Rosh Hashanah - September 11 - 13
Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year, is celebrated over two days and signifies a time of reflection and renewal as the beginning of the Ten Days of Awe! It includes synagogue services, the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn), and festive meals featuring symbolic foods like apples and honey, representing hope for a sweet year ahead, and challah bread.
Yom Kippur - September 20 - 21
Beginning at sundown on the 20th of September, Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism and concludes the Ten Days of Awe. Those who observe Yom Kippur may attend synagogue services, fast from food and drink, wear white clothing (symbolizing purity and a fresh start) and abstain from work. Synagogues will hold extended prayer services, including the recitation of the Vidui (confession) and the Kol Nidrei prayer.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - September 30
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, survivors, their families, and their communities. This day promotes reflection, education, and awareness about the ongoing impacts of Canada’s residential school system, a system that forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families and sought to erase their cultures, languages, and identities.
Learn more about how you can get involved this year.
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