High Holy Days 2024

Rabbi Greene and Cantor Avery will lead services using Mishkan HaNefesh, the High Holy Day prayerbook of the Reform movement. The schedule will include evening and morning services on both holidays, afternoon services on Yom Kippur, and a morning service on the second day of Rosh HaShanah.

Rabbi Greene and Cantor Avery will lead a separate, shorter, family service on each holiday using Mishkan HaNefesh for Youth.

Leah Boonin will lead a short service geared for preschool-age children and their families.

On Yom Kippur afternoon, we remember those who have blessed our lives, and we invite you to add their names to Har HaShem's wall of remembrance. To include names, please complete the online form.

Members who are logged in can review their yahrzeit records. Choose "manage yahrzeits" under the my account menu at the top of this page.

We have advanced an array of security plans to make sure that our holy days are comfortable while we take meaningful care of all who come on our campus. We will have security throughout the campus during our holy days. We have worked out arrangements with our security company, Boulder PD, and security representatives from JEWISHcolorado's Regional Safety & Security Initiative, https://www.jewishcolorado.org/resource/regional-safety-security-initiative/.

Parking will be available only in our parking lots. Please enter via Baseline Road and exit via Pinon Road (by the South Building) for all of our evening and morning services.

While children under 12 are welcome to attend all of our services, we do have options better suited for our younger families. This includes both a preschool and family Rosh HaShanah day service, as well as a preschool and family service for Yom Kippur. Tashlich is also a great way for children to participate. The short ritual, streamside, complete with dropping pebbles into the stream, is an easy, interactive, multi-sensory way to introduce themes of repentance, renewal, and creation. To view a full list of services, click the High Holiday Schedule button at the top of this page. 

Our Story, Your Table: The Union for Reform Judaism has developed a children’s activity book that can be used by families with children grades 1-7 to reflect and prepare for the High Holidays. Use this link to get your free resource!

Over the last decade, Har HaShem members and friends have donated almost 50,000 meals to those in need through our Project Isaiah. This year we will collect bags of non-perishable, non-expired food at Har HaShem starting Erev Rosh HaShanah, 10/2, thru Sukkot, 10/23. Local hunger is a reality with 33,650 people in Boulder County struggling with hunger, including 6,400 children. Every donation matters! Our collection bins will be located next to the South Building Tent and on the walkway from the parking lot to the main plaza of the North Building.

You may also contribute to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger. Mazon mobilizes thousands of donors in nearly 1000 congregations to feed vulnerable people.

Dedicating a set of Mishkan HaNefesh, the new Reform machzor (prayerbook for the High Holy Days) is a wonderful way to honor a friend or loved one. Click here to learn more about dedicating copies.

Disabilities
Har HaShem aims to include people of any age who may temporarily or permanently move, hear, see, touch, think, learn, communicate, process stimuli, and/or experience emotions differently. We can provide headsets for those with hearing impairments, different sized chairs for people who require them, reserved seating for those who need armrests, and large print prayer books. If you need any additional accommodation to participate in our services and programs, please email our inclusion committee. We'll try to meet your needs.

Diversity
Har HaShem welcomes everyone interested in Judaism: individuals of all religious backgrounds, races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, LGBTQ*, marital status, family structures, socioeconomic status, political affiliations, abilities, or ages.