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Sep 16, 2022 15 tweets 5 min read Read on X
For the ✡️ #HighHolidays
—if you belong to a congregation you love…enjoy!
If not, there are still many options.
Contact your favorite egalitarian, inclusive shul and see if you can take part in services—in person or virtually—for whatever you can pay without financial hardship.
THIS THREAD will list congregations and groups that offer equal-participation #HighHolidays services, in person and/or virtual, without set “ticket” prices—or at least with the option to give “another amount” (just send it in; no humiliating negotiations or discussion required).
In these times, who needs the tsuris? Not us!
(But enough of that argument. For now).

SOME congregations do it right: they offer access to services that reflect the best of Jewish values—the values we really want for our families and ourselves—on a “give what you can” basis.
Some congregations open all services—in person and virtual —on a freewill-offering basis; others, only their online version.
Some offer outright-free streaming of services.
The standard prayers/prayerbooks can be downloaded—for personal use only—from some congregations’
websites.
And there are still other possibilities.
Do it yourself.
Gather with family, friends, neighbors—or start a havurah by putting out the call on social media.
Gather in person and/or virtually.
Read through the prayers.
Daven along with onscreen services—in the company of others.
Below you will find many free and give-what-you-can options.

Listed here will be ONLY inclusive, egalitarian services/congregations—meaning, AT MINIMUM, all-gender participation in all study and worship; and LGBTQ/Jews-by-choice/all-ethnicities friendliness.
(And maybe more.)
AND listed here will be ONLY those offering at least a freewill-donation alternative to any fixed-price tickets.
With no further hurdle than checking the box for something like “or another amount”, and sending it in. (No humiliating interaction with an authority figure required!)
Below are some places to start your search.
Many more to follow; watch this space!
Feel free to add any other options you know.
(But ONLY those meeting the criteria above; we want ALTERNATIVES to “settling” for ultratraditional services or overextending ourselves financially.)
L’Shanah Tovah!
You might want to start your search by exploring some of these:

urj.org/urj-congregati…

reconstructingjudaism.org/directory/

chachingqueen.com/free-online-ro…
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE—LIVE STREAMING SERVICES
hhd.centralsynagogue.org/livestreaming

High Holy Days Prayer Books downloadable free:
hhd.centralsynagogue.org/news/prayer-bo…

centralsynagogue.org/assets/downloa…
(All times in USA EDT.)

CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE SERVICES also easily viewable at:
jbstv.org (see schedule).
JUDAISM YOUR WAY
Inclusive-Participation and Inclusive-Liturgy Services—
In person (Denver, Colorado) and livestream!
Free; donations welcome
judaismyourway.org/2022-high-holi…

Inclusive-Liturgy Machzorim—
for use with their services or for your home/havurah use

judaismyourway.org/high-holidays-… Image
CBST is an LGBTQ+ synagogue for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Our services are open to all, always free of charge. Your generous support makes this possible.

In-person and online services; Machzor available online

cbst.org/HHD5783

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