 11:00AM-12:00 NOON.
JOIN US FOR OUR CONGREGATIONAL TASHLICH CEREMONY. WE WILL MEET AT THE SYNAGOGUE @ 4:45PM.
TUESDAY 9/27: SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH. BLOW YOUR OWN SHOFAR FOR THE NEW YEAR!
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN SERVICES (6 MONTHS-FIRST GRADERS) 10:00-11:00 AM. CHILDREN MUST BRING A PARENT.
2ND THROUGH 6TH GRADE YOUTH SERVICES 11:00AM-12:00 NOON.
WEDNESDAY, 10/5 YOM KIPPUR MORNING SERVICES
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN SERVICES (6 MONTHS -FIRST GRADERS) 10:00-11:00 AM. CHILDREN MUST BRING A PARENT.
2ND THROUGH 6TH GRADE YOUTH SERVICES 10:30AM-11:30. LOCATIONS FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES TO BE ANNOUNCED. **THERE IS A CHARGE FOR BABYSITTING. PLEASE EMAIL OFFICE@WESTENDSYN.ORG TO RSVP AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION