High Holidays

Beth Israel Congregation looks forward to seeing everyone at High Holiday services this year. All services will be held in-person and will be streamed on Beth Israel's YouTube channel unless otherwise noted.

Watch this page for more information!

High Holiday Tickets

Rosh Hashanah Tickets Deadline - Friday, September 19th

Yom Kippur Tickets Deadline - Tuesday, September 30th

Members -

High Holiday tickets will be automatically sent to all Beth Israel members mid-September. You will receive tickets for everyone in your household including children between the ages of 13 and 24. Tickets will be required for entry. Please note that you must have renewed your membership for the 2025-2026 year and have previous year's dues, tuition, and event fees paid to receive tickets.

If you wish to purchase tickets for your adult children or other guests, you can do so by clicking here. If your guests are members of another synagogue, their home synagogue can send us a reciprocity request. See Reciprocity below for more details.

Non-Members -

If you are not a member and would like to attend High Holiday services at Beth Israel, you can purchase tickets by clicking here.

If you are a member of another synagogue, you can have your home synagogue send us a reciprocity request. See Reciprocity below for more details.

Complimentary Tickets -

Beth Israel Congregation is pleased to offer complimentary tickets to attend our High Holiday services to:

1. Full-time Graduate Students or Medical Residents (with ID)

2. Fellows of the University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

3. New Washtenaw County residents after 10/1/2025 (Non-students only)

To request complimentary tickets, please click here to fill out the form.

Reciprocity

If you are a member at Beth Israel Congregation and are planning to attend High Holiday services at a different congregation, please click here and fill out the form so that we may request reciprocal tickets for you.

Do you have guests attending services with you at Beth Israel?
If you have guests who are attending services at Beth Israel Congregation with you and they are members of another synagogue, please have their synagogue send us a request for reciprocity including what holidays they are attending and the names of everyone attending services, as well as where their tickets should be sent. Please send this information to Beth Jarvis at bjarvis@bethisrael-aa.org. You do not need to fill out the form linked above.

Childcare and Youth Programs:

During the High Holidays, Beth Israel offers childcare for children ages 2 - 4 years old from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The cost is $15 per child per day.

Between 10:30-11:30 on Yom Kippur, there will be a service for 6 yo and under led by Katie Shelef. Grown up participation is required. 

For children in grades K - 5, we offer programming from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. On both days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur there will be a youth service, age-appropriate discussions and activities, Jewish board games, snacks, and playground time (weather permitting).

Teens will have a discussion on Kol Nidrei.

Registration is required for both childcare and youth programs (members and visitors)  to allow us to plan accordingly and accommodate all children who want to attend. Please click here to register for childcare and Youth Programs.

High Holiday Honors

We would love as many Beth Israel members as possible to be included in High Holiday services this year-5786! Members can contribute to the service by signing up for an honor. You don’t have to be a big macher to have the honor! You just need to be at synagogue, in person. Click here to fill out the High Holiday Honors form.

High Holidays forms:

Congregation Rosh Hashanah Card
Click here to add your name to the congregation's Rosh Hashanah Card
Deadline - Monday, September 8th at Noon

Greeters and Ushers are Needed!
Click here to sign up for your spot

Yizkor Memorial Booklet Form
Click here for the form
Deadline - Friday, September 19th

Lulav & Etrog Order Form
Click here to order your set
Deadline - Friday, September 19th at Noon