High Holy Day Services
ימים נוראים

Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) worship services at BEKI are traditional, egalitarian and participatory. All services are led by members. The liturgy is the standard Conservative Ashkenazi Hebrew siddur as represented by Mahzor Hadash and is supplemented with English readings and rabbinic commentary.

Doors open 20 minutes before scheduled service times. The building is accessible to those using wheelchairs and with limited mobility by entering through the front main doors on Harrison Street or through the East Entrance from the parking area via a sloped sidewalk or steps. Children's participation is encouraged in all services and special Youth Services are available concurrent to main services.

Admission & Ticketing

Guests and visitors are most welcome. However, advance arrangements are required. Active-duty military and police personnel, and full-time students, may enter with valid official ID. Children require pre-registration for children's programs. Adults require tickets or reservations for most services. Members in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office (203) 389-2108 x14 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A schedule is presented below.

More Information and Downloadable Documents

•  Days of Awe Concert: David Chevan & the Afro-Semitic Experience
  with Cantor Jack Mendelson 29 August 2010
•  Information Booklet for High Holy Days
•  Guidelines for High Holy Days
•  Participation and Volunteer Opportunities
•  Children / Youth Programs Info
•  Children / Youth Programs Registration
•  Tickets and Reservations for Guests (non-members)
•  Tickets and Reservations for Immediate Family Members
•  Selihot Information
•  Yizkor Memorial Book Order Form and Description
•  Yizkor Memorial Book Sample Pages
•  "Fasting & Not Fasting on Yom Kippur" – A Message from Rabbi Tilsen
• BEKI Bulletin High Holy Days Edition, September 2010

