Standing Together: Prayer, Presence, and the Power of Community

| Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur

A JTS High Holiday Webinar Series 

Mondays, September 8, 15, 29 
1:00–2:00 p.m. ET  

The High Holidays invite us into a season of profound reflection—not only on who we are as individuals, but on how we show up for one another and the world. This three-part webinar series explores the emotional and spiritual heart of this sacred time, focusing on the themes of vulnerability, responsibility, and connection. 

Together, we’ll consider what it means to pray with presence, to engage meaningfully with others—even across difference—and to see these days not just as a personal journey, but as a call to collective transformation. 

Whether you are returning to familiar rituals or seeking a new way in, this series offers space to reflect, connect, and prepare with intention. 

All of the session in this series connect with essays from our current High Holiday Reader, “To Be More Fully Human: Reflections on Hope for the Days of Awe 5786.” The specific essays are linked below.


Sources for Rabbi Jan Uhrbach’s September 8th Session


Beyond the Sermon:
What High Holiday Prayers Offer and Demand

Rabbi Jan Uhrbach
September 8, 2025
Prayer is Hard – And That’s the Point
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Jews, Non-Jews, and
the Purpose of the High Holidays

Dr. David Kraemer
September 15, 2025
A Single Band:The Universal Call of the High Holidays

No Shade for Jonah:
Engaging the Other in Challenging Times

Chancellor Shuly Schwartz
September 29, 2025
No Shade for Jonah: Engaging the Other in Challenging Times