High Holy Days at Temple Emunah
Welcome to the Temple Emunah High Holy Day website. We are so happy that you are here.
Throughout the Days of Awe, Temple Emunah offers a broad array of experiences: worship services for all ages, social gatherings, tikkun olam initiatives, meditation, music, learning opportunities, and much more. Most importantly, we offer a place for you to be in community, to connect with family and friends, and to deepen your High Holy Day experience. We look forward to sharing this journey with you.
L’shanah tovah!
Copyright © 2023 Temple Emunah. All rights reserved.
Kol Nidrei
Sunday, September 24
9:00 am Sunday Shaharit
5:45 pm Minhah
6:00 pm Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur Ma’ariv
6:00 pm Grades 3-5 Kol Nidrei Experience
6:00 pm Grades 6-12 Teen Kol Nidrei Experience
6:20 pm Candle Lighting
Rosh Hashanah I
Saturday, September 16
Selihot, Tacos and Tefillos
Saturday, September 9
8:20 am Rosh Hashanah (I) Shaharit
9:30 am Tot Family Service
9:30 am K-2 Family Service
10:15 am Tot & K -2 Oneg
10:30 am Grades 3-5 Family Service
10:30 am Grades 6-12 Teen Service
12:00 pm Grades 3-12 Oneg
6:00 pm Minhah & Rosh Hashanah Ma'ariv
7:34 pm Candle Lighting
We will launch the High Holy Day season with Selihot, Tacos and Tefillos from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. This joint observance with Temple Isaiah features a clergy panel discussion, dairy taco dinner, worship, an Emunah/Isaiah choir, and changing of the Torah mantles. Dinner registration is closed but please join us for our Selihot observance.
6:00 pm Minyan
6:30 pm Emunah/Isaiah clergy panel discussion
7:15 pm Dinner
7:45 pm Ma'ariv
8:00 pm Havdalah/Selihot service with a joint choir
Yom Kippur
Monday, September 25
Rosh Hashanah II
Sunday, September 17
9:00 am Yom Kippur Services
9:30 am Tot Family Service & K-2 Family Service
10:30 am Grade 3-5 Family Service
10:30 am Grade 6-12 Teen Service
2:00 pm Meditation Session
3:00 pm Learning with Bob Frankel: “Jonah Got a D
in Geometry”
4:15 pm YK Minhah, reading the Book of Jonah
5:45 pm Ne'ilah, Ma'ariv and Havdalah
7:00 pm Youth Ne'ilah
7:19 pm Havdalah
8:20 am Rosh Hashanah (II) Shaharit with a dramatic Torah reading and conversation with Jeremiah Kissel and Rabbi David Lerner
9:30 am Tot Family Service & K-2 Family Service
10:15 am Tot & K-2 Oneg
10:30 am Grades 3-5 Family Service
10:30 am Grades 6-12 Teen Service
6:45 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv/Mini-Havdalah
Erev Rosh Hashanah,
Friday, September 15
6:00 pm Minhah/Erev Rosh Hashanah Ma'ariv
6:36 pm Candle lighting
Temple Emunah | 9 Piper Road, Lexington, MA 02421 | (781) 861-0300 | Email Us | Join Our Mailing List
Selihot, Tacos & Tefillos, Saturday, Sept. 9, 6:30 pm
Join us for a panel discussion with Temples Isaiah and
Emunah clergy on the future of liberal Judaism during these times of change. Enjoy a dairy taco dinner, followed by a powerful Selihot service with a joint Emunah/Isaiah choir. Registration closed for dinner.
Community Break Fast, Monday, September 25
following Ne’ilah Services
Come eat, laugh, and enjoy! This event is free; donations
can be made through the sign up page. Email David
Landis to help cook in advance or that night. RSVP is
appreciated. All are welcome! Click here to register
Tashlikh at Potter Pond, Sunday, September 17
Meet at 4:30 pm to walk together from the Temple
Emunah parking lot or 5:00 pm at Potter Pond to perform Tashlikh and celebrate the new year. Please bring oats (which are more environmentally friendly), instead of bread. Anyone with a Shofar is encouraged to bring it!
