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Registration / Tickets
Members Register Here Non-Members Register Here Under 30 Register Here
- When you register, you will have the option to add names to the Book of Life, sign up for an “honor” and more. Read about volunteering below.
- Most services will be available via Zoom. Please register in order to access the links. If you are attending via Zoom, please make sure your full name is visible.
Highlights of This Year’s Days of Awe!
- Services are led by Rabbi Aaron Philmus, and Cantor Jessica Silverberg
- High Holiday Learning Series: Cultivating Spiritual Contemplative Practices – Tuesdays September 10 and 24
- OZ’s Open House – Sunday, September 15th
- Cemetery Prayers – Sunday September 22nd
- Community Mikvah (ritual lake emersion) at Oakledge Park – Sunday, September 22nd
- Rosh Hashanah By the Lake at Hula October 3
- Rosh Hashanah Apple Cider Presstival – Sunday, September 29th
- Annual Food Drive (pick up a bag at OZ and return it by Yom Kippur)
- 20s/30s Wine and Cheese in the Yurt – Wednesday, October 2nd
- 20s/30s Gathering in the Sukkah – Sunday October 20
- Our Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary will be used as a lounge, with snacks and space for individuals and families to take a break.
- Connect with history through our new Copper Ark’ installation and our completed Lost Mural.
- Third Annual Reverse Tashlich Waterway Cleanup – Sunday October 6th
- And much more
- See the 2024 High Holy Day Playlist on YouTube, and the Sermons, Discussions & Highlights
Click here to access last year’s Book of Life.
Main Services
- Rosh Kodesh Elul – Tuesday September 3
- Slichot – Saturday September 28
- Erev Rosh Hashanah – Wednesday, October 2nd
- Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Thursday, October 3rd
- Rosh Hashanah Day 2 – Friday, October 4th
- Erev Shabbat Shavuah – Friday October 4th
- Shabbat Shavuah – Saturday October 5th
- Kol Nidre – Friday, October 11th
- Yom Kippur Morning & Afternoon / evening (including break fast) – Saturday, October 12th
- Erev Sukkot – Wednesday, October 16th
- Sukkot Day 1 – Thursday, October 17th
- Shabbat Sukkot Day 2 – Friday, October 18th
- Shabbat Sukkot – Saturday, October 19th
- Shabbat Shemini Atzeret Service with Yizkor – Wednesday, October 23rd
- Atzeret Services with Yizkor – Thursday, October 24th morning
- Erev Simchat Torah – Thursday, October 24th AM – evening includes dancing
- Jewish Journeys (Hebrew School) Consecration – Thursday, October 24th
- Simchat Torah – Friday, October 25th
Visit our Family High Holiday Page
Tickets and Pricing information
Members: Holiday program tickets are free for OZ members who have renewed their 2024-25 memberships. Please register here.
Non-members: Ticket prices are as follows (register here):
- Rosh Hashanah Days 1 & 2- $220/per seat
- Yom Kippur- $118/per seat
- Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur- $260/per seat
- Family Rosh Hashanah- No charge, donations are welcome.
- Family Yom Kippur- No charge, donations are welcome.
- Virtual Tickets – No charge, donations are welcome.
To become a member and be eligible for free tickets, click here.
Non-members under 30 & students: No charge but donations are welcome. Please register here. (You are invited to become a member as well, here!)
OZ has tickets set aside for those who are unable to pay. To request free or discounted tickets, explore volunteering in exchange for tickets, or to make other arrangements, please contact us. We will reply promptly and with discretion.
Volunteer
Volunteer opportunities exist for greeters, ushers, in the kitchen, child care, at special events and more.
What the Holidays Mean to Us … To You?
This year, our planning team of clergy, staff and volunteers convened to explore the meaning of the High Holy Days to them. Many have a life of experiences and for some, this will we their first. They used terms that included return, renewal, repair, a fresh start, self-compassion, relationships, energy, a time for family, connecting with chosen family, welcoming for all and relaunch. Some viewed it as a blank slate – a new opportunity for a Jewish experience. They also discuss a goal of radical welcoming.
We strive to provide meaning to members of our diverse community. Tell us what the holidays mean to you here.
Covid-19 policies
Are services in person?
We plan to hold all services in person and stream major services.
What about masks?
Masks are optional. We will offer a seating areas where masks are required.
Parking and Roadwork
Parking will be available behind the building and at Fern Hill on the lawn. Street parking is also available.
Building Entry
You will be directed to the entry on site.
Thanks
Thank you to OZ’s many volunteers, staff & clergy working on our High Holy Day programs! Thank you to Rick Levinson (RL Photo) for use of his image.
