High Holiday art by Kadima member Ariel Gross
Celebrating the High Holidays 5783 With Kadima!
Whew. Here we are. It’s been two long years since we have been able to offer an in-person option for our High Holidays services, but the time has finally come for us to have an opportunity to be together in multiple ways. It is time for us to once again have the option to feel each other’s physical presence: the gravitational pull of another, the rustle of seats nearby our neighbors, the rest that comes when we lean into the magic of shared harmonies.
Our services this year will be a hybrid offering, including a Zoom option for those who can’t or don’t choose to attend in person. Adapting to COVID has taught the leadership of our community what many people – especially people with disabilities – had been telling us long before a pandemic: that in order to be an accessible synagogue, our offerings need multiple points of access. We are glad to be offering that through our Zoom services this year, alongside our in-person offerings at St. Marks on Capitol Hill, and we look forward to being with you however works for you best.
COVID Safety for the High Holidays:
1. For indoor events, participants will be required to show proof of vaccination if eligible, wear a tested, certified mask, and give each other distance as able. Capacity will be limited to the number of people who can fit into the space accounting for physical distancing.
2. Indoor events will only be held when King County Community Level is low or medium (per King County Department of Public Health). All events with an indoor attendance option will also have an online attendance option. If the Community Level becomes high, then indoor events will be canceled, and only online and outdoor events will be held. Though our general guidelines make mask usage optional when Community Levels are low, our guidelines require mask usage any time there are participants present who have access needs around decreasing potential COVID exposure. As there will be many participants at High Holiday services who have such access needs, we will be requiring mask usage even if COVID King County Community Level is low.
3. Our in-person events will be held at St. Marks on Capitol Hill. The cathedral nave, where we will have Rosh Hashanah morning, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur morning and day-time events, has an new air exchange system that replaces the entire volume of air 10 times per hour. While there is no HVAC system in Bloedel Hall, where we will be having our Erev Rosh Hashanah service, there are many windows, and we will be working hard to determine how to create effective ventilation in that space.
We are requiring proof of full vaccination status or medical exemption for all eligible attendees of in-person services. You may upload your vaccination documentation when you register, upload at this link if you're already registered, or bring your vaccination card/digital card with you. To find your Washington State digital COVID-19 vaccination verification record, click the link.
Click here to see our full COVID Community Guidelines.
Our services this year will be a hybrid offering, including a Zoom option for those who can’t or don’t choose to attend in person. Adapting to COVID has taught the leadership of our community what many people – especially people with disabilities – had been telling us long before a pandemic: that in order to be an accessible synagogue, our offerings need multiple points of access. We are glad to be offering that through our Zoom services this year, alongside our in-person offerings at St. Marks on Capitol Hill, and we look forward to being with you however works for you best.
COVID Safety for the High Holidays:
1. For indoor events, participants will be required to show proof of vaccination if eligible, wear a tested, certified mask, and give each other distance as able. Capacity will be limited to the number of people who can fit into the space accounting for physical distancing.
2. Indoor events will only be held when King County Community Level is low or medium (per King County Department of Public Health). All events with an indoor attendance option will also have an online attendance option. If the Community Level becomes high, then indoor events will be canceled, and only online and outdoor events will be held. Though our general guidelines make mask usage optional when Community Levels are low, our guidelines require mask usage any time there are participants present who have access needs around decreasing potential COVID exposure. As there will be many participants at High Holiday services who have such access needs, we will be requiring mask usage even if COVID King County Community Level is low.
3. Our in-person events will be held at St. Marks on Capitol Hill. The cathedral nave, where we will have Rosh Hashanah morning, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur morning and day-time events, has an new air exchange system that replaces the entire volume of air 10 times per hour. While there is no HVAC system in Bloedel Hall, where we will be having our Erev Rosh Hashanah service, there are many windows, and we will be working hard to determine how to create effective ventilation in that space.
We are requiring proof of full vaccination status or medical exemption for all eligible attendees of in-person services. You may upload your vaccination documentation when you register, upload at this link if you're already registered, or bring your vaccination card/digital card with you. To find your Washington State digital COVID-19 vaccination verification record, click the link.
Click here to see our full COVID Community Guidelines.
Childcare
Free childcare will be available for children ages 2 and up (somewhat flexible), pending securing a licensed childcare provider, on Rosh Hashanah morning and Yom Kippur morning. Childcare will *not* be available in the evenings. You must provide your child(ren) with a high quality mask, and they will be asked to wear it to the best of their ability (age 2 and up). Children must be vaccinated against COVID, or at least in the process of becoming fully vaccinated (with at least 50% of the shots having been administered). Childcare will be available from 30 minutes before the posted time that services start, to 30 minutes after the posted time services end. Please, however, pick up children promptly once services have ended, as well as being available as needed during services in case your child has a hard time.
Childcare providers ask to please send young people with no-nut snacks, lunch, toys and books - anything that will help them be comfortable and safe.
