High Holidays | Wheeling IL

High Holidays 2025

Offer for First-Time Attendees

We offer a special ticket price for first-time High Holiday guests of $54 per person.

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Wonderful, Warm, and Inclusive

It's not what you expect, but it's exactly what you're looking for!

A Virtual
Option

If you are unable to attend High Holiday services in person, we are offering a virtual option of attending via Zoom.

Why Shir Hadash for the High Holidays?

Because...

you are looking for an uplifting High Holidays experience that is relevant to today while grounded in the Jewish tradition.
you enjoy services that are enriched by music and that inspire spirituality
you want to know what your prayers mean while you are saying them.
you would like to feel a part of services and not just a spectator.
you would like to feel like a part of a Jewish community.
you are looking for engaging family services to create lasting memories for the whole family.

Registration is Now Open! Select from the buttons below:

Registration

for Members

Special $54 Ticket

Offer f or First-Time Attendees

Tickets for Returning High Holiday Guests

Global Guests:

$54 Tickets for Guests Living 100+ Miles Away

Service Locations

This year services will be held at services will be held at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 181 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, IL 60090 (across Dundee Road from Shir Hadash) and Shir Hadash Synagogue, 200 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, IL 60090

Family Services

In-person family services will be offered from 2-3pm on Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur, and Complimentary Childcare during adult services on both holidays.

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No Mandatory Dues

At Shir Hadash, there are no mandatory dues amount or religious school tuition! Find out more about Voluntary Commitment!

High Holiday Schedule (Dates, Times, Locations)

High Holiday Adult Service Schedule and Locations

Selichot - Saturday, September 13

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. - Service at Shir Hadash (with virtual option)

Forgiveness Practice: Making it Real with musical guest Leah Shoshanah

High Holiday Adult Service Schedule and Locations

Pre-Rosh Hashanah Programs:

Challah Bake - Thursday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m. at Shir Hadash - Learn to make round challah with friends and family - register here!

Kabbalat Shabbat Service (Zoom) "This is Real: Don’t be Completely Unprepared" - Friday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. - Join us for a special Shabbat evening service inspired by This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared by Rabbi Alan Lew.

Kavanah to JEWVANA with Jeffrey Sumber - In Person - Saturday, Sept. 20 - Sign up here for this transformative three-hour journey designed to prepare you for the Jewish New Year by fostering a welcoming, easy-to-understand, and practical approach to your personal spiritual practice. Through chanting and meditation, interactive exercises, and creative expression with pastels and charcoals, you will manifest your own personal blueprint for the new year... and then we get to share a lovely pot luck meal together!