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High Holidays 2025
City Shul 2025 High Holiday Service Schedule
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
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 Royal 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
More details on the afternoon schedule will be provided soon.
Erev Sukkot - Monday, October 6 6:00 PM
Sukkot - Special Memorial Service - Tuesday, October 7 7:00 PM
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- the registration form will be posted shortly
Sukkot - Tuesday, October 7, 7 PM - the registration form will be posted shortly
Simchat Torah - Tuesday, October 14, 6 PM - the registration form will be posted shortly
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
Wed, September 3 2025
10 Elul 5785
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
SepSeptember 13 , 2025Selichot Program
Motzei Shabbat, Sep 13th 10:00p to 11:59p
We complete our preparation for the introspection, repentance, joy and celebration of the High Holy Days with an evening of study, quiet reflection, prayer and song on Saturday, September 13th. -
Monday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 20252025 Erev RH Dinner
Monday, Sep 22nd 7:30p to 8:45p
Erev Rosh Hashanah dinner with Rabbi Stephanie Crawley and Hazzanit Tara Abrams -
Wednesday ,
SepSeptember 24 , 2025Shofarpalooza 5786 - Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Wednesday, Sep 24th 10:00a to 12:30p
Join us for a music-filled Rosh Hashanah Service, which we affectionately call Shofarpalooza! The event begins at 9:45 AM, with a quiet shmooze, as the band sets up. The service will begin at 10 AM. The event concludes with some frozen treats, followed byTashlich at Lake Ontario. -
Saturday ,
SepSeptember 27 , 2025Shabbat Shuvah Special Event: Singing Circle
Shabbat, Sep 27th 4:30p to 6:00p
The Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is an especially spiritual time. Explore how the Rabbis viewed these 10 Days of Repentance through study of the midrash, followed by a session on how high holiday music guides and affects our experience, and conclude with a special guided meditation experience to set a meaningful intention for Yom Kippur. This special Shabbat event ends with Kaddish and brunch. The Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat Shuvah) is a time for reflection upon experiences of the year that has passed. We will gather to mark the end of Shabbat Shuvah, and to reflect upon the anniversary of October 7 with song and prayer, and an opportunity to share our feelings of mourning, grief and peace in a safe, non-confrontational environment.