High Holy Days 2025

All HHD Services will take place in the Kaplan Theater at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center - 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd. Houston, TX 77096

REGISTER

SCHEDULE, INFORMATION, AND LOCATION

PRAYERBOOKS (WE REQUEST THAT YOU BRING YOUR OWN)

TESHUVAH WORKSHOPS - MORE INFORMATION TO COME!

YIZKOR SERVICE

BREAK FAST - MORE INFORMATION TO COME! 

VOLUNTEER

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As the High Holy Days draw near, we are invited—not just to attend a service, but to step into a sacred space of truth-telling, healing, and hope. This season meets us exactly where we are—sometimes strong, sometimes uncertain, often somewhere in between.

Each of us brings with us waves of concern—some quiet, some crashing. We carry grief we haven’t fully named, questions we haven’t yet answered, fears we haven’t dared to say aloud. We worry about our loved ones, our world, our own weary hearts. These waves come in different forms for each of us—but they are real. And we don’t ignore them during these days—we honor them.

But the beauty of this sacred season is that we don’t face those waves alone. We gather together to create circles of care—intimate, intentional, spiritual spaces where no one has to carry their burdens by themselves. These circles aren’t perfect, but they are sacred. They form through quiet prayer, shared songs, a knowing glance, or even just being present beside someone who needs to feel seen. During these Days of Awe, our community becomes a net—catching one another when we feel like we might fall.

Still, in a world that so often feels fractured and fragile, we ask: How do we hold it all together? The truth is—we don’t have to hold it all alone. We hold it together. We hold it through ancient melodies that stir something deep in our souls. We hold it by returning to our values, to our people, to our Source. We hold it by admitting we don’t have all the answers, but still showing up to ask the questions. We hold it by believing, even in the brokenness, that renewal is possible.

The High Holy Days are not only a time to look inward—they are a time to reach outward. To make amends. To reconnect. To choose compassion again. To remind ourselves that even when life feels too much, we are never too far gone to return.

This season is about forgiveness, but also about belonging. It’s about remembering who we are, and that our lives matter—not because they are perfect, but because they are honest, striving, and sacred.

So if you’re feeling overwhelmed, or uncertain, or even just tired—you are not alone. Come as you are. Bring your full self. There is space for you here. We’ll hold it all, together.

Special THANK YOU  to our High Holy Days Underwriters who are helping make the following possible:

• Associate Rabbi  - Angela & Michael Cohen
• AV/Tech Printing - Better & Barton Slatko
• Soloist -  Sheryl & Lee Reback
• Cellist  - Ruth Goldberg & Allan Van Fleet in honor of Shirley Trepel
• Divisi Strings Quartet  - The De Llano Family 
• Pianist  -  Susan Peak
• Shofar  - Carol Pock 
• Security  -  Carolyn & David Axelrad, Allison & Giovanni Diano, Gene Feigelson, Cynthia Gbadebo, Ginny & Charles Levenback,

  The Sadykhov Family, Stuart A. Shapiro & Richard D. Bezdek, Nanette Tashnek, Karen Thrall