- Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
COVID-19 2020 Info: Some of the information on High Holy Days on this website remains to be updated to reflect revised plans to insure public health, safety for our members, and providing services beyond the walls of the synagogue building. (May 2020)
Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) worship services at BEKI are traditional, egalitarian and participatory. All services are led by skilled and experienced members. The liturgy is the standard Conservative Ashkenazi Hebrew siddur as represented by Mahzor Lev Shalem 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. The Sanctuary is equipped with a Hearing Loop. Children’s participation is encouraged in all services and Youth Services are available concurrent to main services.
Admission & TicketingGuests 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 are always welcome to join us accompanied by their adults. All adults require tickets or reservations for most services. Adults from member households in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office 203.389.2108 x114 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A schedule is presented below.
To purchase tickets online, click here, then scroll down to High Holy Days – Tickets.
SECURITY UPDATE: Please know that our High Holy Days team is working hard to make sure that while remaining the warm and welcoming community we have always been, it is doing its best to implement some new procedures and policies, which take your security very seriously. Your understanding and total cooperation are very much appreciated.
High Holy Day Service Times 2020 – 5781 ה׳תשפ”א
| Service | Begins | Ends | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Thu night 20 Aug 2020 (1 Elul 5780) | |||
| Penitential Psalm 27 Recited | At the conclusion of each weekday evening & morning service | Through Hoshana Rabba Sun Morning 9 Oct 2020 | Beit Midrash or On-Line |
| Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Fri 21 Aug 2020 (1 Elul 5780) | |||
| Shofar Sounded | 9:50a (at conclusion of 9:00a service) and at conclusion of each weekday morning thereafter | Through Thu Morning 17 Sep 2020 | Beit Midrash or On-Line |
| First Seliḥot Penitential Sat 12 Sep 2020 | |||
| Selihot Program & Service at BEKI | 9p (Program & Selihot) | 10:30p | On-Line |
| Daily Seliḥot Penitential | Daily Pre-Dawn | Dawn Through Sun 27 Sep 2020 | Home Ritual |
| Rosh Hashana Fri 18 Sep 2020 | |||
| Candle Lighting | 6:36p* | ||
| Weekday Minḥa Afternoon | 6:30p | 6:45p | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Festival Evening | 6:45p | 7:30p | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Rosh HaShana Sha 19 Sep 2020 | |||
| Morning Service: Pesuqei DeZimra | 8:30a | ~8:50a | (Sanctuary or) On-Line |
| Morning Service: Shaḥarit | ~8:50a | ~9:30a | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Torah Service | ~9:30a | ~10:30a | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Shofar Service | omitted on Shabbat | Sanctuary or On-Line or TBA | |
| Children’s Ḥavura (Preschoolers) | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA |
| K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2) | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby |
| Junior Congregation | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby |
| Devar Torah | ~10:45a or TBA | ~11:10a or TBA | (Sanctuary or) On-Line |
| Learners’ Service | After Devar Torah or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | Downstairs Great Social Hall or TBA |
| Cosmic Conversations for Youth | 11:30a or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA | |
| Musaf | ~11:15a | ~1:00p | Sanctuary or TBA |
| Children’s Snack | 11:45a | 12:00m | As Posted in Lobby or TBA |
| Minḥa Afternoon | 6:30p | 6:50p | TBA or On-Line |
| Evening Service | 6:50p | 7:15p | TBA or On-Line |
| Candle Lighting | after 7:36p** | ||
| Rosh HaShana Sun 20 Sep 2020 | |||
| Morning Service: Pesuqei DeZimra | 8:30a | ~8:50a | On-Line |
| Morning Service: Shaḥarit | 9:00a | ~9:30a | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Torah Service | ~9:30a | ~10:30a | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Shofar Service | ~10:30a | ~10:45a | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Children’s Ḥavura (Preschoolers) | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA |
