View Live Stream of High Holy Days Services

Registration and tickets are required for all services. 

We are excited to welcome the community to attend  services with us this year! In our ongoing effort to be efficient, reduce the need for paper mailings, and make strides in reducing costs, we are going digital for High Holy Days registration and ticketing process.  Below is the “High Holy Day Registration Form.” This form was built on our ShulCloud database system and will require Members to be logged in to their ShulCloud accounts to access the Member’s portion of the form. This same form is available to guests without log-in required and is constructed so that guests will not see member-specific information. 

We ask that everyone please fill out the form online first before requesting a hard copy. If you do need a hard copy, please contact Sheana Abrams at sabrams@templechai.com. Also note that tickets will be sent to members who have filled out the registration form AND have made a financial contribution (or created a payment plan) to their membership commitment for 2022-2023 by September 16, 2022.

S'lichot

September 17, 2022
​6:30 pm - Dessert Reception, Havdalah, Study Session and Service
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S’lichot is a special service that begins the High Holy Day season in earnest. It is a meaningful and spiritual service of introspection, a taste of High Holy Day melodies, study, and the presence of community. Of particular meaning is the tradition of changing the Torah covers during this service to their majestic white for the holidays. The service will be led by our clergy, Alan Naplan, and our Adult Choir. The theme for study this year will be “Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die: An Uncomfortable Yet Beautiful Prayer.” Please bring your silver Yom Kippur prayerbook for S’lichot.

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Tot Service
Sunday, September 25th, 5:00pm

Prayer Lab and Evening Service
​Sunday, September 25th, 7:30pm

 Prayer Lab - An Experiential Service 
Our Prayer Lab service is perfect for those who want to delve more deeply into the High Holy Day experience. We will take the powerful themes of these important days “off the bimah” and put them into your hands for personal contemplation and inspiration. These services are welcoming for beginners and thought provoking for those already comfortable with prayer. Please note that on Erev Rosh Hashanah, our service will be a marriage of our signature Prayer Lab service style with our familiar evening service.

Tot Services
Our Tot service is designed for families with children up to age 6 and welcomes older siblings as well. We will sing High Holy Day songs, share about these important holidays in ways appropriate for our youngest community members, and experience the blast of the shofar – all within 30 minutes.

Rosh Hashanah

Dorot - Multi-Generational Service
Monday, September 26th, 9:00am

Morning Service
Monday, September 26th, 11:00am

Teen Service, Small Sanctuary
Monday, September 26th, 11:00am

Tashlich
Monday, September 26th, 4:30pm
This service will be held in person only at Roadrunner Park. Tickets are not required to attend this service.

Second Day Morning Service, followed by Kiddush
Tuesday, September 27th, 10:00am

​Dorot - Multi-Generational Service
Our Dorot – Multi-Generational Service offers a wonderful spiritual opportunity for all members of our families. Not only is this service welcoming to children but it will be meaningful for individuals and families of all ages and life stages as the generations of our community come together. These services will be musical, accessible, and feature a story rather than a traditional sermon.

Teen High Holy Day Experiences
Teen High Holiday Service, Featuring - Zac Abrams, Amanda Campbell, and Special Guest Song Leader Joel Swedlove! Melodies You Know, Interactive Torah Study, and an Opportunity to Reflect with Old Friends and New! Our Teen High Holy Day Experiences are alternative services for all those teens who are post-B-Mitzvah age. These experiences will be interactive, experiential, meaningful, and fun, and they will give Teens a chance to deepen their ties to their own Jewish youth community. Please note that these service experiences are only available in person and will not be streamed.

Kol Nidre

Tot Service
Tuesday, October 4th, 5:00pm

Kol Nidre Prayer Lab
Tuesday, October 4th, 6:00pm

Kol Nidre Evening Service
Tuesday, October 4th, 8:00pm

​Prayer Lab - An Experiential Service
Our Prayer Lab service is perfect for those who want to delve more deeply into the High Holy Day experience. We will take the powerful themes of these important days “off the bimah” and put them into your hands for personal contemplation and inspiration. These services are welcoming for beginners and thought provoking for those already comfortable with prayer. Please note that on Erev Rosh Hashanah, our service will be a marriage of our signature Prayer Lab service style with our familiar evening service.

​Tot Services
Our Tot service is designed for families with children up to age 6 and welcomes older siblings as well. We will sing High Holy Day songs, share about these important holidays in ways appropriate for our youngest community members, and experience the blast of the shofar – all within 30 minutes.

Yom Kippur

Dorot - Multi-Generational Service
Wednesday, October 5th, 9:00am

Morning Service
Wednesday, October 5th, 11:00am

Teen Service
Wednesday, October 5th, 11:15am

​Dorot - Multi-Generational Service
Our Dorot – Multi-Generational Service offers a wonderful spiritual opportunity for all members of our families. Not only is this service welcoming to children but it will be meaningful for individuals and families of all ages and life stages as the generations of our community come together. These services will be musical, accessible, and feature a story rather than a traditional sermon.

