The High Holidays are almost here, so we curated a comprehensive list of services and events in New York City.
Remember, Rosh Hashanah starts on Weds, October 2 in the evening and ends on Friday, October 4. Yom Kippur starts on Friday, Oct. 11 in the evening and ends at sundown Saturday, Oct. 12. (And if you didn't know this, maybe you need our calendar magnet!)
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High Holiday Services in NYC for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for young professionals and more
A list of diverse organizations across New York City offering High Holiday services that are affordable and/or catered toward young professionals. Be sure to check out their sites for more information about which services they offer.
High Holiday Services in Manhattan
B'nai Jeshurun
Upper West Side, non-affiliated, $36-$180
We invite you to embark on a social and spiritual journey with folks in their 20s & 30s at BJ’s Aviv High Holy Day services. This is a time to engage in self-discovery and spiritual transformation as we reflect upon this past year and imagine the ways we will create together in 5785.
These offerings feature the elevated musical services and progressive values BJ is known for, with a focus on the unique journey we’re on at this phase of our lives. Whether you're seeking meaningful reflection, vibrant community, or inspiring worship, our Aviv services offer something special for everyone in their 20s and 30s.
Rosh Hashanah Services
Weds., Oct. 2, 8 pm: Aviv Rosh Hashanah Dinner
Thurs., Oct. 3, 9:30 am: Aviv Rosh Hashanah Morning Services
Yom Kippur Services
Friday, Oct. 11, 6 pm: Aviv Kol Nidre
Sat., Oct. 12, 9:30 am: Aviv Yom Kippur Morning Services
Sat., Oct. 12, 7:00 pm: Aviv break fast
Central Synagogue
Midtown East, reform, $150
Our Community Services are open to all and offer a warm and intimate worship experience in Beir Chapel, situated on the lower level of our Community House. This year, services will be led by Rabbis Lisa Rubin and Sivan Rotholz from Central's Center for Exploring Judaism (CEJ), Rabbinic Intern Rebecca Thau, Cantorial Intern Beth Reinstein, and Cantor Jill Abramson.
Rosh Hashanah Services
Thurs., Oct. 3, 9-11 am, Beir Chapel, 123 East 55th Street
Yom Kippur Services
Fri., Oct. 11, 7-9 pm, Beir Chapel, 123 East 55th Street
Sat., Oct. 12, 9-11 am and 4-6:30 pm (Yizkor), Beir Chapel, 123 East 55th Street
Chabad FiDi
FiDi, Hasidic, $72-$120
Celebrate the High Holidays among friends and connect with your inner self. Services will be interspersed with explanations and page guidance. In short, you will feel at home. Services will be held at 111 John St. The doors of heaven are open... so are ours. The prayers are warm, the people are friendly and everyone feels at home. We do not charge membership but we rely on community support to provide our vital funding.
Rosh Hashanah Services
Weds., Oct. 2, 6 pm: Evening services followed by dinner, 128 Pearl St. - The Rooftop Garden.
Thurs., Ocr. 3, 9:30 am: Services, 12:30 pm lunch, 3:30 pm shofar and tashlich, 7 pm evening service
Fri., Oct. 4: 9:30 am services, 11:30 am shofar, 12:30 pm lunch
Yom Kippur Services
Fri., Oct. 11, 5:45 pm: Kol Nidrei
Sat., Oct. 12: 9:30 am morning services, 11:30 am Yizkor, 1:30-2:30 pm, micro-service, 5 pm closing service (mincha & neilah), 7 pm break fast.
Chabad Upper East Side
Upper East Side, Hasidic, $65
Rosh Hashana Dinner
Thurs., Oct. 3, 7:45PM: Full Holiday Meal & New Fruit
Led by Rabbi Avi Winner & Gershon Haft
YP's ages 21 - 36 strictly Learn more
Chabad Young Professionals
Chelsea/Flatiron, Hasidic, $54+
Celebrate the High Holidays with an inviting and warm YP community at the "Pop-Up Synagogue" in the heart of Manhattan! Our services are tailored for young professionals in the modern world synthesizing an authentic and uplifting High Holiday experience.
