Putting the HIGH! back in the HIGH HOLYDAYS!

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About Us

History

For the past 29 years we have been presenting High Holyday services open to the New York Jewish community on a complimentary admission basis to serve as an introduction to our synagogue for the unaffiliated and disconnected. We are....

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Rosh Hashanah in 2012

Rosh Hashanah, which literally means 'head of the year', is the first day of the Jewish New Year. It marks the celebration of the creation of the world and the human being. Rosh Hashanah begins a ten day period of introspection and contemplation.

Definition and Schedule

Yom Kippur Day and
Kol Nidre Eve Services

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement in which we engage in a day long moral inventory of our lives and confess our sins in a public communal confessional which...

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Eve Services

Yom Kippur Day Services

Blessing

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are one of the most moving and spiritually uplifting times of the entire year. The purpose of these days, among many other things...

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Contact Us

If you need to contact us, please call the High Holydays Information Line at:

212-560-2222

for further information and to have someone get back to you.

Location

Address:

We are located in the Sanctuary at 1157 Lexington Avenue between 79th and 80th Streets in Manhattan on the Upper East Side.

Directions:

We can be reached through all major public transportation. We are closest to the 79th Street Crosstown bus, the Lexington and Third Avenue buses and the #6 Lexington Avenue subway at 77th Street and Lexington.

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Donations

While we have an open door policy, it is imperative that everyone who attends these services be a donor. This is the only way that we will be able to present them and...

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Entrance

No tickets or reservations are required Star of David for admission. However, there are certain requirements for entrance that we ask you to follow for security considerations, and to follow them as requested...