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

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 Tots, Kids/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 Dinner - Monday, September 22, SGGP - Register below                             6 PM

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service - Monday, September 22, SGGP                                                     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 - Healing Service, Afternoon Yizkor, Neilah, Shofar Blowing, Break-the-Fast - Thursday, October 2, SGGP

Healing Service                                                                                                                                       4:45 PM

Afternoon Yizkor                                                                                                                                    5:45 PM

Neilah                                                                                                                                                       6:45 PM

Shofar blowing with Havdallah                                                                                                            7:31 PM 

Break-the-Fast                                                                                                                                     7:45  PM

* These services will be Live-Streamed

Registration link

Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner - Register HERE   

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

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

Tot Room where families can play and listen to live-streamed service

Tot/Rosh Hashanah Service, led by TBD                                                                      10:30 to 11:10 AM

(note that the live-stream will be turned off during this service)

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

Tween Service                                                                                                                    11:15 to 11:35 AM

Teen Service                                                                                                                         11:40 to 12 noon

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

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

Kol Nidre - Wednesday, October 1, Met U

Sanctuary Prayground for Tots                                                                                           6:30 to 9:00 PM

Adults are asked to stay with their children

Yom Kippur - Thursday, October 2, Met U

Tot Room where families can play and listen to live-streamed service

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

post B'Mitzvah Service, led by Rae Szereszewski                                                          11:20 AM