Celebrate the High Holidays with Hillel
Everyone is invited to join us for the High Holiday! We are excited to welcome the new Jewish year as we welcome new (and returning) classes to campus. The beginning of the year and the holidays offers a time of new opportunities for our community to gather. This page will give you an overview of Hillel’s High Holiday experience: including how to register for services and meals, as well as the leadership and participation opportunities we offer. Check out the quick links below to get more specific details about services and meals, and look out for details about programs like Tashlikh on social media!
Getting Started/Registering
Our Engagement Platform is designed for you to join, create, and enjoy Jewish community on campus. In order to access it, you first must create or update your Student Info Card. Then, head to the Platform to start exploring!
You will find everything here from Shabbat & High Holidays, to our many student group activities, Hillel-wide events, and peer-led programming. Specifically for the High Holidays, you’ll be able to use the Platform to register for different meals at Hillel, sign-up for services, and sign up to host your own meal in your home on campus. Check back regularly for High Holiday-themed programming like Tashlich and Yoga!
Questions about navigating the Platform? Email Haley Schreier.
Services and location
Coming Soon!
Plans are underway to host Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform services for the High Holidays. As we work with our partners at The League and The Union, we will share which services may be at those locations as well as Hillel. Stay tuned!
Holiday Meals
The Hillel Cafe prepares delicious holiday meals throughout the year. You will be able to register in advance for meals for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah here shortly.
Holidays at Hillel
In addition to services and meals, student groups and staff plan other creative ways to connect to the Holidays and community. Check out the High Holidays section of the Engagement platform for programs like the FYSH Tashlich Bonfire, Yoga for Renewal, and more!
Host at Home
Host at Home and get reimbursed for your groceries! Register your dinner and invite your guests all with the help of the platform. Questions? Check out the Host at Home FAQ.
Services
Reform Services: Co-led by students and Staff, Reform High Holiday services are a mix of well-known camp tunes, the special prayers for the High Holidays, and relevant words of Torah shared by Hillel staff. Services are accompanied by guitar and piano. Evening services are ~an hour, morning services are 1.5-2 hours. We will also hold a concluding service at the end of Yom Kippur.
Conservative Services: Co-led by Staff and students, Conservative High Holiday services are conducted in Hebrew with supplementary English readings and words of Torah throughout. We host evening, morning and afternoon services for both days of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur. This year on Rosh Hashanah Day 1 (Tuesday) and Yom Kippur morning, there will be a slightly abbreviated Conservative service starting later in the morning at 11 am (approx 2-3 hours).
Traditional Egalitarian: On the first day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur morning, we are offering an additional Traditional Egalitarian service. Mostly Student-led, these options will be all in Hebrew with little English instruction. (approximately 3.5- 4 hours)
Orthodox: Orthodox services are held together with the Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan and the students of the O-minyan, and led by both members of the community.
Featured Holiday Programming
Holidays at Hillel
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Holidays at Homel
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Holidays at Home
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A Note About Missing Class for the Holidays
The University has made faculty aware of the Jewish calendar, and encourages Faculty and Staff to avoid planning mandatory events on those days. A reasonable accommodation should be made for anyone to make up work missed for Religious Observance. If you plan to miss class for High Holiday observance, the Best Practice is to contact your professors as early as possible to let them know about your Religious Observance, to work out any necessary accommodations. Occasionally, instructors require a written note confirming participation or more explanation about religious needs. Rav Lisa and Tilly are happy to work with students who need this, or have any further questions or concerns about navigating Holiday celebrations and other requirements.
Here is a link to more details about the University’s policies on religious exemptions.
