Full High Holiday Programming and Services Schedule for 2025/5786:
Sephardi Selichot
Sephardi selichot will begin Sunday, August 31 and will take place on Sundays and Wednesdays in the social hall before mincha/maariv.
Sunday, August 31
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:15pm | Sephardi Selichot |
| 7:25pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Wednesday, September 3
| 7:15am | Shacharit |
| 6:15pm | Sephardi Selichot |
| 7:20pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Sunday, September 7
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:00pm | Sephardi Selichot |
| 7:10pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Wednesday, September 10
| 7:15am | Shacharit |
| 6:00pm | Sephardi Selichot |
| 7:10pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Selichot - Saturday night, September 13
| 10:15pm | Pre-Selichot Kumzitz |
| 11:00pm | Selichot |
Sunday, September 14
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 5:50 pm | Sephardi Selichot |
| 7:00pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Monday-Thursday, September 15-18
| 6:50am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 7:00pm | Mincha/Maariv |
**Sephardi selichot at 5:50 pm on Wednesday, September 17
Friday, September 19
| 6:50am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 6:50pm | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv |
| 6:52pm | Candlelighting |
Shabbat, September 20
| 7:30am | Shacharit | |
| 8:00am | Sephardi Shaḥarit | |
| 9:00am | Shacharit | |
| 6:40pm | Mincha | |
| 7:49pm | Havdala |
Sunday, September 21
| 8:00am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 5:40pm | Sephardi Selichot |
| 6:50pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Erev Rosh Hashana - Monday, September 22
| 6:00am | Selichot followed by Shacharit & Hatarat Nedarim | |
|
Mincha | |
| 6:47pm | Candlelighting |
Rosh Hashana Day 1 - Tuesday, September 23 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 5:45pm | Tashlich (Georgetown waterfront at the sundial on 30th) |
| 6:45pm | Mincha |
| 7:05pm | Maariv |
| 7:44pm* | Candle Lighting |
* Light candles from existing flame.
Rosh Hashana Day 2 - Wednesday, September 24 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 8:00am | Shacharit | |
| 6:45pm | Mincha | |
|
Maariv | |
| 7:42pm | Havdala |
Tzom Gedalia - Thursday, September 25 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 5:39am | Fast Begins |
| 6:40am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 6:30pm | Mincha/Maariv |
| 7:30pm | Fast Ends |
Friday, September 26 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 6:45am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 6:40pm | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv; Neshama minyan |
| 6:41pm | Candlelighting |
Shabbat Shuva - Shabbat, September 27 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 5:00pm | Shabbat Shuva drasha |
| 6:30pm | Mincha |
| 7:38pm | Havdalah |
Sunday, September 28 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 8:00am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 5:20pm | Sephardi Selichot |
| 6:40pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Monday-Tuesday, September 29-30 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 6:45am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 6:35pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Wednesday, October 1 (Erev Yom Kippur) (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 7:05am | Selichot followed by Shacharit |
| 2:30pm | Early Mincha |
| 6:15pm | Late Mincha |
| 6:30pm | Kol Nidre |
| 6:33pm | Candle Lighting |
Yom Kippur - Thursday, October 2 (Aseret Yemei Teshuva)
| 8:30am | Shacharit |
| Yizkor | |
| 5:00pm | Mincha |
| Neilah | |
| 7:30pm* | Fast ends, Maariv followed by Havdalah |
| Break Fast in the Kesher Israel Social Hall sponsored by Bracha Reznik in honor of her birthday and by Zach Terner in honor of his grandfather's yahrzeit |
*It is preferable to light the Havdalah candle after Yom Kippur from an existing flame.
Erev Sukkot - Monday, October 6
| 7:05am | Shacharit |
| 6:25pm | Mincha |
| 6:25pm | Candle Lighting |
Sukkot Day 1 - Tuesday, October 7
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:20pm | Mincha |
| 7:21pm* | Candle Lighting/Preparation for Day 2 |
* Light candles from existing flame.
Sukkot Day 2 - Wednesday, October 8
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:20pm | Mincha |
| 7:20pm | Havdalah |
Chol Hamoed Sukkot - Thursday, October 9
| 6:55am | Shacharit |
| 6:20pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Chol Hamoed Sukkot - Friday, October 10
| 6:55am | Shacharit |
| 6:19pm | Candlelighting |
| 6:20pm | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv |
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot- October 11
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:05pm | Mincha |
| 7:16pm | Havdalah |
Chol Hamoed Sukkot - Sunday, October 12
| 8:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:15pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Hoshanah Rabbah - Monday, October 13
| 6:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:14pm | Candle Lighting |
| 6:15pm | Mincha/Maariv |
Shmini Atzeret - Tuesday, October 14
| 7:30am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| Yizkor | |
| 6:10pm | Mincha followed by Maariv and Hakafot |
| 7:11pm* | Candle Lighting/Preparation for Last Day |
*Light candles from existing flame.
Simchat Torah - Wednesday, October 15
| 7:00am | Shacharit |
| 9:00am | Shacharit |
| 6:10pm | Mincha |
| 7:10pm | Havdalah |
Fri, October 3 2025
11 Tishrei 5786
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