JF&CS Kol Nidrei Food Drive: Please donate brown rice and whole wheat crackers to the Family Table kosher food drive. Donations can be left in the red donation bins at the temple entrance. Financial contributions are also welcomed.
Sisterhood Paid-Up Supper, Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6:15 pm
Join us for the “Night of Noshing” supper event. Soup, sips and special treats followed by the presentation “Noshing With The Word Mavens”, Ellen Scolnic and Joyce Eisenberg.
Please RSVP to Joelle Gunther by October 2nd.
Sukkot and Simhat Torah: You will not want to miss the Super Sukkot Shindig and Simhat Torah Mega-Celebration (both for all ages). Both holidays will be full of fun, food, and celebration. Click here for more information.
Temple Emunah | 9 Piper Road, Lexington, MA 02421 | (781) 861-0300 | Email Us | Join Our Mailing List
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Festival Celebrations
After the majesty and solemnity of the High Holy Days, don’t forget to come back for our festival celebrations!
Super Sukkot Shindig, a Celebration for All Ages, Sunday, October 1, 9:15 am - 1:30 pm
Sukkot Services for all age groups, Mega-Hoshanah, Kiddush/ Dairy Lunch in the Garber Sukkah. Plus, fun for the kids: Benjamin the Clown, Mo's Ice Cream Truck, Bouncy House, and more!
Join our education team and clergy for family-oriented Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur experiences. Services are FREE and all are welcome!
Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur:
Grades 3-5 will have a special Kol Nidrei experience with our education team! This experience will end before the main service concludes.
The Teen experience begins with minhah and the beginning of Kol Nidrei with the larger community. Teens will then be invited to a special program and will have the opportunity to return to the main service for the Kol Nidrei sermon.
Tot and K-2 special Yom Kippur programs will take place on Yom Kippur morning.
Want your own lulav and etrog for Sukkot?
Order here by Monday, Sept. 18, 2:00 pm
Join us to celebrate the joy of Torah!
Saturday, October 7, 6:00 pm
Simhat Torah Mega-Celebration: Dinner and
Dance Party with the Klezamir Band, hakafot and dancing, and ice cream socials for grades 3-7 and 8-12!
Sunday, October 8, 10:00 am-noon Celebration for Gan-2nd Grade, Kabalat Panim Ceremony for Gan students, Tot Simhat program for families with children ages 0-5 at 11:00 am
Temple Emunah | 9 Piper Road, Lexington, MA 02421 | (781) 861-0300 | Email Us | Join Our Mailing List
Sukkot and Simhat Torah Programming
Sukkot
Super Sukkot Shindig, Sunday, October 1 , 10:30 AM-1:30 pm
Join us for a fantastic morning of prayer, learning, noshing, community, and fun! Our Super Sukkot Shindig will include Shaharit, a Tot Service, a dairy lunch in the Garber Sukkah, Jewish learning sessions, and of course, a SUKKOT PARTY!
For the kids: have a blast with the bouncy house, Benjamin the Clown, arts and crafts, and Mo's ice cream truck. Don't miss the fun!
10:30 am-1:30 pm Religious School (K-7), Family Service,
and Super Sukkot Shindig
11:00-noon Tot Sukkot Service
6:15-7:15 pm Sukkot Minhah/Ma'ariv/Mini-Havdalah in the
Garber Sukkah
Simhat Torah
Join us as we celebrate the joy of Torah with Hakafot, singing, and dancing!
Saturday, October 7
9:15 am Sh'mini Atzeret Shaharit, Plaque Dedication &
Yizkor
5:30 pm Sh'mini Atzeret Minhah
6:00 pm Simhat Torah Mega-Celebration, Dinner and
Dance Party with the Klezamir Band, signature
cocktails, catered dinner, Hakafot and dancing
7:00 pm Ice cream social (grades 8-12)
7:00 PM Ma'ariv
7:00 - 9:00 PM Religious School (in lieu of Sunday morning) and ice cream social (grades 3-7)
Sunday, October 8
10 AM-12 PM Celebration for Gan-2nd Grade, Kabalat Panim Ceremony for Gan students at 10am
11:00 AM Tot Simhat program for families with children ages 0-5!
Temple Emunah | 9 Piper Road, Lexington, MA 02421 | (781) 861-0300 | Email Us | Join Our Mailing List