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Join us for monthly Shabbat Services
online and in person!
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Keeping It Sacred is all about accessible, relevant and empowering experiences. We enjoy hosting interactive holy day observances. These include monthly Shabbat Services,  liberating Passover Seders, deep Tikkun Leil Shavuot study sessions, joyful Hanukkah celebrations, and complete seasons of High Holy Day Offerings. Connect with our global community to uplift these sacred times together! 

"Such a warm feeling of community."

"Rabbi Miller, you are such an upbeat, enthusiastic
spirit,
and one who is truly devoted."

"Thank you for this wonderful experience.
As always, my heart is full!"

KITS IS PROUD TO OFFER MONTHLY SHABBAT SERVICES:

Please join us for our monthly Shabbat Services,

the last Friday night of every month. Join Rabbi Miller

and Jeffrey Silverstein for these uplifting and meaningful

experiences. Please register HERE to join our global

community for an interactive service exclusively on Zoom!

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Keeping It Sacred programs are free for all because we uphold  the value of keruv/accessibility; voluntary financial contributions to help offset the cost of these programs are greatly appreciated.  Contributions can be made at:

keepingitsacred.com/our-future

CHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

REFLECTIONS & EXPECTATIONS: HIGH HOLY DAYS WITH KITS

Join us for the High Holy Days:

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Join us for the High Holy Days!

 

Our Founder, Rabbi Heather Miller will bring texts, traditions, and teachings from the wisdom of the Sages into relevance today. And this year, she will again be joined by the talented and good-hearted Cantorial Soloist Rachel Rothman. Rachel holds her Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and fuels her spirituality and Judaism through music.

 

The entire lineup of services will be offered online including a Rosh Hashanah Seder, and a Morning Rosh Hashanah Service, as well as a hybrid (in person and online)  Tashlich Service, Kol Nidrei Service, a Yom Kippur morning service, Yizkor, and Neilah service (See below to sign up). As always, services will be free of charge to all who wish to attend, but your contributions allow us to uphold this value of keruv/accessibility. As you reserve, please consider a meaningful gift to help us cover the costs of running this transformational programming and helping to support all of the sacred work we do.

THE LINEUP IS:

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ROSH HASHANAH DAY

Celebrate the birth of the world in gathered community. Online only.
 

3rd October 10AM PT|1PM ET (75m)  

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EREV ROSH HASHANAH

Celebrate the birth of the world by breaking bread together as one beautifully diverse human family. Online only.
 

2nd October 6PM PT|9PM ET (60m)

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ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2
Celebrate the Second Day Rosh Hashanah. Gain the tools needed for spiritual growth with Kimberly Dueñas. Online only.

4th October 10AM PT/1PM ET

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TASHLICH SERVICE &
BEACH HANGOUT

LIVE from the beach in California, join Rabbi Miller in person or via LIVESTREAM for a special Tashlich Service and KITS family hangout. Online AND in person!
 

6th October 11AM PT/2PM ET

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REFLECTIONS THROUGH TEXT
Join your Keeping It Sacred community to mourn the events of October 7 and the devastation that continues. Together, we will hold space for our grief and our pain and find ways to bravely whisper our hopes for the region.

7th October 9AM PT/12PM ET

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KOL NIDREI/EREV YOM KIPPUR

Enter into the holiest day of the year with the soul-work of reflection and repair. Online AND in person!
 

11th October 7PM PT/10PM ET (75 min)  

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YOM KIPPUR DAY

Focus on the texts, melodies and actions needed to rejuvenate the soul in community not bound by geographic limitations. Online AND in person!
 

12th October 10AM PT/1PM ET (75 min)  

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YOM KIPPUR
YIZKOR REMEMBRANCES

Gather in community to remember loved ones we have lost but hold dear in our hearts this and every year. Online AND in person!
 

12th October NOON PT/3PM ET (45 min) 

Hanukkah Celebration 2021/5782

High Holy Day Observances 2021/5782

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YOM KIPPUR NE’ILAH
VIRTUAL BREAK-THE-FAST

Rejoice in the conclusion of the day. Online AND in person

12th October 5:45PM PT/8:45PM ET

(60 min) 

MORE about

Cantorial Soloist Rachel Rothman:

We are so blessed as a community to have the exquisite heartfelt musicality of Cantorial Soloist Rachel Rothman co-lead us this High Holy Day Season. She holds her Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has spent summers performing with at opera festivals in Italy, and currently has an in demand vocal studio where she teaches voice lessons privately. And, Rachel feels lucky to fuel her spirituality and Judaism through music. Rabbi Miller has known Rachel since 2008 and shares, "Rachel is an incredible talent, with a soul of sincerity, sensitivity, and sensibility. She is a gifted prayer leader with a range from participatory song to high art, having a voice trained by camp song leaders and conservatory instructors alike. I am incredibly excited to co-lead this season's worship experiences with Rachel."

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Sweet & Sacred High Holy Day Observances 2020/5781

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Past High Holy Day Sermons

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View Rabbi Miller's past High Holy Day sermons

 by clicking HERE

Shine Your Light Hanukkah Program  2020/5781

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2021 Open Door Interfaith Passover Seder with Grammy winner, Joanie Leeds 

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