High Holy Days Information

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The Days of Awe at Mount Zion Temple – 5785/2024

Click below on one of the holidays to see an at-a-glance schedule.

Mount Zion’s High Holy Day Services, Programs, and Experiences
Guide to Places and Platforms:

In person: Most of our services and programs will be in person at Mount Zion. When arriving at your first service, members and those who sign up for the High Holy Days will pick up pre-printed nametags at the Summit Avenue entrance (or kitchen door for accessibility). Please wear these nametags while in the building for all of the High Holy Days.
Streaming: You can view all of our in-person services from home on our livestreaming page or on Mount Zion’s public Facebook page. All live streamed services will be available for viewing afterwards on the website and the Facebook page.
Zoom: We will have a Zoom room available during most of our services for those who wish to pray from home in a more engaged, interactive community. Some “online only” gatherings during the High Holy Days will be via Zoom.

Rosh Hashanah - October 2 and 3

Wednesday, October 2 – Erev Rosh Hashanah – Tishrei 1

7:30-9:00 pm Evening Service
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook), In Person, Streaming, Zoom (Meeting ID: 864 3133 7667; Passcode: 428712 )

7:30-9:00 pm Teen Service
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook), In Person

Thursday, October 3 – Rosh Hashanah – Tishrei 1

8:30-9:45 am Family Service
Prayerbook provided, In Person, Streaming

9:45-10:45 am Parents and Tots Service
Prayerbook provided, In Person, Streaming
First 30 minutes will be for greeting/activity followed by a 30-minute service.

10:00-10:45 am High Holy Day Study
In Person, Zoom (Meeting ID: 898 9872 5808; Passcode: 872939 )

10:00-10:45 am Children’s Program
Grades 2-6, In Person

11:00 am-1:30 pm Shacharit (Morning) Service
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook), In Person, Streaming, Zoom (Meeting ID: 838 6146 3028; Passcode: 526737)

Anytime
Rosh Hashanah Meditation: A Shofar of Light (10 minutes), Podcast

Following the Shacharit (morning) Service until 2:30 pm Continuing the Conversation with our Rabbis about the themes and messages emerging from the Rosh Hashanah services. Light nosh provided. In Person – Outside in the tent or via Zoom (Meeting ID: Passcode: )

3:30-4:30 pm Yoga
In Person – Outside at Mississippi River

4:30 pm-5:30 pm Teen Bonfire
In Person – Outside at Mississippi River

4:30-5:00 pm Tashlich
In Person – Outside at Mississippi River

Days of Awe – between the Holy Days - October 4 - 16

Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The Days of Awe – October 4 – 16

Friday, October 4
6:30 pm Shabbat Shuvah (Turning/Repentance) Services
In Person, Streaming, Zoom

Saturday, October 5
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Shabbat Morning Services and Service of Healing and Reflection
In Person, Streaming

Sunday, October 6
11:00-11:30 am High Holy Day Cemetery Service
1670 Payne Ave, St Paul, MN 55117
In Person, Streaming (you can also watch it through the Facebook feed on our website).

Yom Kippur - October 11 and 12

Friday, October 11 – Kol Nidre – Erev Yom Kippur – Tishrei 10

7:30-9:45 pm Kol Nidre
In Person, Streaming, Zoom (Meeting ID: 871 4653 0657; Passcode: 258589 )

Saturday, October 12 – Yom Kippur Day- Tishrei 10

8:30-9:45 am Family Service
Prayerbook provided, In Person, Streaming

9:45-10:45 am Parents and Tots Service
Prayerbook provided, In Person, Streaming
First 30 minutes will be for greeting/activity followed by a 30-minute service.

10:00-10:45 am High Holy Day Study
In Person, Zoom (Meeting ID: 813 4042 1826; Passcode: 617991)

10:00-10:45 am, Children’s Program Grades 2-6
In Person

11:00 am-1:40 pm Shacharit (Morning) Service
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook), In Person, Streaming, Zoom (Meeting ID: 816 3061 7990; Passcode: 194248)

11:00 am-12:30 pm Teen Service
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook) In Person

1:45-2:45 pm High Holy Day Study
In Person, Zoom (Meeting ID:823 3347 4702; Passcode:823 3347 4702)

1:45-2:45 pm Yom Kippur Chair Yoga
In Person

Anytime, Prerecorded
Individual Guided Walking Meditation, Podcast
Sermon-in-song on Kol Nidre, Video

3:00 pm Yizkor Service
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook), In Person, Streaming, Zoom (Meeting ID: 884 4077 2877; Passcode: 026231)

4:00 pm Afternoon Service
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook), In Person, Streaming, Zoom (Meeting ID: 884 4077 2877; Passcode: 026231)

5:30 pm Teen Program
In Person

6:15 pm Children’s Program Grades PreK-6
In Person

6:15 pm Neilah
Mishkan HaNefesh (prayerbook), In Person, Streaming, Zoom (Meeting ID: 884 4077 2877; Passcode: 026231)

7:15 pm Break-the-fast
In Person

Community, Values, and Spirit!
Welcoming Young Families for the High Holy Days

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5785 High Holy Day Bulletin

Check out bulletins from past years:

Rosh Hashanah

Got to the Reform Judaism website for links to activities, recipes, and guides from the Reform Movement.

Links from the Reform Movement

From the MN Historical Society Archives

This evening marks the start of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. In this 1959 clip from KSTP-TV, W. Gunther Plaut, Senior Rabbi at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul, MN, discusses the significance and use of the shofar or ram's horn. Shana tovah to all who celebrate! pic.twitter.com/AVMUzHrm63

— Minnesota Historical Society (@mnhs) September 25, 2022

Yom Kippur

Go to the Reform Judaism website for links to activities, recipes, and guides from the Reform Movement.

Links from the Reform Movement

Preparing for the High Holy Days

Guests are welcome!
As in years past, guests are welcome to be part of our High Holy Day services and programs. Guests, please register in advance to receive your High Holy Day Nametag (required for entry to all services). We invite you to consider offering a free-will donation to Mount Zion. Members’ and guests’ contributions are what enable us to be the vibrant and welcoming Jewish spiritual home we strive to provide for our community.

Childcare is Back!
We offer childcare for children up through age 5 for most of our High Holy Day services. Childcare is available at any of our services on Rosh Hashanah day (8:15am – 2pm) or Yom Kippur day (8:15am – 6:00pm). Register in advance!

How do I get a copy of the Prayer Books?

Machzor: Do you have your High Holy Days Prayer Books?
It is our congregational custom to encourage ownership of these wonderful resources. If you do not yet have the set, you can order it in advance of the Holy Days. Click here to purchase from the CCAR Press. If you would like physical copies but cost is an issue, please reach out confidentially to our Executive Director, Kate Tucker.