High Holiday Resources | Jewish Together

The pandemic can change, but it can't stop our calendar.

There’s a rhythm to Jewish life. The Jewish holidays offer the kickoff and the year’s peak spiritual experience. The rituals — the rabbi’s sermon, apples and honey, community — are ingrained in many of us. And this year, of course, will be different. We’re here to help you make the most of the High Holidays, despite our distancing. Spend the Jewish month of Elul preparing for reflection. Make Yom Kippur meaningful from your living room. Build a sukkah, even on your tiny balcony or in your postage-stamp backyard, because it’s the original socially-distanced holiday.

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HIGH HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES

FIND YOUR EXPERIENCE

<b>Here for</b>: This grassroots platform features organizational and home-hosted ritual and virtual gatherings, focused on events held now through Sukkot.

<b>JewishLIVE</b>: A collaborative platform focused on elevating synagogue and adult learning opportunities across North America.

<b>MyJewishLearning</b>: Online prayer experiences created specifically for this year, from an online Jewish learning project meant for everyone.

<b>Hillel Higher Holidays</b>: Streamed, curated High Holiday experiences and prayer services for Jewish (and Jew-ish) college students, featuring Broadway performers, Hollywood screenwriters, musicians and more.

CELEBRATE AT HOME

<b>PJ Library</b>: “Haggadah” of at-home activities, designed for families to make the High Holidays meaningful, even without being at synagogue.

<b>Hadar</b>: Reader of meaningful and engaging essays focused on the holidays, including educational activities for families and children.

<b>Moishe House</b>: Guides for holiday celebration, by Moishe House professionals and residents, for Moishe House residents and participants.

<b>Days</b>: At-home activity and ritual boxes, for Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot (for a fee).

<b>Union for Reform Judaism</b>: Individual activities meant to help individuals experience the essence of the holidays, outside of prayer services and at-home.

<b>30 Day Racial Equity Project from the Jewish Emergent Network</b>: Over the month of Elul, join Dimensions and the Jewish Emergent Network for 30 days of anti-racism reflection, discovery, action and transformation.

<b>10Q</b>: An opportunity for annual reflection, with your answers to big questions stored and returned to you, year after year.

<b>The Shofar Project</b>: Four weeks of awakening and renewal during the Hebrew month of Elul, leading up to the High Holidays, from the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and a wide variety of partner institutions.

LEADING THE HIGH HOLIDAYS? FOR PROFESSIONALS

<b>Opening Your Virtual Gates: Making High Holidays Accessible for all</b>: A resource guide to making online High Holiday celebrations inclusive to anyone, with a focus on inclusion of those with disabilities.

<b>Union for Reform Judaism</b>: Diverse webinars and resources for those creating Jewish community for others in this unique time.

<b>40 Holy Day</b>s: Video library of artists’ work for the High Holidays, meant to be incorporated into communities’ online prayer experiences (for use by clergy and other communal leaders).

<b>Facilitating in the Virtual World</b>: A library of approaches to designing environments that engage participants online, using technology effectively.

<b>Baal Tefillah Training for the Yamim Noraim</b>: Online training program for individuals to improve their skills and presence as Shlichei Tzibbur for Yomim Noraim.