High Holidays

 WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR

Our staff, leadership and volunteers have been working diligently to provide our members and guests an inclusive, welcoming and warm environment and this year is no exception as we look forward to sharing the High Holy Days services with our Rumson Jewish Center at Congregation B’nai Israel family! We are delighted to hold in-person services in our Sanctuary, in addition to Live-streaming options.  

We are honored to have Hazzan Ellen Miller Arad join Rabbi Sagal on the Bimah leading our High Holy Days services.  Some of you have already had the pleasure of meeting Hazzan Ellen at our Shabbat at the Shore Event.  We look forward to the rest of you meeting Hazzan Ellen.

 Those who have High Holy Days tickets included as a part of their membership will automatically be added to our check-in list. Our Gan families are not charged to attend services. Associate and Affiliate members will be charged for their tickets as is customary when they register. Tickets for Gan families, Associate and Affiliate members and extended family are available using the enclosed ticket form or registering online at our website.  If family members are visiting who belong to a synagogue elsewhere, they may attend at no charge. Contact the main office.

All services in our Sanctuary can be accessed through a link on our website or can be viewed on Facebook Live at the Rumson Jewish Center at Congregation B’nai Israel  page at no charge.

Our in-person, Family Together Service will be held at 2:30pm on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur day in our Sanctuary – please check your email so you can register yourselves for this fun and interactive service.

We are excited to announce our newest program. “PRAY-GROUND” this special holiday themed program perfect for children ages 2-6 and their parents. It will take place on our playground (in the back of our building) and will be led by our Gan Director Suzanne Wycoff. In the event of inclement weather we will meet in our gym. This program will be held at 9:00 am on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur day.

For those attending by Livestream, there will be electronic access to the Machzor, or you may borrow a hard copy of the Lev Shalom Machzor by contacting the synagogue office. The Memorial Book for Yizkor is available in pdf format.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact  Executive Director, Tara Siers, at 732-842-1800 ext. 203 or tara.siers@rumsonjc.org

On behalf of the Officers and Board of Trustees, we extend best wishes to you and your family for a HEALTHY, happy and sweet New Year.

SHANAH TOVAH!

                                  2023/5784 High Holy Day Service Schedule
                                 Services In Person & will also be live-streamed
               Click here for links to LIVE STREAMING of services



Erev Rosh Hashanah/Friday, September 15
7:30 pm: Sanctuary Service
SERMON TITLE: A Burial at Arlington and the Power of Faith

Rosh Hashanah Day 1/Saturday, September 16
9:00 am : Prayground
9:30 am: Sanctuary Service
SERMON TITLE: The God of Second Chances
*(also on Day One-special reflections from the youth of RJC @ CBI during the main service)
2:30 pm: Family Service – Sanctuary


Rosh Hashanah Day 2/Sunday, September 17
9:30 am: Sanctuary Service
SERMON TITLE: A Pandemic of Loneliness
5:00 pm: Tashlich Service – Marine Park, Red Bank


Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre/Sunday, September 24
6:30 pm (sharp): Kol Nidre – Sanctuary Service
SERMON TITLE: The Neila Time of Life


Yom Kippur/ Monday, September 25
9:00 am - Prayground
9:30 am: Sanctuary Service
10:45 am (approximately): Yizkor Service followed by Rabbi’s Sermon
SERMON TITLE: There Are No Commencement Speeches in Israel
2:30 pm: Family Service – Sanctuary
3:30 – 4:30 pm: Torah Study Session with Rabbi Sagal – Chapel 
4:30 pm: Mincha & Neilah – Sanctuary
7:00 pm: Sounding of the Shofar



Cemetery Services/Sunday, September 10th at 11:30am
Cemetery Services at Congregation B’nai Israel Cemetery, Riverdale Ave., Tinton Falls


For the following Festival services tickets are not required

Sukkot Service in the Sanctuary - Saturday, September 30 at 9:30am

Join us for “Scotch in the Sukkah”– Monday, October 2, 2023 at 7pm.

Simchat Torah Celebration and Dancing! Service in the Sanctuary – Friday, October 6 at 5:30pm!

Atzeret Simchat Torah Service including Yizkor in Sanctuary – Saturday, October 7 at 9:30am.

FAMILY SERVICE:

Our fun, musical and interactive FAMILY SERVICE  will be held in the afternoon on first day of Rosh Hashanah as well as Yom Kippur. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER.

PRAY - GROUND

Special holiday experience led by Gan Director, Suzanne Wycoff and is perfect for families with young children ages 2-6. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER.