High Holidays

Creating Virtual High Holiday Experiences

Posted on June 30, 2020

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Enhancing Your High Holiday Live Streaming Experience

Posted on June 24, 2020

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Tashlikh – Where and When

Posted on June 12, 2020

Prepared by Rabbi Aaron Alexander Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. The custom of Tashlikh, which is often observed on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah (or day two if day one is Shabbat, can be treated with flexibility primarily because it isn’t an obligation that Continue Reading »

Counting a Minyan Under One Roof, In Separate Rooms

Posted on June 12, 2020

Prepared by Rabbi Aaron Alexander Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. Question: For congregations that may gather small in-person minyanim, or use a hybrid model over with at least 10 people in one physical location, spread out, while also streaming/zooming: can temporary partitions that essentially box off one person from Continue Reading »

Abbreviating Prayer Services for the High Holy Days of 5781/2020

Posted on June 12, 2020

Prepared by Rabbis Steven Kane, Robert Scheinberg, and Deborah Silver and Hazzan Scott Sokol Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. GENERAL INTRODUCTION: An in-person High Holy Day experience for the year 5781/2020 is likely to need to be as short as possible. Current medical understanding tells us that — even Continue Reading »

Rosh Hashanah Seder and Simanim (Temple Har Zion)

Posted on June 6, 2020

Temple Har Zion Rosh Hashanah Seder and Simanim