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The Days of Awe at Mount Zion Temple – 5781/2020
The High Holy Days this year Primarily Online with some In-Person Experiences
Click below on one of the holidays to see an at-a-glance schedule with links. You can also read a detailed schedule for Rosh Hashanah, The Days of Awe (September 20-27), and Yom Kippur.
= Broadcast from the Sanctuary
Zoom* = Live on Zoom; recording on Facebook later.
To call into a service, dial 929-205-6099 and enter the ID listed below.
Rosh Hashanah at-a-glance
On Rosh Hashanah morning, please note slight changes to three start times indicated in red.
| Friday, September 18 – Erev Rosh Hashanah | |||
| Time | Event | Platform | Link |
| 5:30–5:45 pm | Welcome Gathering for All | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 988 6821 3764 |
| 5:45–5:55 pm | Welcome Gathering for Families with school age or younger children | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 973 1890 2722 |
| 6:00–6:30 pm | A Ritual for THIS New Year | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
| 6:30–7:15 pm | Music during your dinner | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
| 6:30–7:15 pm | Open room for connecting | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 965 0040 9409 |
| 7:30–8:30 pm | Evening Service “L’Chayim!” | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/
Zoom link for Closed Captioning |
| 8:30–9:30 pm | Facilitated Hangouts | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 992 6353 1794 |
| Saturday, September 19 – Rosh Hashanah Day | |||
| Time | Event | Platform | Link |
| 9:00-9:20 am | Parents and Tots Service | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 959 3545 2905 |
| 9:00-9:30 am | Rosh Hashanah Poetry | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 985 2206 9040 |
| 9:30-9:40 am | Shofar & Prayers for Families with Kids of all Ages | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
| 9:45-10:30 am | Family Service | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 921 2916 0793 Passcode: 655258 |
| 10:30-11:25 am | Shacharit (Morning) Service | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
| 11:25-11:40 am | Shofar Service | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
| 11:40-11:55 am | Sermon | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming |
| 11:55 am-12:15 pm | Sermon Discussions | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 933 0691 4140 |
| 12:15-1:00 pm | Messages from our Tradition: Torah and Haftarah | Zoom and Streaming | Zoom Link ID: 997 2382 8412 www.mzion.org/live-streaming |
| Break with optional activities |
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| 1:00-2:00 pm | Option 1:
Rosh Hashanah Meditation: |
Podcast (listen anytime) | Podcast link |
| Option 2:
“Lobby” conversations about the day so far… |
Zoom | Zoom link ID: 995 0255 3850 |
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| Services continue | |||
| 2:00-2:45 pm | Teen Service | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 938 5896 9139 |
| 3:30-4:30 pm | Yoga | In Person / Outside
Rain plan (any amount of precipitation), move to Zoom* |
Mississippi River-Hidden Falls
OR Zoom link |
| 3:30-5:30 pm | Tashlich (on your own) | In Person / Outside | Mississippi River-Hidden Falls |
| 5:00-6:00 pm | Teen Hike | In Person / Outside | Mississippi River-Hidden Falls |
Days of Awe – between the Holy Days - Schedule
Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The Days of Awe-Sunday through Sunday, September 20-27
| Sunday, September 20 | |||
| Time | Event | Platform | Link |
| 11:00-11:30 am | High Holy Day Cemetery Service | In Person / Outside and Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
| 3:00-7:00 pm | Return to the Sanctuary | In Person / Inside | Sign up link |
| 5:00-5:30 pm | Rosh Hashanah Seder-Mount Zion and Beth Jacob | Zoom and Streaming | Zoom link ID: 914 2908 4207 |
| Tuesday and Wednesday, September 22 and 23 | |||
| 3:00-7:00 pm | Return to the Sanctuary | In Person / Inside | Sign up link |
| Friday, September 25 | |||
| 6:00-7:00 pm | Shabbat Shuvah Services
Mussar Teachings |
Zoom and Streaming | Zoom Link |
| Saturday, September 26 | |||
| 10:00-11:00 am | Shabbat Shuvah Services | Zoom | Zoom Link |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | High Holy Day Healing Service | Zoom and Streaming | Zoom link ID: 993 4946 8136 Passcode: 317167 |
Yom Kippur at-a-glance Schedule
| Sunday, September 27 – Kol Nidre – Erev Yom Kippur | ||||
| Time | Event | Platform | Link | |
| 5:30–5:40 pm | Family Blessings and Saying Sorry | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 958 5134 8741 |
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| 6:30-6:40 pm | Community Candle Lighting | Zoom and Streaming | Zoom link ID: 946 0015 9173 www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
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| 7:00-7:45 pm | Kol Nidre and Sermon | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 8:00-9:00 pm | Yom Kippur Evening Service | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 9–9:45 pm | Facilitated Hangouts | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 924 5395 8170 |
