2025/5786 High Holy Days Worship Schedule

We look forward to gathering with our community in the Gitlin Sanctuary for High Holy Days services. e-Tickets are required for all family members and guests. Please present your e-ticket email on your phone or print it out to present to our greeters when you enter the synagogue.

Selichot - Saturday, September 13

• Dinner & Program, 6pm
  • Join us for dinner and a special program "Sharing Stories" (RSVP by 9/9) 
• Worship Service, 8pm 

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Erev Rosh Hashanah - Monday, September 22

• Worship Service, 7:30pm (Dessert reception to follow)  Please note, service is starting 1/2 hour earlier this year

Rosh Hashanah - Tuesday, September 23

• Early Worship Service, 9am (open to all ages) 
• Youth Service, 9am (K-4th grade, must pre-register, in-person only)
• Late Worship Service, 12:30pm (open to adults & children in 5th grade & up) 
• Tashlich, 11:30am, 3pm & 4:30pm (outside by the pond)
• Family Worship Service, 3:30pm (child-centered service, open to all ages) Please note, service is starting 1/2 hour later this year

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 - Wednesday, September 24

• Worship Service, 10am  

Kol Nidre - Wednesday, October 1

• Worship Service, 7:30pm Please note, service is starting 1/2 hour earlier this year

Yom Kippur - Thursday, October 2

• Early Worship Service, 9am (open to all ages) 
• Youth Service, 9am (open to children K-4th grade, must pre-register, in-person only)
• Late Worship Service, 12pm (open to adults & children in 5th grade & up)  
• Study Sessions (Haines Memorial Chapel)     

  • 11:30am | Teacher - Rabbi Lance Sussman | Topic - The Challenge of Freedom: 250 Years of American Judaism | Description - July 4, 1776 was a revolution in Jewish history. Could Judaism survive freedom of and from religion? We are still answering that question 250 years later.

  • 1pm | Teacher - Beth Rabinowitz | Topic - Teshuva and Turning: Going Beyond the Apology | Description - Come together to study and share as a group with longtime educator and congregant Beth Rabinowitz. Share meaningful experiences of Torah and togetherness with other congregants. All texts provided; no prior knowledge necessary.

  • 2:45pm | Teacher - Rabbi Elliot Strom | Topic - Bob Dylan, Yom Kippur and the Question of Divine Justice | Description - On Yom Kippur afternoon, we read Eileh Ezkerah, a harrowing martyrology.  For these great rabbis to have suffered so terribly makes us wonder about how God could do such bad things to such good people.  Believe it or not, Bob Dylan provides a possible answer to this in his song, “When the Ship Comes In.”  We’ll listen to the song and see if the lyrics point us in a way that helps us understand the challenges of the Yom Kippur liturgy.

• Family Worship Service, 3pm (child-centered service, open to all ages) Please note,  all afternoon services starting with Family Worship are starting 15 minutes later this year
• Afternoon Neilah & Yizkor, 4:15pm 
• Break the Fast, 6:30pm (approx.)

Please note: Links to clergy sermons will be added to this page within a day after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

High Holy Day services are available to watch remotely in real-time on the Beth Or Livestream Site. The site is password protected. Refer to your e-ticket email, weekly email or High Holy Days update email for the password.

All services are archived on the site and can be viewed after the service as well.

Beth Or Livestream Site

Helpful Resources

Mishkan Hanefesh (Purchase Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur regular print or large print versions from CCAR)

Mishkan Hanefesh (Purchase Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur Kindle versions from Amazon)

Machzor Or (Download Family Service Prayer Book)

Blessings & Reflections to use at home

DIY Tashlich Service Booklet 

5786 (2025/26) Book of Remembrance to be added prior to Yom Kippur Yizkor service