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Kever Avot is an opportunity to honor our ancestors and loved ones by visiting the cemetery during the High Holy Days. This year's service is being held at Forest Lawn in Cathedral City. A light Nosh will be served following the service. Please RSVP to: Arman Ordian, email: aordian@forestlawn.com. Phone Arman: 760.844.4897.
Yom Kippur- the Day of Atonement- is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei (September or October in the Gregorian calendar), it marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. According to […]
Yom Kippur is Judaism’s most sacred day of the year, sometimes called the “Sabbath of Sabbaths.” For this reason, even Jews who do not observe other traditions refrain from work, which is forbidden during the holiday, and participate in religious services on Yom Kippur, causing synagogue attendance to soar. Seating will be limited in the […]
Join us on Monday, September 25th for our afternoon services. Schedule of Events: 4:00 PM - Healing Service of Music and Meditation 4:30 PM - Yizkor 5:00 PM - Nei'lah/Havdala This event is available FREE via livestream on Vimeo. If you would like to help us defray the cost of the livestream services you may […]
“Above all, we take pride in the education of our children.” Josephus Our preschool children meet two Shabbat (Saturday) mornings a month. This drop-in program meets from 9:45 AM to 10:30 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert. Following playgroup, from 10:30 AM to Noon is our Parent/Child Family Time and T’fillah In […]
B’nai Mitzvah preparation - 6th and 7th grades Our B'nai Mitzvah leadership class meets on both Saturday mornings (9:45 AM to noon, in-person or virtual) and Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:15 PM, always on Zoom. As our students prepare for becoming B’nai Mitzvah, they work on leadership roles. The students lead our weekly prayer […]
Shabbat School - Saturdays from 9:45 am to 12:00 pm Hebrew & Religious School - 1st grade through 5th grades Our Hebrew and religious school students meet twice a month in person at the Unitarian church and twice a month on Zoom from 9:45 AM to noon. The students attend a Shabbat morning prayer service every […]
Our post-B’nai Mitzvah students meet twice monthly with our first class on Saturday, September 30th, at the Unitarian church from noon to 1:15 PM. Times and dates of future classes will be determined by the students at our first gathering. Post-B’nai Mitzvah students participate in a teen program that explores Mussar. Mussar is the study […]
Shabbat School - Saturdays from 9:45 am to 12:00 pm Hebrew & Religious School - 1st grade through 5th grades Our Hebrew and religious school students meet twice a month in person at the Unitarian church and twice a month on Zoom from 9:45 AM to noon. The students attend a Shabbat morning prayer service every […]
Simchat Torah (Rejoicing with the Torah) marks the end of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings and the beginning of the new cycle. It is a joyous holiday that celebrates the Jewish love of Torah and study. Desert Outreach Synagogue's Simchat Torah Celebration Schedule of Events: 9:45AM to 10:45 classes meet in the community […]
Shabbat School - Saturdays from 9:45 am to 12:00 pm Hebrew & Religious School - 1st grade through 5th grades Our Hebrew and religious school students meet twice a month in person at the Unitarian church and twice a month on Zoom from 9:45 AM to noon. The students attend a Shabbat morning prayer service every […]
B’nai Mitzvah preparation - 6th and 7th grades Our B'nai Mitzvah leadership class meets on both Saturday mornings (9:45 AM to noon, in-person or virtual) and Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:15 PM, always on Zoom. As our students prepare for becoming B’nai Mitzvah, they work on leadership roles. The students lead our weekly prayer […]