
High Holy Days at USC Hillel
USC Hillel wishes you and your family a shanah tovah umetuka, a good and sweet new year!
As we prepare to welcome Jewish Trojans to our home on Hoover for the High Holy Days, we also recognize our responsibility to take every reasonable precaution to reduce the spread of Coronavirus in our community. Judaism informs our value for Pikuach Nefesh (preserving/saving life) above all else. Given the risk associated with the spread of the delta variant and the current trend in case rates locally, USC Hillel's 5782 in-person High Holy Day services and meals will be open only to current USC students, faculty, and staff participating in Trojan Check and subject to USC testing and tracing protocols. We kindly request that all university staff register in advance and contact us with any questions regarding attendance. We are hopeful that we will be able to welcome members of our extended Jewish Trojan Family (alumni, parents, and our Los Angeles community) back to campus for the Holy Days next year. For those seeking other in-person or virtual options for Holy Day observance this fall, we recommend browsing resources offered by the Jewish Federation or contacting your local synagogue.
Rosh Hashanah:
Sunday, September 25 -
Tuesday, September 27
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Sunday, September 25th
Candle lighting 6:27pm
Services 6:30pm
Dinner 7:45pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Monday, September 26th
Services 10:00am
Lunch 12:30pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Tuesday, September 27th
Torah, Lunch & Learn 12-1:30pm
Shabbat Shuvah
Friday, September 30th
Services 6:00pm
Dinner 7:00pm
Yom Kippur:
Tuesday, October 4 -
Wednesday, October 5
Kol Nidre
Tuesday, October 4th
Dinner 5:00pm
Candle Lighting and Services 6:15pm
Yom Kippur
Wednesday, October 5th
Services 10:00am
Yizkor 12:30pm
Mincha 6:00pm
Ne’ilah 6:30pm
Havdallah 7:09pm
Break Fast 7:15pm
Hillel will be open all day on Yom Kippur and will
offer Chag and non-Chag spaces
You do not need to attend services to attend the
break fast meal
Sukkot:
Sunday, October 9 -
Sunday, October 16
Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt. We celebrate Sukkot by dwelling in a foliage-covered booth, known as a sukkah.
Sukkot Kick-Off
havdallah
dinner
Seniors Sushi & Sake
Tuesday, October 11 from 7-11pm
*RSVP Required
Grad Student Cider in the Sukkah
Wednesday, October 12 from 4-5:30pm
