BNAI KESHET'S HIGH HOLY DAYS
Join us for adult and children’s services, study, teen discussion, meditation and chanting groups, and much more. Friends and guests are welcome.
Bnai Keshet never charges for High Holy Days or requires tickets.
Please consider a donation to help us maintain our Open Door policy.
Please RSVP to help us anticipate headcount.
WHERE TO GO
NOTE OUR NEW LOCATIONS:
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First Congregational Church
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Bnai Keshet |
Some services and programs will be at FCC, others at BK. Most youth and family programming, and childcare will be at BK. Please pay close attention to the times and locations on the schedule.
WE ARE NOT AT CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THIS YEAR
STREAMING SERVICES
For those unable to attend services in person, services will livestream on Facebook.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
HIGH HOLY DAYS ARE NOT AT CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THIS YEAR.
KEY TO HIGH HOLY DAY SCHEDULES:
Green: events at First Congregational (FCC), 40 S Fullerton
Red: events at Bnai Keshet (BK), 99 S Fullerton
ROSH HASHANAH
| Rosh Hashanah Evening Monday, September 22nd Bnai Keshet |
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| 8:00pm | Ma'ariv Service Streaming on Facebook Childcare |
BK Sanctuary BK Playroom |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Tuesday, September 23rd First Congregational, Bnai Keshet, Edgemont Park |
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| 9:00am - 1:00pm | Congregational Service Streaming on Facebook |
FCC Sanctuary |
| 9:00am - 1:00pm | Childcare (Drop-in) | BK Playroom |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Young Family Service, Babies - 3rd Grade | BK Sanctuary |
| 10:30am - 11:30am | Junior Congregation, Grades 4 - 7 | BK Sanctuary |
| 9:00am - 1:00pm | Childcare (Drop-in) | BK Playroom |
| 11:30am - 1:00pm | Youth Hangout Spaces, Grades 3 - 7 | BK - rooms TBA |
| ~11:45am | Teen Discussion & Art Project | Upstairs room at the front of the FCC sanctuary immediately after the rabbi's sermon |
| 5:45pm 6:00pm |
Minchah Tashlich |
Edgemont Park |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Wednesday, September 24th Bnai Keshet |
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| 9:00am - ~12:30pm | Congregational Service Streaming on Facebook |
BK Sanctuary |
| 9:00am - 1:00pm | Childcare (Drop-in) | BK Playroom |
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Young Family Service & Junior Congregation | BK Smartboard Room |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | Youth Hangout Spaces, Grades 3 - 7 | BK - rooms TBA |
| ~12:30pm | Luncheon | BK Lobby |
YOM KIPPUR
| Kol Nidre Wednesday, October 1st First Congregational Church |
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| 6:15pm | Kol Nidre Streaming on Facebook |
FCC Sanctuary |
| Childcare (Drop-in) | FCC - Room TBA | |
| Yom Kippur Thursday, October 2nd First Congregational Church & Bnai Keshet |
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| 9:30am | Shacharit Service Streaming on Facebook |
FCC Sanctuary |
| Beginning 9:30am | Childcare (Drop-in) | BK Playroom |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Young Family Service, Babies - 3rd Grade | BK Sanctuary |
| 10:30am - 11:30am | Junior Congregation, Grades 4 - 7 | BK Sanctuary |
| Beginning 11:30am | Youth Hangout Spaces, Grades 3 - 7 | BK - rooms TBA |
| ~12:15pm | Teen Discussion with Rabbinic Intern Rani Silverman-Gitin |
Upstairs room at the front of the FCC sanctuary immediately after the rabbi's sermon |
| ~12:30pm | Musaf Streaming on Facebook |
FCC Sanctuary |
| ~1:30pm | Yizkor Streaming on Facebook |
FCC Sanctuary |
| 2:00pm | Creative Avodah
Offer a poem, song, dance, meditation, or other service of the heart. Sign up here, and in the comments tell us what you would like to do - sing, dance, chant, read poetry, etc. |
FCC Sanctuary |
| 3:00pm - 3:45pm | Afternoon Study: Walking the Labyrinth with Rabbi Noach Shapiro | FCC Sanctuary |
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What’s the difference between a labyrinth and a maze? |
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| 4:00pm - 4:45pm | Learning Session with Rabbinic Intern Rani Silverman-Gitin |
BK Sanctuary |
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm | Talmud Study | BK - Room TBA |
| 4:45pm - 5:15pm | Chanting with Melissa Schaffer and Beth Sandweiss | BK Sanctuary |
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Chant is an ancient practice connecting us to Judaism, God, and Torah in a personal way. When we chant together we feel connected to community, each other and ourselves. |
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| 5:15pm | Minchah Streaming on Facebook |
BK Sanctuary |
| 6:00pm | Neilah Streaming on Facebook |
BK Sanctuary |
| ~7:00pm | Break Fast | BK Lobby |
SUKKOT AT BNAI KESHET
| Sun, Oct 5th |
8:00am | Build the BK Sukkah |
| Wed, Oct 8th | 4:15pm 6:00pm |
Bet Midrash Night in the BK Sukkah Sukkah Decorating Open House BYO Dinner (dairy or vegetarian) Sign up here. |
| Tue, Oct 7th | 9:00am | First Day of Sukkot Services in the BK Sukkah |
| Fri, Oct 10th |
6:00pm | Shabbat Dinner in the BK Sukkah Sign up here |
| Sat, Oct 11th | 9:00am | Bet Midrash Family Service in the BK Sukkah |
| 10:00am | Shabbat Morning Services in the Sukkah with Yizkor |
COMMUNITY SIMCHAT TORAH ON CHURCH STREET
Bnai Keshet, Temple Ner Tamid, and Congregation Shomrei Emunah will once again come together for a community Simchat Torah celebration on Church Street. The evening begins at 6pm with children’s programming and music. Then, at 6:45pm, adult programming will begin including dancing, singing, and a brief service. Come celebrate with the whole greater Montclair Jewish community! More information.