Holiday insights and anecdotes throughout the service
Hebrew and English Prayers
The Pop-Up Synagogue: Because we understand that you may not be accustomed to the synagogue environment, we’ve created a High Holiday experience just for you. The Pop-Up synagogue caters to young professionals seeking to connect with a bespoke High Holiday experience.
We are a congregation for young professionals but love when parents and family members join as well!
Rosh Hashana Services
Wednesday, October 2 • 7:30 pm
Morning Services: Thursday, October 3 • 9:30 am - 1 pm
Evening Services: Thursday, October 3 • 8:00 pm
Morning Services: Friday, October 4 • 9:30 am - 1 pm
Yom Kippur Services
Kol Nidrei Service: Friday, October 11 • 6:00 pm
Morning Services: Saturday, October 12 • 9:30 am - 2 pm
Mincha: Saturday, October 12 • 4:45 pm
Neila Service: Saturday, October 12 • 6:15 pm
JCC Harlem
Harlem, non-affiliated, $18+
Join us for warm, welcoming, come-as-you-are services led by JCC Harlem Rabbi-In-Residence Mira Rivera. Take a journey of the soul with us. Let the liturgy into the cracks. Uncover the wisdom held in the Torah where our matriarchs and patriarchs unravel and stumble through the mystery of life.
Kanisse: A Modern Sephardic and Mizrahi Community
East Village, egalitarian, $36+
Rosh Hashanah Tashlich on the Hudson
Thurs., Oct. 3, 3:30 at Pier 57
Multicultural Yom Kippur Services 2024/5785
Due to the incredible growth of our community, this year’s Yom Kippur Services will be held in a new and larger location (details below)! We’re thrilled to have services led by our stellar returning cantorial team: Galeet Dardashti, who will be leading us in the Persian tradition, and Abe Safdie, who will be leading us in the Syrian tradition. Services will also be livestreamed for those joining us at a distance. At the conclusion of Yom Kippur, a break-fast of Middle Eastern delicacies will be served.
Dates and Locations
Yom Kippur Eve - Friday, October 11
Candle Lighting / Fast Begins: 6:03pm
Evening Prayers - Qabbalat Shabbat and ‘Arvit, beginningat 6:30pm
873 Broadway @ 18 Street, Suite #410, New York, NY 10003
Yom Kippur Day - Saturday, October 12
Morning Prayers - Shaḥarit and Musaf, beginning at 9:30am
Evening prayers - Minḥah and Ne’ilah, beginning at 4:45pm
873 Broadway @ 18 Street, Suite #301, New York, NY 10003
MJE
Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Downtown, modern Orthodox (open to all affiliations), $54+
Join us for inspiring services at one of our three locations across Manhattan. Services at MJE are user-friendly, explanatory, no-Hebrew necessary followed by Kiddush, refreshments, and socializing. Services include break-out classes and interactive discussions with the MJE educators. Each of our locations will feature a catered Yom Kippur Break fast.
Ohel Ayalah at the JCC
Upper West Side, egalitarian, free
Ohel Ayalah offers a free, walk-in service to meet the needs of any Jew or guest, in particular, Jews in their 20s or 30s, who do not have a place to pray on the High Holidays.
Most synagogues require the purchase of a ticket to attend their High Holiday services. Ohel Ayalah does not. Ohel Ayalah believes the Jewish public should be able to worship at services that are free and open to all. Every Jew should be embraced. The free, walk-in service at Ohel Ayalah means that Jews can join a celebration of the High Holidays without having to decide in advance. Every Jew should feel welcome in a synagogue on the High Holidays, whether or not they are a member, whether or not they made advance arrangements to attend, and whether or not they purchase a ticket. This is the mission of Ohel Ayalah.
Rosh Hashanah evening
Wednesday, October 2nd, at 6:30 pm.
Rosh Hashanah morning, Day 1
Thursday, October 3rd, at 10:00 am.
Rosh Hashanah morning, Day 2 ON ZOOM
Friday, October 4th. Details to come.
Yom Kippur evening, Kol Nidre
Friday, October 11th, at 6:00pm.
Yom Kippur morning
Saturday, October 12th, at 10:00am.
