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Our yearly bulletin for the high holidays is now available. It contains ALL the INFORMATION FOR ROSH HASHANA AND YOM KIPPUR 2025 / 5786.
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2025/5786 High Holidays Schedule
Daily Selichot for month of Elul: 6:30 AM - Anshey Sfard @ 16th Ave & Clement St
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Monday, September 22
Selichot-Hatarat Nedarim: 5:30 AM at Magain David
Candle Lighting: 6:48 PM Mincha and Arvit: 7:10 PM
Service followed by seder and dinner (reservations required)
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Tuesday, September 23
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: 5:00 PM
Tashlich (at Mountain Lake Park & 12th Avenue): 6:00 PM
Candle Lighting: 7:43 PM Arvit: 7:15 PM
Services followed by seder and dinner (reservations required)
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 - Wednesday, September 24
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: 5:30 PM
Class taught by Rabbi Benzaquen 6:15 PM
Arvit: 7:15 PM – Yom Tov ends: 7:42 PM
Tzom Gedaliah – Thursday, September 25
Fast begins: 5:42 AM Fast concludes: 7:41 PM
Erev Shabbat Shuva – Friday, September 26
Candlelighting: 6:41 PM Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:20 PM
Services Only - NO DINNER
Shabbat Shuva – Saturday, September 27
Shacharit: 9:00 AM Parashat “Vayelech”
Services followed by Kiddush and Lunch at the synagogue
Mincha: After lunch - Seuda Shelishit: 6:30 PM
Arvit/Havdalah 7:20 PM Shabbat concludes: 7:37 PM
Erev Yom Kippur – Wednesday, October 1
Selichot - Hatarat Nedarim: 6:30 AM at Anshey Sfard, 1500 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118.
Candle Lighting/Fast begins: 6:34 PM Tallit no later than: 6:50 PM
Lecha Eli / Kol Nidrei: 6:45 PM at Magain David
Yom Kippur – Thursday, October 2
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
Neilah: 6:15 PM. Shofar / Fast ends: 7:30 PM followed by Arvit.
Followed by small snacks to break the fast
Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah
Erev Sukkot Day 1 - Monday, October 6
Candle Lighting 6:26 PM - Mincha/Arvit: 6:30 PM
Followed by dinner in the Sukka
Sukkot Day 1 - Tuesday, October 7
Shacharit 9 AM
Followed by kiddush and lunch in the Sukka
Erev Sukkot Day 2 - Tuesday, October 7
Candle Lighting 7:22 PM - Mincha/Arvit: 6:30 PM
Followed by dinner in the Sukka
Sukkot Day 2 - Wednesday, October 8
Shacharit 9 AM
Followed by kiddush and lunch in the Sukka
Havdalah 7:21 PM
Tikkun Leil Hoshana Rabba - Sunday night, October 12, 10:00 PM
All Night Study
Hoshana Rabba - Monday, October 13
Shacharit - 7 AM
Erev Shemini Atzeret - Monday, October 13
Minha/Arvit - 6:30 PM
Followed by light dinner
Candle lighting 6:16 PM
Shemini Atzeret - Tuesday, October 14
Shacharit - 9 AM
Followed by kiddush and lunch
Erev Simhat Torah - Tuesday, October 14
Mincha/Arvit - 6:30 PM
Followed by light dinner
Simchat Torah - Wednesday, October 15
Shacharit - 9 AM
Followed by kiddush and lunch in the Sukka
Minha/Arvit - 6:30 PM
Havdalah 7:14 PM
Shabbat Parashat Bereshit Oct 17 and 18 - Candle lighting: 6:11 PM
Motzae Shabbat - 7:07 PM
