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REFLECTIONS & EXPECTATIONS: HIGH HOLY DAYS WITH KITS
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Keeping It Sacred programs are FREE for all because we uphold the value of keruv/accessibility; voluntary financial contributions to help offset the cost of these programs and are greatly appreciated.
This past season, we at Keeping It Sacred brought you a beautifully thought through series of services to to bring us all into the New Year of 5784— Grateful and Connected: High Holy Day Program on ZOOM!
Our Founder, Rabbi Heather Miller brought texts, traditions, and teachings from the wisdom of the Sages into relevance today. And this year, she wasjoined by the talented and good-hearted Cantorial Soloist Rachel Rothman. Rachel holds her Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and fuels her spirituality and Judaism through music.
The entire lineup of services were offered online including a Rosh Hashanah Seder, a Morning Rosh Hashanah Service, a Kol Nidrei Service, a Yom Kippur morning service, Yizkor, and Neilah services. (see below to sign up) There will also be a hybrid in-person & online Tashlich service (with an opportunity for Southern Californians to gather for Tashlich on the beach). As always, services were free of charge to all who wished to attend, but your contributions allow us to uphold this value of keruv/accessibility. As you reserve, please consider a meaningful gift to help us cover the costs of running this transformational programming and helping to support all of the sacred work we do. (register below and at keepingitsacred.com/upcoming).
THE LINEUP IS:
SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH WITH JEWTINA Y CO.
Gain the tools needed for spiritual growth with Kimberly Dueñas & Jewtina y Co.
4th October 10AM PT|1PM ET
REFLECTIONS THROUGH TEXTS
Join your Keeping It Sacred community to mourn the events of October 7 and the devastation that continues. Together, we will hold space for our grief and our pain and find ways to bravely whisper our hopes for the region..
7th October 9AM PT/12PM ET
KOL NIDREI/EREV YOM KIPPUR
Enter into the holiest day of the year with the soul-work of reflection and repair. Online AND in person!
11th October 7PM PT/10PM ET (75 min)
YOM KIPPUR DAY
Focus on the texts, melodies and actions needed to rejuvenate the soul in community not bound by geographic limitations. Online AND in person!
12th October 10AM PT/1PM ET (75 min)
YOM KIPPUR
YIZKOR REMEMBRANCES
Gather in community to remember loved ones we have lost but hold dear in our hearts this and every year. Online AND in person!
12th October NOON PT/3PM ET (45 min)
YOM KIPPUR NE’ILAH
VIRTUAL BREAK-THE-FAST
Rejoice in the conclusion of the day. Online AND in person
12th October 5:45PM PT/8:45PM ET
(60 min)
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Cantorial Soloist Rachel Rothman:
We are so blessed as a community to have the exquisite heartfelt musicality of Cantorial Soloist Rachel Rothman co-lead us this High Holy Day Season. She holds her Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has spent summers performing with at opera festivals in Italy, and currently has an in demand vocal studio where she teaches voice lessons privately. And, Rachel feels lucky to fuel her spirituality and Judaism through music. Rabbi Miller has known Rachel since 2008 and shares, "Rachel is an incredible talent, with a soul of sincerity, sensitivity, and sensibility. She is a gifted prayer leader with a range from participatory song to high art, having a voice trained by camp song leaders and conservatory instructors alike. I am incredibly excited to co-lead this season's worship experiences with Rachel."
