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

•  Information Booklet for High Holy Days
•  Children / Youth Programs Registration
•  Tickets and Reservations for Guests (non-members)
•  Tickets and Reservations for Immediate Family Members
•  Yizkor Memorial Book Order Form and Description
•  Yizkor Memorial Book Sample Pages
•  "Fasting & Not Fasting on Yom Kippur" – A Message from Rabbi Tilsen
• Audio Files for Rosh HaShana & Year-Round

Schedule

High Holy Day Service Times 2011 - 5772 תשע״ב
Holy Day	Date	Service	Begins	Ends	Place
Rosh Hodesh Elul	Tue 30 Aug 2011 1 Elul 5771	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 19 Oct 2011	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
Rosh Hodesh Elul	Wed 31 Aug 2011 1 Elul 5771	Shofar Sounded	7:30a (at conclusion of 7:00a service) and at conclusion of each weekday morning thereafter	Through Tue Morning 27 Sep 2011	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
First Seliḥot Penitential	Sat 24 Sep 2011	Conservative-Masorti Community	Maariv and Havdala 8p Program: The Gates are Closing 8:20p Refreshments 9:45p Service 10:15p	11:15p	Congregation B'nai Jacob (Woodbridge)
		Daily Seliḥot Penitential	Daily Pre-Dawn	Dawn Through Wed 28 Sep 2011	Home Ritual
Rosh Hashana	Wed 28 Sep 2011	Candle Lighting	6:22p*
Rosh Hashana		Weekday Minḥa Afternoon	6:30p	6:45p	Sanctuary
		Festival Evening	6:45p	7:20p	Sanctuary
Rosh HaShana	Thu 29 Sep 2011	Morning Service: Birkhot HaShaḥar & Pesuqei DeZimra	8:30a	~8:55a	Sanctuary
First Day	1 Tishrei 5772	Morning Service: Shaḥarit	~8:55a	~9:35a	Sanctuary
		Torah Service	~9:35a	~10:30a	Sanctuary
		Shofar Service	~10:30a	~10:45a
		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: Moses, Madonna & Marx orAlan Blankfein sings If I Were a Rich Man	~10:50a	~11:20a	Main Sanctuary
		Learners' Minyan	After Devar Torah	1:15p	Social Hall Lower Level
		Cosmic Conversations for Youth	11:30a		As Posted in Lobby
		Musaf	~11:20a	~1:20p	Sanctuary
		Children's Snack	11:45a	12:00m	As Posted in Lobby
		Tashlikh	5:30p	5:45p	Edgewood Bridge
		Tashlikh	5:30p	5:45p	Whitney Museum Covered Bridge
		Minḥa Afternoon	6:30p	6:55p	Sanctuary
		Evening Service	6:55p	7:25p	Sanctuary
		Candle Lighting	after 7:22p**
Rosh HaShana	Fri 30 Sep 2011	Morning Service: Pesuqei DeZimra	8:30a	~8:50a	Sanctuary
Second Day	2 Tishrei 5772	Morning Service: Shaḥarit	~8:50a	~9:30a	Sanctuary
		Torah Service	~9:30a	~10:30a	Main Sanctuary
		Shofar Service	~10:30a	~10:45a	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: Moment of Crisis	~10:45a	~11:10a	Main Sanctuary
		Learners' Minyan	After Devar Torah	1:15p	Social Hall Lower Level
		Cosmic Conversations for Youth	11:30a		As Posted in Lobby
		Musaf	~11:10a	1:10p	Main Sanctuary
		Children's Snack	11:45a	12:00m	As Posted in Lobby
Rosh HaShana afternoon Erev Shabbat		Minḥa Afternoon	6:00p	6:25p	George Posener Beit Midrash
Shabbat Evening	Fri 30 Sep 2011	Maariv	6:25p	6:45p	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
		Candle Lighting	6:18p
Shabbat Shuva	Sat 1 Oct 2011	Shaḥarit & Musaf	9:15a	~11:55a	Sanctuary
		Children's Ḥavura (Preschoolers)	10:45a	11:20a	Claire Goodwin Youth Room
		K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2)	10:45a	11:20a	Classroom 4 or 6
		Junior Congregation	10:45a	11:20	George G. Posener Beit Midrash
		Devar Torah: Sentencing Trial	~10:55a	~11:15a	Sanctuary
		Minḥa	5:45p	6:25p	George Posener Beit Midrash
Havdala		Home Ritual	7:18p or later		Home
Tsom Gedalia	Sunday 2 Octr 2011	Shaharit Morning Service	9:00a	9:55a	Posener Beit Midrash
Sunday after Rosh HaShana	Sun 2 Oct 2011	Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service	10:15a (new time for this year only)	10:30a	Beth El Memorial Park Warner St. Hamden
		Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service	11:00a	11:15a	Keser Israel Memorial Park Farwell St. West Haven
Tsom Gedalia	Sunday 2 Oct 2011	Minha Afternoon Service	5:45p	6:30p	Posener Beit Midrash
Yom Kippur	Fri 7 Oct 2011	Minḥa Afternoon	6:00p	~6:20p	Sanctuary
		Supervised Children's Freeplay	6:00p	8:30p	By Preregistration Only
		Candle Lighting	6:07p*
		Kol Nidre & Maariv Evening	6:20p	8:36p	Sanctuary
Yom Kippur	Sha 8 Oct 2011	Shaḥarit Morning & Musaf	9:00a	2:15p	Sanctuary
	10 Tishrei 5771
		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	2:45p	4:15p	Rosenkrantz Family Library
		Minḥa Afternoon	4:30p	~5:35p	Sanctuary
		Supervised Children's Freeplay	4:30p	6:55p	By Preregistration Only
		Announcements	~5:35p	~5:45p	Sanctuary
		Neila Closing	~5:45p	~6:40p	Sanctuary
		Maariv Evening	~6:40	~6:55p	Sanctuary
		Havdala & Shofar	~6:55p	7:07p	Sanctuary
		Posener Break-Fast	7:08p	8:45p	Ballroom Lower Level
* Unless otherwise indicated, candles may be lighted at or before time given ** Indicates candles must be lighted by transferring existing flame ~ tilde indicates approximate time, usually +/- 15 minutes

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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