Yom Kippur - 25 Hour Sacred Fire Teshuvah Journey
Wednesday Oct 1: Kol Nidre | 5:30 - 8:00 pm (Light fire & candle lighting @ 6:30pm)
Join us in the sacred redwood grove for Makom Shalom’s first Kol Nidre evening, where we will kindle a ceremonial fire, chant the haunting words of Kol Nidre, and open the 25-hour Yom Kippur portal together. This powerful gathering marks the beginning of our communal journey of reflection, renewal, and return. The 25-hour community fire will be tended through the night by community - consider taking a fire-tending shift!
Thursday Oct 2: Yom Kippur Day
On Yom Kippur day, we continue our journey of vidui—confession and release—through prayer, Torah service, and intimate reflective practices in pairs, deepening our personal and communal return. In the afternoon, we turn to the Earth for wisdom as we explore the story of Jonah through embodied, nature-based inquiry. As the day draws to a close, we gather for the powerful Neilah journey, lifting the final sparks together and sealing our return in sacred community.
Youth Programming
Yael Raff Peskin
Prayer and Music Leaders include
Zelig Golden (Rabbi), Shoshanah Sosman (Cantorial Soloist), Sarai Shapiro (guitar & voice), Jen Myzel (guitar & voice), Brian Lemish (percussion), David Schiller (guitar & voice), Nate Levin (Guitar Mandotar, Sound), David Davis (Cello), Alex Kugler (Kol Nidre), Jamie Barsimantov (clarinet, oud)
Teachers
Caitlin Sislin, Rabbi Dan Goldblatt, Zoe Goldblatt, Rachel Ruach-Golden
Schedule
9:30 am - 1:00 pm | Shacharit,Torah & Avodah services
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Yizkor (Memorial) Service
4:00 - 5:30 pm | Afternoon offerings
Teshuva in the Nervous System with Wowlvenn Seward-Katzmiller
Painful ruptures with loved ones can happen when hard discussions activate our fight, flight and freeze responses. We can learn and return to the connection response, strengthening it enough to even talk about the most divisive issues like Israel and Palestine. Join us for teshuva through the nervous system and building bridges over the rapids that divide us.
Dying, Living & Letting Go with Zoe and Rabbi Dan Goldblatt
Yom Kippur challenges us to consider that the limitation of our life span can energize our aliveness. We explore this concept with interactive exercises involving the Go Wish deck of cards from CODA Alliance and some creative writing based on Lindsay Tunkl's book, "When you die you will not be scared to die.”
6:00 - 7:30 pm | Neilah (Closing the Gates) service followed
7:30 - 9:00 pm | Potluck break fast