Need a coffee, tea, or snack break? Stop by Rustica with Jayce for a quick 15-30 bite of Sukkot themed Torah at 10:00 am, followed by a little shmooze till 11:00 am. You’re welcome to drop in for just a few minutes, hang out for the whole hour, or bring your laptop to do a little work afterwards.

Torah Café happens each month at a rotating local cafe. Have a recommendation for a café for us to visit? Have a little Torah you’d like to teach? Reach out to Jayce.

Open day in the Sukkah

Bring yourself, your family, friends, and some nosh.  The Sukkah will be open for your enjoyment all day.   

We invite new JAMI families, new members, conversion students and anyone else who would like to help out for a special chance to finish and decorate our communal sukkah. Bring yourself, your questions, and a potluck item. After creating our communal decorations and noshing, R’ Arielle will share Torah about the history and customs of Sukkahs. 

AT THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY IS SONG, OUR SHIR TIKVAH, OUR SONG OF HOPE.

We raise our voices in song and gratitude, helping each other come to a place of rest and release each Shabbat. On Shabbat, all of creation rests. All who come to uplift the dignity and sanctity of all of creation are welcome in the Shir Tikvah sanctuary - comers of all faiths, identity, gender, race, ability, and familial structure.

KABBALAT SHABBAT

On Friday night, we gather in our multi-modal sanctuary to greet Shabbat with song, poetry, learning and connecting with one another. Led by our rabbi team and by an inspiring constellation of community leaders, our Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming Shabbat) services are musical, accessible (closed captions and a full transcript of the service are available), warm and connective.

Join us in breaking our fast together on the front patio of St. Joan of Arc!

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services will be held in person at St. Joan of Arc, via YouTube Livestream, and on Zoom (hosted by the Makom Minyan)

Services are free, non-ticketed, and open to everyone without registration or membership requirements

Yizkor offers us a time to remember loved ones who have passed away. It connects us to our personal histories and the impact of those who have shaped our lives. This service also continues the theme of introspection, helping us to focus on making meaningful changes in our lives.

Yizkor Submissions

Please use this form. We remember loved ones of blessed memory during Yizkor, sharing names and images of loved ones who have died in years' past. 

This year we will: 

1. Create a printed Yizkor Memorial Booklet listing the names of our loved ones, which will be available during the Yizkor service 5786 and throughout the year. 

2. Share our communal Yizkor slideshow with images of loved ones during the service. Everyone included in the slideshow will also have their name printed in the booklet. 

For submitting photos and names: 

• If you've previously submitted a photo, you do not need to send it again. 

• To submit a photo, please use this form or email Nikolina, clergy manager at nikolina@shirtikvahmn.org. Please complete one form per photo.

• To share physical copies of photos, mail them to Shir Tikvah, by September 15th. 

Giving in memory of a loved one is a meaningful mitzvah. The suggested gift is $54 per name/photo. Gifts can be made by check or here.

Neilah is the dramatic conclusion of Yom Kippur. It’s a time of intense reflection and final pleas for forgiveness. The shofar’s concluding blast symbolizes the sealing of our judgments, encapsulating our commitment to justice and righteousness as we prepare to enter the new year with a renewed sense of purpose and fairness. We end Neilah with havdalah, spirited dancing and breakfast.

Join us for an afternoon of soulful learning.  With workshops led by Shir Tikvah-niks, we'll explore messing up, forgiveness, justice and wonder through modalities ranging from theater games, to text study, to gentle movement.  Review our complete offerings for both sessions here!

Shir Tikvah offers childcare and camp onsite during the community-wide services on Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidrei, and Yom Kippur. We look after and engage children while their parents/guardians are in services.

Childcare is for children ages 2 - 4 years old. During Childcare, children are babysat and engaged in provided activities. Snacks are provided during childcare.

Camp is for children ages 5 - 11 years old. During Camp, children are supervised and guided through provided activities. Snacks and lunch are provided during camp.

Parents/Guardians are required to provide their cell phone numbers, and to answer calls or text messages during the service.

