High Holy Days

The High Holy Days of the Jewish calendar include Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Important Information

Welcome to the High Holy Days at Temple Ahavat Shalom! We hope you find our services uplifting, meaningful, and fulfilling. Please read the following information carefully to ensure the best possible experience at TAS. If you have any questions, please email us at adminassistant@ahavatshalom.org or call us at 727-785-8811.

Tickets

Our membership fees includes High Holy Day tickets. If you are a member and in good standing, thickets will be sent to you prior to the servies. 

Non-members in good standing of another congregation may request courtesy tickets through the Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) reciprocity arrangement. Please request reciprocity directly from your synagogue using the URJ’s reciprocity form, or have your synagogue email a reciprocity form to us at adminassistant@ahavatshalom.org.

Non-members who do not belong to another congregation can purchase tickets using the following link: High Holy Day Tickets.

In the time leading up to the High Holy Days, we invite our members to participate in the ongoing traditions of adding loved one’s names to the Book of Remembrance, buying a permanent yahrzeit plaque, and donating new High Holy Day prayer books for in temple use. Below are the links for the online forms.

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Book of Remembrance

The Book of Remembrance is a booklet distributed during the Yizkor Memorial Service on Yom Kippur. To memorialize a departed family member, please complete the Book of Remembrance Form by Wednesday, October 9. 

Prayer Book

Temple Ahavat Shalom uses the Mishkan HaNefesh: Machzor for the Days of Awe during our High Holy Day services. Donating a set of these books to the sanctuary is a wonderful mitzvah which ensures that everyone has access to a copy during services. Your donation includes a custom bookplate with a special dedication note honoring a loved one or lifecycle event. To donate a book today complete the Prayer Book Order Form.

Memorial Plaque

Memorial Plaques are a more permanent way to remember loved ones. They ensure that your loved ones' name(s) will be read at Temple Ahavat Shalom in perpetuity. Each plaque costs $500 and holds the name, date of birth, and date of death of one person. Each plaque has its own light which is illuminated on the person’s Yahrzeit and holidays when Yizkor is read. To memorialize a loved one, please complete the  Yahrzeit Memorial Plaque Order Form by Wednesday, August 21st.
Note: the supplier cannot guarantee delivery prior to Yom Kippur for orders placed after the due date, but we will do everything possible to expedite the delivery. 

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah means “head of the year.” It is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (Day of the Shofar). It is the traditional anniversary of the creation of the world and humankind. Rosh Hashanah is also a judgment day, when Jews believe God considers our actions from the previous year and determines what the next year will be like, inscribing us for blessing in the Book of Life.

It is a two-day celebration that begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar year. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the 10 Days of Awe, which conclude with Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish year. This day is devoted to repentance for any misdeeds that were committed in the previous year. At the conclusion of Yom Kippur, there is a joyous celebration and a breaking of the fast.

To those celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is customary to say:

Shanah Tovah! (A good year!)

Yom Tov! (Have a good holy day!)

2022 High Holy Day Services

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2021 High Holy Day Services

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2020 High Holy Day Services

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