This High Holiday season, find yourself
at Congregation Bet Haverim.
Monday, September 22 through Thursday, October 2, 2025
Reflection and Connection,
Rooted in Tradition
Congregation Bet Haverim (CBH) offers a High Holiday celebration like no other, where spiritual adventure combines with the embrace of tradition to create service experiences that are truly unique here in Atlanta and throughout the Jewish world. Our theme for 5786, In the Place Where We Are, drawn from the story of Hagar in the Rosh Hashanah liturgy, invites us to hear the shofar’s cry as a call to awaken to the now, and to hold fast to belief that we will be met with sacred care wherever we are, no matter how uncertain, difficult, or broken.
All are welcome to join us for prayer, music, and community, as together we prepare to build a sweet new year.
High Holiday Highlights
New location! The renowned Glenn Memorial Church on the Emory campus.
Service leadership from guest Rabbi Elyse Wechterman and Interim Spiritual Director, Rebekka Goldsmith.
Powerful music from the acclaimed CBH Chorus, Band, and String Ensemble.
A diversity of voices shared and amplified.
Teshuva (repair), Tefillah (prayer), and Tzedakah (acts of service) “paths of preparation” activities.
Childcare, children’s services, and an intergenerational Kol Nidre service.
No cost, but reservations are required so that we know to expect you!
Your High Holiday Guides
Meet Rabbi Elyse
Rabbi Elyse Wechterman is a Rabbi‘s Rabbi. Most recently she served as the CEO of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. During her tenure, the RRA redefined itself as an association that supports all its members, wherever and however they “rabbi”. Before her work at RRA, she was the spiritual leader of Congregation Agudas Achim in Attleboro, MA, where she helped the congregation celebrate its 100th anniversary, and officiated lifecycle event and overall the education of an entire generation of CAA families. Rabbi Elyse was ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2000 and received a certificate in Jewish Leadership from the Spurtus Institute in 2016.
Meet Rebekka
Rebekka Goldsmith (she/her) brings more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and social impact to her current role at Congregation Bet Haverim. As Interim Spiritual Leader and Music Director, Rebekka supports the ongoing development of CBH's inclusive worship, pastoral care, experiential learning, and community-based musical engagement.
In her own words, Guided by Jewish tradition and informed by contemporary needs, I strive to nurture a spiritual life of radical belonging that honors both individual journeys and shared responsibility.