-Yizkor at approximately 11:30am.
Yom Kippur evening, Neilah
Saturday, October 12th, 4:30pm.
-Break fast: 7:00pm(ish)
Park Avenue Synagogue
Upper East Side, conservative, $200 for members, $500 for non-members
Registration for the new Third-Floor Service at 87th Street, which is for the NextDor community (20s & 30s), is now open. This inclusive service, with meaningful High Holiday reflections and worship including inspiring music, prayer, and the blowing of the shofar, will be held in one of the most beautiful spaces at Park Avenue Synagogue. Advance registration is required, and space is limited. Tickets will be sent after Labor Day to the email address you provide. Requests for tickets are due by Tuesday, September 5.
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
Upper West Side, reform, $36 for non-members
Come and celebrate Rosh Hashanah 5785 with Sholom 20s & 30s! Led by Rabbi Deborah Goldberg and Cantor Stefano Iacono, our musical, joyful service will leave you feeling renewed and inspired. This community service is open to anyone their 20s and 30s looking for a welcoming and uplifting way to observe the holidays.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Weds, Oct. 2, 7:30-9:30 pm
Kol Nidrei by candlelight
Fri., Oct. 11, 7:30 pm
Sim Shalom Jewish Universalist Synagogue at The Bitter End
West Village, universalist, $160
Rosh Hashanah: Thursday, Oct. 3, 10:30 am - 1 pm
Join us for Rosh Hashanah Jazz Services at the legendary Bitter End on Bleeker Street in NYC! Featuring Rabbi Blane and a Jazz Quartet (Piano, Bass, Drums & Saxophone) and the beautiful, uplifiting music of our High Holidays!
Sutton Place Synagogue
Sutton Place, conservative, $90+ with some free events
Join us for SPS Young Professional Services — open to members and non-members. Together, we will hit the highlights of the High Holiday Service while we, learn, pray, and create community. We are so excited to be in person at PS 59 with Rabbi Dave Levy and Shayna Plotnik.
October 3 - Rosh Hashanah Day 1
10:00 AM: Young Professionals Service (in-person)
October 4 - Rosh Hashanah Day 2
10:00 AM: Young Professionals Service (in-person)
October 11 - Kol Nidre (Yom Kippur)
6:15 PM: Young Professionals Service (in-person)
October 12 - Yom Kippur
10:00 AM: Young Professionals Service (in-person)
Temple Israel of New York
Upper East Side, reform, $72
NYConnect is Temple Israel’s group for young professionals in their 20s and 30s. NYConnect gathers for various events throughout the city including Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, and mixers. Come join NYConnect for ANY OR ALL of the High Holy Days including Appletinis, Aperol Spritzes & Appetizers on the Night of Rosh Hashanah.
They are offering a happy hour on the first night of Rosh Hashanah and services for both holidays.
Services in Brooklyn
Bowl Hashanah - Rosh Hashanah Services at Brooklyn Bowl
Williamsburg, reform, $76+
Celebrate with Rabbi Daniel Brenner and Jeremiah Lockwood Plus Isaac Garnder, John Bollinger, Jordan McLean, Stuart Bogie, Yula Beeri, Yusuke Yamamoto, and more! Proceeds support Shalom Y'all Jams.
Show - 10 am
Lunch - 12:30 pm
Brooklyn Jews at Congregation Beth Elohim
Prospect Heights, reform, $54-104
5785 begins a week from tonight! The Brooklyn Jews team is busily preparing for the high holy days — we hope you will join us in welcoming the Jewish New Year with our annual suite of services. Rabbi Matt Green will be leading services again this year alongside Cantorial Intern Leslie Goldberg and Rabbinic Intern Evan Traylor.
