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World Community Services High Holy Days Schedule 2026 

All services will take place online on Zoom. The schedule is listed first in Eastern Time / New York Time, with additional time zones below.

This is a full High Holy Day experience, thoughtfully shortened for an online community. Each service will include a blend of traditional High Holy Day liturgy, music, English readings, reflection, spiritual teaching, and space to arrive exactly as you are.

Main Schedule — Eastern Time

Erev Rosh Hashanah Opening Service

Friday, September 11, 2026 7:30–8:25 PM ETA: Warm musical welcome into the New Year, with candle-lighting, blessings, intention-setting, High Holy Day melodies, and a grounding invitation into reflection and renewal.

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service

Saturday, September 12, 2026 11:00 AM–12:15 PM ETA: Meaningful Rosh Hashanah morning service with prayer, music, Torah themes, English readings, teaching, and reflection on beginning again. Because the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat this year, our fuller shofar and Tashlich experience will take place on the second day.

Rosh Hashanah Day Two: Shofar, Renewal & Tashlich Reflection

Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM ETA: A shorter second-day gathering focused on the sound of the shofar, personal renewal, and a guided at-home Tashlich-style ritual for releasing what we are ready to let go of.

Days of Awe Reflection Circle

Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 7:30–8:15 PM ETA: a gentle midweek gathering during the Ten Days of Awe, with music, journaling, meditation, and reflection on forgiveness, repair, and returning to ourselves.

Kol Nidre / Erev Yom Kippur

Sunday, September 20, 2026, 7:30–8:30 PM ETA: Sacred and contemplative entrance into Yom Kippur, including the haunting traditional melody of Kol Nidre, reflective prayer, English readings, music, and space to enter the holiest day of the Jewish year with honesty and compassion.

Yom Kippur Morning Service

Monday, September 21, 2026, 11:00 AM–12:15 PM ETA: Spiritually grounded Yom Kippur morning service with traditional themes, music, prayer, teaching, confession, compassion, and reflection on who we have been and who we are becoming.

Yizkor, Healing & Ancestral Reflection

Monday, September 21, 2026, 3:00–3:45 PM ETA: A tender afternoon gathering for memory, grief, ancestral healing, and love. This service will include Yizkor themes, music, meditation, and space to honor those we carry with us.

Neilah: Closing the Gates

Monday, September 21, 2026, 6:45–7:45 PM ETA: Our closing Yom Kippur service, with music, final prayers, reflection, and a symbolic closing of the gates. We will end with a final shofar moment and a blessing for the year ahead.

Note: Yom Kippur fast start and end times vary by location. Please follow the custom or local time that is meaningful for you.

TIme Zone Reference