High Holy Days

 Community S'lichot Program at Congregation Beth Chaim

(open to the community, register here)

Saturday, September 13

8:15pm • Community Oneg

 8:45pm • Havdalah & Musical Program

10:00pm • Soulful S'lichot Service

Rosh Hashanah

Monday, September 22

7:30pm • Erev Rosh Hashanah Congregational Service with Choir

Tuesday, September 23

9:00am • Rosh Hashanah Family Service

There is no choir and no formal sermon at this service.

11:00am • Rosh Hashanah Morning Service with Choir  

This service includes a formal sermon and sermon anthem. 

3:00pm • Tashlich at Mercer County Park Marina – all ages (open to the community)

Wednesday, September 24

10:00am • Rosh Hashanah Second Day Service followed by Kiddush luncheon

(registration required for luncheon)

Friday, September 26

7:30pm • Shabbat Shuvah Healing Service 

Yom Kippur

Wednesday, October 1

7:30pm • Kol Nidrei/Erev Yom Kippur Service with Choir

Thursday, October 2

9:00 am • Yom Kippur Family Service

There is no choir and no formal sermon at this service. 

11:00am • Yom Kippur Morning Service with Choir

This service includes a formal sermon and sermon anthem. 

1:30pm • Study Session

3:00pm • Yizkor Memorial Service

(add the names of your loved ones to our Yizkor Memorial Book)

4:30pm (approx.) • Mincha/Afternoon Service

6:00pm (approx.) • Ne’ilah Service/Shofar Blowing/Havdalah

Sukkot

Monday, October 6

6:30pm • Erev Sukkot Dinner

7:30pm • Erev Sukkot Discussion Program

Friday, October 10

6:30pm • Pre-Neg in the Sukkah

7:30pm • Shabbat Sukkot Service 

Sunday, October 12

10:30am • Family Sukkot Celebration

Simchat Torah

Monday, October 13

6:30pm • Simchat Torah Dinner

7:30pm • Rock Simchat Torah Celebration

Tuesday, October 14

8:30am • Simchat Torah Yizkor Memorial Service & Breakfast 

We have many honors for our community during the High Holy Day season — make sure you’re at the service that honors you by reviewing the aliyot (Torah honors) list below:

At the Rosh Hashanah family service: anyone who became B’mitzvah on the Beth Chaim bimah will be honored and called up to lead the Torah blessings in Hebrew.

At the Rosh Hashanah traditional service: the Sisterhood board, the Men’s Club Board, and the Temple Board will be honored and called up to lead the Torah blessings in Hebrew.

At the Yom Kippur family service: anyone who can bench gomeil this year* will be honored and called up to lead the Torah blessings in Hebrew.

At the Yom Kippur traditional service: anyone who can bench gomeil this year*, members of the Beth Chaim Rock Band, and members of the Beth Chaim choir will be honored and called up to lead the Torah blessings in Hebrew.

*Benching Gomeil is a beautiful Jewish ritual of gratitude and relief. It is the recitation of a traditional blessing giving thanks for surviving something perilous: an extremely long journey, a situation of grave danger, recovery from serious illness, or release from prison. It is also said by a mother after she has survived childbirth. You don’t have to learn anything ahead of time to bench gomeil, as Rabbi Blum will help you recite it along the way.

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High Holy Day Home Rituals Guidebook — download and print for your holiday table!