This year's schedule can be found below. Services listed in bold will take place at the Union Temple House of CBE at 17 Eastern Parkway. All other services listed will take place in the CBE Sanctuary at 274 Garfield Place.https://cbebk.shulcloud.com/brooklynjews/5785
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Wednesday, October 2, 6:30 PM
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Thursday, October 3,10:00 AM
Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Friday, October 4, 9:30 AM
Kol Nidre: Friday, October 11, 7:00 PM
Yom Kippur Morning: Saturday, October 12, 10:00 AM
Yom Kippur Afternoon: Saturday, October 12, 3:30 PM
Yom Kippur Yizkor: Saturday, October 12 4:45 PM
Yom Kippur Ne’ilah: Saturday, October 12 5:45 PM
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Moabet Shabbat Dinner
Williamsburg, $145
Join us for a magical Shabbat dinner on Friday, Oct. 4, 7-10 pm, the first one of the year! We start with kiddush, festive family style dinner, good music and beautiful people. Dinner will include Reunion unique Rosh HaShanna menu with classic dishes like honey glazed brick chicken, Silan Mole' and apples slaw.
Selah
Prospect Heights, $0-$21
This season is a Dream Lab - a sacred time in which we get to expand our understanding of who we can be beyond our limitations of ourselves - and then set in motion the path to growth with a supportive community. It starts with the sounding of the Shofar on Rosh Hashana, continues through a spiritual 10 days and closes with powerful singing on Yom Kippur.
Rosh Hashana: Experiential Services and a Happy New Year Brunch
Friday, 10/4 from 11-12:30pm
The Aseret Ymei Teshuva: Selah-Provided Soul Journaling for the 10 Days of Teshuva!
Yom Kippur: Divine Conversation
Saturday, 10/12 11-12:30 pm
Sephardi/Mizrahi Community High Holiday Services
Prospect Heights, egalitarian, $54+ and donation-based
Join the Egalitarian Sephardi Mizrahi Community of New York for Egalitarian Sephardi High Holidays, delivered in Maghrebi and Yerushalmi nusahim, led by Laura Elkeslassy and friends. All are welcome!
Thursday, Sept 26: Selichot
Doors open at 7:30pm, services start at 8:00pm.
Wednesday, Oct 2: Rosh Hashanah Arvit
Doors open at 6:00pm, services start at 6:30pm.
Friday, Oct 11: Yom Kippur Kol Nidrei
Doors open at 6:00pm, services start at 6:30 pm.
Saturday, Oct 12: Yom Kippur Neila
Doors open at 4:30pm, services start at 5:00pm.
Temple of the Stranger High Holidays
House of Yes, Bushwick, $42
Yom Kippur, Sat., Oct. 12, 6:15 pm: Join us in celebrating the climactic conclusion of the holy day of Yom Kippur with ancient ritual, wild dance, powerful song, and profound connection. Come with an open heart and prepare to go deep in this radical experience of transformation as we connect with the ancestors and each other, explore the contours of forgiveness, and regenerate as our radiant truest selves.
Services in Queens
Ashreynu
Astoria, pluralistic, donation based
Join us for an uplifting, musical, and inspiring High Holiday season.
Oct 3, 10am at Ashreynu | Rosh Hashanah
Oct 4, 11am at Ralph DeMarco Park | Tashlich + Torah + Art
Oct 11, 5:30pm at Ashreynu | Kol Nidrei
Oct 12, 10am | Yom Kippur Morning
Oct 12th at 4:30pm | Yom Kippur Yoga during the break
Oct 12th at 5:15pm | Nei'lah
MASKIT Rosh Hashanah 11am-12pm
MASKIT Yom Kippur 11am-12pm
Malkhut
Astoria and LIC, progressive, free
Rabbi Goldenberg will lead us on Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre & Yom Kippur in prayer, song and study, along with Music Director Kris Wettstein, Rabbinic Intern Emily Herzlin and many collaborators and co-creators. Our services are warm, contemplative, rich in music, and all Hebrew is transliterated and translated for easy access to all levels of experience with Jewish ritual. All are welcome!
10/2, 7:30pm: Zoom Erev Rosh Hashanah ($0)
10/3, 9:30am: Rosh Hashanah Service ($0)
10/11, 7:30pm: Kol Nidre ($0)
10/12, 9:30pm: Yom Kippur morning services ($0)
10/12, 2pm: Yom Kippur break out session 1 or 2 ($0)
10/12, 4pm: Mincha, Yizkor and/or Neilah ($0)
10/12, 7pm: Break Fast ($0)
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