Please read below for some important reminders and updates about Yom Kippur.
Thank you!
-Beth Sholom Congregation
YOM KIPPUR 5782 - Schedule
Click here for a printable version of the full Yom Kippur Schedule.
Note: Minyans stay the same for Yom Kippur: With the exception of Indoor Neilah (which will take place only in Abramson/Herschel Hall), you should attend the service at the same location as Rosh Hashanah
EREV YOM KIPPUR: Wednesday, September 15 Kaparot should be done at home. The service can be found on page 820 of the brown Artscroll siddur. Selichot/Shacharit 6:30 AM Mincha 3:00 (Epstein Sanctuary) & 6:55 PM (Tent) Candle Lighting 6:59 PM (6:59 PM is the latest time. Candles may be lit as early as 6:00 PM) Please remember to change into your non-leather shoes. KOL NIDRE7:10 PM
YOM KIPPUR DAY, Thursday, September 16 Sephardic Minyan 8:30 AM Ashkenazi Minyan 8:30 AM
We will have two Ashkenazi Shacharit services. One will be outside in the Tent and the other will be in Epstein Sanctuary (this shacharit will be for both those who are signed up to daven in Epstein and Abramson. Seating will be open. The two inside minyanim will split up for Torah Reading (as early as 10:00 am),
Approximate times for ashkenazi davening for Yom Kippur Day:
8:30 AM - Brachot and Psukei D’zimrah
8:55 AM - Hamelech
10:00 AM - Torah Reading
10:30 AM - Dvar Torah, Yizkor
11:00 AM - Musaf
(These times are all approximate - weather and other factors could alter the times)
Yizkor Only Service + Dvar Torah (in Ashkenazi tent) 4:15 PM Daf Yomi: 4:45 PM Mincha 5:25 PM Ne’ilah (approx) 6:20 PM
Two locations for Ashkenazi Neilah - if you have an outdoor ticket, in the tent. If you have an indoor ticket, in Abramson/Herschel Hall. Note that Neilah has open seating in both locations.
Shofar and Conclusion of Fast 7:56 PM
YOUTH Schedule
9:30 - 10:00 AM - Torah Tots in Bobrow Chapel 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Morah Rachel for children ages 4-7, downstairs in Daniel Pearl Youth Center (in the "Bike Room") 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Junior Congregation for children ages 8-12 in Bobrow Chapel *If you are interested in Neilah youth programs, please email Rabbi Cooper by tonight, September 14th!
Please sign up for youth programs if you have not done so yet! Sign up link is here
IMPORTANT REMINDERS & RESOURCES
FOR OUTSIDE SERVICES - MASK ONLY TENT: Please remember that the rear Ashkenazi tent is a "Mask Only" tent. We ask that you be respectful of those who have requested a space that is mask only. Please do not enter or even pass through this tent without wearing a mask. If you are sitting in the mask optional Men's section, please do not walk through the mask only tent. Instead, please enter the tent either from the front or from the side, behind the last row of the Mask-optional women's section (note the stanchions in the back of the Women's section which create a path for walking to the Men's section)
MASKING POLICY: All unvaccinated individuals (children or adults) must wear a mask everywhere at Beth Sholom, inside or outside. All individuals entering the building at any time must wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. All those who want to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status are welcome to do so.
PARKING: There are very few spots availabe in the Beth Sholom parking lot. Please arrive early before Kol Nidre if you'd like to claim one of the spots. There are additional spots available in the rear St. James lot. The spots closest to the school building are off limits. The spots all along the chain link fence, the spots by the food truck down near Fontaine, the spots along the wood fence where the shed is, under the trees, and the spots in back of the church are all permissible.
YIZKOR: There are two opportunities to say Yizkor: 1). At shul on Yom Kippur at approximately 10:30 AM in all three Ashkenazi davening spaces and 2). At 4:15 PM on Yom Kippur at shul with a brief Dvar Torah, plus Yizkor and Avinu Malkeinu (with a smaller crowd than earlier in the day).
AT HOME GUIDE: Please click here for a guide for those who are davening at home this year for Yom Kippur
LULAV AND ETROG PICKUP: You can pick up Lulav and Etrog on Sunday, September 19th from 8:45-9:15 AM or from 7:30-8:00 PM. If you need to come at another time, please email clergy@bethsholom.org.
SERMONS: Click here for Rosh Hashanah Sermons from Rabbi Antine and Rabbi Cooper (Yom Kippur sermons will be uploaded after Yom Kippur)
FOOD DRIVE: Please also note that our annual Yom Kippur food drive is still ongoing, and the collection bins will be in front of the shul until the morning of September 17th
