High Holidays 5786
This Rosh Hashanah we will be officially kicking off our Year of Learning as a community. We will gather in person with services also available on livestream. As always, there are no tickets needed to attend High Holiday services at Ohavay Zion Synagogue.
Included on this page are this year’s full High Holiday schedule and forms for honors, child care, and volunteer opportunities. These documents are available to print and mail in, or to complete on the website. Donations for High Holiday honors can be made by mailing in a check, or following the link to the OZS donation page. We request your responses by September 8th, 2025.
ALL GUESTS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED. All are welcome, regardless of membership. If you are a guest to the community (attending with or without an OZS member) or you are a congregant who is bringing a guest to any of the services, please click the Guest Registration button below. We will happily put your name on a list so that we can welcome you at the door. NOTE: All backpacks and packages are subject to search
high holidays at a glance
High Holidays Schedule:
SELICHOT (separate registration required)
September 13, Saturday at TAI
7:30pm Presentation by Professor John Burt
8:45pm Havdalah
9:00pm Selichot Service
ROSH HASHANAH
September 22, Monday
6:00 - 6:30pm Evening Service
September 23, Tuesday
9:00am Morning Service
10:00am - 1:00pm Childcare (reservations required)
10:30am - 12:00pm Family Holiday Programming (kids 3-6)
10:30am - 12:00pm Junior Congregation/Youth Activities (kids 7+)
About 1:30pm Tashlikh (following end of service)
6:00 - 6:30pm Evening Service
September 24, Wednesday
9:00am Morning Service
10:00am - 1:00pm Childcare (reservations required)
10:30am - 12:00pm Youth Service (kids 3+)
September 26, Friday
5:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat
SHABBAT SHUVAH
September 27, Saturday
9:30am Shabbat Morning Service
KEVER AVOT
September 29, Monday
1:00pm Kever Avot with TAI at Lexington Cemetery
2:00pm Genizah
COMMUNITY TUESDAY
September 30, Tuesday
5:15pm Minyan and Tashlikh
YOM KIPPUR
October 1, Wednesday
Promptly at 6:30pm Kol Nidre
Childcare (reservations required)
October 2, Thursday
9:00am Morning Service
About 12:00pm Yizkor
10:00am - 1:00pm Childcare (reservations required)
10:30am - 12:00pm Family Holiday Service (kids 3-6)
10:30am - 12:00pm Junior Congregation/Youth Activities (kids 7+)
4:45pm Study Session (following break)
5:45pm Minha
7:00pm N’ila
8:00pm Ma’ariv, Hadvalah, and Break Fast
SUKKOT
October 5, Sunday
12:00pm Sukkot on a Boat (with TAI)
October 7, Tuesday
9:30am Festival Morning Service
About 12:30pm Harvest Lunch in the Sukkah
October 8, Wednesday
10:30am Study Session in the Sukkah
4:00pm Open Sukkah
October 9, Thursday
5:45pm Minyan
October 10, Friday
6:00pm Sippin’ in the Sukkah Potluck
October 11, Saturday
9:30am Shabbat Morning Service
October 12, Sunday
12:00pm Sukkah Hop
October 9, 12, and 13
Congregants sign up to use the Sukkah
SHEMINI ATZERET | SIMCHAT TORAH
October 14, Tuesday
9:30am Festival Morning Service
About 12:00pm Yizkor
5:30pm Community-Wide Simchat Torah Celebration at OZS
October 15, Wednesday
9:30am Festival Morning Service