Service Times This Week
October 11-12 - Fast of Gedaliah-Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 5785
FAST OF GEDALIAH
Sunday, October 6
Fast Begins (Dawn): 5:49 am| Sunrise 6:58 am
Sunday Shahrit:8:05 am
Minhah (with tefillin)/Arbit/Selihot: 5:45 pm
Sunset 6:29 pm | End of Fast: 6:50 pm
Weekday Services October 7-10
Mornings: Monday-Thursday: 7:05 am
Evenings: Mon.-Wed. Minhah/Arbit/Selihot: 6:15 pm
Thursday Evening Minhah/Arbit: 6:15 pm
EVE OF YOM KIPPUR – Fri. Oct. 11
Morning Selihot: 6:15 am | Shahrit: 7:05 am
Early Afternoon Minha:. 1:30 pm
Evening Kal Nidre & Arbit Sevices: 6:00 pm
Candle Lighting: before 6:03 pm
Friday Sunset (Fast Begins): 6:21 pm
YOM KIPPUR/Shabbat, Sat., Oct. 12
Zemirot: 8:00 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Torah: 10:55 am | Noon Sermon: 12:10 pm
Musaf 12:30 | Minha: 3:10 | Offerings: 4:50 pm
Kippur/Shabbat Conclusion:
Concluding Sermon: 5:30 pm
Neilah: 5:45 pm | Sunset: 6:20 pm
Shofar, Arbit & Habdala: 6:51 pm
High Holidays 5785
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