High Holidays

The High Holidays with Fiedler Hillel: 'Twice the Good."
Fiedler Hillel welcomes students, parents, faculty, staff and members of the greater Chicago community for welcoming, thoughtful and inspiring services. Full-time unversity students--at Northwestern or any other university--are welcome free of charge and do not need to reserve tickets. Simply bring your university ID.

All others must purchase tickets. Why do we charge for admission? The High Holidays are Fiedler Hillel's single largest fundraiser. Your ticket supports not only High Holiday services, but Shabbat dinners, Birthright Israel trips, theater performances, a capella singing, Schmooze magazine, and an exceptional Hillel staff.

So when you buy a ticket for the High Holidays at Northwestern, you not only attend some of the best services on the North Shore--you touch the lives of hundreds of Jewish students and thousands of Jewish alumni. We like to think of it as doing twice as much good.

To purchase tickets, and to volunteer to help in our services, please click
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Thank you for your support!

Meals for Students
Fiedler Hillel will host a free pre-fast dinner for all students on Friday, Sept. 17 at 5:00 p.m. A break-fast meal will be held at Allison Dining Hall at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18. Students interested in home hospitality for Rosh Hashanah meals should contact Associate Director Cydney Topaz at 847-491-5717 or cydney@northwestern.edu.

Schedule of Services

Locations
Reform services in Pick-Staiger Auditorium
Conservative services in Norris Center Louis Room
Orthodox services at Fiedler Hillel, 629 Foster St.

Rosh Hashanah First Evening
Wednesday, Sept. 8
Reform: 7:30pm
Conservative: 7:00pm
Orthodox: 7:00pm

Rosh Hashanah First Day
Thursday, Sept. 9
Morning
Reform: 10:00am
Conservative: 9:00am
Orthodox: 9:00am

Afternoon
Tashlikh: 5:45pm
     (at Norris Center Lakefill)
Conservative: 6:45pm
Orthodox: 6:45pm

Rosh Hashanah Second Day
Friday, Sept. 10
Morning
Conservative: 9:00am
Orthodox: 9:00am

Afternoon
Conservative: 6:45pm
Orthodox: 6:45pm

Yom Kippur Evening
Friday, Sept. 17
Reform: 7:30pm
Conservative: 6:40pm
Orthodox: 6:40pm

Yom Kippur Day

Saturday, Sept. 18

Morning
Reform:10:00am
Conservative: 9:00am
Orthodox: 9:30am

Afternoon
Reform: 5:30pm
Conservative: 5:20 pm
Orthodox: 5:20 pm

Fast ends: 7:44pm

Leadership

All services will be supervised and led in part by Campus Rabbi Josh Feigelson. In addition, we are pleased to announce the rabbis and cantors who will enrich our services this year:

  • Cantor Rachel Rosenberg returns to Pick-Staiger auditorium to help lead the Reform service, at which Rabbi Josh Feigelson will officiate. Professor Emeritus Irwin Weil, who has sung at High Holiday services for decades, will join us once again.
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  • Zev Steinberg returns for his fourth year leading Conservative Services. He will be joined by dynamic educators Rabbi Jason Rubenstein and Arielle Rubenstein.
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  • Orthodox Services will be led by Rabbi Michael Balinksky, the former director of NU Hillel from 1981-2000, and Rabbi Josh Feigelson. Cantor Mati Rosenbaum returns for his second year.
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  • Parking

Parking is available at many nearby locations. Additional parking information will be sent by mail with your tickets, and posted on the Hillel website at www.nuhillel.org.