Our High Holy Days this year will be filled with an abundance of joy, reflection, and connection. We will worship in person and online, creating a sense of shared time and purpose. Rabbi Joshua Stanton, Cantor Shira Ginsburg, and award-winning musicians will enliven our spirits and open our minds. We will have programs for people of all ages and interests, including some of “The Best Kid-Friendly Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Celebrations in New York.”
For more information about our Young Family, Family, and Teen services and programs during the High Holy Days, please click here.
Kol Nidrei Appeal
We are always grateful for your generous support, so we can continue our sacred work as a community. Click here to contribute.
ROSH HASHANAH
Watch again:
Erev Rosh Hashanah: https://howlive.tv/event/ErevRoshHashanah_2022
Rosh Hashanah Morning: https://howlive.tv/event/RoshHashanahMorning_2022
Young Family (ages 0-5): https://howlive.tv/event/RoshHashanahYoungFamilyService_2022
Family (ages 6-11): https://howlive.tv/event/RoshHashanahFamilyService_2022
YOM KIPPUR
Watch again:
Kol Nidrei: https://howlive.tv/event/KolNidrei_2022
Yom Kippur Morning and Yizkor: https://howlive.tv/event/YomKippurMorningService_2022
Young Family (ages 0-5): https://howlive.tv/event/YKYoungFamilyService2022
Family (ages 6-11): https://howlive.tv/event/YKFamilyService2022
Afternoon service, Neilah and Havdalah: https://howlive.tv/event/AfternoonServiceNeilah_2022
FOR MEMBERS:
In Person: All member families will receive in-person service tickets via email in mid-September. Members may attend all services and programs.
Online: All members will also have full online access to all High Holy Day services and programs, through our password-protected “Schedule and Links” page with the online streaming links (via HowLive) for all services and programs. Streaming access information will be included in the ticket email.
Members who wish to purchase additional tickets for friends/family:
- Please visit the Contribute page of the EET website
- Choose donation type “HHD Ticket Members 2022”
- Include the full names of your guests in the “Payment Notes” box
FOR NON-MEMBERS:
In person: Guest tickets may be purchased via our High Holy Day Guest In-Person Ticket form.
— Yizkor services on Yom Kippur are open to the community (no ticket necessary). Proof of vaccination and ID are required.
Online: Guests may join us online without charge (although a donation is suggested) by registering using our High Holy Day Online Registration Form.
If you would like more information about membership, you can learn more about our unique Community Commitment membership or begin your application.
FOR FAMILY SERVICES (MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS):
Tickets are not required for Family and Young Family services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, but pre-registration is required (see Family High Holy Days page)
Book of Remembrance
Our Book of Remembrance is a long-standing East End Temple tradition and an interactive online listing, with the opportunity to include additional messages about your loved ones. A printed version will also be on display in our beautiful Helene Spring Library in perpetuity.
High Holy Day Prayer Books
If you would like to purchase your own set of Mishkan HaNefesh, the prayer books we use for the High Holy Days, they may be purchased through the CCAR Press. We will not be able to lend books this year.
High Holy Day Resources
Prayers and Rituals: A brief description of some of the words and rituals you might hear and experience during the High Holy Days
“A Time to Grow”: A PJ Library Family Guide to the Fall Holidays. This beautiful new PJ Library guide explores ways for your family to celebrate the Jewish fall holidays at home. To read more and download the guide, click here.
Hineni – Here I Am. The Union for Reform Judaism has created new online resources to help us be present for ourselves, encounter the spiritual, mourn our personal and societal losses, and enter the New Year with a sense of renewal. For more information, click here.
The Shofar Project: The Institute for Jewish Spirituality is offering a free four-week program during the month of Elul and leading up to the High Holy Days, from August 21st – September 18th.The Shofar Project is for people of all backgrounds who want to make this a year of continued awakening, responsiveness, renewal, and transformation. For more information and to register, click here. If you would like to buy your own shofar, please click here, here, or here.
DIY Havdalah Spice Pouch: Celebrate Havdalah with us at the end of Yom Kippur, and make your own spice pouch! Click here for easy, at-home instructions
Havdalah Blessings: Join us in the blessings at the end of Yom Kippur — click here
Words for Eliyahu HaNavi — click here
Torah Blessings: Join us in blessing the Torah as the whole congregation is honored — click here
“Welcome To Our Table”: Try a new baking project for the new year! Click here for a few selected recipes from the EET Sisterhood cookbook
Helpful Articles
How to get the most out of virtual High Holiday services
Turning Your Home Into a Sacred Space
Rosh Hashanah Blessings for Home Observance
5 Things to Know About the Jewish High Holy Days
What is Selichot?
Yom Kippur Customs and Rituals
Women of Reform Judaism: Yom Kippur Guide
Tashlich: The Symbolic Casting Off Of Sins
Shofar History and Tradition
High Holy Day Recipes