We are grateful to be gathering in person at St. Joan of Arc, via livestream, and on Zoom for High Holy Day services this year.
All services are free, non-ticketed, and open to everyone without registration or membership requirements.
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Monday, September 22
5:00pm: Erev Rosh HaShanah Youth and Families T'filah
For 2nd through 5th graders and their families
6:30pm: Erev Rosh HaShanah Service
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!
9:30am: Rosh HaShanah Morning Youth and Families T'filah
For K’tanimot (families with newborns, babies, and tots) through 1st graders and their families
10:30am: Rosh HaShanah Morning Service
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.
10:30am - 1:00pm: Rosh HaShanah Childcare
10:30am - 1:00pm: Camp Rosh HaShanah
After Services (Around 1:45pm): Tashlich
Please join us for potluck lunch and tashlich immediately following Rosh HaShana morning services.
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Wednesday, October 1
5:00pm: Kol Nidrei Youth and Families T’filah
For 2nd through 5th graders and their families
6:30pm: Kol Nidrei Service
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.
6:30pm - 8:30pm: Kol Nidrei Childcare
Thursday, October 2
9:30am: Yom Kippur Morning Youth and Families T’filah
For K’tanimot (families with newborns, babies, and tots) through 1st graders and their families
10:30am: Yom Kippur Morning Service
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.
10:30am - 2:00pm: Yom Kippur Childcare
10:30am - 2:00pm: Camp Yom Kippur
2:15pm: Yom Kippur Afternoon Learning | Session 1 + 2
5:30pm: Yizkor Slideshow
6:00pm: Yizkor
7:15pm: Neilah
8:00pm: Community Break Fast
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Youth + Families
In addition to our family prayer services listed above, we offer childcare and camp during the community-wide services. Registration is required here.
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Accessibility
Shir Tikvah prioritizes inclusion and accessibility at our High Holy Day services.
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STiFTY Food Drive
The STiFTY Board invites you to perform your first mitzvah of 5786: Donate to their annual Food Drive! Bring your cans/nonperishable foods to any Sukkot gathering.
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Music + Poetry from our Choir
We invite you to enjoy these recordings of music and poetry by members of the Shir Tikvah choir to deepen and grow your High Holy Days practice.
Make a gIFT
At Shir Tikvah, we believe our High Holy Days should be open to all — no tickets, no membership requirements, no barriers. Together, we create a community where every voice is welcome, every prayer is heard, and every heart is held.
Bringing our services to life, whether in the sanctuary or online, takes months of preparation, staff time, music, technology, materials, printing, prayer books, gnosh, and countless hours of care. Each year, it is one of the biggest undertakings of our shul. This year, we need to raise $65,000 so that we can offer the meaningful and inclusive High Holy Days experience our community deserves.
We invite you, and implore you, to be a part of making it possible. Your contribution helps us open our doors wide and meet this sacred season with strength and love. Give today, and help launch Shir Tikvah into an abundant and generous 5786.
$100: Supplies fidgets for our quiet sensory room
$500: Provides large print texts for one service
$2,500: Funds our break fast meal for 200 people
$5,000: Supports our online services for an average of 500 attendees
$10,000: Secures our location at St. Joan of Arc + vendors (sound and tech, security)
Yizkor Memorials
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.