High Holy Days at Congregation Beth Israel

Beth Israel has an “open door” policy, welcoming everyone for the High Holy Days.  However, because of safety-related capacity restrictions, we highly encourage you to contact us in advance of the holidays.

For those who do not want to attend in-person, or prefer participating remotely, we will video stream our entire set of sanctuary services.  The streaming is a non-interactive service running on Facebook and YouTube.

!שנה טובה ומתוקה

!כתיבה וחתימה טובה

Wishing everyone a sweet New Year!

Services & Programming

Service Offerings: In-Person & Online.  Times subject to change.

Schedule:

Selichot	TBA	TBA
Rosh Hashanah
Maariv	October 2nd	6:45 p.m.
Shacharit	October 3rd	9:30 a.m.
Chevruta Mishpachot (Family Learning sessions)	October 3rd	10:15 a.m.
Mincha/Maariv	October 3rd	5:30 p.m.
Shacharit	October 4th	9:30 a.m.
Chevruta Mishpachot (Family Learning sessions)	October 4th	10:15 a.m.
Tashlich (bridge over Kenduskeag)	October 4th	5:30 p.m.
Mincha/Maariv	October 4th	6:15 p.m
Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre	October 11th	6:15 p.m.
Shacharit	October 12th	9:30 a.m.
Chevruta Mishpachot (Family Learning sessions)	October 12th	10:15 a.m.
Mincha	October 12th	4:45 p.m.
Neilah	October 12th	6:00 p.m.
Shofar / Break-the-Fast	October 12th	7:15 p.m.

Seating

Members: Members should have received an invoice for seating in advance of the High Holy Days.  If you have not received an invoice, or will not be attending, please contact the office at office@cbisrael.org or 945-3433.

Non-members and guests may contact the synagogue office to purchase seats.

Streaming

Streaming links can be found on the side of this page.  Our services are streamed on Facebook and YouTube.  These are automated systems that run on a schedule.  They are not interactive, and comments on the streams are generally not monitored on Shabbat or Yom Tov.

If you are not able to attend in-person, you may contact the office for a copy of the Machzor we use for services.  We also provide links for digital editions on this page.

Security

We anticipate no major issues during the High Holy Days this year.  Bangor, Maine is a very safe community, and we have a strong relationship with the Bangor Police Department, who always up their patrols during significant chagim.  We also work with the city to close off York Street in front of Beth Israel and Beth Abraham.  That said, we will have on-site security and leaders of the congregation versed in our security procedures.  We maintain a singular point of entrance, and that is the Epstein Room Lobby at the ground floor entrance off of York Street.  While we do not ask you to present tickets, we will check your name against an attendance list.

If you plan on attending and have not purchased a ticket, PLEASE correspond with our office prior to coming.  We reserve the right to turn away guests we cannot identify.  We would prefer not to, so we ask you let us know you are coming in advance.