Schedule

High Holy Day Service Times 2010 - 5771 תשע״א
Holy Day	Date	Service	Begins	Ends	Place
Rosh Hodesh Elul	Tue 10 Aug 2010 1 Elul 5770	Penitential Psalm 27 Recited	6:10p (at conclusion of 5:45p service) and at conclusion of each weekday evening & morning service thereafter	Through Hoshana Raba Wed Morning 29 Sep 2010	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
Rosh Hodesh Elul	Wed 11 Aug 2010 1 Elul 5770	Shofar Sounded	7:30a (at conclusion of 7:00a service) and at conclusion of each weekday morning thereafter	Through Tue Morning 7 Sep 2010	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
First Seliḥot Penitential	Sat 4 Sep 2010	Conservative-Masorti Community	Maariv and Havdala 9:00p Program: On the Record with Paul Bass 9:20p Presidents' Reception 10:30p Service 11:00p	Midnight	BEKI
		Daily Seliḥot Penitential	Daily Pre-Dawn	Dawn Through Wed 8 Sep 2010	Home Ritual
Rosh Hashana	Wed 8 Sep 2010	Candle Lighting	6:56p*
Rosh Hashana		Weekday Minḥa Afternoon	7:00p	7:10p	Sanctuary
		Festival Evening	7:10p	7:36p	Sanctuary
Rosh HaShana	Thu 9 Sep 2010	Morning Service: Birkhot HaShaḥar & Pesuqei DeZimra	8:30a	8:55a	Sanctuary
First Day	1 Tishrei 5771	Morning Service: Shaḥarit	8:55a	9:35a	Sanctuary
		Torah Service	9:35a	10:30a	Sanctuary
		Shofar Service	10:30a	10:40a
		Children's Ḥavura (Preschoolers)	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:00p	As Posted in Lobby
		K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2)	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activites)	1:00p	As Posted in Lobby
		Junior Congregation	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:00p	As Posted in Lobby
		Devar Torah	10:45a	11:15a	Main Sanctuary
		Learners' Minyan	After Devar Torah	1:15p	Ballroom Lower Level
		Cosmic Conversations for Youth	11:30a		As Posted in Lobby
		Musaf	~11:15a	~1:15p	Sanctuary
		Children's Snack	11:45a	12:00m	As Posted in Lobby
		Tashlikh	5:30p	5:45p	Edgewood Bridge
		Tashlikh	By Request	Contact office@beki.org	Beaver Ponds Park
		Tashlikh	5:30p	5:45p	Whitney Museum Covered Bridge
		Minḥa Afternoon	7:00p	7:10p	Sanctuary
		Evening Service	7:10p	7:35p	Sanctuary
		Candle Lighting	after 7:57p**
Rosh HaShana	Fri 10 Sep 2010	Morning Service: Pesuqei DeZimra	8:30a	8:50a	Sanctuary
Second Day	2 Tishrei 5771	Morning Service: Shaḥarit	8:50a	9:30a	Sanctuary
		Torah Service	9:30a	10:20a	Main Sanctuary
		Shofar Service	10:20a	10:35a	Main Sanctuary
		Children's Ḥavura (Preschoolers)	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:00p	As Posted in Lobby
		K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2)	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:00p	As Posted in Lobby
		Junior Congregation	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:00p	As Posted in Lobby
		Devar Torah	10:35a	11:10a	Main Sanctuary
		Cosmic Conversations for Youth	11:30a		As Posted in Lobby
		Musaf	11:10a	1:15p	Main Sanctuary
		Children's Snack	11:45a	12:00m	As Posted in Lobby
Rosh HaShana afternoon Erev Shabbat		Minḥa Afternoon	6:00p	6:15p	George Posener Beit Midrash
Shabbat Evening	Fri 10 Sep 2010	Maariv	6:15p	6:36p	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
		Candle Lighting	6:57p
Shabbat Shuva	Sat 11 Sep 2010	Shaḥarit & Musaf	9:15a	noon	Sanctuary
		Children's Ḥavura (Preschoolers)	10:45a	noon	Claire Goodwin Youth Room
		K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2)	10:45a	noon	Classroom 4 or 6
		Junior Congregation	10:45a	noon	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
		Shabbat Shalom Learners' Minyan	10:45a	noon	Office
		Devar Torah: Rabbi Murray Levine	11:10a	11:30a	Sanctuary
		Minḥa	5:45p	6:25p	George Posener Beit Midrash
Havdala		Home Ritual	7:53p or later		Home
Sunday after Rosh HaShana	Sun 12 Sep 2010	Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service	10:00a	10:30a	Beth El Memorial Park Warner St. Hamden
		Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service	11:00a	11:30a	Keser Israel Memorial Park Farwell St. West Haven
Yom Kippur	Fri 17 Sep 2010	Minḥa Afternoon	6:30p	6:45p	Sanctuary
		Supervised Children's Freeplay	6:30p	8:45p	By Preregistration Only
		Candle Lighting	6:41p*
		Kol Nidre & Maariv Evening	6:45p	8:30p	Sanctuary
Yom Kippur	Sha 18 Sep 2010	Shaḥarit Morning & Musaf	9:00a	2:00p	Sanctuary
		Children's Ḥavura (Preschoolers)	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:30p	As Posted in Lobby
		K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2)	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:30p	As Posted in Lobby
		Junior Congregation	Session One: 10:30a (tefila - prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities)	1:30p	As Posted in Lobby
		Yizkor Memorial	after 11:00a		Sanctuary
		Cosmic Conversations for Youth	11:30a		As Posted in Lobby
		Children's Light Lunch (Pre-Bar/Bat Mitzva Age)	11:45a	12:00m	As Posted in Lobby
		Learners' Minyan	after Yizkor	2:00p	Ballroom Lower Level
		Study Sessions	3:00p	4:45p	Rosenkrantz Family Library
		Teen Discussion	3:15p	4:45p	Lobby
		Minḥa Afternoon	5:00p	6:05p	Sanctuary
		Supervised Children's Freeplay	5:00p	7:45p	By Preregistration Only
		Announcements	6:05p	6:15p	Sanctuary
		Neila Closing	6:15p	7:15p	Sanctuary
		Maariv Evening	7:15	7:30p	Sanctuary
		Havdala & Shofar	7:30p	7:42p	Sanctuary
		Posener Break-Fast	7:43p	9:15p	Ballroom Lower Level
* Unless otherwise indicated, candles may be lighted at or before time given ** Indicates candles must be lighted by transferring existing flame

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Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
85 Harrison Street at Whalley Avenue
New Haven, CT USA 06515-1724
(203) 389-2108
Fax (203) 389-5899

Email to the BEKI office: office@beki.org
Email to Rabbi Jon-Jay Tilsen: jjtilsen@beki.org