High Holy Days 2024/5785
The Shofar Blast: Elul Messages (Weekly Messages from the Clergy in the Month Leading Up to the High Holy Days)
Schedule of 2024 HHD Services & Programs
High Holy Day Prayer Book Information (Print books will always be available for in-person attendees.)
High Holy Day Guest Tickets:
Members of Beth Ahabah will receive High Holy Day tickets in the mail during the month of September. Members of the congregation can purchase guest tickets for their personal guests at a special member rate using the • links below. Guest tickets for those who are not members of the congregation are available using the ♦ links below.
• Member In-Person Guest Tickets to HHD Services (for our members to purchase tickets for their guests)
• Member Virtual Guest Tickets to HHD Services (for our members to purchase tickets for their guests)
♦ Non-Member In-Person Tickets to HHD Services (for anyone to purchase tickets who is not already a member)
♦ Non-Member Virtual Guest Tickets to HHD Services (for anyone to purchase tickets who is not already a member)
Ushering Sign Up Form: Click here to help usher during HHD services. Attendance at this ushering meeting is mandatory.
Book of Memory Submission Add name(s) of your loved ones to our Book of Memory
Women of Beth Ahabah Honey Fundraiser Send a gift of honey to friends and family while supporting Women of Beth Ahabah!
The URJ Reflection Project Click for an online tool from the URJ to help explore our own personal High Holidays.
Schedule of 2024 HHD Services & Programs
Services and programs below are labeled to indicate whether they will be in-person only, or include a virtual option.
Many of the services require tickets for in-person or a password for the virtual option. High Holy Day tickets and passwords are provided to our members as part of their membership. In-person or virtual tickets can be purchased by members for their guests, as well as by non-members, using the appropriate links at the top of the page.
S'lichot (Penitential prayers that begin the High Holy Day season)
Sat. Sept. 28, 2024
7:00pm Havdalah, S’lichot and Study (in-person only)
Rosh Hashanah (The Jewish New Year, and the beginning of the 10 Days of Awe & Repentance)
Wed. Oct. 2, 2024
Evening Service @ 7:30pm (in-person or virtual access, ticket or password is needed)
Thurs. Oct. 3, 2024
Young Family Service @ 9:00am (in-person or virtually on our YouTube Channel, entry is open and free but tickets are required for security)
Morning Service @ 11:00am (in-person or virtual access, ticket or password is needed)
Congregational Luncheon Sponsored by Women of Beth Ahabah following the Morning Service
Tashlich Celebration with Kona Ice Truck AT NEW LOCATION (click for info) @ 4:30pm (in-person only)
Yamim Noraim (The Days of Awe, also called the Aseret Y'mei T'shuvah, or 10 Days of Repentance)
The 10 Days of Awe are from Thurs. Oct. 3 to Sat. Oct. 12, 2024.
Sun. Oct. 6, 2024
HHD Cemetery Memorial Service at Hebrew Cemetery @ 11:00am (in-person only)
To download a handout for use at home or during a private cemetery visit, click here.
Hebrew Cemetery hours are Sunday-Friday, 8am-4pm.
Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement, the culmination of the 10 Days of Repentance)
Fri. Oct. 11, 2024
Kol Nidre Evening Service @ 7:30pm (in-person or virtual access, ticket or password is needed)
Sat. Oct. 12, 2024
Young Family Service @ 9:00am (in-person or virtually on our YouTube Channel, entry is open and free but tickets are required for security)
Morning Service @ 11:00am (in-person or virtual access, ticket or password is needed)
Discussion with the Rabbi @ ~1:15pm (in-person only, ticket is needed)
Congregational Service of Healing featuring Jonah Reading @ 2:30pm (in-person or virtual access, ticket or password is needed)
Afternoon Musical Program @ 3:30pm (in-person only, ticket is needed)
Join us for a special congregant-led program: an opportunity for intellectual and emotional engagement to carry you through Yom Kippur afternoon. This year's program will be led by violinist for the Richmond Symphony, Jocelyn Vorenberg.
Yizkor Memorial Service @ 4:30pm (in-person or virtual access, ticket or password is needed)
Neilah Concluding Service @ 5:30pm (in-person or virtual access, ticket or password is needed)
Congregational Break-the-Fast Sponsored by Women of Beth Ahabah following the Concluding Service
Sukkot (One of Three Pilgrimage Festivals from Ancient Israel, celebrating the harvest and our relationship with nature)
The festival of Sukkot begins the evening of Wed. Oct. 16 and continues until Wed. Oct. 23, 2024.
Click here for Sukkot Resources, including photos you can use as a background on your phone, desktop, or Zoom!
Fri. Oct. 18, 2024
(Oneg reception precedes services at 5:45pm)
Shabbat Service Celebrating Sukkot @ 6:15pm (in-person or virtual access on our YouTube Channel)
followed by a Special Sangria in the Sukkah & Pizza in the Hut Congregational Dinner (in-person only)
Sat. Oct. 19, 2024
Reception in the Sukkah prior to Dedication @ 4:30pm
Havdalah and Dedication of the Sophia and Nathan Gumenick Chapel and Harriet and Harry Grandis Community Gathering Space @ 5pm (in-person only)
Simchat Torah (Celebrating the Torah, the festival when we complete our annual Torah reading cycle and begin it anew)
Wed. Oct. 23, 2024
(Oneg reception precedes services at 5:45pm)
Erev Simchat Torah Service @ 6:30pm (in-person or virtual access on our YouTube Channel)
including Hakafah Torah Processional, Torah Unrolling and Festival Torah Reading of Deuteronomy and Genesis,
and featuring Klezmer/Roma Band My Son the Doctor
followed by a Sundae Simchat Torah Celebration (in-person only)
High Holy Day Machzor & Festival Prayer Books Information 2024
Mishkan HaLev: Prayers for S’lichot and the Month of Elul
Used during Shabbat services in the month of Elul, and Shabbat Shuvah,
the Shabbat service between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
These services are available to the general public.
Print books are available for in-person attendees.
If desired, you can buy your own print books as regular print or large print sets from CCAR Press. (If you bring your own books to synagogue, please write your name and contact info somewhere inside the book to distinguish them from ours.)
Discounted Kindle e-books are also available, which can be viewed on any device using the free Kindle app:
Mishkan HaLev for Kindle
Mishkan HaNefesh Machzor/Prayer Book Set
Used during Rosh Hashanah Evening, and Morning,
as well as Yom Kippur Evening, Morning, Afternoon,
Yizkor/Memorial, and Neilah/concluding services.
These services are available to members and guests only.
(To purchase guest tickets, see the top of this webpage.)
Print books are available for in-person attendees.
If desired, you can buy your own print books as regular print or large print sets from CCAR Press. (If you bring your own books to synagogue, please write your name and contact info somewhere inside the book to distinguish them from ours.)
Discounted Kindle e-books are also available, which can be viewed on any device using the free Kindle app:
Rosh Hashanah Machzor for Kindle
Yom Kippur Machzor for Kindle
Family Prayer Book Set
Used for Rosh Hashanah Young Family Morning Service
and Yom Kippur Young Family Morning Service.
These services are available to the general public.
Print books are available for in-person attendees.
If desired, you can purchase your own copies, either from the publisher or elsewhere online:
Rosh Hashanah book: buy from Kar-Ben Publishing | buy from Amazon
Yom Kippur book: buy from Kar-Ben Publishing | buy from Amazon
(If you bring your own books to synagogue, please write your name and contact info somewhere inside the book to distinguish them from ours.)
Mishkan T'filah: Weekdays and Festivals
Used during Sukkot and Simchat Torah services.
These services are available to the general public.
Print books are available for in-person attendees.
If desired, you can buy your own print books as regular print or large print sets from CCAR Press. (If you bring your own books to synagogue, please write your name and contact info somewhere inside the book to distinguish them from ours.)
Discounted Kindle e-books are also available HERE (which can be viewed on any device using the free Kindle app).
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