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High Holidays at Tifereth Israel

High Holiday Schedule

Month of Elul

All month Shofar Blasts  
Sat., Sept 13 8:30 pm Havdalah, Selichot Program*
  10:00 pm Selichot Service*
Sun., Sept 21 9:00 am Holiday Food Deliveries
  9:30 am Goldberg Day
  12:00 pm Cemetery Service
     

Rosh Hashana

Monday, September 22: Erev Rosh Hashana
6:30 pm Wolman Sanctuary Services*
   
Tuesday, September 23: Rosh Hashana Day 1
9:00 am Wolman Sanctuary Services*
9:30 am Childcare 18 mo. and up**
11:00 am Family Service
5:00 pm Tashlich, BYO Picnic & Mincha (tentative)
     
Wednesday, September 24: Rosh Hashana Day 2
9:00 am Wolman Sanctuary Services*
9:30 am Childcare 18 mo. and up**

*In person and via Zoom
** Sign up for childcare on the High Holiday registration form

Yom Kippur

Wednesday, October 1: Erev Yom Kippur
5:45 pm Empty Your Pockets  
6:00 pm Mincha*  
6:15 pm Kol Nidre*  
     
Thursday, October 2: Yom Kippur Day
9:00 am Wolman Sanctuary Services *  
9:30 am Childcare 18 mo. and up**  
10:30 am Family Service  
11:00 am Mini Minyan  
~ Noon Yizkor Service*  
2:00 pm Break and Gentle Yoga  
3:00 pm Afternoon Learning  
4:00 pm Ask-the-Rabbi Session  
5:00 pm Mincha*  
6:15 pm Neilah*  
7:32 pm Shofar Blasts, Ma'ariv, Havdalah  
7:35 pm Dairy Break Fast  
     
Register here for services.  
     

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About Services and Childcare

Main Services

Our beautiful traditional egalitarian services are led by Rabbi Michael Werbow, along with expert lay leaders. We use Mahzor Lev Shalem, which is rich in commentary and links study and prayer through a synthesis of historical scholarship and spiritual vision. Services are available in person and via Zoom webinar. All services have open seating, unless reserved seating is needed for accomodation.

Family SERVICE

Experience the Days of Awe through spirited prayer and song, an abbreviated Torah reading, and interactive engagement with the themes of the High Holidays.

Mini Minyan (for ages 2-6)

TI's littlest members enjoy an interactive experience with story, prayer, song, and movement.

childcare (For 18 months and up)

Childcare includes stories, activities, and play. Pre-registration is required.

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TI Membership

Not a TI member yet? We are delighted to have you join us for High Holiday services and for services and activities throughout the year. Learn more about joining our community or contact Membership Vice President Jenn Kefer.

Please note: If you pay for High Holiday services and later decide to join, your payment for services can be applied towards annual dues.

Ready to join now? Great! Fill out the membership application form.

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Remembrances

Memorial Plaques

There are special Jewish traditions on the anniversary of a death, or yahrzeit.  Loved ones light a 24-hour candle, make charitable contributions and recite the Mourner’s Kaddish.  At TI, we read names of the deceased on Friday evening and Shabbat morning.  We also light memorial plaques in the Sanctuary before sundown on the Shabbat preceding
a yahrzeit and  before each Yizkor (memorial) services.

Order a memorial plaque here.

Note: Orders will not be ready in time for the fall Holidays.

Book of Remembrance

The Book of Remembrance contains names of loved ones, reflections and special prayers. It is used at Yizkor (memorial) services throughout the year.

Yizkor dates in 5786: 

Yom Kippur • Saturday, October 2, 2025

Shmini Atzeret • Thursday, October 14, 2025

Pesach, 8th day • Sunday, April 9, 2026

Shavuot, 2nd day • Tuesday, May 23, 2026

Add or edit your entry here by Friday, August 15.

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Volunteering & Tzedakah

ROSH HASHANA FOOD DELIVERIES

Sponsored by the Social Action Committee in Partnership with JSSA
Sunday, September 21 at 9 am
Brighten the Holidays by delivering bags of groceries to seniors, immigrants and others in need in the greater DC Jewish community. 

Sign up here to participate.

 

GOLDBERG HIGH HOLIDAY PREPARATION DAY

Sunday, September 21 at 9:30 am
This day is named after the Goldberg Family, who have modeled leadership and generosity through the generations. To honor their ongoing commitment to TI, congregants of all ages and abilities gather each year to prepare the building for the New Year. Snacks provided!

Sign up form coming soon.

 

SUNFLOWER BAKERY ORDERS

Sunflower Bakery enables pathways to employment for young adults and teens with learning differences through training in pastry arts, hospitality and related industries. Sunflower training combines technical hard skills with soft skills of employment readiness. All of their tasty treats are prepared under the supervision of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.

The High Holiday order form will be posted as soon as it is published.

 

EMPTY YOUR POCKETS

Sponsored by the Social Action Committee
Wednesday, October 1 at 5:45 pm
Each year, the Social Action Committee selects an organization to support and encourages TI members to "empty their pockets" on their way to Kol Nidre services. This year's recipient is The TraRon Center, a District of Columbia non-profit that counsels and provides art therapies for kids traumatized by gun violence. Last year, Tifereth Israel participated in an annual interfaith concert called Silence the Violence and  became a concert partner with a generous donation to The TraRon Center as beneficiary.

Donate to The  TraRon center here.  

Learn about the Social Action Committee here

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Annual Appeal

Annual appeal
 

SUPPORT THE ANNUAL APPEAL
 

Toda Rabbah for helping make this community all that it is—for so many, and for all of us. Your support brings Jewish life to meaning, from the High Holy Days to social action; it fuels learning across generations, connection and care in every season, and a spiritual home at the heart of DC. Together, one gift at a time, we’re building a shared future.

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