Please complete one form per child. Childcare and camp are $36 per opportunity; this helps ensure we provide a safe, fun, and meaningful experience for our community's youngest. No one will be turned away due to finances -- please email office@shirtikvahmn.org for reduced cost options.

To adequately prepare to care for our community’s children, Childcare and Camp registrations will close on Friday, September 5.

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services will be held in person at St. Joan of Arc, via YouTube Livestream, and on Zoom (hosted by the Makom Minyan)

Services are free, non-ticketed, and open to everyone without registration or membership requirements

The morning service of Yom Kippur asks us to confront our past and seek genuine change. It’s a day dedicated to self-examination and spiritual renewal, providing us with the opportunity to reflect deeply on our actions and commit to personal transformation. Through intense self-reflection and repentance, we strive to align our actions with a deeper embodiment of justice, aiming to correct past wrongs and commit to fair and righteous behavior. Featuring a participatory Torah service, prayer leadership by Shir Tikvah’s soulful choir and community prayer leaders, kavannot by community members, and community text study led by Shir Tikvah’s rabbis.

Shir Tikvah offers childcare and camp onsite during the community-wide services on Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidrei, and Yom Kippur. We look after and engage children while their parents/guardians are in services.

Childcare is for children ages 2 - 4 years old. During Childcare, children are babysat and engaged in provided activities. Snacks are provided during childcare.

Camp is for children ages 5 - 11 years old. During Camp, children are supervised and guided through provided activities. Snacks and lunch are provided during camp.

Parents/Guardians are required to provide their cell phone numbers, and to answer calls or text messages during the service.

Please complete one form per child. Childcare and camp are $36 per opportunity; this helps ensure we provide a safe, fun, and meaningful experience for our community's youngest. No one will be turned away due to finances -- please email office@shirtikvahmn.org for reduced cost options.

To adequately prepare to care for our community’s children, Childcare and Camp registrations will close on Friday, September 5.

Thursday, October 2, 2025 | 9:30am

All welcome; designed for K’tanimot (families with newborns, babies, and tots) through 1st grade families.

Led by Shana, Forrest, and Rabbi Arielle.

5786 is here! Start it in community at Shir Tikvah! This Yom Kippur, our Families T’filot center on the theme, “Lilmod u’Lilamed (ללמוד וללמד) - To Learn and To Teach.” During the Yom Kippur Families service, we will sing, dance, and learn through this theme of learning and teaching as we reflect on the last year.

On Yom Kippur, we pick back up after the ten days since Rosh HaShanah: On Rosh HaShanah, we thought about and shared what we want to learn and teach in the new year. On Yom Kippur, we think about what we learned and taught in the last year. As we settle into 5786, we invite our youngest families to consider these prompts:

-What is something you can do now that you used to not be able to do? How did you learn how to do it? Who taught you?

-What did your parent(s)/guardian(s) learn from you this year? What did you learn from them?

Have these conversations as a family before Yom Kippur and bring your thoughts with you to the service. We look forward to hearing what you discuss!

Shir Tikvah Yom Kippur Families T’filot take place at St. Joan of Arc on Wednesday, October 1 and Thursday, October 2. All are welcome to all services; evening Families services are designed for 2nd through 5th graders and their families and morning Families services are designed for newborns through 1st graders and their families.

Join us on Zoom

Meeting ID: 831 3234 0171

Passcode: 692244

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services will be held in person at St. Joan of Arc, via YouTube Livestream, and on Zoom (hosted by the Makom Minyan)

Services are free, non-ticketed, and open to everyone without registration or membership requirements

Kol Nidrei is an emotional and powerful entry into the Day of Atonement. This service centers personal reflection and themes of repentance, with music that carries us from the ancestors to the present day. With prayer leadership by Shir Tikvah’s soulful choir and community prayer leaders, kavannot by community members, and dvar torah by Rabbi Arielle.

Shir Tikvah offers childcare and camp onsite during the community-wide services on Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidrei, and Yom Kippur. We look after and engage children while their parents/guardians are in services.

Childcare is for children ages 2 - 4 years old. During Childcare, children are babysat and engaged in provided activities. Snacks are provided during childcare.

