Rosh HaShanah & Yom Kippur
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Monday, September 22
Erev Rosh
HaShanah
Tuesday, September 23
Rosh
HaShanah
Day
Reverse Tashlich
Service and Concert
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Baker Beach
Let us cast our regrets into the sea, revel in our musicians’ gifts, and sing and dance as a community. Bring a blanket and a picnic. Instead of casting bread into the water, we use the occasion to clean up the beach, hence Reverse Tashlich.
Very limited parking. Preference given to ADA with placard. Carpooling and public transportation is advised.
The Tashlich concert is part of the Cantors’ Concert Series, which is generously supported by Ingrid D. Tauber and Frank Taforo.
Wednesday, October 1
Kol Nidre
Thursday, October 2
Yom Kippur
Tzedek Collective
Yom Kippur Afternoon Program
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Martin Meyer Sanctuary
Fasting and Food Insecurity: Learning about our city and country's food systems, and why so many go without in a time of abundance.
Join us for a program on food insecurity led by Rabbi Rena Singer in partnership with the Tzedek Collective.
Yom Kippur is a day where the absence of food causes us to reflect on what it would be like to regularly go hungry. Join us this Yom Kippur to learn about our food systems and food insecurity in our city and country and what we can do to ensure that every person gets access to the food they need.
Our panel will include Tanis Crosby (Executive Director of the SF-Marin Food Bank), Reverent Paul Trudeau (Founder of City Hope), and Matt Schwart (CEO and Co-Founder of Afresh, an AI technology company that works to reduce food waste and makes fresh food accessible to all).
Healing and Meditation Service
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Martin Meyer Sanctuary
Led by Rabbis Ryan Bauer, Noah Westreich, and Beth Singer with Cantor Arik Luck.
*Yizkor/Neilah/Havdalah Service
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Main Sanctuary
Led by full clergy team. Sermon by Rabbi Ryan Bauer.