The program will begin with a showing of a classic episode of the original “Star Trek” TV series followed by study of key rabbinic texts on good and evil related to the theme of the episode AND the high holidays.  Rabbi David J. Fine and Cantor Caitlin Bromberg will lead services with the liturgy and music of the Selichot service as we begin to transform ourselves for the New Year and enter into the season of the High Holy Days. 

The Selichot Service is designed to help worshipers direct their hearts and minds to the process of teshuvah (returning).  At the service, worshipers begin to examine their deeds of the past year, seeking forgiveness from God, and promising to improve their behavior in the New Year. Some of the prayers and music for the Selichot service are taken from the services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This provides a musical transition between the “old year” and the New Year. All are welcome to join in this most rewarding and enriching spiritual experience.