High Holiday Events and Programs — Forms and Information
Want to know what/when services/programs are available? Want to sign up? Here you are.
Please call the office (708.366.900) if you have questions or concerns or need a hand. Deadlines? If the form is not closed, you can still use it.
High Holy Days Service Calendars
A listing of all main Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur services is here. (Children's programming is below.)
Rosh Hashanah – Monday evening, September 22, through Wednesday, September 24. Tashlish is Tuesday, September 23, at approximately 2:30pm at Thatcher Glen Pond.
Yom Kippur – Kol Nidre is Wednesday evening, October 1, and Yom Kippur is Thursday, October 2.
Tickets are required to go to any of these services; see below.
High Holy Days Special Programming for Children
For Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Har Zion offers services for preschool children, childcare for children ages 18 months through 5 years, and services and supervision for K-6 school-aged children. In all cases, there must be a parent or other responsible adult at the temple for every child under Har Zion's care.
Camp Shana Tovah – Age-appropriate services for preschool children (with a responsible adult) and services and supervision for K-6 school-aged children. (requires registration)
Childcare for preschool children ages 18 months through 5 years. Available for all Rosh Hashanah services, for Kol Nidre, and all services on Yom Kippur. (requires registration)
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Admittance and Tickets
Har Zion members in good standing are automatically eligible for High Holy Day tickets; pick yours up from the usher station when you arrive for your first High Holy Day service.
If you are not a member, please use the appropriate link below to purchase/request your Har Zion High Holy Day tickets. You also can pick up the tickets you've requested/bought tickets from the usher station when you arrive for your first High Holy Day service.
In all cases, you will pick your tickets up from the usher station when you arrive for your first High Holy Day service. Everyone—even members—should be prepared to show identification if asked.
- Har Zion members in good standing will pick them up from the usher station when you arrive for your first High Holy Day service.
- First time guest / Student / Preschool parents. (Be our guests!)
- Non-member, not first time attending High Holy Days at Har Zion. (requires payment)
- Guest of member. (requires payment)
- Online only for non-members. (requires payment)
- Yom Kippur Break Fast 5786. (requires registration)
Yizkor
Yizkor is a time we remember and honor our departed loved ones. Each year Temple Har Zion produces a Book of Remembrance listing the names of our departed, including a list of all people who remembered with memorial plaques in the temple. (Last year's Book of Remembrance.) This book is used in services four times each year: on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret (8th day of Sukkot), the 8th day of Pesach, and the 2nd day of Shavuot.
Including the names of our deceased loved ones in the Book of Remembrance is a meaningful tribute to them, “Ehtain Tzedakah bah-ah-dah...I will donate charity in her or his sake.”
Form to add names to the Har Zion Book of Remembrance.
Participating in the Services—
Ushering, Honors, and Machzor for Virtual Services
- Our volunteer ushers are an important part of our High Holy Day service. Please volunteer here.
- Participating in the service with a Hebrew/English reading, Torah blessing/Aliyot, and Ark openings/closings. Please volunteer here.
Are you planning on attending services virtually?
There are two ways to obtain a copy of the Lev Shalem High Holy Days prayerbook:
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- If you are local to Har Zion, you can borrow a machzor for the holiday season from the temple; please fill out this form to make your request. Be sure to return it after the holidays.
- This year you can rent a PDF copy of the Lev Shalem machzor for a minimal cost of $3 directly from the Rabbinical Assembly's RA Bookstore; click here. Note that you must be connected to the internet to use this machzor.
If you have a problem submitting a form, please note that if there is a red asterisk with the question you must provide a response. If you are still having a problem, call or email the temple office (708.366.9000 or office@wsthz.org).