Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Temple Sholom
October 4
$80 – $300
High Holy Days Service Schedule – see Temple Sholom High Holy Days site for location details
Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, Oct. 2
- 7:30 PM – Erev Rosh Hashanah Congregational Service mixed-presence
A service beginning observance of the Jewish New Year that ushers in the Days of Awe (ten days of repentance), this evening service is both a time of rejoicing and of serious introspection, a time to celebrate the completion of another year while also taking stock of one’s life.
Thursday, Oct. 3
- 9:00 AM – Family Service mixed-presence
Join Temple Sholom for a meaningful service where parents and children can celebrate the Jewish New Year and enjoy the full experience of Rosh Hashanah as we review our actions during the past year and look for improvement in the year to come. - 11:00 AM – Congregational Service mixed-presence
Join Temple Sholom for a congregational service for community prayer, self-reflection, and repentance as we review our actions during the past year and look for improvement in the year to come. - 4:00 PM – Tashlich (lakefront) in person
On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, services are followed by Tashlich, a walk over to Lake Michigan where we symbolically cast our sins into the water.
Friday, Oct. 4
- 10:30 AM – Second Day Rosh Hashanah Congregational and Community Service mixed-presence
For the Second Night of Rosh Hashanah, Temple Sholom warmly invites you to continue the sacred journey of introspection and renewal. As we usher in another day of this profound New Year, we’ll delve deeper into collective prayer, meditate on the lessons from our scriptures, and fortify our commitments for the upcoming year. Gather with us in a spirited embrace of tradition and the hope of a brighter, better tomorrow. Your presence adds to our shared tapestry of faith and community.
Sunday, Oct. 6 – Self-Guided Cemetery Visit
It is traditional to visit the gravesites of loved ones during the High Holy Days. Temple Sholom is providing our community with the beautiful prayers for visiting the graves of loved ones on their own time.
Kol Nidre
Friday, Oct. 11
- 5:00 PM – Makom Kol Nidre Harvest Feast – RSVP required, see separate event here for details
Whether you are fasting or not, please join us for a pre-Yom Kippur Fall Harvest Feast! We will schmooze, eat, light candles, reflect on the year, and make sure you are hydrated and full of carbs and a little wine (or N/A drink) before walking over to 7pm Kol Nidre services together. - 7:30 PM – Congregational Service mixed-presence
Join Temple Sholom for services on this evening when we recite the centuries-old Kol Nidre prayer (an Aramaic declaration meaning “all vows”) at our congregational service, supported by our spectacular cantor, choir, and musicians, as we prepare for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
Yom Kippur
Saturday, Oct. 12
- 9:00 AM – Family Service mixed-presence
Join Temple Sholom for a meaningful and thought-provoking service in which parents and children can honor Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the annual Jewish observance of fasting, prayer, and repentance. Yom Kippur is considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. As we embark on the new year, 5783, which began on Rosh Hashanah, we invite families with children 12 and under to join this service in person. - 11:00 AM – Congregational Service mixed-presence
Join Temple Sholom for a congregational service for members and their children 13 years of age and older to honor Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the annual Jewish observance of fasting, prayer, and repentance. Yom Kippur is considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. - 1:30 PM – Learning Sessions
Engage, learn, and relax with clergy and guest speakers as we think about some important topics on this Yom Kippur. - 3:00 PM – Yizkor mixed-presence (this service is free and open to the community)
A service centered around the recitation of memorial prayers for our deceased loved ones as well as for the martyrs of the Jewish people. - 4:00 PM – Afternoon Service mixed-presence (this service is free and open to the community)
- 5:15 PM – Neilah Service mixed-presence (this service is free and open to the community)
The final service of Yom Kippur, literally meaning “closing” and refers to the symbolic closing of the gates of heaven. - 5:45 PM – Havdalah mixed-presence (this service is free and open to the community)
High Holy Day Ticketing Options
Guest Tickets – $300
Tickets available for non-members, who are ages 36 and over.
Member-Guest Tickets – $180
Tickets available for Temple Sholom of Chicago members to purchase for guests.
Makom Tickets – $80
Tickets available for non-members, who are ages 21-35.
Student Tickets – FREE
Tickets available for current students with a valid student ID.
Member High Holy Day tickets will be issued as part of the renewal process*. Guest tickets will be available in mid-July for anyone looking to purchase
additional tickets for guests outside their household.
Members can secure their High Holy Days tickets by renewing membership in one of the following ways:
1. Paying their membership commitment in full.
2. Scheduling payment for their membership commitment.
If you would like to make additional renewal arrangements than the options above, please contact the Finance Team at sholomfinance@sholomchicago.org.
*Electronic High Holy Day tickets will be sent via e-mail to members on the Friday after they renew.
