High Holy Days 2023/5784
A New Way of Gathering
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Reimagined
with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman & Friends
Learning & Conversation, Poetry, Cello, & Memory
You are invited to our alternative heart-based and soul-filled High Holy Day experiences on Zoom.
Sign up now to reserve your place.
When?
You can attend all or just one. Upon registration, you will be sent the zoom links to join us.
Rosh Hashanah
- Erev Rosh Hashanah: Shabbat and the New Year Begins
Friday, September 15
4:30 pm-5:30 pm PT
(7:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET)
- Rosh Hashanah: Awakening To the New Year
Saturday, September 16
10:30 am -12:00 pm PT
(1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET)
Yom Kippur
- Erev Yom Kippur: Kol Nidre - Living Room Cello & Contemplative Practice
Sunday, September 24
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm PT
(9:00 pm - 10:15 pm ET) - Yom Kippur: Jewish Views on Forgiveness Through the Lens of Poetry
Monday, September 25
10:30 am - 12:00 pm PT
(1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET) - Yizkor: Contemplative Service of Memory (follows Forgiveness Study)
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PT
(3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET)
Return home.
Return to your center.
Join Rabbi Jill and friends for our non-traditional High Holy Day experiences. We are doing something new this year with our focus on learning, poetry and soulful music, and reflection. Note: these are not traditional "services" - we will gather to learn and connect around the profound themes of the holidays.
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Shabbat and the New Year Begins with Rabbi Jill
Rosh Hashanah: Awakening to the New Year - Poetry and Text Study with Rabbi Jill
Erev Yom Kippur: Kol Nidre - Living Room Cello & Contemplative Practice with Rabbi Jill, Cantor Fran Chalin, and cellists Mary Artmann & Monica Scott
Yom Kippur: Jewish Views on Forgiveness Through the Lens of Poetry with Rabbi Jill
Yizkor: Contemplative Service of Memory - Poetry and Music with Rabbi Jill & Cantor Fran Chalin
No knowledge or prior experience is necessary. You are welcome just as you are.
Our virtual experiences are warm, welcoming, and deep. We would be thrilled to have you as part of our holy community this year.
Each gathering will include:
- Music, Poetry & Meditation
- Healing prayers & Kaddish
- Teachings & Jewish texts
Cost? Our High Holy Day Experiences are "pay what you can" in the range of $72-$144 for all 5 gatherings. Your tax-deductible donations help us offer this program. Nobody will be turned away. Contact us if you need a scholarship. If you can pay more, that helps us to make scholarships available!
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About Our High Holy Day Leaders
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
Founder, Path With Heart: A Jewish Mindfulness Community
Rabbi Jill is the founding rabbi of Path With Heart, which offers inclusive spiritual experiences and materials. She believes that the sacred comes in many forms and regularly includes poetry, music, and other forms of creativity in her work. She teaches widely on the intersection of spirituality and mindfulness. Rabbi Jill is also the founder of Hineni, an online Jewish spirituality & mindfulness community. Rabbi Zimmerman is a spiritual activist and speaks out on issues of our time from a Jewish perspective.
Monica Scott
Cellist
Monica Scott is an active teacher and cellist in the San Francisco Bay Area. She performs classical and avant-garde chamber music, as well as composing for her multi-media quartet LIGHTFAST.
Cantor Fran Chalin
Clergy and Educator M.S.W./M.J.C.S
Cantor Chalin has been both clergy and educator in the Los Angeles Jewish community for more than 20 years. She served as cantor for Beth Chayim Chadashim, the world’s first synagogue with outreach to the LGBT Jewish community She currently serves as a hospice chaplain with VITAS, working with families as they confront dying and death. In addition to her family, Fran loves are writing, teaching and preserving the Yiddish language. She also directs a Yiddish chorus called Zingen Far Sholem (Singing for Peace).
Mary Artmann
Cellist
Cellist Mary Artmann is an active chamber musician, recitalist, and freelancer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Artmann maintains a private teaching studio and is committed to using
her musical skills to address our global climate emergency.
A Path with Heart: A Jewish Mindfulness Community with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman is the founding rabbi of Path With Heart: A Jewish Mindfulness Community, which offers inclusive spiritual experiences and materials. She believes that the sacred comes in many forms and regularly includes poetry, music, and other forms of creativity in her work. She teaches widely on the intersection of spirituality and mindfulness. Rabbi Jill is also the founder of Hineni, an online Jewish spirituality & mindfulness community. She offers spiritual counseling, officiates lifecycle events & teaches online and in person. Rabbi Zimmerman is a spiritual activist and speaks out on issues of our time from a Jewish perspective. She is available for teaching, Scholar-in-Residence retreats, and day-long workshops.