High Holy Day Services at Har Zion

General Information:

Har Zion members in good standing are automatically eligible for High Holy Day tickets; pick them up from the usher station when you arrive for your first High Holy Day service. Most others must purchase tickets.

High Holy Days at Har Zion has full information, including details and links for tickets, links to sign up for Childcare and Camp Shana Tovah, additional services, and much more.

As with all Har Zion services, all Rosh Hashanah services are livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube, and Zoom. (Members will receive the Zoom information automatically by email, and non-members when they obtain tickets.)

Children’s Services and Childcare:

• Har Zion’s Camp Shana Tovah offers High Holy Day services for children; information is here.
• Childcare for children ages 18 months to 5 years is offered for all of the services listed below; information is here.

Schedule for Main Services:

Erev Rosh Hashanah, Monday, September 22, 2025 • 29 Elul 5785, 6-7:30pm

Candle lighting (River Forest): 6:29pm

Rosh Hashanah I, Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • 1 Tishrei 5786, 8:45am-about 2pm

About 2:45-3:30pm – Tashlich at Thatcher Glen Pond, Thatcher Woods, entrance to parking is on Chicago Ave, just between Thatcher and 1st Avenue; location on Google Maps

Candle lighting (River Forest): 7:28pm

Rosh Hashanah II, Wednesday, September 24, 2025 • 2 Tishrei 5785

8:45am-2pm – Rosh Hashanah Services | Shacharit

Havdalah (River Forest): 7:26pm

Kol Nidre, Wednesday, October 1, 2024 • 10 Tishrei 5785, 7-9pm

Candle lighting (River Forest): 6:14pm

Yom Kippur, Thursday, October 2, 2024 • 10 Tishrei 5784

Services:

• 8:45am – Yom Kippur Services | Shacharit
• 12:15pm  (approximately) – Yizkor
• 3:30pm –  Rabbi Glick’s Q&A
• 4:15pm – Yom Kippur Services | Mincha & Neilah
• about 7:30pm – Break the Fast (register here)

Sundown and Havdalah:

• 6:31pm – Sundown
• 7:13pm – Havdalah