High Holidays 5786-2025

Har Zion Temple wishes you and your family a very sweet new year!

Yom Kippur Schedule

Wednesday, October 1

Erev Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre

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5:45-5:55 PM – Schmooze and Reconnect

5:55-6 PM – Welcome and Torah Procession

6 PM – Community Moment: Kol Nidre

Tuning In: Cantor Herman at the Piano
Kol Nidre Prayer

7:00 PM – Message from the President

Youth and Family Programming

6:00 PM – All Children and Youth invited with families to Main Service for Kol Nidre and Rabbinic Folk Tale

6:45-7:45 PM – 1st-6th Grade Student Activities (JFGRS Hallway)

6:45-7:45 PM – Link Teen Activity – 7th-12th Grades (Rm 215)

Thursday, October 2

Yom Kippur

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9:00-11:30 AM – Morning Service and Torah Service
11:30 AM-12:15 PM – Community Moment: Hope and Healing

The Perseverance of Our People – Past, Present and Future
Torah Procession and Prayer for Healing

12:15-1:15 PM – Sermon and Yizkor
1:15-3:00 PM – Musaf
3:15-4:15 PM – Adult Education Class – Dr. Ely Levine and Rabbi Shawn
4:45 PM – Minha and Neilah
7:20 PM – Ma’ariv
7:30-7:40 PM – Community Moment: Shofar/Yom Kippur Finale

Family and Youth Programming

9:00-10:00 AM – Preschool-age Students and Families Service (Berkowitz Aud)
9:30-11:00 AM – 1st-6th Grade Students and Parents Service (Dogole Chapel)
10:00 AM-1:30 PM – Babysitting (Rms 108 and 109)
11:00 AM-1:30 PM – Youth Activities – 1st-6th Grades (JFGRS Hallway)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM – Link Teen Activity – 7th-12th Grades (Rm 215)

6:45 PM – 5785 Gesher Graduate Activity

General Ticket Information:

Tickets will be mailed out in early September. There should be one ticket for each adult member over age 24, a ticket for everyone who requested guest/reciprocal tickets, and tickets for all children in the family between the ages of 18 and 24. Tickets are not required for children under 18. If you have a problem or question about tickets, please call the Har Zion office immediately at 610-667-5000.

During the High Holidays, there will be security at the doors checking tickets of all adults entering the building. Please make sure to have your tickets ready to show security when you approach the doors.

Congregants are not required to have reserved seats. All seats will be clearly marked to distinguish between reserved and unreserved seats. Those congregants who paid to reserve seats will have their seat information printed on their tickets. Everyone is welcome to sit on a first‑come, first‑served basis in any unreserved seats. If your tickets do not have reserved seats listed but you want reserved seats, or if your tickets show reserved seats but you don’t want to pay for them, please contact Emily Berton at 610‑667‑5000 x109 or eberton@harziontemple.org and we’ll be happy to take care of it.

High Holiday Seating Update

UPDATED JUNE 2025

As we prepare for the High Holidays, we would like to make you aware of some seating changes for 2025.

We will remove the group of seats next to the stage in Sections 2 and 3 and along the hallway wall in the back of Section 3 (see photos below). Any reserved seats in those sections will be consolidated into the closest available seats in the main section.

We will remove rows in both Sections 2 and 3 that have been empty or almost empty. Those who had reserved seats in those rows will be consolidated into available seats either behind or in front of that row.

The row of black chairs at the back of Section 1 will be removed. Ultimately, this will allow for Sections 2 and 3 to move closer to the Bimah.

Overall, although specific seat reservations will shift, you will still be sitting with the same group of people. All seats will now be closer to the Bimah.

If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to make changes to your seats, please contact Emily Berton (eberton@harziontemple.org).