Join Beth Sholom for thoughtful High Holy Days programming designed to help you reconnect to your Jewish roots and enter 5786 feeling spiritually rejuvenated.

Community Guest Registration

  • Community Guest Tickets & Childcare

    Welcome the New Year with us! Community guests can purchase a ticket for either Rosh Hashanah only, for Yom Kippur only or a combined ticket for both holidays.

    Register Here

  • Rosh Hashanah Family Services

    Congregation Beth Sholom invites your whole mishpacha to join the Youth Education team in Koret Hall from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23rd!

    Register Here

  • Yom Kippur Family Services

    REignite your senses and REconnect with our traditions while enveloped by community in Koret Hall from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 2nd.

    Register Here

Member Registration

  • Member Childcare

    As always, Beth Sholom members in good standing do not need to purchase High Holy Days tickets. Childcare is complimentary for members, and registration is required to ensure sufficient supervision.

    Register Here

  • Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner

    Save the date for a community dinner, prepared by Chef Marlene, on Erev Rosh Hashanah (September 22nd) following services. Stay tuned for details and registration!

    Registration Coming Soon

Security and Logistics

  • We will not be mailing paper tickets this year in an attempt to make check-in smoother and reduce our use of natural resources. Members in good standing do not need tickets or to register in advance. Members can purchase tickets for their guests online and they will be added to the check-in list. Check in will be located just inside the main entrance on 14th Avenue.

  • Security guards and Beth Sholom staff will be stationed around the building and at the entrance to welcome guests. All bags are subject to being checked as you enter to increase our ability to create a safe environment for all who gather here. We encourage you to leave any non-essential personal belongings at home to keep the check-in process moving as quickly as possible.

  • There are several bus lines (1, 2, 28, and 38/38R) with stops within a couple blocks of Congregation Beth Sholom. The Metropolitan Transportation System’s website, www.511.org, provides directions to Beth Sholom from anywhere in the Bay Area.

  • Parking restrictions for certain designated streets in the vicinity of Congregation Beth Sholom are waived during our High Holy Days services. Even so, parking is limited. If you are driving, allot sufficient time to park. Please refer to the parking map for guidance.

  • Join us in welcoming our members and friends to High Holy Days services at Beth Sholom! We always have openings for greeters, and the more friendly faces the better! Instructions will be provided.

    Please contact Adie Paz-Priel via email at apaz-priel@bethsholomsf.org to become a High Holy Days greeter.

 

Schedule

 Erev Rosh Hashanah
Monday, September 22

6:00 – 7:15 p.m.

Traditional Service with Music | Rabbi Russell, Rabbi Richman and Jonathan Bayer | Sanctuary

Childcare for Newborns through Age 5 | Dale Kleisley | Preschool

Youth Programming for Kindergarten through Grade 7 | Adam Lowy | Jewish Life and Learning LabPlaySpace

~7:15 p.m. Following Services

Community Dinner | Chef Marlene | Koret Hall

 
 

Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Tuesday, September 23

9:00 a.m.

Traditional Morning Service | Rabbi Russell and Rabbi Richman | Sanctuary

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Kol Demama Dakah: Music and Meditation Service | Rabbi Richman | Makom Shalom

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Interactive Family Service (All Ages) | Adam Lowy, Dale Kleisley and the Mishpacha Band | Koret Hall

~11:00 a.m.

Blowing of the Shofar, Rabbi Remarks and Conclusion of Service | Rabbi Russell and Rabbi Richman | Sanctuary

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Childcare for Newborns through Age 5 | Dale Kleisley | Preschool

Youth Programming for Kindergarten through Grade 7 | Adam Lowy | Jewish Life and Learning LabPlaySpace

2:00 p.m.

Tashlich and Mincha | Rabbi Russell, Rabbi Richman and Adam Lowy | Mountain Lake Park | Depart CBS ~1:45 p.m.

 
 

Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Wednesday, September 24

9:00 a.m.

Traditional Morning Service with Shofar | Rabbi Russell and Rabbi Richman | Sanctuary

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Childcare for Newborns through Age 5 | Dale Kleisley | Preschool

Youth Programming for Kindergarten through Grade 7 | Adam Lowy | Jewish Life and Learning LabPlaySpace

~1:00 p.m.

Lunch-n-Learn | Rabbi Richman | Eva Gunther Plaza

 
 

Kol Nidre
Wednesday, October 1

6:15 – 8:30 p.m.

Traditional Kol Nidre Service | Rabbi Russell, Rabbi Richman and Jerilyn Gelt | Sanctuary

Childcare for Newborns through Age 5 | Dale Kleisley | Preschool

Youth Programming for Kindergarten through Grade 7 | Adam Lowy | Jewish Life and Learning LabPlaySpace

 
 

Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 2

9:00 a.m.

Traditional Morning Service | Rabbi Russell, Rabbi Richman and Rabbinic Intern Samson Nderitu | Sanctuary

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Kol Demama Dakah: Music Service | Rabbi Richman | Makom Sholom & Meditation Garden

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Interactive Family Service (All Ages) | Adam Lowy, Dale Kleisley and the Mishpacha Band | Koret Hall

~11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Yizkor Teaching and Remembrance; Conclusion of Service | Rabbi Russell and Rabbi Richman | Sanctuary

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Childcare for Newborns through Age 5 | Dale Kleisley | Preschool

Youth Programming for Kindergarten through Grade 7 | Adam Lowy | Jewish Life and Learning LabPlaySpace

~12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Musaf Afternoon Service | Rabbi Russell and Rabbi Richman | Sanctuary

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Afternoon Learning | Details Coming Soon

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.

Listening for the Still Small Voice | Norman Fischer and Rabbi Richman | Makom Shalom

Gather with Norman Fischer and Rabbi Dorothy Richman in community as we enter the sacred stillness of Yom Kippur afternoon. We’ll sit together, readying our hearts and souls for the profound prayers of Neilah.

3:45 – 4:30 p.m.

Singing Soulfully Together | Rabbi Russell and Rabbinic Intern Samson Nderitu | Gronowski Family Chapel

A comfortable and open space for niggun (wordless melody). As we approach the final hours of Yom Kippur, Rabbi Russell and Rabbinic Intern Samson Nderitu invite you to a prayerful space of song and community. Sing or come and let the song wash over you.

4:30 p.m.

Mincha, Ne'ila, and Ma'ariv | Rabbi Russell, Rabbi Richman and Rabbinic Intern Samson Nderitu | Sanctuary

4:30 – 7:15 p.m.

Childcare for Newborns through Age 5 | Dale Kleisley | Preschool

Youth Programming for Kindergarten through Grade 7 | Adam Lowy | Jewish Life and Learning LabPlaySpace

Following Ne’ila

Havdalah | Rabbi Russell, Rabbi Richman, Rabbinic Intern Samson Nderitu and Jonathan Bayer | Sanctuary

~7:30 p.m. Following Havdalah

Break-the-Fast | Koret Hall