Temple Beth-El High Holidays 5787/2026

One ticket per person, per holiday (Rosh HaShanah & Yom Kippur) is required to access all main High Holidays services at TBE.
About this Event

One (1) ticket per attendee, per holiday (Rosh HaShanah & Yom Kippur) will provide you access to all main HHD services at Temple Beth-El.

Services will also be streamed to our Livestream webpage, Facebook and YouTube channel if you would prefer to join us virtually.

EREV ROSH HASHANAH – (Friday, September 11, 2026)

• 7pm Service - An evening service combining traditional and contemporary elements to announce and celebrate the arrival of the new Jewish year. We affirm both the intimate and the transcendent presence of the Holy as we relate to God both as a parent (Avinu) and as a sovereign (Malkeinu).

ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1 – (Saturday, September 12, 2026)

• 9am "Mini Minyan" Children's Service - (A ticket will be required for each person attending regardless of age.) A light-hearted Rosh Hashanah service geared toward young children and youth celebrating the New Year 5787. We will be learning and celebrating with Torah stories, songs, and spirit led by Rabbi Morrison and Barbara Marin. A parent or guardian must remain present.
• 10:00am Main Service - Highlights of the morning service for the New Year include the Sounding of the Shofar, reading the Torah Story of the Binding of Isaac, and a combination of music, poetry and prayer that lifts up our souls with joy. Youth Programming is available during this service for 12 mo. to 3rd grade. Separate registration is required for Youth Programming.
• 9:30am to 12:30pm Youth Programming - (Separate registration is required. Your Eventbrite ticket does NOT cover this.) Youth Programming space is available during the Main adult Rosh Hashanah service and only for 12 mo. through 3rd Grade.

ROSH HASHANAH 2ND DAY – (Sunday, September 13, 2026)

• 10:00am Social Justice Project - Reverse Tashlich - Details TBA. CLICK HERE to register.

KOL NIDRE – (Sunday, September 20, 2026)

• 7pm Kol Nidre Service - On the Eve of Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre takes its name from the dramatic prayer that begins the observance of the Day of Atonement. Steeped in tradition, and illuminated by contemporary interpretive poetry, this service preserves what in ancient and casts it into the modern world in which we live.

YOM KIPPUR – (Monday, September 21, 2026)

• 9:00am "Mini Minyan" Children's Service - (A ticket will be required for each person attending regardless of age.) A Yom Kippur service geared toward children and youth reflecting on the theme of forgiveness with Torah stories and songs led by Rabbi Morrison and Barbara Marin. A parent or guardian must remain present.
• 10:00am Main Service - This service gives us the opportunity to reflect on our actions as we strive to make our lives a blessing through holy living.
• 9:30am to 12:30pm Youth Programming - (Separate registration is required. Your Eventbrite ticket does NOT cover this.) Youth Programming space is available during the Main adult Yom Kippur service and only for 12 mo. through 3rd Grade.
• 1:00pm Social Justice Forum - "Moving Care Forward." A presentation by CEO of St. Pete Free Clinic, Jennifer Yeagley, and Community Engagement Specialist, Fatima Alvarado. Your Eventbrite ticket will provide access to this experience.
• 2:15pm Personal Prayer & Meditation - Details coming soon for this Yom Kippur experience.
• 3:30pm Afternoon Service & N'ilah - This service is inclusive of a Torah Service, Yizkor Memorial Service, as well as N'ilah concluding prayers and Havdalah. It will conclude with a final Shoifar blast leading us into Break-the-Fast.
• Break-the-Fast - (Separate registration is required. Your Eventbrite ticket does NOT cover this.) Immediately following the Afternoon & N'ilah services, let's celebrate as we break the fast as a community!