HIGH HOLIDAYS 2026|5787

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“Today, the world is born anew,” says our Rosh Hashanah prayer book. The High Holidays are indeed a time of renewal — renewing our connection to one another, and renewing our commitment to bring out the best in ourselves and in our world. We look forward to gathering with you!

Below please find information about our holiday service schedules, as well as babysitting sign up, ushering, related programs, and tzedakah opportunities.

To live-stream our High Holiday services, please click here.

SERVICE SCHEDULE

Please note RSVP is required for all service participants.

For members needing special accommodations to participate in services — including large-print prayer books, assisted listening devices, wheelchair accessibility, or anything else — please contact our office so we can be of best assistance.

Open to Congregants

The following services are open only to congregants and their overnight guests.
(If you are bringing guests, please consider making a donation to the synagogue to help us sustain our work.)

Rosh Hashanah

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah Service – Friday, September 11, 7:30-9pm

  • Rosh Hashanah Day I Morning Service – Saturday, September 12, 9:30-11:30am

Yom Kippur

  • Kol Nidre / Erev Yom Kippur Service – Sunday, September 20, 7:30-9:00pm

  • Yom Kippur Morning Service – Monday, September 21, 9:30-11:30am

Please click here to RSVP for babysitting on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur morning services. Due to a high response rate, and based on space and staffing limitations, we unfortunately cannot accept “walk ins”.

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of our Early Childhood Center, Sarah Gregoire.

Open to All

The following services are free and open to the public.
(Non-congregants: please consider making a donation to the synagogue to help us sustain our work.)

Rosh Hashanah

  • Family Service (recommended for Grades 3 and older) – Saturday, September 12, 1-2pm

  • Young Family Service (recommended for Grade 2 and younger) – Saturday, September 12, 2:30-3:15pm

  • Rosh Hashanah Day II Morning Service – Sunday, September 13, 10am-12pm

Yom Kippur

  • Family Service (recommended for Grades 3 and older) – Monday, September 21, 1:00-2pm

  • Young Family Service (recommended for Grade 2 and younger) – Monday, September 21, 2:30-3:15pm

  • Afternoon Discussion Group – Monday, September 21, 2-3pm

  • Afternoon, Memorial (Yizkor), and Concluding Service – Monday, September 21, 4-6pm

Other High Holiday Programs

Shofar Sounders: Youth Shofar Ensemble Rehearsal
Wednesday, September 9, 5:30 - 6:00pm & Wednesday, September 16, 5:30-6:00pm

Learn how to sound the shofar and join our ensemble of shofar blasters at Family and Tot Services on the High Holidays! Interested students can RSVP here!

K-2 High Holidays Religious School
Sunday, September 13, 10:00 - 11:00am

Students are invited to join us for games and activities about the high holidays. This takes place during services for the second day of Rosh Hashanah and will be followed by Tashlich. To sign up a student in grades K-2, click here.

Tashlich
Sunday, September 13, 12:00 - 1:00pm — MacEachron Waterfront Park (100 River St, Hastings-On-Hudson)

At the beautiful Hastings waterfront, we’ll symbolically cast into the Hudson River everything from this past year that we’re ready to let go of. This is a family-friendly event.

Teen Tashlich Kayak Trip
Sunday, September 13, 1:30 - 3:30pm - JFK Marina and Park (1 John F Kennedy Memorial Dr, Yonkers)

Teens: board a kayak, paddle out into the river, and symbolically cast into the Hudson River everything from this past year that we’re ready to let go of. Click here to RSVP(required).

Sukkot Potluck
Friday, September 25, 6:30 - 8:00pm

Bring your favorite dish (vegetarian) and join us in the Sukkah for a festive celebration of Sukkot. To RSVP, sign up here!

Klezmer Simchat Torah
Friday, October 2, 7:30pm (as part of Shabbat Services)

On Simchat Torah, we celebrate our love of Torah and the stories that have carried our people through the generations- by singing, dancing, and rejoicing together. Join us for a special celebration of the holiday, featuring the much-loved TBS congregant Klezmer band. Come ready to celebrate, dance, and welcome the new year of Torah!

Tzedakah (Righteous Giving)

Our High Holiday Prayer Book teaches that “repentance, prayer, and charity [tzedakah]can help us transform our lives.” Please consider a donation to either of these tzedakah organizations.