Fall High Holidays · 2026 / 5787
Join us for Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and our combined Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah gathering.
This season calls us to repentance and covenant renewal. We remember that each person matters, that we are accountable to one another, and that God promises repentance and restoration for His people.
Kol Nidre
Erev Yom Kippur begins with our Kol Nidre evening service. Join us as we enter the Day of Atonement together.
Sunday, September 20, 2026
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Join us in Fountain ValleyFall holiday service schedule
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Rosh HaShanah · Yom Teruah
2:30 p.m.Yom Teruah is the Day of Shofar Sounding. We enter the fall holy days with a call to repentance, taking responsibility for our choices and seeking renewed faithfulness to God and one another.
Traditional Prayers, Torah Service, and shofar sounding.
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Erev Yom Kippur · Kol Nidre
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Kol Nidre opens our observance of Yom Kippur. We gather in the evening to begin this time of prayer, repentance, and reflection as a congregation.
Kol Nidre evening service.
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Yom Kippur · Mincha
3:00 p.m.On the Day of Atonement, we continue in prayer and reflection. Our prayers express both personal and shared responsibility, with hope for repentance and restoration through Messiah Yeshua.
Afternoon service. Come any time after 1:30 p.m.; the service begins at 3:00 p.m.
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Yom Kippur · Neilah
6:45 p.m.Neilah brings the day’s prayers to a close. We gather for these concluding prayers as Yom Kippur draws toward its end.
Concluding prayers. The start time is approximate.
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Yom Kippur · Havdalah and break-the-fast
7:26 p.m.Following the concluding prayers, we mark the end of Yom Kippur with Havdalah and break the fast together.
The start time is approximate.
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Sukkot · First Day
2:30 p.m.Sukkot, the Festival of Tabernacles, recalls Israel’s wilderness journey and God’s provision. We gather for the first day of the festival.
Traditional prayers, waving of the lulav, and Torah Service.
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Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
2:30 p.m.Shemini Atzeret is the concluding assembly following Sukkot, and Simchat Torah celebrates rejoicing in the Torah. We observe them together in one congregational gathering.
Our combined holiday gathering on October 3.
Shabbat and the holidays
Shabbat
Our weekly day of rest, prayer, Torah, and fellowship.
Pesach · Passover
Remembering the Exodus from Egypt.
Shavuot
The giving of Torah and the first fruits of the harvest.
Rosh HaShanah · Yom Teruah
The New Year and Day of Shofar Sounding.
Yom Kippur
The Day of Atonement.
Sukkot
The Festival of Tabernacles.
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
The concluding assembly and rejoicing in the Torah.
Hanukkah
The Festival of Lights.
Questions about joining us for a holiday?
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