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Vayelech, וַיֵּלֶךְ     "And He Went "  Deuteronomy 31:1-30   
Other reading is Isaiah 55:6-56:8; 2-Timothy 3:12-17
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•Yom Teruah (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה) – “Day of Trumpets” on the 1st of Tishrei (Begin on the evening of September 22nd, Monday)
•Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎ ) – “Day of Atonement” on the 10th of Tishrei (Begin on the evening  of October 1st,  Wednesday)
•Hag Sukkot (חג הסכות) – “Feast of Tabernacles” on the 15th of Tishrei  (Begin on the evening  of October 6th,  Monday)
•Shemini Atzeret (שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת) – "Eighth [day] of Assembly" on the 22th of Tishrei (Begin on the evening  of October 13th,  Monday)

Please note that our congregation's holiday schedule varies.
We will commemorate Sukkot on Saturday, October 4th.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are on Saturday, October 11th.
We commemorate the holidays in advance. This leaves us with the opportunity to celebrate these autumn holidays at home with our families or with the Jewish communities around us.

•Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎ ) – “Day of Atonement” on the 10th of Tishrei (Begin on the evening  of October 1st, 2025  Wednesday). It is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days (or sometimes “the Days of Awe”).

In that day, Jews cannot wear leather shoes because leather was a sign of luxury in early times. They must also refrain from bathing, having sexual relations or applying lotions, creams or cosmetics. The point is to avoid anything that might distract from spiritual purification.
Many Jewish people wear tallits or a white garment because white represents purity.