High Holidays at Kehillat Harlem

We are looking forward to being together in community for the High Holidays this year!

Services will be located in Central Harlem near the intersection of 116th and Frederick Douglass Blvd. Address will be provided upon RSVP.

*Childcare will be provided during Shacharit and Musaf on all days from 10am to 1pm. Kids’ services will take place from 11am to 12pm on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur.

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Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah Night 1 (10/2)
We will come together at 7pm for ma’ariv followed by dinner.

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 (10/3)
We will come together at 8:30am for shacharit and musaf. Please come on time to ensure we can begin promptly. Childcare will be available beginning at 10am. A kids’ service will take place from 11am-12pm.

Rosh Hashanah Night 2 (10/3)
We will come together at 6pm for mincha followed by some learning and then ma’ariv. After ma’ariv we will have dinner with a cornucopia of new fruits!

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 (10/4)
We will come together at 8:30am for shacharit and musaf. Please come on time to ensure we can begin promptly. Childcare will be available beginning at 10am.

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 (10/4)
We will come together at 6pm for mincha.

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Yom Kippur

Kol Nidre (10/11)
We will come together at 7pm for the Kol Nidre service and ma’ariv.

Shacharit, Musaf, and Mincha (10/12)
We will come together at 8:30am for Shacharit. Please come on time to ensure we can begin promptly. Following shacharit, we will go directly into musaf and then Mincha. Mincha should start around 1pm. Childcare will be available beginning at 10am. A kids’ service will take place from 11am to 12pm.

Neila (10/12)
Neila will begin at 5:30pm followed by ma’ariv. There will be a break fast immediately after services.

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RSVPs are required for this event.
We are committed to making our events open and accessible to everyone in our community at no cost. At the same time, there are costs associated with running our programs. The estimated cost to us for High Holiday services this year is $12,500-$15,000. The recommended donation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services is $250 per adult. If joining only for Yom Kippur services, the recommended donation is $100 per adult. If joining for Rosh Hashanah dinner or Yom Kippur break fast, there is a cost of $36 for each meal. We encourage everyone to give at a level which feels comfortable for them while acknowledging the cost to run this event. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay. We also welcome sponsors to help cover the cost to make services possible for all of us, including those who are unable to pay the suggested donation.

*Kehillat Harlem strives to make each person feel at home in our prayer space by upholding our commitment to halachah (Jewish law) while working hard to hold our commitments to maximum inclusivity. Our tefillot (prayer services) are liturgically traditional and there is a mehitza (separation between genders) while davening. Daveners (those who pray) sit in the section with which they identify, and we make space for anyone who identifies outside of the gender binary. Tefillot are male-led and Torah reading is open to community members of any gender identity to read.