High Holy Days

KOL NIDRE - EREV YOM KIPPUR

YOM KIPPUR

9:00 am | Shaharit: Morning Service
10:00 am | Torah Service
11:00 am | Yizkor Memorial Prayers
11:30 am | Musaf: Holy Day Service – Part I
• Hineni – Preparing Our Prayer
• Personal Prayers and Kavanot - Inspirations
• Silent Amidah & Reflective Prayer
12:00 pm | Sermon

12:30 pm | Musaf: Yom Kippur Prayers – Part II
• Repetition of Amidah
• Unetaneh Tokef: Sacred Motivation for the New Year
• Selihot: Prayers of Forgiveness
• Avodah: Reflections on History, Memory, & Atonement
• Blessing Our Community

2:00 pm | Break

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YOM KIPPUR SESSIONS

4:15 pm | Minhah: Afternoon Service

6:00 pm | Before the Gates Close
As our sacred day draws to its conclusion, we reflect on the personal and spiritual meanings we seek on Yom Kippur (and in the year ahead) through dramatic readings and inspirational texts.

6:30 pm | Neilah: Concluding Service of Yom  Kippur

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FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH

Saturday September 16 | 10:15 am
Stone Family Sanctuary

We gather as a community of families, children, and teens before dividing into different age-appropriate experiences. We prepare for prayer, learning and a meaningful holy day through song and story. We will join the larger community to participate in the blessing of the generations. This special moment brings our entire community together.

Youth & Teen Services
11:00 am | Various Campus Locations

On Rosh Hashanah we will explore the themes relevant to the New Year through prayer, group activities, age-appropriate discussions, games, and reflective moments. Rosh Hashanah presents an opportunity to reflect on the past and look to the future and explore our daily actions and responsibilities. In various locations our children will meet by Pre-K through Grade 1, Grades 2-6, and Grades 7-12.

ATTENDANCE

All Congregation Beth El members are welcome at our High Holy Day services and programs. Adult members will receive their service “tickets” by mail 10 days before Rosh HaShanah. “Tickets” for members’ children ages 18-26 are available upon request. No “tickets” are necessary for children under 18 who will be participating in our school and youth programs. Please contact the synagogue office, 858-452-1738 or shalom@cbe.org regarding your family’s service attendance needs and questions.

book of remembrance

Four times each year, on Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot we recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers. We do this because celebrating our holidays connects our personal and family lives to the continuing life and heritage of the Jewish people. We do this because the ritual of Yizkor allows us to express our people’s collective and shared memories in the most personal way possible. We each remember our parents, spouses, children, siblings, and loved ones. Their lives along with ours tell our people’s story.

To honor this tradition, at Congregation Beth El each year we publish a Book of Remembrance for use during our Yizkor Memorial Services. In this book we list the names of our members’ loved ones who have passed away. The book also contains memorial prayers and reflections.

If you wish to include names in this year’s Book of Remembrance, please call 858-452-1734 or go to cbe.org to fill out the form on-line. Names may be submitted through August 15.

congregational courtesies

When together, please greet your family, friends, and those you don’t already know with “Shanah Tovah” and say Hello!

In observance of the Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, and to respect our community, please be aware there is no smoking, no photography, and no writing on the synagogue premises during the High Holy Days. Also, please refrain from chewing gum during our worship together.

parking

Off-site parking will be at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037. Detailed information, including a map, will be sent with your service “tickets.” Shuttle service will be provided. Please allow sufficient time for transportation to arrive on campus for the services and activities you wish you attend.

On-site parking is for Honor Roll and Wheelchair/Disabled only, on a first come first served basis.
•    Honor Roll members receive one parking pass per family.
•    Wheelchair/Disabled parking only need to display their placard for entry.

On Erev Rosh HaShanah and Second Day Rosh HaShanah ALL PARKING is at Congregation Beth El.

To register for additional High Holy Day tickets please click here

ride sharing

On the Go, a program of Jewish Family Services, provides free door-to-door transportation to High Holy Day services for adults 60+. Call 858-637-7320 or reserve on-line at jfssd.org/HHD.
 

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ritual items

Kippah - Head Covering
It is customary for men, and women who wish to, to cover their heads when inside the sanctuary. This is considered a sign of personal humility and awareness of God's presence in our world. 

Kippot will be available in the Sanctuary and Community Hall lobbies.

Tallit - Prayer Shawl
All men, and women who wish to, are encouraged to wear a prayer shawl, Tallit, during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur daytime services, and on Kol Nidre eve. This garment symbolizes God’s embrace, creates personal spiritual space, and reminds us to live our lives through mitzvah, fulfilling God’s commandments and the moral imperatives of Jewish tradition.

Please bring your own Tallit, as the synagogue supply is limited. Please put a name with your Tallit and bag, in case it gets left behind.
 

seating 

Seating is open at all of our services and programs, with the exception of reserved seats for Honor Roll members and those participating in services. Please be courteous by not saving seats and honor the requests of our volunteer ushers. If you require a wheelchair seat or other special assistance, please call the synagogue office.

security and comfort

For safety and security reasons, entrance to all services and programs on campus will be through the Main Entrance just off the parking lot turnaround area. Please be prepared to show identification and your service “tickets.” Security personnel may check Tallit bags, other bags and purses, coats and personal items. Please bring as little as possible with you. 

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe campus. We are introducing new security protocols to ensure the safety of all of our members. Congregation Beth El members and guests 18 and older will receive personalized tickets. We ask all members to show valid identification (driver's license or passport) along with their tickets when entering the campus or before boarding the bus at the Lawrence Family JCC. Our security team will also be performing bag checks at all entry points. Only small purses, diaper bags, Tallit bags, and bags containing essential medical supplies will be permitted.

We appreciate your cooperation with designated ushers, staff, and security personnel. Please respect their directions and any signage on display.

If you walk onto campus from La Jolla Scenic Drive North, be advised that the back entrance to the Viterbi Torah School will be closed and you will need to walk a short distance down the driveway to the Main Entrance.

The Jacobs Family Community Hall and Stone Family Sanctuary will be air-conditioned and temperatures may vary depending on where you sit. Please remember to bring a sweater or jacket for your comfort.

Outdoor temperatures can be hot. Remember that your health overrides fasting. If you or someone else needs assistance, alert staff, security, or ushers.

Greeters and Ushers will be monitoring the doors. Please follow their instructions for entering and exiting services. If you would like to assist us by being a greeter or usher, email shalom@cbe.org or call 858-452-1734. Thank you.

service honors 

Each year we delight in how many of our synagogue members share in the honors of Opening the Ark, coming up to the Torah, and participating in the ritual of our High Holy Day services. Service honor invitations are extended in continuing alphabetic rotation. We invite honorees for this year starting from where in the alphabet we left off previously. Through this rotation, over the course of a few years everyone receives the opportunity to come forward and participate.

Thank you very much.
 

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