2023 High Holidays at Kesher Israel
Here is our full, one-stop calendar for services at Kesher Israel throughout the High Holiday season.
Full 2023 High Holiday Schedule:
Selichot - Saturday night, September 9
| 12:00am | Pre-Selichot Kumzitz |
| 1:05am | Selichot |
Sunday, September 10
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 7:00pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Monday-Thursday, September 11-September 14
| 6:50am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 7:00pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Erev Rosh Hashana - Friday, September 15
| 6:00am | Selichot followed by Shacharit & Hatarat Nedarim |
| 6:58pm | Candle Lighting |
| 7:00pm | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv |
Shabbat - Rosh Hashana Day 1 - Saturday, September 16
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:55pm | Mincha/Maariv |
| 7:55pm* | Candle Lighting/Preparation for Day 2 |
* Light candles from existing flame.
Rosh Hashana Day 2 - Sunday, September 17
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 5:55pm | Tashlich (Georgetown waterfront at the sundial on 30th) |
| 6:55pm | Mincha |
| 7:54pm | Maariv/Havdalah |
Fast of Gedalia - Monday, September 18
| 5:32am | Fast Begins |
| 6:40am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 6:40pm | Mincha/Maariv |
| 7:41pm | Fast Ends |
Tuesday-Thursday, September 19-21 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 6:45am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 6:50pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Friday, September 22 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 6:45am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 6:47pm | Candle Lighting |
| 6:50pm | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv |
Shabbat Shuva - Shabbat, September 23
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 5:15pm | Shabbat Shuva Drasha |
| 6:35pm | Mincha/Maariv |
| 7:44pm | Havdalah |
Sunday, September 24 (Erev Yom Kippur)
| 8:00am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 2:30pm | Early Mincha |
| 6:25pm | Late Mincha |
| 6:40pm | Kol Nidre |
| 6:44pm | Candle Lighting |
Yom Kippur - Monday, September 25
| 8:30am | Shacharit |
| Yizkor | |
| 5:10pm | Mincha |
| 6:20pm | Neilah |
| 7:40pm* | Maariv/Havdalah |
| Break Fast in the Kesher Israel Social Hall, sponsored by Bracha Reznik in honor of her birthday. |
*It is preferable to light the Havdalah candle after Yom Kippur from an existing flame.
Erev Sukkot - Friday, September 29
| 7:15am | Shacharit |
| 6:35pm | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv |
| 6:36pm | Candle Lighting |
Sukkot Day 1 - Shabbat, September 30
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:15pm | Mincha/Maariv |
| 7:32pm* | Candle Lighting/Preparation for Day 2 |
* Light candles from existing flame.
Sukkot Day 2 - Sunday, October 1
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:30pm | Mincha |
| 7:31pm | Maariv/Havdalah |
Chol Hamoed Sukkot - Monday-Thursday, October 2-5
| 6:55am | Shacharit |
| 6:30pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Hoshanah Rabbah - Friday, October 6
| 6:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:25pm | Candle Lighting |
| 6:25pm | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv |
Shmini Atzeret - Shabbat, October 7
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| Yizkor | |
| 6:15pm | Mincha followed by Maariv and Hakafot |
| 7:20pm* | Candle Lighting/Preparation for Last Day |
*Light candles from existing flame.
Simchat Torah - Sunday, October 8
| 7:00am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:20pm | Mincha |
| 7:20pm | Maariv/Havdalah |
Tue, September 26 2023
11 Tishrei 5784
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