Rosh Hashanah 5787
Reconnect. Renew. Repair. Rejoice.
Begin the New Year with prayer, music, and community. Whether you are returning to familiar traditions or joining us for the first time, we invite you to find a service that speaks to you—with offerings for every age and stage of the journey.
Our full schedule of services for Erev Rosh Hashanah (Friday, September 11) and Rosh Hashanah (Saturday, September 12) are detailed below below; you may also find our full schedule of High Holidays observances on our community calendar. If you wish to join our community as a guest for the High Holidays, we invite you to register here.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 11
Erev Rosh Hashanah Tot Service
Friday, September 11, 4:00 PM
Main Sanctuary
Welcome the new year with our youngest community members and their grown-ups. This brief, joyful service is designed to introduce the themes and sounds of the High Holidays in the spirit of curiosity and playful participation.
Erev Rosh Hashanah Traditional Service
Friday, September 11, 7:00 PM
Main Sanctuary and CBI Livestream
Pause at the threshold of the year and reconnect with tradition, community, and intention at our Erev Rosh Hashanah Service.
Led by Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana, Rabbi Rachel Joseph, and Cantor Rayna Green
Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 12
Rosh Hashanah Traditional Service
Saturday, September 12
10:00 AM
Main Sanctuary and CBI Livestream
Welcome 5787 with prayer, music, and reflection. Together, we’ll mark the beginning of a new year under our historic dome, hear the music of the organ and the sounding of the shofar, and reconnect with traditions that have sustained generations.
Led by Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana and Cantor Rayna Green
Rosh Hashanah Balcony Meetup
For Eighth-Twelfth Grade Students
Saturday, September 12
10:00 AM
Main Sanctuary; please RSVP
Meet up with other CBI teens before services (we’ll gather at the flagpole) and head into the Main Sanctuary together for Rosh Hashanah. Find your people, experience the day with friends, and make space for prayer, connection, and a new year of possibilities.
Rosh Hashanah Pre-B’nei Mitzvah Service
For Fourth-Seventh Grade Students
Saturday, September 12
10:00 AM
Goodman Hall
Discover the themes and traditions of Rosh Hashanah in a service designed for fourth through seventh grade students (parents welcome but not required). This service combines prayer, music, and study for our emerging learners, who are then invited to join the Traditional Service reading across the street.
Led by Rabbi Rachel Joseph, Artist-in-Residence Kim Schneiderman, Education Director Ben Sandler, and CBI’s musical team
Rosh Hashanah Service For Families with Young Children
Saturday, September 12
11:00 AM
Goodman Hall
Sing, move, and celebrate the New Year through stories, music, and hands-on participation. Designed by Rabbi Rachel Joseph,, Artist-in-Residence Kim Schneiderman, and Education Director Ben Sandler specifically for young children and the grown-ups who share their lives, this joyful service concludes as our entire community assembles for the shofar blast!
Led by Rabbi Rachel Joseph, Artist-in-Residence Kim Schneiderman, Education Director Ben Sandler, and CBI’s musical team
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Sweets Reception
Saturday, September 12
~12:30; following Traditional Service
CBI Plaza (weather permitting)
Linger and share a sweet start to 5787 prepared by volunteers from the WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood; if you’d like to contribute a favorite treat, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Northwest Tashlich
~1:00 PM
Saturday, September 12
Tanner Springs Park (NW 10th and Marsal)
Walk from CBI to Tanner Springs Park to Cast your breadcrumbs into flowing water across and symbolically release the burdens of the year gone by.
Lake Oswego and Southeast Portland Tashlich
Saturday, September 12
4:00 PM
RSVP for locations
Mark the new year beside the water in Lake Oswego or Southeast Portland —an opportunity for connection and renewal a little closer to home for community members who live a bit further from the CBI Campus
Teen Tashlich
For Eighth-Twelfth Grade Students
Saturday, September 12
4:00 PM
RSVP for location
Hang out, toss breadcrumbs, catch up after a summer apart, and yes, spend some centering moments in reflection.
While this experience is designed exclusively for teens, there will be a parallel opportunity for accompanying adults to have a Tashlich experience.
High Holidays Reminders
- Our most up to date High Holidays Schedule may be found by clicking here
- We ask all guests to register in advance; please click here to do so.
- The deadline for inclusion in CBI’s 5787 Book of Remembrance is Monday, August 24; we must have your entry by that date if you wish your loved ones to be included. Please click here to make your household’s entry. You access last year’s book by clicking here.
- For everyone’s safety and comfort, large backpacks, bags, purses, and packages are not allowed during services. Please leave them at home when possible.
- Any purses, bags, and other personal items must cleared by security at our clearly-marked inspection point outside the Main Sanctuary, and our security personnel may require you to leave items at bag check rather than bring them into services.
- Please give generously to our annual Robert Peltz (z"l) High Holidays Funds for Food