USH High Holy Day Policies and Procedures for 2023/5784
Dear friends,
Below is our schedule for services and events over the High Holy Days of 5784 / 2024 at the United Synagogue of Hoboken, as well as links to the forms to acquire tickets.
General guidelines
Indoor services at the Star of Israel Sanctuary, United Synagogue of Hoboken
Some USH services are for those holding tickets. (USH members receive tickets automatically as a benefit of membership. USH members can purchase tickets for their guests, and people in the community can also purchase tickets as non-members). Other services do not require tickets and are open to the public, though ticket holders get first priority.
Wearing a face covering is optional at all services. Anyone who is experiencing any Covid-like symptoms (or other symptoms of contagious illness) should not attend indoor services.
Outdoor services and events
We are excited to offer outdoor services this year, including youth and family services on the afternoons before Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, Tashlikh on the first day of Rosh HaShanah, public shofar blowings on both days of Rosh HaShanah, youth and family services throughout the holiday, public Yizkor memorial service on Yom Kippur afternoon, and the Yom Kippur Neilah service and the final shofar blast at the conclusion of Yom Kippur. Some of these outdoor services and events require preregistration. These programs are open to people of all ages. Masking is not required for outdoor events.
Events that are scheduled outdoors in parks will take place rain or shine; events in the parks will be moved to the gazebos (in the center of Church Square Park and at the end of Pier A Park) if necessary.
All shofar blowers will be vaccinated and will also have had a negative covid test.
Online services
We are continuing to provide online access to our sanctuary services. Online access to services is open to anyone who preregisters for this access on our synagogue web site, www.hobokensynagogue.org. (When you register for access, the service link(s) will be sent to you.) Online access this year will be one-way (participants outside of the sanctuary will be able to see and hear the events in the sanctuary but will not be able to be seen or heard). If you benefit from online access to our synagogue services, we encourage you to make a donation to our synagogue.
Service schedule
Below is the schedule for all main sanctuary services throughout the Tishrei holiday season, as well as listings of all services and events being planned during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur by the Kaplan Cooperative Preschool and Learning Center.
If you have questions about our plans, we invite you to reach out to Louise Kurtz, Ritual Chairperson, at ritual@hobokensynagogue.org, and/or to Adam Berkowitz, USH president, at president@hobokensynagogue.org, and/or to Rabbi Robert Scheinberg at rabbi@hobokensynagogue.org,
Whether you are joining us indoors, outdoors, online, or some combination thereof, we are looking forward to celebrating these holy days together with you. We wish you and your loved ones a new year of happiness, good health, fulfillment, and peace.
Shanah Tovah,
Your friends at the United Synagogue of Hoboken
Adam Berkowitz, President
Rabbi Robert Scheinberg
5784 Days of Awe 2023
SLICHOT
Saturday, September 9
*Havdalah, Slichot program and service, 8:00pm
ROSH HASHANAH
Friday, September 15 Erev Rosh HaShanah
Young family musical service for children age 5+ (registration required) 10am
*Evening service at USH 7:00 pm
Monday, September 26
Service concludes 1pm
Learning Center programs and services for children age 6 and up, (registration required), 10:30am-1pm
KPS Outdoor family service for families of children to age 7, Pier A Park, (registration required) 4-5pm
*Mincha (afternoon service), USH, 5:00 pm
*Public Shofar Blowing Service and Tashlikh (casting away sins; at Pier A Park) 5:30 pm
*Ma’ariv (evening service) at USH, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, September 27
*Morning Service (including Shofar blowing) 9:00 am
Service concludes 1 pm
KPS family service for kids up to age 7, USH, (registration required) 10am
Learning Center programs and services for children age 6 and up, (registration required), 10:30am-1pm
*Public shofar blowing - in front of USH, 3pm
SHABBAT SHUVAH
Friday, September 30
*Evening service 6:30 pm
Saturday, October 1
*Morning service 9:30 am
YOM KIPPUR
Tuesday, October 4
KPS Outdoor family service for families of children to age 7, Church Square Park (registration required) 4-5pm
Supervised activities for children age 6 and up, (registration required), 5:30-8pm
Wednesday, October 5
KPS Outdoor family service for families of children to age 7, Church Square Park (registration required) 10am
Learning Center programs and services for children age 7 and up (registration required) 10:30am-2pm
* Public/Community Yizkor service, outside USH 4:15pm
*Neilah (concluding service), outside in front of USH 6:15pm
*Final Shofar blast, followed by Havdalah, outside in front of USH 7:15pm (followed by light break-fast)
SUKKOT
Monday, October 10
*Morning services 9:30 am
Tuesday, October 11
*Morning services 9:30 am
Thursday, October 13
Young professionals sushi night in the sukkah 7-9pm
Friday, October 14
*Evening services 6:30pm
* Reception in the Sukkah
Saturday, October 15
*Morning services 9:30 am
My Jewish neighborhood sukkah parties and havdalah 6:30pm
Sunday, October 16
*Hoshana Rabbah morning services 9:00am
SHEMINI ATZERET
Monday, October 17
*Morning services 9:30am
(including Yizkor memorial prayers)
SIMCHAT TORAH
Monday, October 17
*Evening Services, singing and dancing in the streets 6:30 pm
Tuesday, October 18
*Morning Services 9:30 am
All services will be held at the Star of Israel Building, 115 Park Avenue, Hoboken NJ, unless otherwise indicated.
