High Holidays

We are pleased to present our 2025 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in person to our members, their families and guests. We will also be livestreaming the services to members and non-members who wish to join us virtually. As always, our services are free of charge.

CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and rituals that strike a balance between our connections to the broad stream of Judaism and our secular humanistic view of Jewish culture and customs. Our services invite us to reflect on our values and commitments, both as individuals and as a  community.

In addition to our services, we invite our members to join us on the first day of Rosh Hashanah for a Taschlich ceremony, in which we symbolically cast off our bad actions and thoughts.

Members cast off their bad actions and thoughts at a rainy Taschlich ceremony
Children participate in the Rosh Hashanah ritual

On Yom Kippur Day, we offer a Members’ Workshop and a Members’ Meditation, both to be held on Zoom.

Members should refer to the CHJ newsletter for the locations of the various services and events. Doors open 30 minutes before services begin. The livestream services will commence at the times listed below. Members will automatically receive the livestream links via the listserve.

Non-members who wish to view our services virtually are asked to please register in advance in order to get these livestream links. Registration is at the bottom of this page.

People viewing the livestreamed services will be able to follow along by viewing our printed booklet available from this page, or by downloading this booklet from its “…” option in the book’s toolbar below.

A detailed schedule of all CHJ High Holiday events follows:

High Holiday Schedule

  • Rosh Hashanah Eve – Monday, September 22, 2025
  • Rosh Hashanah Day – Tuesday, September 23, 2025
    • Taschlich Ceremony – 1:30 pm
  • Yom Kippur Eve – Wednesday, October 1, 2025
  • Yom Kippur Day – Thursday, October 2, 2025
    • Members’ Workshop: Topic TBD – via Zoom – 1 pm
    • Meditation – via Zoom – 2:30 pm
    • Memorial/Closing Service – 5:00 pm

Doors will be open 30 minutes before services begin.

In Memoriam: Remembering Members We Have Lost 

Membership

Guests interested in learning about CHJ membership or wishing to join CHJ, please click here. Address inquiries to membership@humanisticjews.org.