Experience all that the High Holidays have to offer with virtual, interactive programs from the Vilna and JCC Greater Boston. Join our community and celebrate as we welcome the New Year.
Please register once per family.
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Erev Rosh Hashanah - Friday, Sept 18, 2020 / Tishrei 1, 5781
4:00 - 4:45 PM - The incredible, goofy, fun-loving Wayne Potash (back by popular demand) joins us for an interactive service designed for preschool and elementary school aged children.
Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 - Saturday, Sept 19, 2020 / Tishrei 2, 5781
9:30 - 10:15 AM - Cantorial student Allie Henke joins us for songs and storytelling! Preschool and elementary school children: get ready to move, scavenger hunt and have fun!
Rosh Hashanah, Day 2 - Sunday, Sept 20, 2020 / Tishrei 2, 5781
10:30 -11:15 AM - Special tween/teen discussion! Secrets and truths between parents and children: The relationship of Abraham and Isaac in the Torah Reading for the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah. with Rabbi Ben Lanckton via Zoom. Appropriate for young adults ages 10-18.
12:00 PM - THIS IS AT CAPACITY! REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED AND WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS.
Shofar blast followed by Tashlich at Community Boating at the Charles River (21 David G Mugar Way, Boston, MA 02114). Masks/face coverings are required, and participants will be spaced 6 feet apart at all times. Complimentary parking available at the Charles River Garage at 165 Cambridge Street, Boston (see parking info here). Bring your own bread for Tashlich! In the case of inclement weather, a decision will be made by 9am and communicated via email to the registration and posted on all social media. In absence of hearing from us, Tashlich is happening. Walk-ins will not be permitted due to the current gathering laws.
Erev Yom Kippur, Sunday, Sept 27, 2020 / Tishrei 10, 5781
3:00 - 3:45 PM - The incredible, goofy, fun-loving Wayne Potash (back by popular demand) joins us for an interactive service designed for preschool and elementary school aged children.
Yom Kippur, Monday, Sept 28, 2020 / Tishrei 11, 5781
9:30 - 10:15 AM - What's it like to be eaten by a giant whale? Cantorial student Allie Henke explores this and so much more in an interactive session designed for preschool and elementary school aged children!
7:15 PM - Join the Vilna community to end the High Holidays together with Havdalah and break fast.
Family High Holiday celebrations are a partnership between the Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture and JCC Greater Boston.