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2024/5785 High Holidays Schedule
Daily Selichot for month of Elul: 6:00 AM, Anshey Sfard @ 16th Ave & Clement St
Selichot-Hatarat Nedarim - Wednesday, October 2nd
Selichot-Hatarat Nedarim: 6:00 AM, Anshey Sfard @ 16th Ave & Clement St
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Seder and Services
at Magain David, 351 4th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121
Candle Lighting: 6:32 PM
Mincha and Arvit: 6:00 PM
Service followed by seder and dinner (reservations required)
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Thursday, October 3rd
Shacharit: 8:30 AM Torah Reading: 10:45 AM (approximate)
Sermon / Shofar Blowing: 11:30 AM (approximate) - Mussaf: 12:00 PM
Services followed by Kiddush and Lunch at the synagogue
Mincha: 4:15 PM
Tashlich (at Mountain Lake Park & 12th Avenue): 5:30 PM
Candle Lighting: 7:27 PM
Arvit: 6:45 PM
Services followed by seder and dinner (reservations required)
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 - Friday, October 4th
Shacharit: 8:30 AM Torah Reading: 10:45 AM (approximate)
Sermon / Shofar Blowing: 11:30 AM (approximate) - Mussaf: 12:00 PM
Services followed by Kiddush and Lunch at the synagogue
Class taught by Rabbi Benzaquen 5:15 PM
Erev Shabbat Shuva – Friday, October 4th
Candle lighting: 6:29 PM
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:15pm
Followed by a meal at the synagogue
Shabbat Shuva – Saturday, October 5th
Shacharit: 9:00 AM Parashat “Ha'azinu”
Services followed by Kiddush and Lunch at the synagogue
Mincha: 5:30 PM Seuda: 6:00 PM,
Arvit and Havdalah 7:15 PM
Shabbat concludes: 7:25 PM
Tizku l"shanim rabot!
Tzom Gedaliah – Sunday October 6th
Fast begins: 5:53 AM Fast concludes: 7:16 PM
Selichot-Hatarat Nedarim - Friday, October 11th
Selichot-Hatarat Nedarim: 6:00 AM, Anshey Sfard @ 16th Ave & Clement St
Erev Yom Kippur – Friday, October 11th
at Magain David, 351 4th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121
Services start at 6PM
Candle Lighting/Fast begins: 6:19 PM Tallit no later than: 6:36 PM
Lecha Eli / Kol Nidrei: 6:19 PM
Yom Kippur – Saturday, October 12th
Shacharit: 8:00 AM
Torah Reading: 10:30 AM Rabbi’s Sermon: 11:15 AM
Mussaf: 11:45 AM – 2:30 PM Mincha: 3:30 PM
followed by words from Rabbi Benzaquen.
Neilah: 6:15 PM. Shofar / Fast ends: 7:15 PM followed by Arvit.
Followed by small snacks to break the fast
Sukkot / Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Erev Sukkot - Wednesday October 16th
Candle Lighting 6:12 PM
Mincha and Arvit: 6:00 PM
Service followed by dinner in the Sukkah
Sukkot Day 1 - Thursday October 17th
Shacharit: 9:00 AM
Service followed by kiddush / lunch in the Sukkah
Mincha and Arvit: 6:00 PM
Service followed by dinner in the Sukkah
Candle lighting 7:08 PM
Sukkot Day 2 - Thursday, October 18th
Shacharit: 9:00 AM
Service followed by kiddush / lunch in the Sukkah
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:00 PM
Service followed by dinner in the Sukkah
Candle lighting 6:09 PM
Shabbat Chol Hamoed - Saturday, October 19th
Shacharit: 9:00 AM
Service followed by kiddush / lunch in the Sukkah
Mincha following lunch
Tikkun Leil Hoshana Rabba, Tuesday night, October 22nd
All night prayer, 11:00 PM with Anshey Sfard @ 16th Ave & Clement St
Erev Shemini Atzeret - Wednesday, October 23rd
Mincha and Arvit: 5:45 PM
Service followed by dinner
Candle lighting 6:02 PM
Shemini Atzeret - Thursday, October 24rd
Shacharit: 9:00 AM
Service followed by kiddush / lunch
Erev Simchat Torah - Thursday October 24rd
Mincha and Arvit: 5:45 PM
Service followed by dinner
Candle lighting 6:59 PM
Simchat Torah - Friday, October 25rd
Shacharit: 9:00 AM
Akafot
Service followed by kiddush / lunch
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:45 PM
Service followed by dinner
Candle lighting: 6:00 PM
Shabbat Parashat Bereshit - Saturday, October 26th
Shacharit: 9:00 AM
Service followed by a kiddush / lunch
Mincha following lunch
Havdalah 6:57 PM