| K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2) | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA |
| Junior Congregation | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA |
| Devar Torah | ~10:50a | ~11:20a | On-Line |
| Learners’ Service | After Devar Torah or TBA | 1:00p or TBA | Downstairs Great Social Hall or TBA |
| Cosmic Conversations for Youth | 11:30a or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA | |
| Musaf | ~11:20a | 1:15p | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Children’s Snack | 11:45a or TBA | 12:00m or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA |
| Tashlikh | 5:30p | 5:45p | Edgewood Bridge |
| Tashlikh | 5:30p | 5:45p | Whitney Museum Covered Bridge |
| Tashlikh | 5:30p | 5:45p | West River at West Rock Playground |
| Festival Minḥa | 6:00p | 6:40p | TBA or On-Line |
| Havdala | 7:36p | ||
| Shabbat Shuva – Parashat VaYelekh Sat 25 Sep 2020 | |||
| Shaḥarit & Musaf | 9:15a | ~12:00m | Sanctuary or TBA |
| Children’s Ḥavura (Preschoolers) | 10:45a or TBA | 11:20a or TBA | Youth Room or TBA |
| K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2) | 10:45a or TBA | 11:20a or TBA | Classroom 4 or 6 or TBA |
| Junior Congregation | 10:45a or TBA | 11:20 or TBA | Beit Midrash or TBA |
| Shabbat Shalom Torah Study | 10:45a or TBA | 11:45a or TBA | Office or TBA |
| Devar Torah: TBA | ~11:15a or TBA | ~11:30a or TBA | (Sanctuary or) TBA |
| Minḥa | 1p | 1:35p | Beit Midrash or TBA |
| Havdala (Home Ritual) | 7:21p or later | Home or On-Line | |
| Qever Avot Services Sun 27 Sep (Sunday after Rosh HaShana) | |||
| Shaḥarit Morning Service | 9:00a | 9:35a | Beit Midrash or On-Line |
| Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service | not meeting in 2020. open for individual visits | Beth El Memorial Park, Warner St. Hamden | |
| Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service | not meeting in 2020. Open for individual visits | Keser Israel Memorial Park & Congregation Sinai Memorial Park Farwell St. West Haven | |
| Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Night Sunday 27 Sep 2020 | |||
| Supervised Children’s Freeplay | 5:45p or TBA | 9:00p or TBA | TBA |
| Minḥa Afternoon Service | 6:00p or TBA | 6:15p or TBA | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Candle Lighting | 6:20p* | ||
| Kol Nidre & Maariv Evening | 6:15p | 8:00p or 8:30p | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Devar Torah | 6:45p or TBA | 7:05p or TBA | Sanctuary or TBA |
| Yom Kippur Monday 28 Sep 2020 | |||
| (Pesuqei DeZimra &) Shaḥarit Morning & Musaf | 9:00a | 2:30p or TBA | Sanctuary or TBA |
| Children’s Ḥavura (Preschoolers) | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:30p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby |
| K-2 Kehila (Grades K-2) | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:30p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby |
| Junior Congregation | Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) or TBA Session Two: 12:00m (supervised activities) or TBA | 1:30p or TBA | As Posted in Lobby |
| Yizkor Memorial, Devar Torah | after 11:30a or TBA | Sanctuary or TBA | |
| Cosmic Conversations for Youth | 11:30a or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA | |
| Children’s Light Lunch (Pre-Bar/Bat Mitzva Age) | 11:45a or TBA | 12:00m or TBA | As Posted in Lobby or TBA |
| Learners’ Service | after Yizkor or TBA | 2:00p or TBA | Downstairs Great Social Hall or TBA |
| Study Session | not meeting in 2020 | Libr | |
| Break | 2:30p | 4:30p | |
| Supervised Children’s Freeplay | 4:45p | 9:00p | TBA |
| Minḥa Afternoon Service | 4:30p | 5:30p | Sanctuary or TBA |
| Announcements | published on-line in 2020 | Published | |
| Neila Closing | 6:15p | 7:20p | Sanctuary or TBA |
| Maariv Evening | 7:20p | 7:33p | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Havdala & Shofar | 7:33p | 7:50p | Sanctuary or On-Line |
| Posener Break-Fast | not meeting in 2020 | ||
* 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
