9:30 PM Maariv | Sanctuary, Zoom

6:30 PM Maariv | Sanctuary, Zoom

8:30 AM Day 1 Rosh Hashanah Services | Main Sanctuary, Zoom

9:30 AM Songs and Stories for the New Year (up to age 7, all welcome) | Tent

10:30 AM Kulanu Service (all ages) | Tent

12:30 PM Teen Discussion (8th grade+) | Tent

4:30 PM Taste of Tashlich | Prospect Park Lake at Vanderbilt

5:30 PM Tashlich | Prospect Park Lake

7:00 PM Second Night Maariv | Tent, Zoom

8:30 AM Main Service | Sanctuary, Zoom

9:30 PM Awakening the Heart: Alternative Shacharit Service | Lower Sanctuary

9:30 PM Tot Tefillah (ages 0-4) | Tent

10:30 AM Songs and Stories (preK - 2nd grade) | Lower Sanctuary

11:00 AM Rosh Hashanah Games & Songs to Kick off the New Year| tent

5:30 PM Shofar on the Stoop | PSJC Stoop

6:15 PM Main Service | Sanctuary, Zoom

6:15 PM Free Community Service | Lower Sanctuary

8:30 AM Main Service | Sanctuary, Zoom

9:30 AM Yom Kippur Stories and Songs (up to age 7, all welcome) | Tent

10:30 AM Kulanu Service (all ages) | Tent

12:30 PM Teen Discussion (8th+) | Tent

3:20 PM Mincha (afternoon service) | Sanctuary, Zoom

4:00 PM Alternative Mincha: Song and Silence: Spiritual Preparation for Neilah | Lower Sanctuary

5:00 PM Yizkor (memorial service) | Sanctuary, Zoom

5:45PM Neilah (concluding service) Sanctuary, Zoom

Tickets for all PSJC members, including their children under age 23, will be available at PSJC, organized by household under the last name of the primary member on the account. Members who have paid in full or have established payment plans will find their printed tickets waiting for them at the registration table.

It is helpful for our greeters and security for everyone to have your ticket with you. If you forget yours at home, please check in upon arrival.

PSJC welcomes guests of members, as well as community guests, but they must be registered in advance. Information on purchasing guest tickets can be found here.

$300 (all) / $180 (single holiday)

Purchase guest tickets here.

$400 (all) / $200 (RH) / $250 (YK)

Purchase tickets here.

Our Community Kol Nidre service and all youth and family services remain free for all, with donations greatly appreciated.

The deadline for submissions was September 5th. Thank you for your entries this year.

Rabbi Carie Carter: Rabbi Carter joined PSJC in 2000 and is committed to building an inclusive Jewish community in which exploration and creativity are encouraged and where the dignity of every human being is honored and celebrated.

Rabbi Hayley Goldstein: Our Associate Rabbi, Hayley Goldstein, received smicha from the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Newton, MA. She is fiercely dedicated to creating Jewish spiritual and educational environments that are empowering, inclusive, and allow room for play.

Cantor Judy Ribnick: PSJC Cantor Ribnick has served as High Holiday and monthly Sabbath cantor at PSJC for 33 years. She is deeply immersed in synagogue music and Jewish communal life, and is honored to be part of the PSJC community.

Aileen Heiman, Director of Education and Engagement: Aileen loves helping PSJC students and families find new ways to connect with the joy of Jewish traditions to bring in a sweet new year and create meaningful Jewish experiences and memories.

Avodah Committee: The Avodah Committee, chaired by Eli Wolfhagen, works closely with Rabbi Carter and other clergy to recommend ritual practices, including music, style, and coordinating other logistics of worship.

Amie Morrison: Amie has been leading youth and family High Holy Day services in the PSJC tent for thirteen years! She loves bringing music and the sounds of the new year to life for PSJC families and guests.

Sukkot, with its time outdoors, “dwelling” in a beautiful fragile structure, the Sukkah, and shaking our lulav and etrog (click here to purchase yours), is a highlight of the Jewish year. It is a grounding step, connecting us to the physicality of the world, after the 25 hours of internal contemplation that is Yom Kippur.

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Join us throughout Sukkot for programs, services, meals, and community. The PSJC sukkah is open to the community and guests throughout the week.

Our Hoshana Rabah service includes the ancient tradition of beating the willow branches, and we continue our celebrations the next day on Shemini Atzeret with morning services. On the day of Simchat Torah, as is our tradition, everyone present will receive an individual aliyah (call up to the Torah), as we begin the cycle of reading the Torah once again with Bereishit (Genesis).

These High HolyDays are meant to set us on track for the new year, and we look forward to gathering with you many times throughout the year, particularly on Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, as the Fall Holidays continue.

View the full Sukkot Schedule here.

Registration

Our youth and family services are open to members and non-members, with a suggested donation of $36 per family. We ask that you register in advance for security. If you did not have a chance to register in advance, please be patient at the greeter table while they ask a staff member to check you in.

PSJC offers a variety of services for youth and family throughout the holidays and the rest of the year, open to members and non-members alike.

Childcare

PSJC is currently unable to offer drop-off childcare for the 5786 holiday season. Children are welcome to attend all of our services. We ask that during solemn moments of the holy days, such as Kol Nidre and Yizkor, you consider the best environment for your child. Our playroom in the downstairs sanctuary area will remain open, with the exception of during Kol Nidre, for families to supervise their children. A PJ Library book nook will also be available.

Nursing/Pumping

The education office will be provided to anyone who needs a space to nurse or pump throughout the holy days. It is located downstairs, across from the bathrooms. If the room is locked, please just ask a staff member for access. During Yom Kippur, snacks and beverages will be available in that space for those unable to fast.

Rosh Hashanah Day 1, September 23

Songs and Stories for the New Year (0-7 years old) | 9:30AM (tent)

Designed for preK - 2nd grade, open to all who want to start the year singing!

Kulanu Service (all ages) | 10:30AM (tent)

Teen Discussion | 12:30PM | Tent

Taste of Tashlich | 4:30 PM| Prospect Park Lake

Rosh Hashanah Day 2, September 24th

Tot Tefillah | 9:30AM - 10:15AM Designed for ages 0 - 4, open to all who want to start the year singing!

Stories and Songs for the New Year Part 2 | 10:30AM - 11:15AM | Lower Sanctuary

Designed for preK - 2nd grade, open to all who want to start the year singing!

Games & Songs to Kick off the New Year| 11:00AM - 12:30PM

A taste of the high holy day service for 3rd - 7th graders and our own Shofar Service. Parents welcome, though not required.

Shofar on the Stoop | 5:30 PM | PSJC Stoop

Yom Kippur, October 2nd

Yom Kippur Stories and Songs | 9:30AM - 10:15AM | Tent

Designed for up to age 7, open to all who want to start the year singing!

Kulanu Service | 10:30AM - 12:15PM | Tent

A taste of the high holy days for all ages and stages, including an interactive Torah service.

Teen Discussion (8th+) | 12:30PM | Tent

A discussion on the themes of the new year for PSJC teens.