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| Monday, September 28 – Yom Kippur Day | ||||
| Time | Event | Platform | Link | |
| 9:00-9:20 am | Parents and Tots Service | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 941 8044 2528 |
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| 9:00-9:30 am | Yom Kippur Poetry | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 997 8432 7996 |
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| 9:30-9:40 am | Vidui/Confessional for Families with Kids of all Ages | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 9:45-10:30 am | Family Service | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 988 6484 4839 Passcode: 816081 |
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| 10:30-11:30 am | Shacharit (Morning) Service | Streaming: | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 11:30-11:50 am | Vidui/Confessional Service | Streaming: | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 11:50-12:05 pm | Sermon | Streaming: | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 12:05-12:45 pm | Sermon Discussions | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 928 8019 0627 |
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| 12:45-1:30 pm | Messages from our Tradition: Torah and Haftarah | Zoom and Streaming | Zoom link ID: 928 8019 0627 www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
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| 1:30 pm | Break with Options for Your Soul and Body | |||
| 1. Guided Walking Meditation | Podcast | Link | ||
| 2. Yom Kippur Chair Yoga | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 948 5130 3383 |
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| 3. Sermon-in-song on Kol Nidre | Video | Sermon-in-Song Video | ||
| 4. Remembering being at MZ: hallway video & “lobby” conversation | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 966 8711 6956 |
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| 5. Reflection and Study Opportunities | Links | Hebrew Union College
Institute for Jewish Spirituality Hartman Institute (search “high holidays”) |
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| 2:00-2:45 pm | Teen Service | Zoom | Zoom link ID: 929 8620 2538 |
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| 2:00-2:30 pm | Musical Interlude | Streaming: | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 2:30-3:15 pm | Yizkor Service | Streaming | www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ | |
| 3:30-4:15 pm | Rabbi’s Discussion: Vidui: Our communal/personal confessions | Zoom* | Zoom link ID: 992 7405 8690 |
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| Starting at 4:30 pm, all services and programs will flow from one to the other in one Zoom meeting. You can also view streaming on our website or on Facebook. | ||||
| 4:30-5:00 pm | Stories of Teshuvah | Zoom and Streaming | Zoom link ID: 944 2084 4532 www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
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| 5:00-6:00 pm | Afternoon Service | Zoom and Streaming | Zoom link ID: 944 2084 4532 www.mzion.org/live-streaming/ |
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| 6:00-6:30 pm | Messages from our Tradition: Torah and Haftarah | Continued | ||
| 6:30-7:10 pm | Neilah Part 1 | Continued | ||
| 7:10-7:15 pm | Neilah Part II – The Finale | Continued | ||
| Following Neilah | Havdalah | Continued | ||
| Following Havdalah | Kiddush Levanah – Sanctifying the New Moon | Continued | ||
| Following Kiddush Levanah | Breaking the Fast in Virtual Community | Continued | ||
Read the updated High Holy Day Bulletin
Yom Kippur
Links to activities, recipes, and guides 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. This year, please sign up to receive emails with all the details and updates. 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.
Live-Streaming, Zoom, and Facebook?!
We can help!
We are committed to helping you connect to online services. If you do not have a computer or internet, or if all this just feels overwhelming, we will do our best to provide what you need. We have already helped many connect over these past months and we have time before Rosh Hashanah to make this as comfortable and clear as possible to everyone. You will be able to experience (most of) the High Holy Days simply by clicking a button on our website. Please be in touch with Congregation Engagement Director Shai Avny at 651-698-3881 and he will connect you to volunteers who will help you!
How do I get a copy of the Prayer Books?
Machzor: Do you have your High Holy Days Prayer Books?
Some of our services will be streamed from the sanctuary, using the High Holy Day machzor called Mishkan HaNefesh.It is our congregational custom to encourage ownership of these wonderful resources. If you do not yet have a copy, you can order it in advance of the Holy Days. The CCAR Press is now offering a 20% discount on hard copies of Mishkan HaNefesh. Use code MHN2020. The CCAR Press also offers Mishkan HaNefesh in flipbook format for free or discounted ebooks. If you would like physical copies but cost is an issue, please let the office know.
