Week In Review

Yamim Norayim 5784, The Days of Awe 2023

Post By Rabbi Lia Bass July 30, 2023

Dear Friends,

We are looking forward to ushering the Jewish New Year together with you! We will gather as a community, with services being both in-person and online.

This is a time for reflection, for spiritual renewal, for hope, for compassion and for kindness (for oneself and for others). Our goal is to bring to you, personally, and to our community opportunities to grow in all different ways. We will offer many services, and you can participate in them or you can lead them, you can chant Torah and Haftarah, you can blow the shofar, you can do a reading, or you can share your thoughts about prayers with the whole community. Just let Rabbi Bass know what you would like to do by sending her an email at info@JILLI.org.  

Register for the services by sending an email with your name and others attending with you, and your mailing address to info@JILLI.org. After registering, we will send you the location address to attend services in-person and a Zoom link to attend online.

There is no charge to attend our services, however, a donation to JILLI to the best of your ability is greatly appreciated. Online donations can be made using echeck, credit or debit cards. You may also donate using Zelle to rabbi.lia.bass@jilli.org, or by mailing a check. Please consider a donation in multiples of 18, the numerical equivalent of the Hebrew word for life, such as $90, $180, $360, $1,800.

Again, if you would like to lead a part of the service or read something, please do not hesitate to let us know. We love when people participate! 

Service Schedule for the High Holidays, 5784

Rosh HaShanah

  1. First Day (Jewish day, meaning that we start the day in the evening)
    • Friday, September 15
      • 6:30 pm: Rosh Hashanah Evening Service
    • Saturday, September 16
      • 9:00–10:00 am: Family Service | Come with your children to examine the themes of our holidays together.
      • 10:15 am: Morning Service
  2. Second Day
    • Saturday, September 16
      • 6:00 pm: Come to Rabbi Bass’ home for a L’hayim and holiday sweets.
      • 7:45 pm: Ma’ariv Service | Also available via Zoom.
    • Sunday, September 17
      • 10:00 am: Morning Service
      • 4:00–5:00 pm: Tashlich | We will gather at the Lee Heights Park (2400 N. Taylor Street, Arlington VA 22207, near the intersection of North Utah and Vacation Lane, by the benches). Together we will do Tashlich, the casting of small pieces of bread symbolizing the marks we missed in the year that passed. We will add a shofar service because the day before is Shabbat, and we will not hear the shofar then. 

Yom Kippur

  • Sunday, September 24
    • 6:40 pm: Kol Nidrei/Ma’ariv
  • Monday, September 25
    • 9:00–10:00 am: Family Service (a modified morning service, touching on the themes of Yom Kippur)
    • 10:15 am: Yom Kippur Services
    • 11:45 am: Yizkor
    • 4:30 pm: Guided meditation
    • 5:00–6:30 pm: Minchah and text discussion 
    • 6:30–7:40 pm: Neilah (Havdalah, blowing of the shofar at 7:40 pm)