Beginners' Minyanim
for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 5770


Is your synagogue having a Beginners’ Service for Rosh HaShanah and/or Yom Kippur?

The OU is listing Beginners’ Services on www.ou.org , in order to help all Jews daven on the Yamim Noraim. Please tell us details of your Beginners’ Services including: Name/Address of your Synagogue/Institution, Exact Date, Time and Place of the Services Service Leader Contact/Reservation Information and e-mail to pazornickp@ou.org. If you have any questions, please call us at 212-613-8149.

We look forward to receiving your information so that Jewish beginners around the country will know where to turn for these High Holidays!

See below for resources to help plan a Beginners’ Service

Beverly Hills - CA
Jconnect LA
Location:
Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy
9120 W. Olympic Blvd.
In the Cafeteria

(entrance on Olympic and Oakhurst)
Schedule:
Schedule for Rosh Hashanah
New Year’s Fest – Friday, Sept. 18
6:30pm: Short Services
7:00pm: Special Rosh Hashanah Kabbalistic Feast

Rosh Hashanah Services & Kiddush – Saturday/Shabbat, Sept 19
Honey Cake & Torah Study @ 9am
Morning Service @ 9:30am
Learning Breakout Sessions @ 11am
Delicious Buffet Kiddush following Services

Rosh Hashanah Services, Shofar & Kiddush – Sunday, Sept 20
Early Shofar Blowing, Torah Study & Honey Cake @ 9am
Morning Service @ 9:30am
Learning Breakout Sessions @ 11am
Delicious Buffet Kiddush following Services
Late Shofar Blowing @ 2pm

Shabbat Shuva Tish – Saturday/Shabbat, Sept 26, 6pm
Delicious meal, singing and learning
Evening Service and Musical Havdallah @ 8pm

Yom Kippur Schedule
Yom Kippur Kol Nidre – Sunday, Sept 27
Kol Nidre Evening Service @ 6:30pm
“Discovering Your Life-Mission” – A class with Rabbi Yonah
Yom Kippur Services – Monday, Sept 28
Morning Service followed by Yizkor @ 9am
Closing Service @ 6:30pm
Break-the-Fast following the Closing Service @ 8pm

Cost:
Cost Varies – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services only - $50
Students FREE with ID and RSVP*
See http://www.jconnectla.com/register-now/ for full list of prices.

Details:
Get ready for a delicious, inspiring and friendly High Holiday experience presented by JconenctLA in collaboration with Isralight-LA and other friends.

Our program will be led by Rabbi Yonah Bookstein with Rabbi Shlomo Seidenfeld, Cheston Mizel, Rachel Bookstein, Lou Shapiro, Chaim Goldberger and other guests!

A friendly, joyous, participatory celebration of the High Holidays with meaning, melody and honor.

Special break-out sessions:
All levels and backgrounds welcome. Hebrew reading skills NOT required.






Contact:
Questions? Email Eric at Eric@JconnectLA or call 310-277-5544
Regsiter at http://www.jconnectla.com/register-now/

Teaneck - NJ
Jewish Learning Experience of Bergen County
Location:
Jewish Learning Experience of Bergen County (JLE)
Torah Academy of Bergen County
1600 Queen Anne Road
Schedule:
Rosh Hashanah: Saturday, September 19th & Sunday, September 20th 9:30am -11:30am, followed by Kiddush and refreshments. The Shofar will be sounded on Sunday.

Yom Kippur: Sunday Evening, September 27th, 6:15pm (Explanatory Kol Nidrei service) Monday, September 28th 10:00am – 12:00pm including the Yizkor memorial service.
Cost:
No charge. Please reserve.
Details:
If services are boring and meaningless then you need to join us!

For twenty years, the JLE has offered meaningful, inspiring explanatory services.

Our services have grown in popularity as they provide a warm, non-threatening environment, where individuals can get answers to questions they’ve always had but never dared to ask about the Holidays and Judaism in general.
Explore the structure and meaning of the prayers
No prior knowledge of Hebrew or the prayers is necessary
Regardless of your background, you can enjoy a meaningful Holiday experience

This could change your life!

