High Holidays 2025

We look forward to welcoming you to our High Holidays 2025 Services!

Please click HERE to review our High Holiday FAQ document, which will answer many questions you have about our upcoming services at City Shul. 

Services will be held at the following locations - please check the schedule below for the location of each service.

Our home, St. George's Grange Park (SGGP) - 30 Stephanie Street 
Metropolitan United (Met U) - 56 Queen Street East
Palais Royale - 1601 Lake Shore Boulevard West

Miles Nadal JCC - 750 Spadina Avenue, Room 318

All locations are accessible by TTC.  Click HERE for information on parking/public transit.

Select an individual service below for additional details.

Please Note: All attendees must either have an active membership (RENEW), be a new member (NEW MEMBER) or have purchased tickets (PURCHASE). This includes those who are attending our Family or Tween/Teen services.

Membership includes access to all High Holiday services.

New for 2025 - Shofarpalooza Tickets for Non-Members

Shofarpalooza is City Shul's unique service for the second day of Rosh Hashana. 

This outdoor service, led by Rabbi Stephanie Crawley and Hazzanit Tara Abrams, will also include music from our Shira Harmony Group and the Kishke Klezmer Band.

If you are only interested in purchasing tickets ONLY for this service, we have created a unique form for this. Please click HERE to purchase your tickets.

Please note that this is limited to 40 tickets, on a first come, first serve basis.

Services/Events - Adults

Selichot - Saturday, September 13, SGGP                                                                                             10 PM

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service - Monday, September 22, SGGP                                                          6 PM

Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner - Monday, September 22, SGGP - Register below                        7:30 PM

*Rosh Hashanah Day 1 - Tuesday, September 23, Met U                                                                 10 AM

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 - Shofarpalooza 5786 - Wednesday, September 24, Palais Royale          10 AM

- Please join us after services for Tashlich, and some Frozen Treats, at 12 noon

*Kol Nidre - Wednesday, October 1, Met U                                                                                       6:30 PM

*Yom Kippur AM, ending with Yizkor - Thursday, October 2, Met U                                         10 AM

Yom Kippur - Afternoon Study Session, Afternoon Yizkor, Neilah, Shofar Blowing, Break-the-Fast - Thursday, October 2, SGGP

- Afternoon Study Session with Rabbi Jesse Paikin                                                                        4:30 PM

- Afternoon Services Begin with Yizkor, followed by Neilah, Shofar Blowing, and Havdalah          5:45 PM

- We will break the fast at approximately 7:45 PM                                                                          7:45 PM 

Erev Sukkot - Monday, October 6                                                                                                       6:00 PM

Sukkot - Special Memorial Service - Tuesday, October 7 - Miles Nadal JCC                                 7:00 PM

Shmini Atzeret Yizkor - Zoom                                                                                                             10:00 AM

Simchat Torah - Tuesday, October 14, SGGP                                                                                   6:00 PM

* These services will be Live-Streamed

Registration links - whether you are a member or purchase High Holiday tickets, registration is required for the following:

Selichot - Saturday, September 13, 10 PM - Register HERE

Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner - Monday, September 22, 7:30 PM - Register HERE   

Shabbat Shuvah - Saturday, September 27 - 4:30 PM - Register HERE

Erev Sukkot - Monday, October 6, 6 PM - City Shul Members and City Shul School Families only - Register HERE

Sukkot Special Memorial Service - Remembering October 7th - Tuesday, October 7, 7 PM - Register HERE

Simchat Torah - Tuesday, October 14, 6 PM -Register HERE

Services - Young Families and Kids, Tots/Tweens/Teens

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 - Tuesday, September 23, Met U

Family Service, led by Jared Gershon                                                                                10:15 to 11:10 AM

Tween/Teen - Study Session/Gathering                                                                             11:15 to 12 noon                                                                                                                    

Rosh Hashanah Day 2/Shofarpalooza 5785 - Wednesday, September 24, Palais Royale

Family Craft at the beginning of the service, led by Michelle Cohen                           10:00 to 11:00 AM 

Kol Nidre - Wednesday, October 1, Met U

Adults are asked to stay with their children

Yom Kippur - Thursday, October 2, Met U

Family Service, led by Jared Gershon                                                                                10:15 to 11:10 AM

Tween/Teen - Study Session/Gathering                                                                       11:20 AM to 12 noon