Free childcare will be available for children ages 2 and up (somewhat flexible), pending securing a licensed childcare provider, on Rosh Hashanah morning and Yom Kippur morning. Childcare will *not* be available in the evenings. You must provide your child(ren) with a high quality mask, and they will be asked to wear it to the best of their ability (age 2 and up). Children must be vaccinated against COVID, or at least in the process of becoming fully vaccinated (with at least 50% of the shots having been administered). Childcare will be available from 30 minutes before the posted time that services start, to 30 minutes after the posted time services end. Please, however, pick up children promptly once services have ended, as well as being available as needed during services in case your child has a hard time.
Childcare providers ask to please send young people with no-nut snacks, lunch, toys and books - anything that will help them be comfortable and safe.
Machzorim
There will be a limited number of printed machzorim available at onsite services. Digital copies for all services are available here. If you have the capability to use a tablet of small laptop for displaying your machzor, please do - there will be a QR code for accessing the Machzor onsite at Saint Marks.
There will be a limited number of printed machzorim available at onsite services. Digital copies for all services are available here. If you have the capability to use a tablet of small laptop for displaying your machzor, please do - there will be a QR code for accessing the Machzor onsite at Saint Marks.
High Holiday Services
Register here and you will receive Zoom links and detailed instructions on how to join us by noon on Erev Rosh Hashanah, September 25th.
Erev Rosh Hashanah : Sunday, September 25; In person at St. Marks in Bloedel Hall, and online services via zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 6:30pm
Services from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rosh Hashanah / Day 1 : Monday, September 26; In person at St. Marks in the Cathedral Nave
and online services via Zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 9:15am
Morning Services: 9:45am - 12:30pm
Outdoor Tashlich Service (in-person only): 4pm, Madrona Beach, Includes Shofar service
Pre-recorded Tashlich guided meditation for on-your-own tashlich
Rosh Hashanah / Day 2 : Tuesday, September 27
Online-only abridged morning service and Torah discussion with Rabbi David: 10:30am – 12:00noon
A Great time to self-organize your geo-group for Outdoor Shofar services!
Shabbat Shuvah on Indigenous Sovereignty : Saturday, October 1; Online only via Zoom
Open schmooze: 9:45am – 10:00am
Shabbat morning service & study w/ guest teacher Ken Workman, Duwamish Tribal Council member, descendent of Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribal Chairperson Cecile Hansen cannot join us): 10:00 am – 12pm
Kol Nidre: Tuesday, October 4; In person at St. Marks in the Cathedral Nave and online services via Zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 6:30pm
Service: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Yom Kippur :: Wednesday, October 5; In person at St. Marks in the Cathedral Nave, and online services via Zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 9:30am
Morning Services: 9:45am – 1:00pm
Move, Breath, Reflect: 1-3pm (onsite only, no zoom component)
Understanding the Mourner's Kaddish: 4:20pm
Yizkor: 5:00pm
Ne’ilah & Havdalah: 6:30pm
ALL ARE WELCOME, regardless of membership in Kadima! However, you are invited to join Kadima here.
Register here and you will receive Zoom links and detailed instructions on how to join us by noon on Erev Rosh Hashanah, September 25th.
Erev Rosh Hashanah : Sunday, September 25; In person at St. Marks in Bloedel Hall, and online services via zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 6:30pm
Services from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rosh Hashanah / Day 1 : Monday, September 26; In person at St. Marks in the Cathedral Nave
and online services via Zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 9:15am
Morning Services: 9:45am - 12:30pm
Outdoor Tashlich Service (in-person only): 4pm, Madrona Beach, Includes Shofar service
Pre-recorded Tashlich guided meditation for on-your-own tashlich
Rosh Hashanah / Day 2 : Tuesday, September 27
Online-only abridged morning service and Torah discussion with Rabbi David: 10:30am – 12:00noon
A Great time to self-organize your geo-group for Outdoor Shofar services!
Shabbat Shuvah on Indigenous Sovereignty : Saturday, October 1; Online only via Zoom
Open schmooze: 9:45am – 10:00am
Shabbat morning service & study w/ guest teacher Ken Workman, Duwamish Tribal Council member, descendent of Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribal Chairperson Cecile Hansen cannot join us): 10:00 am – 12pm
Kol Nidre: Tuesday, October 4; In person at St. Marks in the Cathedral Nave and online services via Zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 6:30pm
Service: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Yom Kippur :: Wednesday, October 5; In person at St. Marks in the Cathedral Nave, and online services via Zoom
Zoom/Room opens: 9:30am
Morning Services: 9:45am – 1:00pm
Move, Breath, Reflect: 1-3pm (onsite only, no zoom component)
Understanding the Mourner's Kaddish: 4:20pm
Yizkor: 5:00pm
Ne’ilah & Havdalah: 6:30pm
ALL ARE WELCOME, regardless of membership in Kadima! However, you are invited to join Kadima here.
High Holidays art by Kadima member Isaac Lord