SF Hillel's High Holiday Events 2024/5785

The High Holidays are sooooo back!
SF Hillel is here to connect you with tickets to services at local synagogues and holiday celebrations at the Hillel building. Mark your calendars and get ready for 5785!

Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) begins October 2nd at sundown and goes until October 4th.
Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) begins October 11th at sundown and ends on October 12th at sundown.

(Need help explaining absence to your professor? Scroll to the bottom of this page.) ​

Rosh Hashanah

Sing In the New Year
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​October 2 from 5-7 PM: Bring in the Jewish New Year with dinner and Jewish music! All are welcome to join us for a spiritual song circle and a Rosh Hashanah feast! RSVP Here!

Tashlique

Reboot’s Ctrl Alt Del: Tashlique
(an SF Hillel partner event)
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​October 3 from 5-7 pm: Reboot is hosting their annual Ctrl Alt Del Tashlique at Crissy Field East Beach and SF Hillel is a community partner along with Hebrew Free Loan, The Kitchen, OneTable, and Value Culture. RSVP Here!

Yom Kippur

Host a Yom Kippur Break the Fast

October 12: Love being involved with the SF Hillel community and hungry for more? Sign up to host an SF Hillel Break the Fast on Saturday, October 12! We’ll send you a gift card to purchase groceries or take out for your Break the Fast dinner. 

Learn more and sign up to be a host here!
Join a Yom Kippur Break the Fast

​October 12: Not interested in hosting, but want to break fast with your SF Hillel peers? If you are a student looking to get connected with a community dinner to break your Yom Kippur fast (or, if you're not fasting, just to eat dinner and make new friends), you are in the right place! 

Click to join one of our student-hosted Community Break the Fasts!

Sukkot

Sukkot Shabbat

October 18: Join us for Sukkot Shabbat at the SF Hillel building (33 Banbury Dr.) at 8 pm.
Sukkot On Campus

Join Sarah on SF State's campus Thursday 10/17 and Tuesday 10/22 to have lunch in the Sukkah on campus!

Also, stop by the Hillel building any time during Sukkot (9:30 - 5 pm weekdays) to have lunch in the Sukkah at our building!

High Holiday Services

We’re here to help make sure all your religious and spiritual needs are met this High Holiday season! Although we don’t host services at our building, SF Hillel can connect you with a multitude of different High Holiday service options in the wider San Francisco Jewish community. We’ve reached out to synagogues across the city to get free tickets for High Holiday services for all students. Fill out our form to let us know what services you’re interested in and what synagogues you are interested in attending.

High Holiday Absence Letters

If you plan to attend High Holiday services this year, we highly encourage you to email your professors ahead of time to inform them of your absence and work with them to come up with a plan to make up any missed classes or assignments. Below is a template email that you can copy and edit to send to your professors if you need to miss class this year due to the High Holidays. Please reach out to someone on Hillel’s staff if you need any assistance receiving appropriate extensions, absences, and make ups in order to observe the holidays. Click here to download a High Holiday Absence Email Template.

Other Resources

If you’re looking for High Holiday offerings in other parts of the Bay Area, check out the J Weekly’s guide “Where to find free and low-cost High Holiday services around the Bay Area.”

L'Shana Tova! Happy New Year!
- Your SF Hillel team