Camp is for children ages 5 - 11 years old. During Camp, children are supervised and guided through provided activities. Snacks and lunch are provided during camp.

Parents/Guardians are required to provide their cell phone numbers, and to answer calls or text messages during the service.

Please complete one form per child. Childcare and camp are $36 per opportunity; this helps ensure we provide a safe, fun, and meaningful experience for our community's youngest. No one will be turned away due to finances -- please email office@shirtikvahmn.org for reduced cost options.

To adequately prepare to care for our community’s children, Childcare and Camp registrations will close on Friday, September 5.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 5:00pm

All welcome; designed for 2nd through 5th grade families.

Led by Shana, Forrest, and Rabbi Joey.

5786 is here! Start it in community at Shir Tikvah! This Yom Kippur, our Families T’filot center on the theme, “Lilmod u’Lilamed (ללמוד וללמד) - To Learn and To Teach.” During the Kol Nidrei Families service, we will explore what we have learned and taught over the course of the last year.

On Yom Kippur, we pick back up after the ten days since Rosh HaShanah: On Rosh HaShanah, we thought about and shared what we want to learn and teach in the new year. On Yom Kippur, we think about what we learned and taught in the last year. As we settle into 5786, we invite our 2nd through 5th graders and families to consider these prompts:

-Where is the best place you have ever learned / Where is your favorite place to learn? Why?

-What is something you learned about/from yourself this last year? What was it like to learn this?

-What is something you learned about/from others this last year? What was it like to learn this?

-What is a cool/fun/meaningful fact you learned through your school/work this last year?

-Who did you learn from this last year? How might you honor them for what they taught you?

-Who did you teach this last year? What did you teach them? Did you know you were teaching them?

-What makes learning challenging, complicated? Why?

Have these conversations as a family before Yom Kippur and bring your thoughts with you to the service. Really push yourselves to think about learning and teaching as things that happen both at school and outside of school. We look forward to hearing what you discuss!

Shir Tikvah Yom Kippur Families T’filot take place at St. Joan of Arc on Wednesday, October 1 and Thursday, October 2. All are welcome to all services; evening Families services are designed for 2nd through 5th graders and their families and morning Families services are designed for newborns through 1st graders and their families.

Daily Selichot  8/26-10/1 (except for Saturday mornings) 7:15am-7:45AM on Zoom   

For the sixth year, we are offering a daily Selichot practice during the month of Elul. Daily Selichot is a Sephardi practice of reciting penitential prayers and songs daily from the second day of Elul until Yom Kippur. As in past years, our practice will take place on Zoom, at 7:15 am (yes, we get used to it :~). Reciting Selichot daily in the month leading up to the High Holy Days provides us the opportunity to journey, individually and collectively, into the work of the High Holy Days. 

You can find more info about the Selichot, including info on how to contribute to our practice, here. You are welcome in this practice - whether one time or every day.

Daily Selichot  8/26-10/1 (except for Saturday mornings) 7:15am-7:45AM on Zoom   

For the sixth year, we are offering a daily Selichot practice during the month of Elul. Daily Selichot is a Sephardi practice of reciting penitential prayers and songs daily from the second day of Elul until Yom Kippur. As in past years, our practice will take place on Zoom, at 7:15 am (yes, we get used to it :~). Reciting Selichot daily in the month leading up to the High Holy Days provides us the opportunity to journey, individually and collectively, into the work of the High Holy Days. 

You can find more info about the Selichot, including info on how to contribute to our practice, here. You are welcome in this practice - whether one time or every day.

Daily Selichot  8/26-10/1 (except for Saturday mornings) 7:15am-7:45AM on Zoom   

For the sixth year, we are offering a daily Selichot practice during the month of Elul. Daily Selichot is a Sephardi practice of reciting penitential prayers and songs daily from the second day of Elul until Yom Kippur. As in past years, our practice will take place on Zoom, at 7:15 am (yes, we get used to it :~). Reciting Selichot daily in the month leading up to the High Holy Days provides us the opportunity to journey, individually and collectively, into the work of the High Holy Days. 

