September 15-25, 2023
*registration is required.*
5784 will be a year of big change and possibility for Kol Tzedek, and we invite you to enter the spiritual practice of radical dreaming with us. How do we cultivate our dreams and imagination? How are we building Olam Haba, the world that is coming, right now?
Together as a community we'll bring in the new year with Dreams of the World to Come!
This is our time to regather, return, and reconnect.
Together as a community we'll bring in the new year with Dreams of the World to Come!
This is our time to regather, return, and reconnect.
Highlights of the days of awe
- Hilchot Teshuva: Daily Elul Learning with Rabbis Ari Lev and Mónica
- Weekly Elul morning Selichot service in the Sefardi tradition with Rabbi Mónica
- Family services for ages 5 and under and their families on the mornings of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in person
- Camp Shanah Tovah for ages 5-12 on the mornings of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and on Kol Nidrei, including kids services, learning, and play, in person
- Engaging, songful, multivocal services, both online and in-person including the harmonies of Rabbi Mónica, Student Rabbi Koach Frazier, & KT Music Specialist Aly Halpert
- Participatory Torah services with the opportunity to be called to the Torah for aliyot
- Reflective vorts from community members throughout the ten days on the themes of Olam Haba: Dreams of the World to Come
- Water ice oneg on Erev Rosh Hashanah
- An afternoon of meaningful community-led workshops on Yom Kippur
- Community break-fast following Neilah and Havdalah on Yom Kippur
- An interactive public art installation of the Azazel goat
We're really looking forward to creating an absolutely beautiful High Holidays with you all. No matter the turmoil and uncertainty the Jewish people have faced, we have always found a way to mark sacred time, learn Torah, sing, make teshuvah, and find our way to wholeness together.
COVID
We are excited to offer in-person, hybrid services this year. All in-person, indoor programming will require masks, full vaccination with boosters, and registration. Social distancing will not be possible. To see our most recent COVID Community Guidelines & Brit, please click here.
Those who cannot mask consistently or continuously are permitted to unmask for health, medical, or accessibility reasons.
There will be seating in the Calvary Center chapel, with amplified sound and overflow seating in the Calvary Center gym and outdoors on the sidewalk. Social distancing will be possible in the gym and outdoors.
Those who cannot mask consistently or continuously are permitted to unmask for health, medical, or accessibility reasons.
There will be seating in the Calvary Center chapel, with amplified sound and overflow seating in the Calvary Center gym and outdoors on the sidewalk. Social distancing will be possible in the gym and outdoors.
Accessibility
The work to make Judaism and Jewish community more accessible at Kol Tzedek is an ongoing priority.
We are excited to work with our community to ensure access for our services during the High Holidays. Please see the calendar for more up-to-date accessibility information as it becomes available, and read below for details about how we're planning to meet certain needs. In addition, we welcome feedback, questions, and anything you want to share about your accessibility needs. You can write in the "Accessibility Needs" box on the High Holidays registration form, or email accessibility@kol-tzedek.org with any questions you have or about any access needs you may have so that we can work with you to meet them.
CALVARY CENTER
Most in-person services will take place at the Calvary Center at 801 S 48th St in West Philly. The Calvary Center is accessible from the street via an accessibility lift. Lift instructions and location accessibility notes can be found here. We apologize that the Calvary Center does not currently have an operational ADA-compliant bathroom.
PENN ALEXANDER SCHOOL
Most of Camp Shanah Tovah and our Kids & Family Services will be at the Penn Alexander School at 4209 Spruce St. Please enter on 43rd St between Spruce and Locust, following the path next to the playground. Location accessibility notes can be found here.
PHILLY FREE SCHOOL
Camp Shanah Tovah on Kol Nidre only will be at the Philly Free School at 4950 Springfield Ave in West Philly. Location accessibility notes can be found here.
CAPTIONING
Live captioning has been requested for all High Holidays Zoom services and for our daily Elul Learning. AVA captioning will be provided for in-person services at Calvary.
ASL INTERPRETATION
We welcome requests for ASL interpretation. Because of the nature of interpretation for High Holiday services and the high demand for interpreters for these events, we ask that you submit your requests by Thursday, August 31. If we receive requests after August 31, we will do our best to accommodate them, but cannot guarantee the presence of an interpreter.
PRAYER BOOK & TEXT FORMATS
The complete machzor will be available for download through High Holidays registration.
If you would like to purchase your own lighter weight, partially transliterated Hadesh Yameinu Machzor, you can do so here.
If you would like to purchase your own fully transliterated Hadesh Yameinu Machzor (the pagination remains identical in both versions), please email here.
TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE
There will be "Zoom Gabbaim" present in each online service and High Holidays event who can support participants in a multitude of ways, including with any tech and access questions through the private chat function on Zoom. Limited support may also be available via call or text through Kol Tzedek's office line at 267-702-6187 but is not guaranteed.
We are excited to work with our community to ensure access for our services during the High Holidays. Please see the calendar for more up-to-date accessibility information as it becomes available, and read below for details about how we're planning to meet certain needs. In addition, we welcome feedback, questions, and anything you want to share about your accessibility needs. You can write in the "Accessibility Needs" box on the High Holidays registration form, or email accessibility@kol-tzedek.org with any questions you have or about any access needs you may have so that we can work with you to meet them.
CALVARY CENTER
Most in-person services will take place at the Calvary Center at 801 S 48th St in West Philly. The Calvary Center is accessible from the street via an accessibility lift. Lift instructions and location accessibility notes can be found here. We apologize that the Calvary Center does not currently have an operational ADA-compliant bathroom.
PENN ALEXANDER SCHOOL
Most of Camp Shanah Tovah and our Kids & Family Services will be at the Penn Alexander School at 4209 Spruce St. Please enter on 43rd St between Spruce and Locust, following the path next to the playground. Location accessibility notes can be found here.
PHILLY FREE SCHOOL
Camp Shanah Tovah on Kol Nidre only will be at the Philly Free School at 4950 Springfield Ave in West Philly. Location accessibility notes can be found here.
CAPTIONING
Live captioning has been requested for all High Holidays Zoom services and for our daily Elul Learning. AVA captioning will be provided for in-person services at Calvary.
ASL INTERPRETATION
We welcome requests for ASL interpretation. Because of the nature of interpretation for High Holiday services and the high demand for interpreters for these events, we ask that you submit your requests by Thursday, August 31. If we receive requests after August 31, we will do our best to accommodate them, but cannot guarantee the presence of an interpreter.
PRAYER BOOK & TEXT FORMATS
The complete machzor will be available for download through High Holidays registration.
If you would like to purchase your own lighter weight, partially transliterated Hadesh Yameinu Machzor, you can do so here.
If you would like to purchase your own fully transliterated Hadesh Yameinu Machzor (the pagination remains identical in both versions), please email here.
TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE
There will be "Zoom Gabbaim" present in each online service and High Holidays event who can support participants in a multitude of ways, including with any tech and access questions through the private chat function on Zoom. Limited support may also be available via call or text through Kol Tzedek's office line at 267-702-6187 but is not guaranteed.