It's September and Sonoma County is ready to welcome the Jewish New Year with celebration and services throughout our county, fueled by an abundant array of quality foods from both our local kitchens and markets. | | |
On behalf of JCC SoCo, we wish you and your family a sweet and meaningful New Year.
As the High Holidays approach, our whole community comes together across Sonoma County: in kitchens preparing latkes and honey cakes, in sanctuaries gathering for services, and around tables set for family and friends.
This guide is our gift to you: a map of where to find local challah and Rosh Hashanah dinners, and a full list of services happening throughout the county. However you celebrate, wherever you are in Sonoma County, we hope this guide helps you welcome the New Year with warmth, good food, and community.
L'shana tovah,
The JCC SoCo Team
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SOUTH PACIFIC
A few tickets still available!
SAT, SEPT 5 • 2 PM
Paradise Sushi & Grill, Railroad Square (optional)
Sixth Street Playhouse, Railroad Square
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Against the backdrop of the Pacific War of WWII, South Pacific blends high-stakes wartime romance with a poignant exploration of social prejudice. When spirited Navy nurse, Nellie Forbush, falls in love with a sophisticated French planter, and a young Marine lieutenant finds himself captivated by an ethereal island girl, their relationships are tested by the prejudices and pressures of a world at war. What unfolds is a deeply moving story about love, courage, and the transformative power of understanding. Featuring a soaring score by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, including classics like “Some Enchanted Evening” and “There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame,” South Pacific remains one of the most beloved musicals of all time.
Winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the original Broadway production won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Libretto. It is the only musical production ever to have won all four Tony Awards for acting.
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THE STAMP THIEF
TUES, SEPT 15 • 1 & 6:30 PM
Rialto Cinemas, Sebastopol
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From an Oscar, Peabody, and Emmy award-winning team, “The Stamp Thief” is part detective story, part heist film, and part untold history. The documentary investigates a tale dating back to the Holocaust: that a mysterious Nazi stole priceless stamp collections from concentration camp victims and buried the stolen stamps in a small town in Poland.
Embarking on a real-life “Argo”-like adventure, one-time “Seinfeld” producer Gary Gilbert sets out to confirm the story and recover the stamps. His tactic: a fake movie shoot. His goal: to return the stamps to their rightful owners, hopefully delivering a small measure of justice more than 70 years after the Holocaust.
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COMING UP: SONOMA COUNTY & BEYOND
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L’SHANA TOVAH U'METUKAH
WISHING A YEAR OF SWEETNESS AND PEACE TO ALL
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SELICHOT
SAT, SEPT 5 • 6:30, 8 PM
We’ll begin the evening with a potluck meal, followed by the tradition of dressing the Torahs in white and our Selichot service.
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
FRI, SEPT 11 • 7:30 PM
Welcome the New Year with Rabbi Koas and cantorial soloist Jessie. Following services, join us for a festive oneg with champagne, apple cider, and honey cake.
ROSH HASHANAH
SAT & SUN, SEPT 12 & 13
Services with Rabbi Koas and cantorial soloist Jessie, followed by Tashlich on Sunday.
| We do not charge to attend High Holiday services. RSVPs for non-members are needed. We are very grateful for the donations that help us to keep our doors open. | |
KOL NIDRE
SUN, SEPT 20 • 6 PM
Kol Nidre services with Rabbi Koas and cantorial soloist Jessie.
YOM KIPPUR & BREAK-THE-FAST
MON, SEPT 21
Following the conclusion of Yom Kippur, join us for Break-the-Fast in the CBA Social Hall.
RSVP by noon on Wednesday, September 16.
There is a cost for the Break-the-Fast meal.
| | HIGH HOLY DAYS 5787 - FOR NOW: COURAGE & CONNECTION
Congregation Ner Shalom, Cotati & Online (Via Zoom) | | |
GREET THE HIGH HOLY DAYS
SAT, SEPT 5 • 8 PM
SUN, SEPT 6 • 10 AM
ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES & ACTIVITIES
FRI, SEPT 11 • 7 PM
SAT, SEPT 12 • 9, 10:15, 1:30 PM
SUN, SEPT 13 • 11 AM
Welcome to High Holy Days at Congregation Ner Shalom, which are always musical, engaging, and unorthodox.
In this season of taking stock, we look into what is required of us to move through and respond to the intersecting crises that we face, and nourish their evolutionary potential. How do we hold ourselves as fully-resourced, wise, and visionary people, meeting challenges designed to make us feel helpless? Together we will lean into the quality and practice of courage, and the nourishment of connection – to community, to the Divine, and to the earth that gives us life.
Join us to explore the concept of ometz lev – a Hebrew phrase meaning “courage,” made up of a word for strength and a word for heart or soulfulness. How might we effectively cultivate both?
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MAKE YOUR HIGH HOLY DAY PLANS
The High Holy Days are approaching, and Congregation Shomrei Torah invites you to join us for this meaningful season of reflection, connection, and renewal. Whether you’re new to the community, joining us as a guest, or already part of the CST community, we’d love to welcome you for the High Holy Days.
