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High Holidays with Chochmat HaLev & Wilderness Torah

September 11 - September 21
East Bay (California)

Please indicate on your registration that you were referred by Wilderness Torah/Adamah SF.


For High Holy Days, we are partnering once again with Chochmat Halev in Berkeley, California!

Join a High Holy Day experience that weaves together Jewish tradition, community, and the wisdom of the natural world.

This year, Wilderness Torah will be offering children’s programming on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, both eve and day. Our experienced educators will guide children through stories, games, nature connection, and Jewish learning, creating a meaningful holiday experience for our youngest community members.

In addition to children’s programming, Wilderness Torah will be offering a few touchpoints throughout the High Holidays—most notably a Tashlich ritual on Wednesday leading up to Yom Kippur and a special meditative walk in the nearby woods on Yom Kippur afternoon.  We look forward to sharing part of the High Holidays with you this year.

Event Details

Service Leaders: Rabbi Zvika Krieger | Lior Tsarfaty
Cantorial Soloist: Daniela Gesundheit
Teachers: Melanie DeMore | Laura Goldman | Rabbi Rishe Groner
Musicians: Lauren Arrow  |  Eliyahu Sills  |  Chris Bastian |  Irene Sazar |  Michaelle Goerlitz

Schedule of Programming

Rosh Hashanah
in partnership with Wilderness Torah
Pre-Service Happy Hour: Friday, September 11  •  4:30 pm
Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening Service: Friday, September 11  •  7 pm
Rosh Hashanah Daytime Service: Saturday, September 12 • 10 am
Community Picnic: Saturday, September 12  •  following services

Rosh Hashanah Second Day

Torah Study: Sunday, September 13  •  10 am
Contemplative & Shofar Services: Sunday, September 13  •  11 am

Tashlich: A Ritual of Letting Go: Wednesday September 16 * 6-7pm
In partnership with Wilderness Torah

Shabbat Shuva
Yom Kippur
in partnership with Wilderness Torah

Erev Yom Kippur Evening Service (Kol Nidre): Sunday, September 20  •  6:30 pm
Yom Kippur Daytime Contemplative Service: Monday, September 21   •  10 am
Torah and Musaf Service  •  12:30 pm
Workshops  •  3:15 pm
Yizkor (Memorial) Service •  5 pm
Neilah (Closing) Service  •  6:30 pm

All services to be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana St, Berkeley, CA 94704, except for the Contemplative service on Second Day Rosh Hashanah, which will be held at Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince Street, Berkeley CA  94705

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