High Holidays 5786:

We were made for this repair

Once a year, we gather to remember that broken doesn’t mean beyond repair - it means ready for transformation.

The High Holidays at 14Y Selah are for anyone who’s ever felt a little cracked, a little lost, a little hungry for something true. This season is a soft place to land and a bold place to listen, to yourself, to each other, to the sound of something ancient calling you back. We’ll move from the shofar’s raw cry on Rosh Hashanah, through ten days of reflection and return, to the deep exhale of Yom Kippur, and into the open-sky joy of Sukkot. It’s the vibe of a great party, the warmth of brunch with close friends, and the depth of a conversation you’ll keep thinking about.

To that end, we’re excited to celebrate with you in four important ways:

Schedule

  • ROSH HASHANA: EXPERIENTIAL SERVICES AND HAPPY NEW YEAR BRUNCH

    Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 11:00 AM -1:00 PM

    Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the world, and we’re throwing an epic birthday party. But like most birthdays, it’s not just about balloons and beginnings. This is a time to start fresh with our whole selves, grief, hope, mess, and all. Join us on the second day of Rosh Hashanah for experiential, songful prayer, followed by a New Year’s brunch to open up a season of dreaming, healing, and possibility. Come ready to begin again.

  • Kintsugi High Holiday Experience:

    Tuesday, September 30 at 6:00 PM in the 14th Street Y.

    Facilitated by Esther Mun + Sarah Tintle. Through the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold, we’ll explore the theme “We Were Made for This Repair.” Cracks and chips become places of beauty, light, and power, just like the work of the High Holidays. Please bring cracked, chipped, or broken ceramics (or wood) from home. No glass, please.

  • THE 10 DAYS OF REPAIR:

    Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we invite you to join us for 10 days of gentle reflection, grounded in Jewish wisdom, recovery values, and the art of kintsugi, the Japanese practice of mending broken pottery with gold. Each day includes a short reflection, a guiding question (your gold line), and a simple practice to bring the theme to life.

  • Yom Kippur: What We Hold, What We Let Go

    Thursday, October 2, 2025, from 3:00 PM -4:30 PM

    Yom Kippur is one of our favorite days of the year, not because it’s easy, but because it’s full of potential! (If you can break something, we think you can fix it.) There’s something sacred about stopping to notice what’s shifted and what might still be possible. Together, we’ll gather for soulful singing, elements of traditional liturgy, and playful conversation about release, repair, and the kind of belonging that begins with showing up as we are.

  • Ecstatic Sukkah: A Ceremony of Impermanence

    Thursday, 10/9 from 7:30 PM- 10:00 PM

    The sukkah is a home that knows it won’t last. In a world that clings to permanence, Sukkot invites us to celebrate the beauty of what is fleeting, fragile, and fully alive. Join us for an immersive evening of music, movement, and ritual inside the sukkah, where we’ll honor the joy of being here now, even in all our uncertainty. Come ready to shake the lulav, sing under the stars, and root yourself in what remains when everything else shifts.

RSVP here to join us!