High Holidays 2024

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are collectively known as the Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe), the holiest days of the year. We welcome the new year with apples and honey, family togetherness, and hope for the days ahead. The sounds of the shofar remind us that forgiveness and change are both possible and necessary.

Online ticket registration for members has closed. To request seats, please email hhdseats@bnaiisraelcong.org.

If you are a nonmember and would like to join us for the High Holidays, welcome! You can click here for our Nonmember Ticketing Form. 

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday, October 2
6:30 PM Minha/Ma’ariv in Dweck Sanctuary

Thursday, October 3
8:45 AM Shaharit in Dweck Sanctuary (open seating)
9:00 AM Tots Experience
10:00 AM Torah Service and Musaf in Split Locations (assigned seating)
10:00 AM Babysitting*
10:00 AM Youth Services*
10:00 AM Family Service in Hayman Chapel
10:45 AM Teen Service*
12:15 PM Breakout Session with Phyllis Greenberg Heiderman Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this breakout session has been cancelled. 
1:15 PM Benediction
6:15 PM Tashlikh
6:45 PM Minha/Ma’ariv in Hayman Chapel

Friday, October 4
8:45 AM Shaharit in Dweck Sanctuary (open seating in all services)
9:00 AM Tots Experience
10:00 AM Torah Service and Musaf in Split Locations
10:00 AM Conscious Connections Contemplative Service in Hayman Chapel
10:00 AM Babysitting*
10:00 AM Youth Services*
10:45 AM Teen Service*
1:15 PM Benediction
6:15 PM Minha/Ma’ariv in Hayman Chapel

*Babysitting and Youth Services end at the conclusion of traditional services. 
“Teen Lounge,” located in Goldberg Youth Chapel, is open from 10:00 AM–1:15 PM, 
as a place for teens to hang out before and after the Teen Service.

Yom Kippur

Friday, October 11   
6:15 PM Minha/Kol Nidre/Ma’ariv in Split Locations (assigned seating)
6:15 PM Babysitting*
6:15 PM Youth and Teen Services*
6:15 PM Family Service in Hayman Chapel

Saturday, October 12
9:00 AM Shaharit in Split Locations (assigned seating)
9:15 AM Tots Experience
10:30 AM Torah Service and Musaf in Split Locations (assigned seating)
10:30 AM Babysitting*
10:30 AM Youth Services*
10:30 AM Family Service in Hayman Chapel
10:45 AM Teen Service*
12:30 PM Breakout Session with Yuval Ifrah, Congregational Shlicha
1:30 PM Breakout Session with Rabbi Cheryl Stone
2:45 PM Jonah and the Search for Compassion with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz
3:30 PM Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Michael Safra
4:15 PM Minha in Dweck Sanctuary
5:45 PM Remarks by Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer followed by Neilah/Ma’ariv
7:15 PM Final Shofar Blast

*Babysitting and Youth Services end at 1:30 PM. 
“Teen Lounge,” located in Goldberg Youth Chapel, is open from 10:30 AM–1:30 PM, 
as a place for teens to hang out before and after the Teen Service.

FAMILY, YOUTH & TEEN EXPERIENCES

While children are always welcome into any of our services, our Play & Pray Space will be open throughout the holidays with a livestream from Dweck Sanctuary for families who wish to watch and listen together in this comfortable environment.

Click here to learn more about our Tots, Youth and Teen opportunities.

Livestream Option 

If you are unable to join us in-person, you are welcome to watch our HD Livestream, which is available any time there is a service in Dweck Sanctuary. Closed Captioning is available on Livestream and is made possible by the Meisel Family Endowment. You can also join services in Dweck Sanctuary via Zoom at the link below.

 Password: 6301

OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE HIGH HOLIDAYS

As we do every year, we will be offering other opportunities to enhance the experience in the month leading up to the High Holidays and in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur:

• Workshops 
• Selihot
• Kever Avot Memorial Services
• Social Action Rosh Hashanah Package Delivery
• Ask the Rabbi
• Breakout Sessions, Lay-led Adult Discussions and Alternative Services
• Operation Isaiah Food Drive to Benefit Manna Food Center

oxon hill cemetery special visitation hours

It is customary leading up to the High Holidays and during the month of Elul to visit the graves of our family and friends. Aside from these times below, the cemetery at Oxon Hill is always available for opening by appointment. Please reach out to Rebecca Shein at least one week prior to your requested date.

Sunday, August 4, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Sunday, September 1, Closed for Labor Day
Sunday, September 8, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Sunday, September 22, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Sunday, September 29, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM (Annual memorial service at 10:30 AM)
Tuesday, October 1, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Tuesday, October 8, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Thursday, October 10, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM

B’nai Israel Welcomes the Entire Community

The following services are open to our entire community—even if you have not obtained High Holiday tickets. 

Wednesday, October 2
6:30 PM Minha/Ma’ariv

Thursday, October 3
6:15 PM Tashlikh
6:45 PM Minha/Ma’ariv

Friday, October 4
6:15 PM  Minha/Ma’ariv

Saturday, October 12
4:15 PM Minha/Neilah/Ma'ariv
7:15 PM Final Shofar Blast

If you would like to attain High Holiday tickets as a nonmember, please click here for our form— welcome!

We look forward to sharing these special experiences of the High Holidays together!

YIZKOR MEMORIAL BOOK

Each year, B’nai Israel Congregation provides a Book of Memory for use at the Yizkor service on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of Pesah, and the second day of Shavuot. Including the names of our deceased loved ones in our Yizkor Memorial Book is a meaningful tribute to them and a tangible reflection of their impact on our lives. May the memory of our loved ones always be a blessing. Click here for the 2024/5785 Yizkor Book.

Israel Bonds

Every year at Kol Nidre, we invite you to support Israel by purchasing an Israel Bond. This year’s campaign theme, Rebuilding Together, underscores the collective responsibility we all feel in the aftermath of October 7. Your Bonds purchase belies your unwavering confidence in Israel’s brighter future and our resilience as a people during this stressful time of war.

You can participate by folding down a pledge card tab at Kol Nidre services, but you don’t have to wait. Click here to purchase a Bond online today. Be sure to acknowledge your connection to B’nai Israel to be credited towards the High Holiday Campaign. If you would like to speak with a Bonds representative, you can contact DC representative Adam Herman via email at Adam.Herman@IsraelBonds.com or call 240-479-7921.

Thank you to so many of our members who continually demonstrate their support of Israel through Israel Bonds.