BHS HIGH HOLY DAYS 5785/2024
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue welcomes all to worship with us for the High Holy Days. We offer services throughout each holiday including Adult, Youth, and Family services. Members receive one ticket per adult. Children under 18 do not need a ticket but will need to be registered for children’s services or childcare. Non-members are welcome to purchase tickets. College and graduate students with ID and members of the US Armed Forces are welcome to all our services without charge. The High Holy Days are a special time for us to gather as a community in prayer, song, and to launch the year.
Attend in person or you can watch on our Livestream. Please note that our services are held at Plymouth Church and at BHS. Scroll down for more details in the High Holy Days Schedule below.
High Holy Day tickets will be sent by email the week of September 16th to members who have made a contribution towards this year’s membership dues.
High Holy Day Childcare Program at Plymouth Church is available for children two and half years to Pre-K. High Holy Day tickets are required to register.
Please scroll down to submit information for our annual Book of Remembrance.
For questions, please contact lisa@bhsbrooklyn.org.
RECIPROCITY FOR HIGH HOLY DAY TICKETS
Reciprocal tickets are available for those who are members in good standing at a URJ affiliated synagogue. If you are a member of a URJ affiliated synagogue who would like to attend High Holy Day services at BHS, please contact the Executive Director of your synagogue. They must complete the form below for you and should send it to the attention of our Membership Director, Lisa Kopel by email at lisa@bhsbrooklyn.org.
HIGH HOLY DAYS
SERVICE SCHEDULE — 2024
Saturday, September 28
Selichot
8:00pm: Evening Service and Program at BHS
Sunday, September 29
Kever Avot
Honoring our ancestors at Maimonides Cemetery in Elmont, NY
10:30 am: The caravan of cars will meet at Maimonides Cemetery
11:30 am - 2:30 pm: Apple Picking at Alstede Farms in Chester, NJ for families with children 5 years and under
Wednesday, October 2
Erev Rosh Hashanah
6:15 pm: Childcare (ages 2½ through Pre-K) available through the end of services
6:30 pm: EREV ROSH HASHANAH FIRST NIGHT SERVICES at Plymouth Church
Thursday, October 3
Rosh Hashanah - First Day
9:15 am: Childcare (ages 2½ through Pre-K) available through the end of services
Tashlich immediately following Morning Services
9:30 am: MORNING SERVICES at Plymouth Church
Tashlich immediately following Morning Services
Services and Activities at BHS
9:00 am–2:00 pm: Religious School (K-7th Grades) Activities and Lunch
9:30–10:00 am: Kindergarten-3rd Grade Services (parents must attend)
10:15–11:00 am: 4th-7th Grade Services (parents may attend)
2:00–2:45 pm: Tot Community Service for families with children 5 years and under
6:30 pm: Second Evening Rosh Hashanah Services at BHS
Friday, October 4
Rosh Hashanah - Second Day
9:30 am: Morning Services at BHS
Saturday, October 5
Shabbat Shuva
10:30 am: Morning Services followed by text study at BHS
Friday, October 11
Kol Nidre
5:45 pm: Childcare (ages 2½ through Pre-K) available through the end of services
6:00 pm: KOL NIDRE SERVICES at Plymouth Church
Saturday, October 12
Yom Kippur
9:15 am: Childcare (ages 2½ through Pre-K) available through the end of services
9:30 am: YOM KIPPUR MORNING SERVICES at Plymouth Church
1:30 pm: Adult Study Session at Plymouth Church
3:00 pm: AFTERNOON, HEALING, YIZKOR, AND CLOSING SERVICES
Catered Break-Fast at sunset following the concluding service at Plymouth Church
Services and Activities at BHS
9:00 am–2:00 pm: Religious School (K-7th Grades) Activities and Lunch
9:30–10:00 am: Kindergarten-3rd Grade Services (parents must attend)
10:15–11:00 am: 4th-7th Grade Services (parents may attend)
2:00–2:45 pm: Tot Community Service for families with children 5 years and under
Wednesday, October 16
Erev Sukkot
6:30 pm: Evening Services followed by Festive Oneg in the Sukkah at BHS
Thursday, October 17
Sukkot
9:30 am: Morning Services at BHS
Sunday, October 20
Sunday in the Sukkah with Rabbi Romano
11:30 am–12:30 pm: BHS Rear Yard
Wednesday, October 23
Erev Atzeret/Simchat Torah
6:30 pm: Evening Services at BHS
Thursday, October 24
Simchat Torah Tekes
9:30 am: Festival Morning Service and Yizkor
6:00 pm: Services and Dancing Outside of BHS with Torahs and Klezmer Band
CHECK-IN
All events at Plymouth Church require a ticket. Every ticket will be checked at the door upon entry. Please be sure to bring your printed or email ticket with you and a photo ID. Please note that large bags will be subject to search.
NOTE: ALL SERVICES IN CAPS REQUIRE TICKETS
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
Our Congregation’s custom during our Yizkor service on Yom Kippur is to honor our dear ones who have passed. If you would like to have a name added to the Yizkor Memorial Book of Remembrance, please use the form linked below.
For BHS Members only
MUSIC AND SONGS
If you would like to know more about joining the BHS High Holy Day volunteer choir, please contact Cantor Porzecanski.