High Holy Days: 2021

Selichot    |     Rosh Hashanah Evening    |     Rosh Hashanah    |     Memorial Services   
Yom Kippur Evening (Kol Nidre)    |     Yom Kippur    |     Sukkot     |     Simchat Torah     |     Prayerbooks     |     Streaming

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
5782/2021 High Holy Day Schedule

1. Preregistration is required for all High Holy Day Sanctuary services. Please register Here, or call BHC. (Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars requires separate registration. See below.)
2. Proof of vaccination required for BHC Sanctuary services and must be shown upon entering the building. Vaccination encouraged for all other BHC services. We recommend that you take a photo of your proof of vaccination card. We understand this rule means that children 11 and under cannot attend Sanctuary High Holy Day Services this year.
3. There is a 50% limit on normal Sanctuary attendance.
4. All attendees must wear a mask correctly and physical distance.
5. All Sanctuary services will be streamed, via Live Control

1. Vaccination: BHC strongly encourages those who are eligible to be vaccinated to do so and for those who are not vaccinated to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at home this year.
2. Masking: Please keep everyone safe by wearing masks except within your household’s defined seating area. Please be particularly mindful to wear your mask in these “high traffic” areas including the: Entrance, Playground, Hill, Restrooms. Please also wear a mask when singing.
3. Plan to physically distance your household from others
4. Preregistration is required at givebutter.com/rhus21

1. Vaccination is strongly recommended for those eligible.
2. Preregistration is required. Please register Here, or call BHC.
3. Masks worn properly are recommended.
4. Distancing will be possible.

High Holy Day tickets will be mailed in advance to members of BHC in good financial standing; the envelopes will be marked “High Holy Day Tickets Enclosed.”

*Your ticket will admit you to all services; however, registration is also necessary for Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars.

Services in the Sanctuary will be streamed via LiveControl

Selichot

Saturday, August 28
        7 pm    |    Music & Meaning Concert, Sanctuary
  8:15 pm    |    Service, Sanctuary

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation and Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation join together to prepare for the High Holy Days with a concert and a service. The concert is underwritten by the Peggy and Yale Gordon Trust.  Both will be held in the BHC Sanctuary and streamed on via LiveControl
 

Rosh Hashanah Evening

Monday, September 6
    4 pm    |    Oregon Ridge Park Opens
    6 pm    |    Rosh Hashanah Under the Stars, Oregon Ridge Park
                      This outdoor service is open to all, but registration is necessary.
                       Visit givebutter.com/rhus21. In the event of rain that necessitates canceling RHUS,
                       BHC members are welcome at the 8 pm Sanctuary service
    8 pm    |    Service, Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
 

Rosh Hashanah

Tuesday, September 7
      9 am    |    PJ Rosh Hashanah, Tent
                        For families with infants—pre-K
    10 am    |    Family Service, Tent
                         For families with children 11 years old and younger
    10 am    |    Morning Service, Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
 

Memorial Services

Sunday, September 12
   10:30 am    |    Belair Road Cemetery
          Noon    |    Berrymans Lane Cemetery
                            Holocaust Memorial Service following at Berrymans Lane
 

Yom Kippur Evening (Kol Nidre)

Wednesday, September 15
   7:30 pm    |    Service, Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
 

Yom Kippur

Thursday, September 16
        9 am     |    PJ Yom Kippur, Tent
                           For families with infants—pre-K
      10 am    |    Family Service, Tent
                          For families with children 11 years old and younger
      10 am    |    Morning Service, Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
12:45 pm    |    Program of Music and Meditation, Sanctuary and   streamed via LiveControl
        2 pm    |    Study Session with Rabbi Busch
                          “The Holiness Code and Today”, Tent (Dalsheimer if bad weather)
        2 pm    |    Meditation, Sukkah (Straus if bad weather)
        3 pm    |    Harmony and Haftarah in the Afternoon, Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
   4:30 pm    |    Yizkor (Memorial Service), Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
   5:30 pm    |    Neilah (Concluding Service), Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
 

Sukkot

Monday, September 20
  6:15 pm    |    Family Sukkot Service, Tent
Tuesday, September 21
10:30 am    |    Morning Sukkot Service, Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl
 

Simchat Torah

Monday, September 27
  6:15 pm    |    Simchat Torah Service, Tent
                          Includes Blessing of New Students   
Tuesday, September 28
10:30 am    |    Simchat Torah Service, Sanctuary and streamed via LiveControl

Prayerbooks

For those attending in person, Mishkan HaNefesh prayerbooks will be available. For those streaming from home, BHC is loaning out prayerbooks again this year.  BHC members can borrow a prayerbook by driving through on Tuesday, August 24, 5-7 pm and Sunday, August 29, 10 am to noon, or from the receptionist during normal business hours or Shabbat services. 

The office has a very limited number of prayerbooks available for sale, if you would like to have your own copy. The cost is $50 for the two-volume set.

Free High Holy Day Digital Prayerbooks are available here

Streaming

Services in the Sanctuary will be streamed via LiveControl

Streaming for Shabbat and High Holy Day Sanctuary services is available by visiting
bhc.livecontrol.tv.  No registration is necessary and this service is completely free. We do our best to stream all of our services, however we hope you will be patient with any unforeseen technical challenges.     

BHC is not offering childcare during the 2021 High Holy Days.