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Sukkot & Simchat Torah Schedule and Activities

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Pre-High Holiday classes are drop-in and free of charge. Donations to the Adult Education Fund are always appreciated.

Intro to Rosh Hashanah | Wednesday, September 10 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
This class is for Exploring Jewish Living students, prospective students and anyone who wants to learn about Rosh Hashanah with EJL instructor, Colin Coltrera. No charge but pre-registration is appreciated.

Preparing for Rosh Hashanah with Rabbi Borodin | Saturday, September 13 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Registration is not required for CBS members. 
If you are new to CBS, please register for our Shabbat services.

Building Creative Resilience For a New Jewish Year | Tuesday, September 16 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
at Temple Beth Am
Join Rabbis Jill Borodin and Laura Rumpf in collaboration with the Jewish Studio Project for a meaningful, creative exploration of the themes of Rosh Hashanah: renewal, return and repair. Register via Temple Beth Am's website.

Intro to Yom Kippur | Wednesday, September 17 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
This class is for Exploring Jewish Living students, prospective students and anyone who wants to learn about Yom Kippur with EJL instructor, Colin Coltrera. No charge but pre-registration is appreciated.

Preparing for Yom Kippur with Beth Huppin | Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
How might we understand the complex Yom Kippur liturgy as an attempt to take us on a journey of healing and repair? Join us as we examine the main pieces of Yom Kippur liturgy and prepare for the upcoming holiday.
Registration is not required for CBS members. 
If you are new to CBS, please register for our Shabbat services.

Selichot: We kindly ask that nonmembers sign up here let us know they’ll be joining us for Selichot.

Due to heightened security, everyone over 18 will be required to have a ticket to attend High Holiday services at Beth Shalom this year.  Members, your tickets are included in your membership and will be mailed to you ahead of the holiday.

If you have a family member who is 32 or under, they are welcome to sign up for free Young Adult tickets. Everyone over 32 must either purchase a ticket or join us as a member. 

Please see our high holiday ticket page for more information about non-member young adult tickets (age 32 and under) and reciprocity tickets from guests who are members at another synagogue outside the greater Seattle area.

Our tickets cover all services throughout the holiday. We do not sell tickets for individual services or holidays.

Ticket sale deadlines:
Rosh Hashanah - September 18th at noon
Yom Kippur only - registration will reopen after Rosh Hashanah and will be open only from September 25th-30th.

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All services in the CBS Sanctuary will be streamed via our website. Bring your High Holiday ticket for admission.

Rosh HaShanah Learning, Tuesday, 9/23, at 12:15-1:15 in the CBS Beit Midrash:

“The Textual Origins of Rosh HaShanah" with David Zimand

The Torah references the holiday we now call Rosh HaShanah, but never actually uses that name. So what does it call it? And how did we come to call it Rosh HaShanah?

In this session, we will explore references to the holiday in the Torah, elsewhere in the TaNaKh, and in Rabbinic sources, piecing together the textual and historical origins of the holiday as we know it today.

About the Speaker: David Zimand is entering his fifth year as Head of School at Seattle Jewish Community School. A day school graduate himself—as well as the son, brother, uncle, and father of day school graduates—David spent 20 years teaching U.S. History in non-Jewish schools before moving into Jewish educational leadership. He has served as an administrator in Jewish day schools for the past 18 years and is thrilled to be a member of both the Seattle Jewish community and Congregation Beth Shalom.

All services in the CBS Sanctuary will be streamed via our website. Bring your High Holiday ticket for admission.

Note about parking: The CBS lots are reserved for elderly, disabled, or pregnant congregants. The UUC has generously allowed us to use their parking lot for services. If possible, we encourage you to walk, bike, carpool, or bus to services.

Following in the Footsteps of the Prophet Isaiah: Reverend Jan Bolerjack,

Reverend Jan Bolerjack, Pastor of Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila, will speak about her congregation’s extraordinary work supporting asylum-seekers. Under her leadership, the church has become a vital refuge for hundreds of refugees, offering shelter, food, and care to those arriving in Washington with nowhere else to go.

About: Reverend Jan Bolerjack, Pastor of Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila, is an admirer of the diversity of people, their thoughts, abilities, challenges, hopes, and disappointments. She is driven by curiosity and wonder and can often be found people-watching at the beach, mall, or local restaurants. She thrives on theological discussions and is known to have strong opinions about how creation and all of humanity ought to be cared for.

When not caring for the migrants who call her church home, she can be found at several sports venues. Go Storm, Go Reign, Go Seawolves!

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For security reasons, Youth and Family service information is only visible to members of Beth Shalom. Members, please log in to your Shulcloud Account to see the information in this section. You can also find Youth & Family service information in the High Holiday Magazine. 

Not a member, but interested in learning about our family services? Contact us at info@bethshalomseattle.org.

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JFS High Holy Days Food Drive Collection: Starts Monday, September 8 and culminates with annual Food Sort on Sunday, October 5.

Please drop-off your food donation in the CBS lobby.

Once again, Congregation Beth Shalom is participating in the High Holy Days JFS Community-Wide Food Drive. The kindness and generosity of CBS congregants in years past has been overwhelming.

 Donate to our Little Pantry:   

The Little Free Pantry is located in front of the CBS Annex. Those in need are encouraged to come by and take what they can use.  Donations accepted anytime - bring your unopened, non-perishable donations to the green bookshelf in the lobby and help us keep our pantry stocked for the community. Since our pantry is on a major road, items tend to go fast! (Note that we cannot accept expired food, even if it's "still good" past the expiration date).

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For the Yom Kippur Yizkor service each year, we share a booklet of names of those we are remembering, those who have died this past year and those who have passed away before. Their memories are a blessing.

To make a donation in memory of a loved one for this year and if you have new names to include in the Yizkor Book for 5786, please click here.

The deadline to submit names is September 18, 2025.

Lulav and Etrog orders for this year closed on September 11.