Rabbi Morrison, Cantor Wisner, our Board of Directors, and our staff look forward to gathering with you for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Review the schedule and register today. We look forward to welcoming you to CST for the High Holy Days.
| | We invite you to make a voluntary donation in honor of the High Holy Days. Your generosity helps support the worship, education, and community programming of Congregation Shomrei Torah. Donations of any amount are welcome, and no one is turned away due to financial circumstances. | | |
EREV ROSH HASHANA
FAMILY SERVICE
FRI, SEPT 11 • 5 PM
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
(*In-person only, not available on live stream)
SERVICE
FRI, SEPT 11 • 7:30 PM
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
ROSH HASHANAH
MORNING SERVICE
SAT, SEPT 12 • 10:30 AM
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
(Childcare, Children's Program & Teen Service available)
TASHLICH SERVICE
SAT, SEPT 12 • 4 PM
Lake Ralphine, Santa Rosa
(Off-site. In-person only, not available on live stream)
ROSH HASHANAH 2ND DAY
SERVICE & POTLUCK
SUN, SEPT 13 • 10 AM
Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa
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KOL NIDRE
FAMILY SERVICE
SUN, SEPT 20 • 5 PM
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
(*In-person only, not available on live stream)
SERVICE
SUN, SEPT 20 • 7:30 PM
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
YOM KIPPUR
MORNING SERVICE
MON, SEPT 21 • 10:30 AM
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
(Childcare, Children's Program & Teen Service available)
AFTERNOON SERVICES
MON, SEPT 21
Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa
1:30 PM - Meditation Sit
2:00 PM - Jewish Journeys
3:00 PM - Torah Reading
3:45 PM - Reflection & Healing
4:30 PM - Yizkor & N'ilah
6:00 PM - Break the Fast
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EREV ROSH HASHANAH
FRI, SEPT 11 • 5 PM, 6 PM
ROSH HASHANAH
SAT, SEPT 12 • 9 AM +
SUN, SEPT 13 • 9 AM +
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The Grove, Occidental | | |
KABBALAT SHABBAT
& EREV ROSH HASHANAH
FRI, SEPT 11 • 5:30 PM
ROSH HASHANAH DAY
SAT, SEPT 12 • 9:30 AM
The High Holidays are approaching, and we are joyfully preparing to enter the year 5787 together. Makom Shalom will gather over four sacred days, carrying us from the sweetness of beginning again into the deep work of teshuvah, forgiveness, and return.
Rabbi Zelig Golden will guide our communal journey alongside other community teachers, with Sacred Music Leader Alex Kugler and a beautiful ensemble of community musicians and prayer leaders.
Together, we will pray, sing, awaken with the shofar, share festival meals, gather around the sacred fire, remember those who came before us, and renew our lives for the year ahead.
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HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES
Shir Shalom, Sonoma
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
FRI, SEPT 11 • 6:30 PM
ROSH HASHANAH MORNING
SAT, SEPT 12 • 9 AM
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YOM KIPPUR
KOL NIDREI SERVICE
SUN, SEPT 20, 6:30 PM
YOM KIPPUR
MORNING SERVICE
MON, SEPT 21 • 9 AM
AFTERNOON SERVICES
Yizkor • 5:30 PM
Closing Service • 6:30 PM
Havdalah & Break the Fast • 7:30 PM
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EREV ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES & DINNER
FRI, SEPT 11 • 7 PM
ROSH HASHANAH
SAT, SEPT 12 • 10 AM
FAMILY PROGRAM • 11 AM
SUN, SEPT 13 • 10 AM
FAMILY PROGRAM • 11 AM
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EREV ROSH HASHANAH COMMUNITY DINNER
FRI, SEPT 11 • 6:30 PM
ROSH HASHANAH
SAT, SEPT 12 • 10 AM
SUN, SEPT 13 • 10:30 AM
TASHLICH
SUN, SEPT 13 • 5:00 PM
| No charge. Donations warmly appreciated. | | | |
LETTING GO
A TASHLICH GATHERING
SAT, SEPT 12 • 10 - 11 AM
Veterans Memorial Bridge, Healdsburg
Join us for a meaningful Tashlich gathering. Together, we’ll reflect on the year behind us, symbolically let go of what we’re ready to leave behind and make space for a fresh start in the year ahead.
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YOM KIPPUR COMMUNITY BREAK-THE-FAST
MON, SEPT 21 • 5 - 7 PM
TBD
Join us at the close of Yom Kippur as we come together to break the fast and share a traditional meal with friends, family and our community. More details soon.
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"SebJews"
Sebastopol Jews Google Group | | |
ROSH HASHANAH
SAT, SEPT 12 • 10:30 AM
Ragle Park, Sebastopol
YOM KIPPUR
BREAKING OF THE FAST
Johnson’s Beach, Guerneville
MON, SEPT 21 • 4:30 PM
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A SPECIAL INVITATION TO ENJOY LIVE SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES
We’re excited to introduce you to a unique part of Sonoma County’s arts community — the Sonoma County Philharmonic — and to share a wonderful opportunity to enjoy live orchestral music in a warm and welcoming setting.
The Sonoma County Philharmonic is a 65-member, all-volunteer orchestra made up of professional-level local musicians who simply love to play. For over 25 years, we have offered low-cost and free concerts to those who might not otherwise experience a live symphony.
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Rooted in community spirit, we are powered by volunteers, supported by donations, and dedicated to making great music accessible to all. As we begin a new season, we invite your group to take advantage of our Special Senior Group Offer.
For questions or to get started, please email us at senioroutreach@socophil.org — we’ll be happy to help.
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