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.

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 2019/5780 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 Rabbinic Intern Jeff Dreifus and song leader Emily Walshin.  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
On Tuesday, October 1, we offer “A Different Kind of Service” at 10:00 am – 11:30 a.m. (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 30 and October 9) 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  ​  
 
Parents whose children are participating in Child Care are asked to cooperate with the following requirements:
 
Fill out the HHD Child Care Registration Form on our website https://www.comsynrye.org/child-care-registration-form.html
  • Bring a nut-free snack(s) for each child. 
  • Bring something for play that may be shared with other children. Toys and games will be available at Child Care.
Space in Child Care is limited and is on a first-come first-served basis. A donation for child care services is most appreciated and can be mailed to Community Synagogue of Rye with the Child Care Registration Form you have downloaded from our website. 

Services for Families with Young Children
These are scheduled on Rosh Hashanah morning and on Yom Kippur morning at 9:00 am in the Upper Lobby at Purchase College Performing Arts Center. These services are designed for children up to age 6, together with their family.  
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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.
 
A child who attends the youth programs is expected to remain with his or her group until the conclusion of the Main Service.  Similarly, if children elect to attend the Main Service, they should remain with their parents in the sanctuary throughout the service. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

HHD Guest Name Badge Request Form - 2019/5780

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.
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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

5780/2019 Sermons

Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon - “Combating Hate with the Power of Love.” by Rabbi Daniel Gropper
​President Susan Zeitlin's Rosh Hashanah Speech
​ Rabbinic Intern Jeff Dreifus' Rosh Hashanah Sermon
Rabbi Gropper Yom Kippur Morning Sermon
​​Rabbi Gropper Kol Nidre Sermon 
​Rabbi Gropper Yom Kippur Yizkor Sermon

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