We welcome you to join us for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Join us with your broken heart, your questions, your joys, and your dreams for the year ahead. May each and every one of us, Jewish and Palestinian and everyone who dwells on this sacred earth, be inscribed in the Book of Life. May 5787 be a year of healing and liberation for all.

This year we have one registration form for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. If you are able, we encourage you to fill out the form once. If you need to register for Yom Kippur later, that is also ok.

Registration for Rosh Hashanah closes September 7th

Registration for Yom Kippur closes September 15th

You can find the full schedule and other details here: www.clevelandjewishcollective.org/high-holy-days

CJC is a collectively created community. All of our Core Teams have spent several months dreaming up meaningful and accessible gatherings for this most sacred season of the year. Now we need your help! This is a total team effort, and in order for the High Holidays to function smoothly, we need everyone to pitch in within their capacity. Many hands make light work!

We are looking for volunteers to help with set up, clean up, the Welcome Table, childcare, and monitoring the potluck and break-fast tables. We have intentionally made the shifts as short as possible, so please sign up for more than one if you’re able. Please prioritize spots labeled “priority” or where no one has signed up yet. You can sign up for a shift here. Thank you!

If you are signing up for a childcare shift, please also read and sign the Childcare Co-op Brit (Agreement) here (even if you’ve signed it before).

We are creating this community together and are incredibly grateful for all the ways our members contribute their time and energy. It is a holy act to create and sustain community.

We believe that High Holidays should be financially accessible to everyone, and we do not charge for our High Holiday gatherings. To help offset the cost of food, space rentals, and supplies, as well as Rabbi Miriam's time spent preparing, we encourage you to contribute to our High Holy Days Fund. We understand that our community members have a range of financial situations, so if you are able to give more, we invite you to help nourish our community with a larger donation. CJC is committed to creating Judaism without financial barriers, and you are welcome regardless of the amount you contribute, including $0.

Struggling to figure out how much to donate? You may find these ranges helpful:

$0-$54 (Lower Income/ You’re struggling to meet basic needs and have little expendable income.)
$54-$180 (Middle Income/ You’re able to meet basic needs and have some expendable income.)
$180-$360 (Higher Income/ You exceed basic needs and have ample expendable income.)

Pay less on the scale if you:

are black, indigenous, or a person of color
receive public assistance
have dependents
have $0 savings
have significant debt that prevents you from meeting basic needs
have less access to money because of abuse
have a chronic illness or disability that impacts your ability to earn income
are an elder with limited financial support
are unable to access healthcare (including gender-affirming care) or have high medical expenses or debts

Pay more on the scale if you:

pay other communities/practitioners full price
have few or no dependents
have savings, investments, inherited money and/or retirement accounts
can ask people in your life for money
own a home or rent by choice
travel recreationally
have access to family money and resources in times of need
work part-time by choice
have earning power (even if you aren’t using it right now) from college degrees, ability, race, gender, social networks, or family

Contact the host of CJC High Holy Days 5787