Looking Forward–Programming for Children During the Days of Awe

Notes:

This page is under construction; many of the links, particularly the registration ones, don’t work.

This current page has only information on the services and programming for children and youth during the Days of Awe. The child-specific programming schedule for before and after the Days of Awe is in  Main High Holy Days Services and Programming at Har Zion..

Details of the High Holy Days services and programming for the Days of Awe that are not specifically for children is in Main High Holy Days Services and Programming at Har Zion..And programming/services for the end of the year 5786 and for the period between the Days of Awe and Simchat Torah—for children and for adults—are also included in that page.

Services and Childcare for Preschool Children:

Age-Appropriate Days of Awe Services for Preschool Children in Camp Shana Tovah

• Rosh Hashanah Day I:  Saturday, September, 12  1 Tishrei 5786, 10-10:30am Service
• Yom Kippur: 10 Tishrei 5786, 10-10:30am Service

Registration is Required: Register

A registered parent or other responsible adult must attend the Camp Shana Tovah services for preschool children.

Childcare for Children Ages 18 months to 5 years 

To supplement Camp Shana Tovah services for preschool children, 18 months to 5 years of age, Har Zion has professional childcare—offered by teachers from Temple Har Zion’s Early Childhood Education program—available during all High Holy Day services: Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah 1 and 2, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur. The hours that childcare is available are listed in the right sidebar and on the registration page.

Registration is Required: Register

A registered parent or other responsible adult must remain at the temple at all times that their preschool children are in Har Zion Childcare.

Services and Supervision for Kindergarten-7th Grade children:

We suggest that the parents/guardians of school-aged children take them to the main Days of Awe services at about 10:45am, so they can hear the Shofar. (Except on Rosh Hashanah Day 1, which is Shabbat, so the shofar is not sounded. Tashlish is moved to Day 2 of Rosh Hashanah.)

• Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Saturday, September 12 • 1 Tishrei, Service, snacks, & supervised activities, 11am-12:30pm
• Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Sunday, September 13 • 2 Tishrei, Service, snacks, & supervised activities, 11am-12:30pm
• Yom Kippur: Thursday, October 2, 2025 • 10 Tishrei 5786, Service, snacks, & supervised activities, 11am-12:30pm