YOM KIPPUR

Friday, October 11                                               

Yom Kippur Shir Chadash Kol Nidrei Service*
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
All members are welcome to request tickets for this participatory service with music and singing. Appropriate for children.

Kol Nidrei Formal Service*
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary and Lowenstein Sanctuary
For members with reserved seating. Traditional Emanu-El service with organ and choir.

Saturday, October 12

Yom Kippur Young Families Service
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Isaac Mayer Wise Hall
All members are welcome to request tickets for this service designed for families with toddlers and preschoolers. Enter at One East 65th Street.

Yom Kippur Morning Formal Service*
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary and Lowenstein Sanctuary
For members with reserved seating. Traditional Emanu-El service with organ and choir.

Yom Kippur Study Sessions
12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Open to all congregants and their guests.

  • Atonement in Antiquity: The History of Yom Kippur and the Temple
    Dr. Alyssa Cady, Director of The Temple Emanu-El Center for Interfaith Dialogue
    Room 602 
  • An Exciting Time to be Jewish and the Promise of the Coming Year
    Joel M. Hoffman, PhD
    Ivan M. Stettenheim Library
  • All Those Confessions! A Modern Jewish View of Human Nature
    Rabbi Larry Hoffman
    Beth-El Chapel
  • A History of the Stained-Glass Windows at Temple Emanu-El
    Warren Klein, Director and Curator, Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum
    Greenwald Hall 

Silent Meditation and Personal Prayer
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Greenwald Hall
All members are welcome to visit Greenwald Hall for the opportunity to engage in silent meditation and personal prayer in front of the ark.

Yom Kippur Teen Service*
12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Lowenstein Sanctuary
All members are welcome to request tickets for this service designed for teens and their families.

Yom Kippur Family Worship Service*
2:15 PM to 3:30 PM
Lowenstein Sanctuary
All members are welcome to request tickets for this service designed for families with elementary school-aged and pre-teen children.

Yom Kippur Avodah, Afternoon, Memorial and Concluding Services*
2:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
For members with reserved seating. Traditional Emanu-El service with organ and choir. Please note, the Yizkor service will begin at approximately 3:30 PM; please be seated by 3:15 PM.

SUKKOT

Wednesday, October 16

Shake in the Shack
5:15 PM to 6:00 PM
3rd Floor Playground, enter at 10 East 66th Street
Temple Emanu-El families and their guests are invited for lulav shaking, games and light snacks in the outdoor sukkah as we celebrate Sukkot together. 

Erev Sukkot Family Service*
6:00 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
Open to all members and their guests. Temple Emanu-El brings the spirit of Sukkot indoors with the creation of our beautiful sukkah, which is a sight not to be missed.

Thursday, October 17

Sukkot Morning Service*
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
Open to all. 

SH’MINI ATZERET / SIMCHAT TORAH

Wednesday, October 23

Torah Treats and Family Creations
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Isaac Mayer Wise Hall
All families are invited to this pre-service family nosh and craft activity. 

Sh’mini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Family Evening Service*
6:00 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
Open to all. 

Thursday, October 24

Sh’mini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Morning Service with Yizkor*
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
Open to all members and their guests. Traditional Emanu-El service with organ and choir.

Schedule subject to change. Please check this page for the most up-to-date information.

*This service will be livestreamed for everyone at Experience Emanu-El, Facebook and YouTube.