High Holidays

HIGH HOLIDAYS 2009/5770

Shalom! Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are fast approaching. We are pleased to share with you that Lori Rubin, Education Director, is once again planning our children and teen programming. The teen and family services that have been so well received in the past, will of course continue this year. We are very excited to continue this enhancement to our high holiday observance.

Other "extras" will include the adult study havurah's engaging discussion series the morning of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, tashlich following Rosh Hashanah services, and of course, spiritually fulfilling services in the main sanctuary.

As in past years, we will use Gratz College for morning services on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, and the morning of Yom Kippur. All other services will be held in the sanctuary at or Hadash, unless otherwise noted. View a map of Gratz College. Directions to Gratz College are attached below.

Make our house your home for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
We cordially invite the community to join us for High Holiday services. Ticket cost can be applied to your first year membership - print and mail the ticket order form attached below. For more information: call 215-283-0276 or email .

If you would like to have a name of a loved one included in the Yizkor Memorial Book of Remembrance, please send in the form below.

Schedule   A printer-friendly PDF schedule is attached below

Please note that all service ending times are approximate.  

Friday evening, September 18 — Erev Rosh Hashanah at Or Hadash

• 8:00 pm-9:30 pm Evening Service
• Oneg following services

Saturday morning, September 19 — First Day Rosh Hashanah at Gratz College

• 9:30 am-1:00 pm Morning Service
• 9:30 am-11:00 am Adult Study Havurah leads a discussion – "Unique Prespectives on Judaism"
• 9:30 am-1:30 pm Services and Activities for Children and Teens (see schedule attached below)

Sunday morning, September 20— Second Day Rosh Hashanah at Or Hadash

• 9:30 am-1:00 pm Morning Service
• 9:30 am-1:00 pm Services and Activities for Children and Teens
• 1:15 pm Tashlich

Sunday evening, September 27 — Erev Yom Kippur at Gratz

• 6:30 pm-9:00 pm Kol Nidre
• 7:00 pm-8:00 pm Family Service (following chanting of Kol Nidre)

Monday morning, September 28 — Yom Kippur morning at Gratz

• 9:30 am-1:30 pm Morning Service
• 9:30 am-11:00 am Adult Study Havurah leads a discussion – "Unique Perspectives on Judaism"
• 9:30 am-1:30 pm Services and Activities for Children and Teens (see schedule attached below)

Monday afternoon, September 28 — Yom Kippur afternoon at Or Hadash

• 2:30 pm-3:30 pm Healing Service (in the Garden weather permitting)
• 3:30 pm-4:30 pm Discussion Group: Are We Our Brother's Keepers?  Or has someone MADOFF with our Collective Reputations?  Jewish responses to economic crimes committed by Jews.  Presented by Gerri Goldman and Jeff Chebot
• 5:00 pm-7:27 pm Yizkor, Minchah and Ne'ilah
• 7:28 pm -Shofar, Havdallah and Break the Fast: Light refreshments in the Community Room.