High Holy Days
Rosh HaShanah
September 11 - 13
Yom Kippur
September 20 - 21
Sukkot
September 25 - October 2
Simchat Torah
October 2 - 3
We look forward to welcoming you for High Holy Days and coming together in prayer, reflection, and community. Please check back soon for updated service schedules, ticket information, and holiday details.
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Beth Israel Day of Atonement Memorial Book
Honoring Sacred Memories
At Beth Israel, we honor the memory of family members and other departed loved ones by including their names in the Memorial Book that will be available online preceding the Yizkor service on Yom Kippur. A printed copy will be available at the Yizkor service on Monday, September 21.
To submit or renew your loved ones names and make your tzedakah contribution, please complete the online form by August 17 to ensure inclusion in this year's Memorial Book.
View the 2025/5785 Memorial Book here. For questions, contact Mila Vasser at or 858-900-2524.
2025/5786 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Sermons
At High Holy Days services, our Rabbis shared words that touched hearts, stirred reflection, and inspired renewal. Their sermons call us to carry forward meaning and resilience, and to remember that even in times of challenge, hope endures. May these messages continue to guide our spirits and open new pathways of purpose as we journey into the year ahead with courage and possibility
"Our Community as an Orchard: Seeing the Depth in Each of Us"
Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon
Rabbi Elana Ackerman Hirsch
Read the full sermon here.
"The Rehumanizing Effect"
Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon
Rabbi Jason Nevarez
Read the full sermon here.
"The Vows We Inherit"
Kol Nidre Sermon
Rabbi Jason Nevarez
Read the full sermon here.
"Embracing the Pivot"
Yom Kippur Sermon
Rabbi Cantor Jeremy Gimbel
Read the full sermon here.
Yizkor Sermon
Rabbi Arlene Bernstein, Cantor Emerita