Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Evening Service for the New Year
Date: Monday, September 22, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
Rosh Hashanah Evening Gathering
Date: Monday, September 22, 2025
Time: 8:45ish - 10:00 pm PT
Location: Saul's Deli (1475 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley)
Eat, socialize, and meet new people after Rosh Hashanah evening service.
Rosh Hashanah Day - Services for New Year's Day
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 10:30 am - 12:15 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
Rosh Hashanah Day Family Service
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 9:45 am PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
For children under nine and their families.
Hands-On Holiday Activities
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 10:15 am - 12:15 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church
For children of all ages; preschool-aged children and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
No registration required.
Picnic and Tashlich
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 12:45 - 2:30 pm PT
Location: Live Oak Park (1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley)
Picnic and brief ritual for tossing away regrets for adults and children. Bagels, spreads, and drinks are provided.
Yom Kippur
Erev Yom Kippur - Evening Service for the Day of Atonement
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
Yom Kippur Day - Services for the Day of Atonement
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 10:30 am - 6:15 pm PT
Morning Service
Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
Discussion 1 - A Journey Inside the Belly: Exploring Jonah and the Power of Return
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church
On Yom Kippur afternoon, many communities read the Book of Jonah. Join Rabbi Steph Kennedy as we dive into the Book of Jonah and explore how its lessons on repentance and second chances can inspire us to reflect, repair, and renew.
Discussion 2 - In It Together: A Space for Listening and Connection
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church
Join Rabbi Bridget Wynne to reflect on what it feels like in this moment to be an American and to be Jewish, or connected to Jewish community. We’ll listen to one another and hear what brings us hope in these challenging times.
Healing Service
Time: 4:30 - 5:00 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
Our healing service offers a chance to gather with others for song, prayer, and reflection. We draw on Jewish traditions to support us in facing life’s challenges and finding comfort in the presence and support of the community.
Yizkor - Memorial Service
Time: 5:00 - 5:30 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
Our memorial service provides space to individually and collectively remember family members and friends who have died. This service includes prayer, song, silence, and the sharing of names of those we have lost.
Ne'ila - Closing Service
Time: 5:30 - 6:15 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
In this final service of the High Holidays, we come together in song and prayer to embrace awe, relief, joy, and gratitude. The service culminates in the last great blast of the shofar, celebrating the chance to begin again in this new year.
Yom Kippur Day Family Service
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 9:45 am PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church and Zoom
For children under nine and their families.
Hands-On Holiday Activities
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 10:15 am - 12:30 pm PT
Location: Epworth United Methodist Church
For children of all ages; preschool-aged children and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
No registration required.