High Holy Days at Community Synagogue of Rye

Many Jews in Westchester County (NY) are seeking a synagogue in which to make a Jewish home. We would love to be that place! We welcome adults and families looking for a warm and inspiring Jewish community.

One-time complimentary High Holy Day tickets are available to experience the new year with us.
And, if you do not have a community, please contact us as we'd love for you to join us in worship.
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For more information, or to learn how to affiliate with our community. Please contact the synagogue office at 914-967-6262, and a representative of our Membership Committee will be in touch with you.

Schedule of 2018/5779 High Holy Day Services 

Click here to download the High Holy Day Schedule

High Holy Day Worship/Programming

Family Worship
We will again offer a Family Worship experience during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings geared for families with children in grades 3-6. This interactive and musical service will be led by Rabbi Frankel and Greg Kellner, Director of URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy. Parents and children are invited to join together at 11:00 am in the Pepsico Theater at Purchase College. (Note that both the Main Service and Youth Programs begin at 10:00 am, so you may choose to attend those separately first for an hour or just arrive in time for Family Worship).
 
Second Day Rosh Hashanah
New this year we offer “A Different Kind of Service” on Tuesday September 11, 10:00 am -11:30 am (weather permitting). Meet at the parking lot of the Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, 220 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580, for a Service of the Heart/Service of the Hand. As Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Creation of the World, the outdoors will be our sanctuary. Walking in the woods, meadows and marshlands, we will connect with the earth and reconnect with ourselves. This outdoor experience for all ages will include a hands-on tikkun olam project to clean up the beach.  Note: given the topography, this experience is not appropriate for those with mobility issues. Please carpool as parking is limited. 
 
Child Care
With respect for our synagogue community, we ask that babies, toddlers and children who are unable to sit quietly for the full duration of the services either attend available age appropriate services or Child Care programs, or remain with their parent(s) outside the sanctuary.
 
Child care will be provided during the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur morning services (10:00 am until end of service on September 10th and 19th) at Purchase College Performing Arts Center for children ages 2 through 5 who are pre-registered.
 
Please note: Parents must remain on the premises at Purchase College Performing Arts Center while their children are being cared for in Child Care services.
Fill out the HHD Child Care Registration Form  ​  

Services for Families with Young Children
These are scheduled on Rosh Hashanah morning and on Yom Kippur morning at 9:00 am in the Recital Hall at Purchase College Performing Arts Center. These services are designed for children up to age 6, together with their parents. 
 
Youth Programs
Kindergarten through 7th grade students participate in age-appropriate worship services, programming and holiday related activities. All youth programs run parallel to and coincide with the length of the Main Service. To help us plan appropriately please complete the Youth Services Registration Form.
 
8th-12th graders are expected to attend the Main Service and may request to volunteer with youth programs and family services at rs@comsynrye.org.

HHD Guest Name Badge Request Form - 2018/5779

Please note that this year, all High Holy Day services will take place at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY.

This year, CSR will provide name badges instead of tickets as entry passes. This will allow us to greet each other by name and serve as an additional security precaution.

High Holy Day services are open to congregants in good standing and their children, regardless of age. For adult children over 18, please use the Guest Name Badge Request Form.  Children under 18 do not require, nor do they receive, name badges to attend services. 

Congregants from other synagogues who are visiting our area will receive name badges at no cost. Our congregants who will be traveling over the holidays and wish to attend services at another synagogue should contact the office to make the necessary arrangements to obtain reciprocity tickets.
 
This year we are trying an experiment. We invite all guests (regardless of current or past synagogue affiliation) to join us for worship. If you have a friend or neighbor who is not affiliated with a synagogue, please invite them to join you or let us know. For those not currently affiliated with CSR or another congregation, we suggest a donation of $250 for each adult. But all who wish to attend are welcome regardless of their level of donation.
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Non-transferable name badges are available by using the enclosed Guest Name Badge Request Form. All requests must be made in advance through the synagogue office.  For security purposes name badges will not be issued at the door on the High Holy Days.

Can You Give An Hour of Time?

We are looking for volunteers of all ages for our "High Holy Day Greeter-Usher Corps" to give about an hour of time (a half hour of which will be before each specific service).

As a Greeter-Usher, you will have the privilege, honor and responsibility of welcoming and assisting your fellow congregants and guests in entering our worship services, finding their prayer books and their seats. Please sign-up below:
For any questions, please contact Paul Levinson or Robin Blum of the Ritual Committee.

Resources

HHD Guest Name Badge Request Form
​Youth Services Registration Form
Child Care Registration Form
Yizkor/Memory Book

5779/2018 Sermons

Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon - by Rabbi Gropper
​Yom Kippur Morning Sermon - by Rabbi Gropper
​Yizkor Drash - By Rabbi Gropper
Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon -
by Rabbi Frankel
​Kol Nidrei Sermon - By Rabbi Frankel
President's Address - By Sue Zeitlin

5778/2017 Sermons

Erev Rosh Hashanah - by Rabbi Frankel
Rosh Hashanah Day- by Rabbi Gropper
Yom Kippur Day- by Rabbi Gropper
​Yom Kippur Yizkor Derash - by Rabbi Frankel
​​​Yom Kippur Reflections - by Marlena Shaeffer
Kol Nidre Sermon - by Rabbi Gropper

5777/2016 Sermons

Erev Rosh Hashanah - by Rabbi Gropper 
Rosh Hashanah Day- by Rabbi Gropper
​Yom Kippur Day - by Rabbi Gropper

5776/2015 Sermons

Erev Rosh Hashanah - by Rabbi Frankel
Rosh Hashanah Morning
Erev Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Morning - by Rabbi Gropper
Israel - Hear the Call, Be the Call - by 
Rabbi Gropper
Yizkor Drash - by Rabbi Gropper

5775/2014 Sermons

Erev Rosh Hashanah by Rabbi Frankel
Rosh Hashanah Morning by Rabbi Gropper
Yom Kippur Morning by Rabbi Gropper
Yom Kippur Morning by Sue Zeitlin
Yom Kippur Morning by Jacob Zeitlin
Yizkor Service by Rabbi Gropper

5774/2013 Sermons

Erev Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah Morning
Introduction to Torah Reading
President's Remarks
Yom Kippur
Reflections from Our COSY President
Yom Kippur Reflection by Marc Zimmerman
Yom Kippur Yizkor Service

5773/2012 Sermons

Erev Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur Morning
Yom Kippur Reflection by David Hessekiel
Yom Kippur Yizkor Service