You can find more info about the Selichot, including info on how to contribute to our practice, here. You are welcome in this practice - whether one time or every day.

Daily Selichot  8/26-10/1 (except for Saturday mornings) 7:15am-7:45AM on Zoom   

For the sixth year, we are offering a daily Selichot practice during the month of Elul. Daily Selichot is a Sephardi practice of reciting penitential prayers and songs daily from the second day of Elul until Yom Kippur. As in past years, our practice will take place on Zoom, at 7:15 am (yes, we get used to it :~). Reciting Selichot daily in the month leading up to the High Holy Days provides us the opportunity to journey, individually and collectively, into the work of the High Holy Days. 

You can find more info about the Selichot, including info on how to contribute to our practice, here. You are welcome in this practice - whether one time or every day.

During Neilah, the last service of Yom Kippur, after a day of singing and praying, we gather in front of the open ark to pour our hearts out. Our community is devout about Neilah - we sing loudly, we call out with full and breaking hearts, we put our all into the project of praying for forgiveness and transformation.

This year, we’re excited to offer Neilah Jam - a three-part musical workshop series on the liturgy and music of Neilah. You’re invited to join Rabbi Arielle and community musicians to learn more about the practice of Neilah and to develop your skills as a leader of communal prayer. When Neilah rolls around this year, on October 2nd, we hope you’ll join us up on the bima (or nearby!) singing loudly, oriented to the prayerful journey we undertake, and ready for what’s to come. 

You can sign up for any and all of our Elul programs here in one form.

AT THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY IS SONG, OUR SHIR TIKVAH, OUR SONG OF HOPE.

We raise our voices in song and gratitude, helping each other come to a place of rest and release each Shabbat. On Shabbat, all of creation rests. All who come to uplift the dignity and sanctity of all of creation are welcome in the Shir Tikvah sanctuary - comers of all faiths, identity, gender, race, ability, and familial structure.

KABBALAT SHABBAT

On Friday night, we gather in our multi-modal sanctuary to greet Shabbat with song, poetry, learning and connecting with one another. Led by our rabbi team and by an inspiring constellation of community leaders, our Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming Shabbat) services are musical, accessible (closed captions and a full transcript of the service are available), warm and connective.

Daily Selichot  8/26-10/1 (except for Saturday mornings) 7:15am-7:45AM on Zoom   

For the sixth year, we are offering a daily Selichot practice during the month of Elul. Daily Selichot is a Sephardi practice of reciting penitential prayers and songs daily from the second day of Elul until Yom Kippur. As in past years, our practice will take place on Zoom, at 7:15 am (yes, we get used to it :~). Reciting Selichot daily in the month leading up to the High Holy Days provides us the opportunity to journey, individually and collectively, into the work of the High Holy Days. 

You can find more info about the Selichot, including info on how to contribute to our practice, here. You are welcome in this practice - whether one time or every day.

Join us on Zoom

Meeting ID: 831 3234 0171

Passcode: 692244

Daily Selichot  8/26-10/1 (except for Saturday mornings) 7:15am-7:45AM on Zoom   

For the sixth year, we are offering a daily Selichot practice during the month of Elul. Daily Selichot is a Sephardi practice of reciting penitential prayers and songs daily from the second day of Elul until Yom Kippur. As in past years, our practice will take place on Zoom, at 7:15 am (yes, we get used to it :~). Reciting Selichot daily in the month leading up to the High Holy Days provides us the opportunity to journey, individually and collectively, into the work of the High Holy Days. 

You can find more info about the Selichot, including info on how to contribute to our practice, here. You are welcome in this practice - whether one time or every day.

Potluck Lunch and Tashlich

We’ll gather for a potluck lunch at Saint Joan of Arc immediately following services.

Please plan to bring a vegetarian potluck dish if you’re able, and volunteers from our Membership & Engagement Committee will be available to receive your offerings and refrigerate them as/if need be. Dishes do need to be vegetarian, and if it is possible please label your dishes with your name so we can ensure they return to you!

