High Holy Days
About High Holy Days with Kolot
At Kolot, the High Holy Days are joyful, spiritual, and full of connection, with empowering and healing drashes and beautiful musical offerings from clergy and community members alike.
This year we will be joined by our new rabbi, Rabbi Sam Kates-Goldman, alongside Cantor Lisa B. Segal, and offering both in-person and virtual gatherings for our main services on the following dates:
Rosh HaShanah 5786
Erev Rosh HaShanah: Monday, September 22
Rosh HaShanah Day 1: Tuesday, September 23
Rosh HaShanah Day 2: Wednesday, September 24
Yom Kippur 5786
Kol Nidre: Wednesday, October 1
Yom Kippur Day: Thursday, October 2
Sukkot 5786
Erev Sukkot: Monday, October 6
Prospective Members’ Gathering : Sunday, October 12
Simchat Torah 5786
Erev Simchat Torah: Tuesday, October 14
5785 Videos and D’rashes
We are pleased to share the text of last year’s beautiful Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah, Shabbat Shuva, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot sermons from our clergy and congregants. Please check out this album of some of our favorite photos from the High Holy Days, and please visit Kolot's YouTube channel for recordings of our Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur services.
All Hands Open Doors
We remain committed to keeping the Days of Awe open to all. Ensuring our spaces are inclusive and that our virtual streaming is of the highest possible quality, requires us all to pitch in. A donation of any amount throughout the year will ensure that High Holy Days remain as joyful, spiritual, and full of connection as ever. It takes all hands to open Kolot’s doors so please give more if you can, less if you must.
Honor a Loved One with a Machzor Nameplate
We also offer a special way to honor those who have touched your life: a nameplate affixed in our beautiful High Holy Day prayer books (machzors), which were so generously gifted to us all by Bob and Glenn Usdin in honor of their parents and long-time Kolot members Martha and Marvin Usdin z’’l. By purchasing a nameplate, you can memorialize the names of loved ones and express gratitude for the gifts their lives have brought, both past and present, and keep them connected to our sacred community.
High Holy Days 5786 Schedule
Click here to download our Schedule at a Glance PDF.
*in-person AND livestreamed
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At Park Slope Jewish Center
9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. - Service*
Join synagogue communities across Brooklyn for a poetic and reflective service full of prayer, song, and study to prepare your heart, mind, and spirit for the Days of Awe.
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At Cornerstone Baptist Church
7:30-9:30 p.m. - Main Service*
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At Cornerstone Baptist Church
9:30 a.m. - Breakfast
10:00 a.m. - Childcare opens
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Main Service*
2:00-3:00 p.m. - Youth and Family Service (ages 6 to 10) in the Sanctuary
The musical, interactive Youth and Family service is led by Ty Citerman and Amanda Miller, and is geared toward school-age youth. We welcome all families with younger children, though five and under must be accompanied by a responsible family member or adult. This will be a family-friendly space for all ages.
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In Prospect Park
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Shofar Service and Tashlich Ritual Offering
This will be canceled in the event of inclement weather.
On Zoom
3:00 p.m. - Torah Study*
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At Cornerstone Baptist Church
7:00-9:00 p.m. - Main Service*
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At Cornerstone Baptist Church
On Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur we invite you to engage in quiet conversation or contemplation to honor the holiness of this day, as well as foregoing leather if possible, and wearing clothing that helps you enter the day with intention.
10:00 a.m. - Childcare opens
10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Main Service*
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Youth and Family Service (ages 6 to 10) in the Sanctuary
The musical, interactive Youth and Family service is geared toward school-age youth. We welcome all families with younger children, though five and under must be accompanied by a responsible family member or adult. This will be a family-friendly space for all ages.
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Adult Learning
2:45-3:30 p.m. - Avodah Service with Clergy
3:45-4:45 p.m. - Jonah Offering with Clergy in Sanctuary
5:00-7:30 p.m. - Yizkor / Neilah / Havdalah* in the Sanctuary, followed by break-fast
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In Prospect Park
5:30-8:00 p.m. - Sukkot Celebration
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In Prospect Park
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Meet and Greet
Has spending the High Holy Days with Kolot gotten you interested in becoming a member? This is the event for you! Come to this gathering hosted by our Membership Engagement Committee to hear from clergy, staff, and current members about what membership at Kolot offers and to get any questions you may have answered.
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In-Person at Church of Gethsemane
6:00-8:00 p.m. - Service
Kolot's next chapter starts now—with you!
Make this the year you become a member and find your place in this vibrant, diverse and sacred community, our Kehila Kedosha, where all hands are needed. Our Fair Share Dues policy reflects, honors, and supports the economic diversity of our community.