The morning before Yom Kippur, we will observe a renewed, queered tradition: kapparot! Kapparot is the ritual of expiation through community support: making donations (traditionally of chickens, now with money) as a public display of mutual aid. Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
We will hold space together to welcome the Day of Atonement, beginning with the renunciation of vows, Kol Nidre, and continuing with spirited song and prayer.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
Kids have a place in Yom Kippur, too! Everyone will have the opportunity to engage deeply in the big questions of the holiday through songs, stories, and activities that spark the imagination.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
Join NSP on Yom Kippur morning to read the Torah, sing and reflect, wrestle with the old year, and embrace the renewal of the new year.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
During the afternoon of Yom Kippur, NSP’s spaces will be open for organized learning, relaxation, chant, meditation, and quiet gathering.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
Our innovative and dynamic Kollel teachers will lead activities reflecting the holiday’s themes and connect them to our values and texts.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
The culmination of the new year’s cycle comes with the “closing of the gates,” ne’ilah. NSP will gather for a final time to sing supplications, pass the Torah from hand to hand, and pray the special and unique fifth prayer of the Yom Kippur day.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign … Continue reading Ne’ilah (Closing) Service
After sundown, we will nosh on bagels and plentiful snacks and bask in the denouement of the holidays.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
Gather in community of Jews of color and multiracial NSP families to enjoy the holiday with a festive outdoor meal (seudah)!Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign up, click here!
Monthly team meeting to further justice work in the NSP community. Register here tvgo receive the Zoom link. Email justice@newsynagogueproject.org with questions.
Join Rabbi Yosef and NSP members in a weekly text study class on Thursdays at Noon over Zoom. Each class will focus on a particular aspect of the weekly Torah portion. No prior text study experience is required. Join every week or when you are able. Register here to receive the zoom link.
Queerspace & Kaleidoscope are coming together under the Sukkah for a Shabbat potluck. All who identify as queer and/or are directly impacted by racism, colonization, and/or Ashkenazi dominance in Jewish spaces are welcome to join, along with their loved ones. Register here.