Teen High Holy Day Experiences
Teen High Holiday Service, Featuring - Zac Abrams, Amanda Campbell, and Special Guest Song Leader Joel Swedlove! Melodies You Know, Interactive Torah Study, and an Opportunity to Reflect with Old Friends and New! Our Teen High Holy Day Experiences are alternative services for all those teens who are post-B-Mitzvah age. These experiences will be interactive, experiential, meaningful, and fun, and they will give Teens a chance to deepen their ties to their own Jewish youth community. Please note that these service experiences are only available in person and will not be streamed.

Afternoon Study: The Limits of Forgiveness, Small Sanctuary
Wednesday October 5th, 2:00pm
As we spend the day engaging in T’shuvah (repentance) and seeking forgiveness, we may reasonably wonder if there are boundaries to what we can or should forgive. Rabbi Scott Segal (husband of our Senior Rabbi) will lead a discussion exploring this topic utilizing excerpts from The Sunflower by Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal as well as a variety of Jewish sources.

Music & Meditation
Wednesday, October 5th, 2:00pm
An hour of reflection and prayer in our Main Sanctuary. Musicians will fi ll our sacred space with contemplative music to invite quiet moments of personal prayer.

Afternoon, Healing, Yizkor (memorial), N'ilah (concluding) Service
Wednesday, October 5th, 3:30pm

Healing Service
Our Healing Service is always a moving moment as Yom Kippur begins to draw to a close. We open our hearts in prayer for loved ones to off er a blessing for well-being of body, mind, and soul. You will have an opportunity to join others embraced in the Shalom Center Mi Sh’beirach tapestries, and to be uplifted by the powerful words of “Heal Us Now.”

Service Descriptions

Prayer Lab - An Experiential Service
Our Prayer Lab service is perfect for those who want to delve more deeply into the High Holy Day experience. We will take the powerful themes of these important days “off the bimah” and put them into your hands for personal contemplation and inspiration. These services are welcoming for beginners and thought provoking for those already comfortable with prayer. Please note that on Erev Rosh Hashanah, our service will be a marriage of our signature Prayer Lab service style with our familiar evening service.

Dorot - Multi-Generational Service
Our Dorot – Multi-Generational Service offers a wonderful spiritual opportunity for all members of our families. Not only is this service welcoming to children but it will be meaningful for individuals and families of all ages and life stages as the generations of our community come together. These services will be musical, accessible, and feature a story rather than a traditional sermon.

Tot Services
Our Tot service is designed for families with children up to age 6 and welcomes older siblings as well. We will sing High Holy Day songs, share about these important holidays in ways appropriate for our youngest community members, and experience the blast of the shofar – all within 30 minutes.

Teen High Holy Day Experiences
Teen High Holiday Service, Featuring - Zac Abrams, Amanda Campbell, and Special Guest Song Leader Joel Swedlove! Melodies You Know, Interactive Torah Study, and an Opportunity to Reflect with Old Friends and New! Our Teen High Holy Day Experiences are alternative services for all those teens who are post-B-Mitzvah age. These experiences will be interactive, experiential, meaningful, and fun, and they will give Teens a chance to deepen their ties to their own Jewish youth community. Please note that these service experiences are only available in person and will not be streamed.

Healing Service
Our Healing Service is always a moving moment as Yom Kippur begins to draw to a close. We open our hearts in prayer for loved ones to off er a blessing for well-being of body, mind, and soul. You will have an opportunity to join others embraced in the Shalom Center Mi Shebeirach tapestries, and to be uplifted by the powerful words of “Heal Us Now.” 

Choosing Services for Your Family
At Temple Chai we welcome children of all ages at each of our worship services. We also have planned special services and programs for certain age groups to ensure a meaningful High Holy Day experience for people and families of all ages and life stages. The only service that is restricted to a particular age group is our teen service, where we give our teenagers their own space to create meaningful prayer and spiritual experiences. You know your family best and we encourage you to read through the descriptions of our various services and decide what is best for your family. If you think it would be helpful, we also encourage you to bring quiet (non-electronic) toys, books, or activities for your children to enjoy during the services that are not
directed specifically for their age group. Please also feel free to stand or walk around with them in the rear of the sanctuary, in the sanctuary lobby where the service can be heard, or in the courtyard if a breath of fresh air is needed. Children are a joy in our services, and we welcome them! Please also note that babysitting is available for children from 1-8 years old during selected services (information below).

Babysitting
While children are welcomed in all of our services, we also have babysitting available for children ages 1-8 during select services, detailed below. Reservation is firmly required by September 19th, and the babysitting cost per child is $20 per service. No walk-ins will be available for babysitting. This will ensure quality care can be provided. Please note that space is limited and we encourage you to sign up ASAP if you wish to make use of babysitting during services.

Babysitting will be available during:
• Erev Rosh Hashanah Prayer Lab/Evening Service 7:30 pm
• Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 11:00 am
• Rosh Hashanah Day 2 10:00 am
• Kol Nidre Prayer Lab Service 6:00 pm
• Yom Kippur Morning Service 11:00 am

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