Contact:
Rabbi David Pietruszka 201-966-4498, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit http://www.jle.org

New York - NY
Lincoln Square Synagogue
Location:
New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West, enter on West 77th Street
Schedule:
All Days: 9AM
RH Nights: 6:25 PM
Kol Nidrei 6:30 PM

Cost:
$125 per person
Details:
Led by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald and Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Reich
Contact:
Call Lincoln Square to reserve 212-874-6100

New York - NY
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
Location:
KJ Beginners Program (Ramaz Middle School)
114 East 85th Street

(bet. Lexington and Park)
Schedule:
Rosh Hashanah: September 19 and 20 at 8:00 am
Kol Nidre; September 27 at 6:10 pm
Yom Kippur: September 28 at 9:00 am

Cost:
$60(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)
Details:
Come and pray, sing and learn with us at a joyous, warm, no-Hebrew-necessary Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur service. Complete with explanations and open Q &A. No membership required! See http://www.kjbeginners.org for more details on High Holiday programming.
Contact:
212-774-5678 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

New York - NY
West Side Jewish Center
Location:
347 West 34th Street
Schedule:
3:30 pm on Rosh Hashannah (Sept 19, 20) & Yom Kippur (Sept 28)
Cost:
Free
Details:
Services conducted primarily in English and led by Rabbi Jason Herman

Contact:
212-502-5291- http://www.westsidejewishcenter.org

Flushing - NY
Jewish Heritage Center, Queens Division
Location:
Jewish Heritage Center of Queens and Long Island
68-29 Main St
Schedule:
Rosh Hashana:September 20th and 21st, 9:30 - 11:30AM - Morning Services
Yom Kippur: September 28th, 9:30-11:30 AM - Morning Services
Cost:
Suggested Donation - $25
Details:
Meaningful, Inspiring, And Relevant. Join us for this warm and open forum, where you can not only pray, but also discover the meaning and relevance of the High Holiday prayers. Jews of all different backgrounds will come together for a dynamic experience of spirituality and growth. Rosh Hashana Service includes Traditional Blowing of the Shofar on both days. Yom Kippur Service is followed by Yizkor Memorial Prayers.
Contact:
For more information call 718-575-3100. Register online at NoMembershiprequired.com (and click Flushing)

New York - NY
Bialystoker Synagogue
Location:
Bialystoker Synagogue
7-11 Bialystoker Place
(between Grand and Delancey)
Lower East Side
Schedule:
First Day of Rosh Hashana at 10:30am
Second Day of Rosh Hashana we will have a special Tashlich Service at the East River Amphitheater at 6:00 PM
Yom Kippur morning at 11:30

Cost:
Free.
Details:
Service runs approximately 1.5 hours, and covers the highlights of the High Holidays services in English. Shofar is blown on Rosh Hashana and Yizkor is recited on Yom Kippur. Perfect even for those who have no Hebrew background.
Contact:
Please RSVP to the Shul 212 475 0165 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Canada - QC
Adath Israel Poale Zedek Anshei Ozeroff
Location:
223 Harrow Crescent
Hampstead, QC H3X 3X7
Schedule:
Second Day, Sunday, September 20, 5 p.m.
Cost:
Free
Details:
This innovative event will feature: one hour service; selected prayers and tunes; learn the meaning of prayers and rituals; ask questions; hear the Shofar; Kiddush refreshments and child care available; no charges, no solicitations, no tickets, no reservations needed. Second day of Rosh HaShonah only.
Contact:
Rabbi Michael Whitman - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) - http://www.adath.ca 514.482.4252


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If you are looking for resources to help plan a Beginners’ Service, two good places to start are:

National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP)
NJOP has the resources to help your Synagogue plan a Beginners Service with both a full length and an abridged version available for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Materials available include leader guides and participant materials, along with prayer outlines, both as wall posters and participant handouts. See www.njop.org for more information, or contact Larry Greenman at lgreenman@njop.org or 646-871-0013.

Jewish Interactive Studies (JIS)
Free online courses to help prepare beginners for Yamim Noraim services JIS has an extensive online High Holidays Handbook course geared toward adults with little or no prior Jewish education, organized according to themes, prayers, laws and customs of the Yamim Noraim. See www.theHighHolidays.com for a detailed course advertisement.

Mekoros Research Center announces its inaugural presentation for Jewish educators, “Defining Teshuvah,” at www.jiseducators.org. The presentation can be downloaded at the site, by clicking on the “File Library” link and then choosing the Educator’s Presentation link (US letter or A4 paper size). A stand-alone source sheet is also downloadable.

(If your synagogue is offering a Beginner’s Service, JIS will also advertise it to its students. E-mail JIS at office@jewishstudies.org with the information.)