High Holidays 2025
2025 High Holiday Service Schedule at Temple Beth-El
All High Holiday services will be livestreamed at https://www.tbeny.org/live-stream/
Temple Beth-El welcomes all guests for High Holiday services. Guest donations go a long way to help us continue to serve the Hudson Valley Jewish community year-round. We are extremely thankful for your support.
Suggested Donations:
- Parents, children and grandchildren of TBE members: Donate from your heart what you feel is appropriate
- Non-member suggested donation: $360/family, $144/individual for all days
- Only Rosh Hashanah or only Yom Kippur: $180/family, $72/individual
- College students from local universities are always welcome.
2025 High Holiday Guest Registration Form
Registration is required in advance. Registration deadlines:
For Rosh Hashanah: Friday noon, September 19
For Yom Kippur: Monday morning, September 31
Before the Holidays
Selichot Service
- Saturday, September 13 at 8:00 pm. Details forthcoming.
Memorial Service
- Sunday September 21 at 1:00 pm at Temple Beth-Cemetery
ROSH HASHANAH
Rosh Hashanah Eve - Monday, September 22
- 8:00pm Evening service
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 - Tuesday, September 23
- 8:45am Shacharit (morning) service begins
- 9:45am Torah Service
- 9:45am Family Service with Rabbi Miriam (ages 6+)
- 9:45am Tot program (ages 0-5)
- 9:45am Teen program (ages 13+)
- 11:00am Babysitting begins
- 10:45am Shofar service
- 11:00am Sermon
- 11:15am Musaf service
- 12:30 service concludes, followed by community Taschlich
Wednesday Evening:
- No service — enjoy a festive dinner with family and friends
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 - Thursday, September 24
- 8:45am Shacharit (morning) service begins
- 9:45am Torah Service
- 10:45am Shofar Service
- 11:00am Sermon
- 11:15am Musaf service
- 12:30pm Service concludes
Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Shofar Over the Hudson
- Sunday September 28 at 1:30 pm at Waryas Park museum pavilion
YOM KIPPUR
Kol Nidrei - Wednesday, October 1
- Service begins at 6:00 pm (6:18 pm Candle Lighting, 6:36 sundown)
Yom Kippur Day - Thursday, October 2
- 8:30am Shacharit (morning service) begins
- 9:45am Torah Service & Sermon
- 9:45am Family Service with Rabbi Miriam (ages 6+)
- 9:45am Tot program (ages 0-5)
- 9:45am Teen program (ages 13+)
- 11:00am Babysitting begins
- 11:00am President’s Address
- 11:15am Memorial prayers (Yizkor + Remembrance of Martyrs)
- 12:00pm Musaf
- 4:30pm Mincha service with reading of Torah and book of Jonah
- 5:45pm Ne'ilah (closing) service begins
- 7:16pm Havdalah and Shofar blowing as Yom Kippur ends
SUKKOT
Sukkot Day 1 & 2 - Tuesday, October 7 & Wednesday, October 8
- Sukkot services, 10 am - in the Chapel and on Zoom.
Intermediate Days of Sukkot - Thursday, October 9 & Friday, October 10
- Sukkot services, 8 am - in the Chapel and on Zoom.
No service Sunday, October 12
Hoshanah Rabbah - Monday, October 13
- Hoshana Rabbah service, 8 am - in the chapel and on Zoom
Shemini Atzeret (Monday night, October 13 through Tuesday, October 14)
- Monday at 8 pm - Shemini Atzeret evening services with Yizkor - in the chapel and on Zoom
- Tuesday at 10 am - Shemini Atzeret service with Yizkor - in the chapel and on Zoom
Simchat Torah (Tuesday night, October 14 through Wednesday, October 15)
- Tuesday at 5:45 pm - Simchat Torah service in sanctuary and on livestream
- Wednesday at 10am - Simchat Torah service in sanctuary and on livestream