Wilshire Boulevard Temple will begin its observance with an Erev Rosh Hashanah service on Sept. 11 at its Erika J. Glazer Family Campus. (photo courtesy of Wilshire Boulevard Temple)

Jewish congregations across Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Los Angeles will celebrate Rosh Hashanah beginning at sundown on Sept. 11, ushering in the year 5787 in the Hebrew calendar and the start of the High Holy Days.

This year, the Jewish New Year coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, an occasion that will be commemorated during services at the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre.

“Rosh Hashanah has many names. The Day of Judgment, the Day of Remembrance is also one of the names,” Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts Rabbi David Baron said. “So on that day we’re going to remember the past and determine to move forward with hope into the future.”

Rosh Hashanah begins the 10 Days of Repentance, a period of reflection and prayer culminating with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, beginning at sundown on Sept. 20.

“We pray that God inscribes us in the Book of Life for another year of life,” Baron said. “We believe in life, in choosing life, and in living life fully, in performing good deeds and not performing sins. But we’re human, and we fail. So this gives us a chance to make corrections in how we live our lives.”

The Temple of the Arts, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., will hold Rosh Hashanah services at 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 10 a.m. on Sept. 12. Jill Pila, whose husband, Jim Gartenberg, was killed in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, will speak during the first evening’s service.

Baron said Pila’s story of rebuilding her life in the years after her husband’s death reflects the themes of Rosh Hashanah.

“That hopefulness and that sense of a future and resilience are very important themes of a new year, a Jewish new year, 5787 on the Hebrew calendar,” Baron said.

Other local congregations will offer services and programs throughout the High Holy Days.

Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, 300 N. Clark Drive, will hold Erev Rosh Hashanah services at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, followed by multiple services on Sept. 12. The temple’s Mitzvah Corps will also prepare lunches for the Hollywood Food Coalition, putting into practice tzedakah, the Jewish tradition of charity and social responsibility.

Wilshire Boulevard Temple will begin its observance with an Erev Rosh Hashanah service at 5 p.m. on Sept. 11 at its Erika J. Glazer Family Campus, 3663 Wilshire Blvd. Services will continue Sept. 12 at the Glazer campus and Resnick Family Campus, 11960 Sunset Blvd., in Brentwood.

Temple Israel of Hollywood, 7300 Hollywood Blvd., will hold an Erev Rosh Hashanah service at 6 p.m. on Sept. 11, followed by services on Sept. 12. On Sept. 13, congregants will gather at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica for Tashlich, a tradition symbolizing the casting away of sins from the previous year.

In West Hollywood, Congregation Kol Ami, 1200 N. La Brea Ave., will welcome the new year with the theme “Yirah,” or awe. Erev Rosh Hashanah services begin at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, with services continuing the following morning.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, 5th District, said the themes of the holiday can resonate beyond the Jewish community.

“Even if you don’t observe the upcoming holidays, the themes of reflection and renewal offer a meaningful chance to pause and look toward the future with hope,” Yaroslavsky said.

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation will relax street cleaning, time-limit and preferential parking restrictions in designated areas, including portions of Pico-Robertson and Westwood, from noon Sept. 11 through noon Sept. 14. Parking meters, tow-away zones and other safety restrictions will remain in effect.

The city of Beverly Hills will similarly waive certain permit and timed parking restrictions near the Saban Theatre during High Holy Days services. Metered spaces are not exempt.

Lawry’s The Prime Rib, 100 N. La Cienega Blvd., will also mark the holiday with a special Rosh Hashanah dinner from Sept. 11-13 featuring traditional elements including challah, apples and honey and matzo ball soup.

For Baron, the High Holy Days provide an opportunity for Jewish people to reflect while looking toward the future with faith.

“My Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur High Holy Day guests exemplify the importance of resilience and faith in uncertain times,” he said. “We will show a film chronicling the lives of non-Jewish people who saved the lives of Jews in danger during the Holocaust and we will discuss the ongoing fight against antisemitism and counterterrorism worldwide. My message in my Living Sermon this year will be coming together as one in peace and unity for the betterment of all mankind.”