If there is inclement weather, we will celebrate at Congregation Shomrei Emunah, 67 Park Street, Montclair.
YOM KIPPUR FOOD DRIVE
We're getting ready for our annual high holiday food drive! This is a major effort that will help to stock BK's own Little Free Pantry (LFP).
When you attend services on Yom Kippur, bring a bag of shelf-stable groceries with you, and our team of volunteers will
bring the bags back to BK. (Think pasta, grains, beans, canned veggies, canned proteins. No glass containers.)
Throughout the year, please consider bringing a few items whenever you can and leaving them in the bin by the front office.
Another option is to make a financial donation to the food drive, or sponsor an online order of non-perishable goods to be delivered to BK.
If you have questions or want to be more involved in the LFP, email Elizabeth Weisholtz.
PARTICIPATE & VOLUNTEER
Join the BK Singers for High Holy Days (& Beyond)
All singers needed!!!
We are learning several new pieces to share with the congregation over the High Holidays. We'll aslo be singing Levandowski's Kol Nidre ( the tune we're all familiar with) for Erev Yom Kippur and need ALL four vocal parts.
Rehearsals are next Thursday, September 18th, and the following Thursday, September 25 - from 7:00pm - 8:00pm at BK.
We also meet throughout the year, learning new melodies for Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat morning - we'd love new singers or instrumentalists!
English Readers needed
We are seeking volunteers to do English readings at services. If you would like to participate in High Holy Day Services by reading an English prayer or passage, please email Rabbi Ariann.
Offer a Creative Avodah on Yom Kippur
Share a poem, song, dance, meditation, or other service of the heart during our Creative Avodah service around 2:00pm on Yom Kippur, October 2nd. Sign up here, and in the comments tell us what you would like to do - sing, dance, chant, read poetry, etc.
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Bnai Keshet never charges for High Holy Days or requires tickets. Please consider a donation to help us maintain our Open Door policy.
CHILDCARE & YOUTH, TEEN, FAMILY PROGRAMS
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Family Services & Junior Congregation
On Rosh Hashanah Days 1 & 2, and Yom Kippur we offer engaging, musical Young Family Services for families with babies through 3rd grade, and Junior Congregation for children in 4th - 7th grades. See the Schedule for times and locations.
Bet Midrash Night in the Sukkah
Wednesday, October 8th at 4:15pm
Sukkah Decorating Open House, followed by BYO Dinner in the Sukkah (dairy or vegetarian)
Sign up here.
Bet Midrash Family Service in the Sukkah
Saturday, October 11th at 9:00am
Childcare during Services
Rosh Hashanah Days 1 & 2, 9:00am - 1:00pm at BK
Kol Nidre, 6:15pm at FCC
Free drop-in babysitting is available for babies through 2nd grade. Please indicate sitting needs on the RSVP form.
Hangout space for 3rd - 7th graders
Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 11:30am - 1:00pm at BK
Rosh Hashanah Day 2, 11:00am - 1:00pm at BK
After Junior Congregation, older kids can enjoy games, arts & crafts, gaga, and more while parents are at services. The hangout space will be supervised by our sitters, and children 12 and younger must be signed in/out by an adult.)
Teen Discussions & Activities
Rosh Hashanah Day 1, ~11:45am at FCC
Yom Kippur, ~12:30 at FCC
Programs for teens will take place after the rabbis' sermons on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. On Rosh Hashanah there will be an art project. On Yom Kippur, our Rabbinic Intern Rani Silverman-Gitin will lead a talk.