Mishkan Shalom Announces High Holidays Services Schedule

Congregation Mishkan Shalom of Philadelphia is pleased to announce its schedule of services for the High Holidays. Located at 4101 Freeland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, Mishkan Shalom is proud to continue their tradition of opening their doors to all who wish to worship during this sacred season of prayer and reflection without requiring tickets or
pre-registration. Services will take place at Mishkan Shalom or the Haverford School, 450 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041. Visit www.mishkan.org for complete schedule of services for adults, teens and children.

Schedule:

Selichot Service “Return to the Home of Your Soul” (Mishkan Shalom)

Saturday, September 20, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m.

A ritual and prayerful focus on yeshivah, letting go and preparing the inner ground for the holy days. Service will include song, study, journaling and discussion of the places of challenge and opportunity in our lives as we enter this new Jewish year together.

Rosh Hashanah Evening Service - Wednesday, September 24 (Mishkan Shalom)

7:00 p.m.

Welcome the Jewish New Year, 5775, with song, prayer and spiritual
preparation for the Days of Awe ahead. Oneg will follow the service.

First Day Rosh Hashanah - Thursday, September 25 (schedule below)

The Haverford School, 450 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

Join us as we create an experience of celebration and transformation through
prayer, music, Torah and the Resonant Sounds of the Shofar.

9:00-10:30 a.m. - Shacharit (morning) service using Kol Haneshamah Machzor

10:30 a.m. -1:00p.m. - Torah service, sermon, shofar, and musaf

Children’s services in 3 age groups will take place throughout the morning
beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Tashlich at Valley Green - Thursday, September 25

Gathering at 3:30 p.m.

During the Tashlich ritual, we continue the process of yeshivah as we go to a place of flowing water and cast breadcrumbs or an alternative, endowed with the thoughts, feelings and behaviors we wish to let go of in the year ahead. We will join together at Valley Green across from the Valley Green Inn. Bring bread crumbs or greens for the ducks; a shofar to sound; bring children; your friends and join us in the opportunity to further free ourselves from
whatever would limit our spiritual development and keep us from being the person we wish to become.

Second Day Rosh Hashanah - Friday, September 26, 9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.

We celebrate the second day of the Jewish New Year with Mindfulness, Music
and Movement.

TRADITIONAL PRAYERS surrounded with silence and reflection; YOGA for the body and soul; MUSIC to reach the heart; TEACHINGS and MEDITATION; TORAH READING and opportunities to receive blessings; 100 blasts of the SHOFAR.

Shabbat Shuvah - Saturday, September 27 (Mishkan Shalom)

9:00 a.m. - Teshuvah study with Rabbi Shawn Zevit

10:00 a.m. - Shabbat service, FORGIVENESS, ATONEMENT and JUSTICE with guest

speaker, Pastor Dwayne Royster, Executive Director of POWER and Rabbi Shawn
Zevit

10:00 a.m. Children’s service for all ages

Kol Nidre - Friday, October 3, 5:45 p.m. gathering, 6:15 p.m. service (The
Haverford School)

We open our hearts to forgiveness and compassion as we enter Yom Kippur together. Each of us will have the opportunity to write a yeshivah (return and atonement) card which will include ways we feel we have missed the mark and erred this past year as well as ways in which we have lived out our values and ideals.

Yom Kippur Day - October 4, (The Haverford School)

9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - We begin the day with two soulful offerings for
Shacharit (morning) and come together at the Torah service. Chant,
liturgical prayer and reflection using Kol Haneshamah Machzor.

9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - A Way In Mindfulness Service: Meditation, Music and
Yoga

9:30 a.m. Children’s services in 3 age groups will take place throughout the
morning beginning at 9:30 a.m.

11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. - Torah service including sermon, discussion and
haftarah, followed by Musaf.

1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. - Avodah: Service of Offerings - Led by Wendy Galson &
Susan Windle

The Avodah service is traditionally devoted to exploring the offerings of the High Priest brought to the Temple to cleanse himself and the community from sins. For our Avodah service, we will make personal offerings. You are
invited to bring a poem, a story, a song, and experience, thought or work of art you would like to share. We will make these offerings to each other as a way to draw our souls closer to what we love and who we may yet be.

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Afternoon sessions

During the afternoon break on Yom Kippur several sessions of meditation and
reflection will be offered. Visit www.mishkun.org for information.

4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. - Yizkor Service

5:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m. - Minchah Service

6:30 p.m.- 7:15 p.m. - Neilah and Break the Fast

About Mishkan Shalom:

Mishkan Shalom is a Reconstructionist congregation in the Manayunk/Roxborough section of Philadelphia. Translated as Dwelling Place of Peace, Mishkan Shalom is the spiritual home of a diverse community of
progressive Jews. Active engagement with the Statement of Principles commits the community to Prayer, Study and Acts of Caring, often partnering with the larger community to repair the world in justice and peace. Entering its 26th year, Mishkan Shalom has over 200 member households. Lead Rabbi Shawn Zevit and Rabbi Yael Levy, one of The Forward’s “50 most inspiring Rabbis,” serve as the spiritual leaders while empowering lay leaders and members on their own paths. Mishkan Shalom is located at the corner of Shurs Lane and Freeland Avenue in Roxborough. For directions and more information, please visit their website at www.mishkan.org.