All are welcome to join us for part or all of each holiday.
Netivot/Pathways is an intimate, embodied, spiritual High Holiday Experience led by Rabbi Heather Altman at Anshe Emet Synagogue. Seated on soft rugs with yoga mats, cushions, and blankets available for your comfort, the traditional themes of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Yippur are experienced through an integrative immersion of ritual, meditation, yoga, spiritual direction, and Somatic Experiencing®.
9:30AM Meditation – Welcome! Upon arrival you are welcomed. Get comfortable, set intentions, and begin looking inwards.
10AM Tefilla Yoga / Morning Prayers – Move through the morning service with yoga poses and sequences designed to create an embodied sense of intention in the prayers.
10:45AM Contemplative Torah Study Services – Participate in a creative contemplative Torah conversation and ritual. We will conclude this segment with the Mourners’ Kaddish.
11:30AM Sanctuary for the Soul
Rosh Hashanah: Creating a Sacred Sanctuary of Safety with Body, Mind, and Soul
Yom Yippur: Renewing and Restoring the Soul with Refu’ah (restorative) Yoga
12:15PM Healing Circle with Sounding of the Shofar
12:30PM Nourishment Food & Fellowship
Rosh Hashanah: Symbolic New Year foods
Yom Kippur*: Discussion about when it is a mitzvah to eat on a fast day, with simple nourishment for those who are supposed to eat on Yom Kippur
Can I come for Tefilla Yoga even if I don’t have experience?
Yes, please do! Netivot/Pathways is designed for all abilities and experiences.
If I already have tickets for other services at Anshe Emet, do I need to register?
We request that you please register even if you have tickets for Anshe Emet High Holy Days.
I am not a member of Anshe Emet &/or I do not have tickets. Can I attend Netivot/Pathways?
Yes! Please join us. Registration is required to ensure entry into the building.
Can I come for part of the service or do I have to come for the entire day?
You can come for any or all parts of the services.
What should I wear?
Wear comfortable yoga clothes or bring a change of clothes. Layers are recommended.
What should I bring with me?
Bring blankets, a yoga mat and props (bolsters or blocks) if you have them.
We will have a limited number available for use.
Why is food served on Yom Kippur?
*For many people, such as those who are pregnant, diabetic, have a history of or current eating disorder, fasting can cause harm, so Jewish law instructs those people to eat on fast days. This is a way to encourage everyone to attend Yom Kippur. For more info visit: www.amitzvahtoeat.org
Who do I contact for more info?
For questions about content, contact:
Rabbi Heather Altman rabbiheatheraltman@gmail.com www.heatheraltmanhealing.com
For questions or concerns about the content of Netivot/Pathways, contact Rabbi Heather Altman at rabbiheatheraltman@gmail.com.
Rabbi Heather Altman is back at Anshe Emet Synagogue for the High Holy Days, offering embodied and contemplative services. A long-time community member and former Anshe Emet Rabbi, Heather is a certifiedYoga Instructor, Spiritual Director, Domestic Violence Advocate, and facilitator of Yoga of 12 Step Recovery (Y12SR). In addition to creating and leading Tefilla Yoga since 2003 and offering Netivot/Pathways HighHoliday services at Anshe Emet for 13+ years, Rabbi Heather has expertise in healing from trauma and relationship ruptures, developmental trauma, managing mental and physical health issues, school-related and parent support, abuse, addictions, neurodivergence and the LGBTQIA+ community. Her goal is helping you experience more comfort, more calm,and more compassion in your life. At the center of her private consultingand coaching practice is Somatic Experiencing (SE), a gentle neurobiological trauma healing modality created by Dr. Peter Levine. Heather’s training includes SE Advanced, Integrative Attachment Family Therapy, Developmental Dyadic Psychotherapy, Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment, and Crisis Stabilization and Safety: Peer Support. Heather’s all time favorite way to observe the holidays is with you at Netivot/Pathways.
