Yom Kippur Afternoon Experience

Enhance your Yom Kippur experience with afternoon options:

12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

• And the Youth Shall See Visions: Israel Through the Eyes of Our Teens, Barish Sanctuary
  We’ll hear the voices of our teens and young adults as they share their diverse perspectives about Israel and this moment for American Jews. Join us to learn from our young members about their experiences on this summer’s Shirley Barish Memorial Israel Experience, at their college campuses, and more. Musical and artistic representations will be interspersed with their remarks.

1:45 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.

• Let’s Discuss: Small Group Conversations about Israel, Rabbi Silk, Oshman Multi-Purpose Room
  Join Rabbi Silk and other facilitators in small group conversations about Israel. Share your thoughts about the current state of affairs in Israel though the lens of caring, compassion and our Jewish values.
• I said I’m Sorry… Now What? Self Reflection Through Art Works, Jennifer Pittsford & Cantor Simmons, Youth Lounge
  Join us in a relaxed, welcoming space as Houston-based artist Jennifer Pittsford guides us on an artistic journey using mixed media. We will explore what starting fresh in this new year can look like and imagine how to pursue being our best selves. No art experience is necessary. All ages welcome. This session continues in Block 2.
  
  • Please note that advance registration is requested for I said I’m Sorry… Now What? Self Reflection Through Art Works, as space is limited. Click here to register.
• Write Your Personal Mission Statement, Anna Shabtay, Stillman-Lack Library
  Take time at the beginning of 5785 to create your personal mission statement to help define the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines to guide you to the being the best version of you. Writing encouraged but not required.
• Meditation, Ann Friedman, Board Room
  Experience a guided journey of mindfulness, utilizing the themes of the Days of Awe.

2:35 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.

• Joining the Conversation: Repair and Return, Stefani Carlson, Board Room
  For more than two millennia, Jews have studied Torah in community, generating lively debates in our search for meaning and relevance. Together, we will study forgiveness, one of the central themes of our High Holy Days, through the lens of text and tradition.
• Social Justice Showcase: Repairing Our World, Rabbi Fixler, Oshman Multi-Purpose Room
  Come to learn about how Jewish values support democracy and voting. EE Votes, our synagogue’s non-partisan voter and civic engagement project, invites you to come hear from local experts to prepare for this fall’s election and beyond.
• Musical Contemplation, Proler Chapel
  A string quartet of Shepherd School musicians will create space for personal contemplation and meditation on the themes of the holiday.