High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

When are they?

• Both holidays start at sundown and are part of the High Holy Days that kick off the new year.
• Tishrei is the first month in the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, typically falling in late summer or early autumn.
• Rosh Hashanah falls on the first and second days of Tishrei.
• Yom Kippur falls on the tenth day of Tishrei.

Read:

• New Year At The Pier (Ages 5+)
• Sound the Shofar (Ages 3+)
• The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family (Ages 8+)

Discuss: (See resources below if you need help)

• Why does apologizing feel difficult?
• Practice a 3-part apology
  • 1: Apologize for my action (not their response)
  • 2. Take active steps to understand the impact of my action
  • 3. Ask those I harmed what support & repair looks like for them.
• Discuss what it means to forgive

Take Action:

• Join a human rights letter writing campaign hosted by T’ruah

Additional resources to dig deeper into this topic:

• Kids Books About Restorative Justice
• The 4 parts of accountability, by Mia Mingus