Afterward the potluck, around 3:00pm, you’re invited to join us at Shir Tikvah for tashlich at Minnehaha creek. Tashlich, or “casting off” is a visceral experience during which we symbolically throw our sins into moving water. We’ll collect natural items along Minnehaha Creek to toss into the waters. Join Shir Tikvah rabbis, members of the Membership Committee, and community for a meaningful ritual and a chance to enter 5786 with full and open heart.

Shir Tikvah offers childcare and camp onsite during the community-wide services on Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidrei, and Yom Kippur. We look after and engage children while their parents/guardians are in services.

Childcare is for children ages 2 - 4 years old. During Childcare, children are babysat and engaged in provided activities. Snacks are provided during childcare.

Camp is for children ages 5 - 11 years old. During Camp, children are supervised and guided through provided activities. Snacks and lunch are provided during camp.

Parents/Guardians are required to provide their cell phone numbers, and to answer calls or text messages during the service.

Please complete one form per child. Childcare and camp are $36 per opportunity; this helps ensure we provide a safe, fun, and meaningful experience for our community's youngest. No one will be turned away due to finances -- please email office@shirtikvahmn.org for reduced cost options.

To adequately prepare to care for our community’s children, Childcare and Camp registrations will close on Friday, September 5.

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services will be held in person at St. Joan of Arc, via YouTube Livestream, and on Zoom (hosted by the Makom Minyan)

Services are free, non-ticketed, and open to everyone without registration or membership requirements

Welcome the New Year with soulful song, heartfelt prayer, shofar, and community connection. Featuring a participatory Torah service, prayer leadership by Shir Tikvah’s soulful choir and community prayer leaders, kavannot by community members, and a dvar torah by Rabbi Joey.

Shir Tikvah offers childcare and camp onsite during the community-wide services on Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidrei, and Yom Kippur. We look after and engage children while their parents/guardians are in services.

Childcare is for children ages 2 - 4 years old. During Childcare, children are babysat and engaged in provided activities. Snacks are provided during childcare.

Camp is for children ages 5 - 11 years old. During Camp, children are supervised and guided through provided activities. Snacks and lunch are provided during camp.

Parents/Guardians are required to provide their cell phone numbers, and to answer calls or text messages during the service.

Please complete one form per child. Childcare and camp are $36 per opportunity; this helps ensure we provide a safe, fun, and meaningful experience for our community's youngest. No one will be turned away due to finances -- please email office@shirtikvahmn.org for reduced cost options.

To adequately prepare to care for our community’s children, Childcare and Camp registrations will close on Friday, September 5.

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | 9:30am

All welcome; designed for K’tanimot (families with newborns, babies, and tots) through 1st grade families.

Led by Shana, Forrest, and Rabbi Arielle.

5786 is coming! Ring it in with community at Shir Tikvah! This Rosh HaShanah, our Families T’filot center on the theme, “Lilmod u’Lilamed (ללמוד וללמד) - To Learn and To Teach.” During the Morning Rosh HaShanah Families service, we will sing, dance, and learn through this theme of learning and teaching as we celebrate the new year.

As 5785 ends and we approach 5786, we invite our youngest families to consider these prompts:

-What is your favorite thing to learn about? Why?

-What is your favorite book, movie, song, television show, or toy that teaches you something? Why do you like it so much?

-If you became an expert in something, what would it be? Why?

Have these conversations as a family before Rosh HaShanah and bring your thoughts with you to the service. We look forward to hearing what you discuss!

Shir Tikvah Rosh HaShanah Youth and Families T’filot take place at St. Joan of Arc on Monday, September 22 and Tuesday, September 23. All are welcome to all services; evening Families services are designed for 2nd through 5th graders and their families and morning Families services are designed for newborns through 1st graders and their families.

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services will be held in person at St. Joan of Arc, via YouTube Livestream, and on Zoom (hosted by the Makom Minyan)

Services are free, non-ticketed, and open to everyone without registration or membership requirements

Welcome the New Year with soulful song, heartfelt prayer, shofar and community connection. This service offers a transition from the past year and an invitation to open to new beginnings. Dvar torah by Rabbi Arielle. Following the service, join us for apples and honey!