![]() ![]() ![]() time zone, including many of the biggest Reform and Conservative synagogues in the country. If you want the traditional synagogue experience: Forget to sign up in advance for your local or favorite synagogue’s online services? My Jewish Learning has you covered with a list of no-cost, no-registration-required streaming services, in every U.S. But if you plan ahead, you should be able to drop in on most communities. To stay secure and also to shore up finances at a precarious moment, many are requiring preregistration and payment. If you want to see your friends: Most non-Orthodox synagogues are holding online services, and if they’re using Zoom as opposed to livestreaming (a decision with implications according to Jewish law), you may be able to see your fellow congregants while you pray. But we’ve collected a non-exhaustive list of High Holidays offerings, arranged by the kind of experience you’re seeking. ![]() But with a year and a half of virtual services under their belt, many synagogues are adept at offering an engaging and meaningful experience online, and a wealth of resources has been created to help Jews navigate the High Holidays from the safety of their own homes. Those that have not are in many cases limiting attendance to members only, making in-person prayer inaccessible for the many American Jews who are not affiliated with a synagogue but do engage with the High Holidays.īecause virtual services weren’t an inevitability this year, there are fewer off-the-beaten path productions than there were in 2020. In recent weeks, many synagogues have switched back to holding services entirely outdoors or virtually. ( JTA) - Just a couple of months ago, it seemed like this fall would mark the triumphal return of packed sanctuaries in synagogues across the world, after a year of diminished in-person or, more often, online-only services for the first Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur of the COVID-19 pandemic.īut the potent Delta variant, combined with lagging vaccination rates in some places and the lack of vaccines for children under 12, interrupted those ambitions. ![]()
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