High Holy Days 2023

...whether you choose to attend in person outdoors at Har HaShem or online from the comfort of a remote location. We look forward to seeing you, hearing you, celebrating with you, and marking the start of a new year of meaning and memories.

• All services will happen outdoors. Come prepared with water, sunglasses, and dressed for the weather.
  • Family and congregational services will be in our tent.
  • Preschool services (9am on the mornings of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur) will be under the trees at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, our neighbor.
• Har HaShem strongly recommends that all members of our community and visitors be fully vaccinated for COVID.
• Preregister for all services. Your registration will help us plan. Print the QR code or save it to your phone.
• Services will be streamed to our website.
• We will welcome guests and visitors as space allows. 

On Yom Kippur afternoon, we remember those who have blessed our lives, and we invite you to add their names to Har HaShem's digital wall of remembrance which will be visible on our website. To include names, please complete the online form.

Members who are logged in can review their yahrzeit records. Choose "manage yahrzeits" under the my account menu at the top of this page.

We intend to welcome visitors to our services, so long as we have space to accommodate our members.

• If you belong to another congregation, complete this form or contact them directly to request seating on your behalf. 
• If you are a visitor or new to Har HaShem and would like additional information, send us an email. We'll be delighted to meet you and answer your questions!

Har HaShem aims to include people of any age who may temporarily or permanently move, hear, see, touch, think, learn, communicate, process stimuli, and/or experience emotions differently. If you need an accommodation to participate in our services and programs, please email our inclusion committee. We'll try to meet your needs.

For Har HaShem members: If you need our assistance attending services at another congregation, please click the link below and complete the form. Har HaShem will contact the other congregation on your behalf. The congregation will then communicate directly with you. Please note: congregations' policies on visitors vary. These policies are beyond Har HaShem's control.

Request seating at another congregation 

Over the last decade, Har HaShem members and friends have donated almost 50,000 meals to those who do not choose to fast through our Project Isaiah. This year we will collect bags of non-perishable, non-expired food at Har HaShem starting Erev Rosh HaShanah, 9/15, thru Sukkot, 10/6. Local hunger is a reality with 33,650 people in Boulder County struggling with hunger, including 6,400 children. Every donation matters!

You may also contribute to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger. Mazon mobilizes thousands of donors in nearly 1000 congregations to feed vulnerable people.

Dedicating a set of Mishkan HaNefesh, the new Reform machzor (prayerbook for the High Holy Days) is a wonderful way to honor a friend or loved one. Click here to learn more about dedicating copies.

Disabilities
Har HaShem aims to include people of any age who may temporarily or permanently move, hear, see, touch, think, learn, communicate, process stimuli, and/or experience emotions differently. We are exploring options for closed captioning or technology assistance. If you need an accommodation to participate in our services and programs, please email our inclusion committee. We'll try to meet your needs.

Diversity
Har HaShem welcomes everyone interested in Judaism: individuals of all religious backgrounds, races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, LGBTQ*, marital status, family structures, socioeconomic status, political affiliations, abilities, or ages.