Hineni & Hinenu
High Holy Days
Wishing you all a Shanah Tovah, a year of joy, peace, blessings, and community.
Registration for all High Holy Day services is available for members who have completed the renewal process by paying in full or setting up a payment plan. You will only be able to access the ticket request form once the renewal process has been completed.
If you haven’t renewed your membership and you wish to come to High Holy Day services, renew now here!
Please reach out to David Sabel at 310-277-2772 or at [email protected] with any questions.
Elul Schedule:
Family S'lichot: Welcoming High Holy Days
4pm-6pm at Temple Isaiah
Join our clergy, songleaders and the Pop-up Choir as we get ready for The High Holy Days. We will introduce the themes and melodies of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and have a special preview of the shofar blasts. Fun and engaging services will be followed by pizza dinner and play time on the deck.
S'lichot
7pm-9pm
The highlight of Elul is the celebration of S’lichot. Join us on Saturday evening, as we prepare for the Days of Awe at our favorite neighborhood bar and patio. We look forward to returning to prepare for the New Year with our clergy, beautiful music and good friends. We will provide tasty snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Join us!
Rosh Hashanah Schedule:
Erev Rosh Hashanah
5pm to 6pm at Temple Isaiah
This brief but meaningful service allows us to begin the High Holy Days immersed in both community and family. On this Rosh Hashanah evening, our clergy will lead us in kindling the Yom Tov lights, introducing the sound of the shofar, and giving us a taste of the meaning and melodies of the High Holy Days. We will gather as a community in the Sanctuary on Wednesday evening, enabling us to welcome the New Year in our Isaiah home, concluding before dinner.
Rosh Hashanah Morning Service for Young(ish) Families
9:15am to 10am at UCLA Royce Hall West Lobby
Our clergy, songleaders and our Pop-up Choir will begin the Rosh Hashanah celebration through interactive and fun services for families with young(ish) children (0-8). All families and children are invited to the conclusion of the Main Rosh Hashanah service for the final shofar blasts and joyful singing (~12 -12:30 PM).
Morning Childcare
10am to 12:30pm at UCLA Royce Hall
Childcare will be available for children ages 2-6 following the Young(ish) Families Service until we all join together for the end of the Main Rosh Hashanah Service (~12-12:30pm). RSVP required through the membership portal – no sign-ups at the door.
Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
10am to 12:30pm at UCLA Royce Hall
Our clergy, choir, band and community will greet the New Year with thought-provoking and profound words, powerful and engaging music, chanting from our sacred Torah, and the dramatic sounding of the shofar. Separate Youth Services and Teen Services will be held for 2nd-6th graders and 7th-12th graders respectively (see below). The entire community (all ages) will join for the conclusion of the service for the final shofar blasts and joyful singing (~12 -12:30pm).
Rosh Hashanah Youth Experience (2nd-6th Grade)
10:30am – 11:30am at UCLA Royce Hall West Lobby
Engaging and fun services and activities for 2nd through 6th graders. Parents not required, but warmly welcomed!
Rosh Hashanah Teen Service (7th-12th Grade)
11am – 12pm at UCLA Royce Hall Basement
Participatory, meaningful services for our teens, led by our teens!
Tashlich
3pm – 5:30pm at Santa Monica Beach Tower 22
The Clergy and our Ba’alei T’kiah (Shofar Blowers) will share blessings, songs and the sounds of Shofar as we participate in Tashlich, the ritual casting off of sins into living waters, the Pacific Ocean. This beautiful ritual and casual service is appropriate for all ages. We will offer two chances to participate in services, at 3:30 and 4:30pm.
Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Service and Playtime for Young(ish) Families
9am – 10:30am at Temple Isaiah Sanctuary & Vollmer Deck
Our clergy and our Pop-up Choir will continue the Rosh Hashanah celebration through interactive and fun services for families with young(ish) children (0-8). Playtime on the Vollmer Deck continues at 10am following services.
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Morning Service & Lunch
10:30am – 12:30pm at Temple Isaiah
The Second Day of Rosh Hashanah allows for not just a repeat of the first day’s rituals, but an exploration of Rosh Hashanah in a more intimate, community environment in the Temple Isaiah Sanctuary, followed by lunch in the Social Hall.
Yom Kippur Schedule:
Yom Kippur and Shabbat Eve/Kol Nidrei
7:30pm – 9:30pm at UCLA Royce Hall
Our clergy, singers and instrumentalists help us prepare for the ultimate day of the High Holy Days. This most solemn day of the Jewish year begins with the seminal, sacred music of Kol Nidrei, and features words and music of self-reflection, repentance, and renewal. This year, in lieu of a single sermon, our clergy will each share reflections on the challenges of the last year, the October 7th attack on Israel and its aftermath.
Yom Kippur Morning Service for Young(ish) Families
9:15am – 10am at UCLA Royce Hall West Lobby
Our clergy, songleaders and our Pop-up Choir will lead an engaging and age-appropriate service for families with young(ish) children (0-8).
Morning Childcare
10am to 12:30pm at UCLA Royce Hall
Childcare will be available for children ages 2-6 following the Young(ish) Families Service until the end of the Main Yom Kippur Morning Service (~12:30pm). RSVP required through the membership portal – no sign-ups at the door.
Yom Kippur Morning Service
10am – 12:30pm at UCLA Royce Hall
As on Rosh Hashanah, our clergy, choir, and band will lead us with powerful and sacred words and music, inviting us to continue the meaningful process of t’shuvah, reflection and repentance. This service will also feature the voices of our community and chanting of Torah. Separate Youth Services and Teen Services will be held for 2nd-6th graders and 7th-12th graders respectively (see below).
Yom Kippur Youth Experience (2nd-6th Grade)
10:30am – 11:30am at UCLA Royce Hall West Lobby
Upbeat and engaging services and activities for 2nd through 6th graders.
Yom Kippur Teen Service (7th-12th Grade)
11am – 12pm at UCLA Royce Hall Basement
Participatory, meaningful services for our teens, led by our teens!
Yom Kippur R&R
1pm – 3pm at UCLA Royce Hall West Lobby
Join Rabbis Klein Miles and Cohen for a Reflective and Restorative Practice, including, yoga, poetry, music and meditation on this sacred afternoon.
Yom Kippur Afternoon Service: Service of Healing, in the Shadow of October 7th
3pm – 4pm at UCLA Royce Hall
Join us for sacred words of Torah, the reading of the Book of Jonah, and poetry and music of healing, inspired by the tragic events of October 7th.
Yizkor
4pm – 5pm at UCLA Royce Hall
Perhaps Judaism’s most powerful moments are found in the communal blessings and music of memory. Amid a day of self-reflection, we take time to honor the memories of those we have lost and to reflect on grief. Families with young children will be welcomed back to the Sanctuary for the start of N’ilah at 5pm.
N'ilah
5pm – 6:15pm at UCLA Royce Hall
The gates do not close and the Book of Life is not sealed until the sun sets on Yom Kippur. This holiest of days concludes with this uplifting and joyful service—a perfect way to end the day before breaking the fast.
As we look ahead to 2024-2025, you will see the generous donations of our congregation hard at work. From new, engaging programming to upgrades to our physical campus, your generous gift ensures the growth and development of our community as we lead the way into 5785.
As part of our tradition of Yizkor during the Yamim Nora’im, we invite you to join us in remembering our loved ones who have died at this season and in seasons past. Our Digital Book of Remembrance will be accessible on the Temple Isaiah website for Yom Kippur and throughout the year. You will be able to submit names for the memorial book in your portal link beginning in September. Submit your entries by September 27 to honor your loved ones with this special tribute.