The Days of Awe summon and awaken us. This season offers us time to be present, reflect, and refocus on the gift of being together in Jewish community. In 5786, let us continue to create our Jewish home together.
Members (and/or to purchase tickets for your guests) RSVP here.
If you are not a member or a guest of a member and would like to come to our services, please email temple@templebetham.org.
Information about services, the High Holy Day food drive, Lulav and Etrog ordering, and frequently asked questions can be found below.
At Dahl Playfield.
Is This The Fast I Desire?”Join Shelly Cohen and Rabbi Laura for a dynamic exploration of one of Yom Kippur’s most prophetic messages about living our values. Together, we’ll help build resilience and connection through study and sharing of a Tzedek vision for Temple Beth Am at 70. All adults and teens welcome!
Join Elliott Weiss in a meditative practice exploring themes central to Yom Kippur including mortality, impermanence, and forgiveness. No meditation experience required. The session will include teaching, formal practice, and an opportunity to reflect on your experience.
On Yom Kippur afternoon, join Rabbi Jesse for a 45-minute exploration of the shofar’s power and meaning. Together we’ll journey from the shofar’s ancient uses in fields, in battle, and in sacred ritual to its resonances today as a call to justice and awakening. We’ll listen for the voices within its blasts, crying, wailing, cheering, thundering, and reflect on what they might stir in us. We’ll also consider the uniqueness of each shofar, shaped by nature and by hand, and what it means that an animal’s horn, once lifted in struggle and strength, now lifts our voices in prayer and yearning. Bring your ears, your heart, and your curiosity as we uncover the layers of sound and soul in this most iconic symbol of the High Holy Days.
Learn more here.
Join us in fighting hunger in our community. The JFS Community-Wide Food Drive begins Monday, September 8, and culminates with our annual Food Sort on Sunday, October 5.
If you’re part of a synagogue, look out for announcements during Rosh Hashanah services about how to participate. You can also run your own food drive—check out our “How to Run a Food Drive” guide below!
The Food Sort is a hands-on opportunity for individuals, families, and groups to sort and organize thousands of pounds of donated food for the Polack Food Bank. Each year, volunteers like you help us provide healthy food—with dignity and respect—to neighbors throughout the Puget Sound region.
Demand at the JFS Polack Food Bank is at an all-time high. This summer, we served 190 guests in a single day—a record in our nearly 100-year history.
Food insecurity is rising across Washington, with food bank visits up nearly 60% since 2021. Meanwhile, food donations and funding are decreasing, and federal cuts to programs like SNAP are deepening the crisis.
If you’d like to learn more about the JFS Polack Food Bank, and the donated items we accept throughout the year, please check out our Polack Food Bank Fact Sheet.
Let’s make sure no one in our community goes hungry.
Spots fill quickly—sign up now!
Volunteer for the Food Sort
Questions? Please email volunteer@jfsseattle.org
Single service and service package tickets are available for a set donation amount to Temple Beth Am. Reciprocal tickets for members from out-of-town URJ synagogues are also available by having your temple email temple@templebetham.org and confirm your current membership. Temple Beth Am members can purchase guest tickets through the RSVP form here.
If you are not a member or a guest of a member and would like to come to our services, please email temple@templebetham.org.
Some families have children over age six who may be comfortable attending the classic services (approx. two hours in length) and there is free childcare for children under age six at this service. However, the contemporary daytime services are made to be accessible for those all ages (approx. 70 minutes in length). The library is open with services playing and will be staffed to support breaks for school-aged children during both morning services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Length is the primary difference between the classic and contemporary services. The classic service is 1approx.. two hours in length and the contemporary service is shorter at 1pprox.. 70 minutes. The classic service will have a sermon by the Senior Rabbi (which is also later posted in video form on our website) and feature our choir, while the contemporary service has a short story and features some more modern musical compositions. Both services are led by our full clergy team and Music Director, Chava Mirel and have congregants participating throughout the service.
Yes there will be a Yizkor service to honor those we have lost in the past year as part of the Yom Kippur afternoon services.
All services are live-streamed except the 8pm Kol Nidre service which is an identical version of the 6pm service. All services remain on our YouTube channel after the live-stream and can be viewed anytime.
After a service takes place, it will continue to be available to watch at any time on our YouTube channel.
The CCAR Press no longer allows congregations to share the Mishkan Hanefesh (Machzor for the Days of Awe) in electronic form. We do have books in regular and large print available in the sanctuary, and a limited amount that can be checked out in advance from the front office for those that can’t come to services in person. However, as we do not have the ability to store enough prayer books for the entire community, this year we are recommending if you have an e-reader, you can purchase the kindle version of Mishkan Hanefesh for a small charge and have it at home and for the sanctuary for years to come! For sustainability and accessibility, we welcome your e-reader prayerbooks! To purchase the Kindle version: click here (Rosh Hashanah), click here (Yom Kippur).
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