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 and Reciprocity

Rosh Hashanah Tickets are no longer available

Deadline for Yom Kippur Tickets - Thurs. Oct. 9 at noon

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 2024-2025 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. Click here for more details.

If you are a Beth Israel member and are planning on attending High Holiday services at a different synagogue, you can request reciprocity by clicking here.

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. Click here 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 9/26/2023 (Non-students only)

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

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 the first day of Rosh Hashanah, 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).

Teen Discussion (8th - 12th) 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-5784! 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:

Yizkor Book for 5785 - Deadline - noon on October 9th:
Click here

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

High Holiday Reciprocity Form:
Click here