High Holiday Services Schedule 5783

Services

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Erev Rosh Hashana

Sunday, September 25th, 2022

Selichos 7:00 am
Candle Lighting 6:42 pm
Mincha 6:45 pm
Rosh Hashana - First Day

Monday, September 26th, 2022

Shacharis 7:45 am
Torah Reading aprx 9:40 am
Latest Shema 10;00 am
Sermon by R’ Tanenbaum aprx. 10:15 am
Shofar Blowing aprx. 10:30 am

The Mitzvah to hear the sound of the Shofar on Rosh Hashana is fulfilled by hearing 100 notes of the Shofar. 30 notes are blown before Mussaf, 30 notes are blown during Mussaf, and 40 notes are blown following Mussaf.

Mussaf aprx. 10:50 am
Mincha 6:35 pm
Tashlich after Mincha
Candle Lighting-2nd Day after 7:44 pm

 

Rosh Hashana - Second Day

Tuesday, September 27th

Shacharis 7:45 am
Torah Reading aprx 9:50 am
Latest Shema 10:01 am
Sermon by R’ Tanenbaum aprx. 10:25 am
Shofar Blowing aprx. 10:40 am

The Mitzvah to hear the sound of the Shofar on Rosh Hashana is fulfilled by hearing 100 notes of the Shofar. 30 notes are blown before Mussaf, 30 notes are blown during Mussaf, and 40 notes are blown following Mussaf.

Mussaf aprx. 11:00 am
Mincha 6:35 pm
Ma’ariv 7:37 pm
Conclusion of Yom Tov 7:42 pm
Fast of Gedalia

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

Latest Time to Eat 5:22 am

5:22 am is the latest time to begin to eat food – due to the prohibition on eating before Shacharis – but you may drink and continue to eat food until the fast begins at 5:52 am.

Fast Begins 5:52 am
Selichos 6:10 am
Mincha 6:30 pm
Ma’ariv 7:08 pm
Fast Ends 7:37 pm
Selichos II
Thu., Sep. 29 6:15 am
Fri., Sep. 30 6:15 am
Sun., Oct. 2 7:30 am
Mon., Oct. 3 6:15 am
Shabbos Shuva

” Shabbos, October 1st, 2022

Shacharis 8:45 am
Latest Shema 10:03 am
Afternoon Drasha 5:15 pm
Mincha 6:10 pm
Ma’ariv 7:29 pm
Shabbos Ends 7:34 pm
Erev Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre

Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

Selichos 6:45 am
Mincha 3:00 pm
Fast Begins, Candle Lighting 6:24 pm
Kol Nidre 6:30 pm
Sermon by R’ Tanenbaum 7:00 pm
Yom Kippur

Wednesday, October 5th, 2022

Shacharis 8:00 am
Latest Shema 10:05 am
Torah Reading 10:45 am
Sermon by R’ Tanenbaum 11:30 am
Yizkor 11:50 am
Mussaf 12:00 pm
Mincha 4:55 pm
Sermon by R’ Tanenbaum after Mincha
Neilah 6:10 pm
Fast Concludes 7:26 pm
Lulav, Esrog, and S'chach Pickup

Thursday, October 6th, 2022
7:00pm until 9:00pm

Sunday, October 9th, 2022
10:00am until 12:00pm

Meet the BCMH High Holiday Chazzanim

Rabbi Shua Rose

Cantor for Mussaf

British born Rabbi Shua Rose studied at Yeshivas Mercaz Hatorah, Ner Israel Rabbinical College and received semicha from Rav Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg. Rabbi Rose studies psychology in the University of Maryland and holds a Masters and Bachelors in Judaic Studies along with a Bachelors in Talmudic Law. Rabbi Rose was the Head counselor of Camp Sdei Chemed International for many years, and went on to direct Project Build in Baltimore. Formerly a radio show host on Shalom FM in London, Rabbi Rose is a sought after Baal Tefillah and musician, whose soul-stirring kumzitzes have been heard internationally. Rabbi Rose just moved to Los Angeles, California with his family from Jerusalem, Israel, where he had been teaching in Yeshivas Or Sameach for the last 9 years. He now holds the position of NCSY LA City Director

Rabbi Rafi Mollot

Cantor for Schacharis

Rabbi Rafi Mollot and his family joined the Seattle Jewish community in 2013. Aside from his full-time teaching position at Torah Day School, Rafi quickly became involved with communal life at BCMH. Before long, Rafi became a frequent leader of Shabbos and Holiday services, and currently serves as BCMH’s part-time Chazan. Rafi has been leading High Holiday services at BCMH since 2015. Rafi Mollot strives to imbue synagogue services with melody and meaning, leading the congregation to engage actively and joyfully along a spiritual journey through the medium of prayer.

Rabbi
Rabbi Yaakov Tanenbaum

Baalei Tekiyah (Shofar Blowers)
Adam Balkany, Rabbi Yaakov Tanenbaum

Cantors
Rabbi Shua Rose, Rabbi Rafi Mollot

President
Ari Hoffman

Baalei Kriah (Torah Readers)
Michael Friend, Etzion Genauer

Gabbaim
Ezra Genauer, Ari Polsky

Welcome to High Holiday Services

We wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year, L’Shonah Tovah Tikosaivu V’saichosaimu. We hope that you will find the prayer services to be meaningful and inspirational, and encourage your participation in all aspects of the service. In keeping with the spirit of the Holiday, please help us maintain the sanctity and decorum of the Synagogue.