The High Holidays are right around the corner, and this year Metro Chicago Hillel and Base have amazing offerings! Click on the links below to view our offerings and register for services and meals. Advanced registration is required to attend our HHD programming. Holiday services will be led by our fabulous rabbis and are offered on campus, at Metro Chicago Hillel, at our Base locations, as well as around Chicago! The services will feature a mix of traditional prayers, singing, readings and learnings. Our programming is meant to help us connect, honor, reflect, and set our intentions for the year in a way that feels most authentic to ourselves. Email info@metrochicagohillel.org if you have any general questions about our HHD 2025 programming. Please note that, with the exception of our Rosh Hashanah service at DePaul, our HHD programs are restricted to our young adult and student communities. If you are not a student or young adult, please visit https://www.juf.org/High-Holy-Day-Services for HHD programming throughout the Chicagoland area.
Programming is open to both students and young adults unless otherwise specified. Online registration for Rosh Hashanah will close at 10am on Monday, September 22 and online registration for Yom Kippur will close at 5pm on Tuesday, September 30. If you missed the online registration deadline but would like to see if space is still available, please email info@metrochicagohillel.org.
On-Campus High Holiday Highlights
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Find Marni and friends on the Quad on September 17 between 11 and 1 for a taste of a sweet new year with apples and honey!
Selichot
Saturday, September 20, 2025
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Description
Click here to Register
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During the month of Elul, there is an ancient tradition to add an additional, nighttime or early-morning, prayer service to the rhythm of Jewish prayer, called Slichot. These prayers focus on reminding God of God's essential attributes of mercy, and begging for Divine help in our work of improving ourselves and the world.
On Saturday night, September 20th, at 9:00pm we will be hosting a song filled slichot, using a special liturgy which combines elements of the traditional Ashkenazi (European Jewish) and Mizrahi (North African Jewish) slichot.
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNk_qav8oxiglmZ2N30Afc5vpCX6kVKWnt4Mb2KZig2-KsIQ/viewform?usp=header
Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Monday, September 22, 2025
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The Luba and Bernard Friedman Base Loop (in Fulton Market) is please to welcome Chicago area students for Erev Rosh Hashanah dinner on Monday, September 22 at —- pm. You'll receive an email with the relevant addresses for specific locations and a calendar invite prior to the holidays. Click here to register.
Rosh Hashanah I: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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The High Holidays (HHD) are right around the corner, and for the fifth time, part of the Metro Chicago Hillel offerings will include a Reform service on the morning of Rosh Hashanah (day 1), and for the third time we will be hosted by DePaul University and DePaul Jewish Life!
Whether this is your first HHD season away from home or you've been coming to this service for the past three years, there's a place for you to join us. Led by Rabbi Nicole and Kylie, this service incorporates traditional prayers and melodies, interpretive readings, interactive text study, and explanations of the service as we move along to create a holiday experience that is accessible for everyone, engaging, and meaningful.
There is no charge for students, faculty or staff. Tickets for community members are $50. Click here to register. If purchasing a ticket would be a hardship, please reach out to info@metrochicagohillel.org for guidance.
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Calling all College Students! Join us for a short and sweet Rosh Hashanah service, which will mix traditional liturgy and singing with opportunities for reflection as we begin the new Jewish and academic years. Then we'll gather for a festive dinner to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with friends new and old from campuses across Chicago!
Questions: ravsarah@metrochicagohillel.org.
Click here to register.
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Rosh Hashanah II: Wednesday, September 24
Yom Kippur
Erev Yom Kippur: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Join us for a casual, nourishing meal to get you ready for the fast, followed by beautiful Kol Nidrei services. The service will be a mix of traditional liturgy, singing, and opportunities for reflection on who we want to be in this new year and how to get there. We hope you'll join us!
Questions: ravsarah@metrochicagohillel.org
Click here to register.
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Yom Kippur: Thursday, October 2, 2025
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The High Holidays (HHD) are right around the corner, and for the last five years, part of the Metro Chicago Hillel offerings have included a Reform service on Yom Kippur morning at our very own MCH office.
Whether this is your first HHD season away from home or you've been coming to this service every year, there's a place for you to join us. Led by Rabbi Nicole and Kylie, this service incorporates traditional prayers and melodies, interpretive readings, Torah, and explanations of the service to create a holiday experience that is accessible for everyone, engaging, and meaningful.
Click here to register.
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