Distance Doesn’t Mean Disconnection: High Holy Days Streaming at Neshamah
Every fall, as we hustle for our High Holy Days, I think about the people who are with us but not in the room. The…
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the heart of the Jewish year. Here we share the highlights from Neshamah High Holy Days: shofar chorus, personal prayers at the Ark, Break fast by the sea, Kol Nidrei by cello and piano and so many more sacred moments. Whether you joined us in person, online, or are just finding us now, there is always a seat for you here.
Our Newest Torah Carriers: Yom Kippur Morning at Neshamah
If you want to know what a community believes, don’t read its mission statement. Look at who is standing on the bima. This Yom Kippur…
Shofar & Sweetness: Our Yom Kippur on the Beach
After a full day of prayer, reflection, and fasting, there is something beautiful about stepping outside and letting the world back in. Every year, we…
Kol Nidrei at Neshamah: A Moving Melody and a Good Enough Apology
Every year, Yom Kippur begins the same way and still it takes my breath away. Our Kol Nidrei opens with an instrumental performance of that…
Carrying Their Names Together: Yom Kippur Yizkor at Neshamah
Yizkor means “remember.” It is the set of memorial prayers we recite for the people we have loved and lost: parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents,…
The Room We Built Together
Rosh Hashanah 5787 at Neshamah I have been leading High Holy Day services for more than twenty five years, and I still get a little…