High Holidays 2026 - 5787
5787 High Holiday Services & Candle Lighting Times (Tentative Schedule)
Saturday, September 5: S’lihot & High Holiday Appeal with new traditions
8:06 PM Havdallah
8:15 PM Changing of Torah Mantles
8:30 PM S’lihot Service & High Holy Day Appeal
Friday, September 11: Erev Rosh Hashanah
6:52 PM Candle lighting (at home)
8:00 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, in-person and streaming
Saturday, September 12: Rosh Hashanah - Day 1 Morning
Rosh Hashanah Shaharit Service – in-person and streaming
9:00 AM Shaharit Service begins
The Shofar is not sounded on Shabbat
Youth Education Services
Young Children’s Service 9:15-10:15am
Families with young children service (preschool-2nd)
Youth programming K-6 (alongside adult services) 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Babysitting 8:45 AM - 1 PM
Alternative Service – in-person and streaming
Inclusive and Accessible Service for adults and families
10:00 AM Alternative Service begins
Saturday, September 12: Rosh Hashanah - Evening
7:52 PM Candle lighting for the second night of Rosh Hashanah (at home)
Sunday, September 13: Rosh Hashanah - Day 2
Rosh Hashanah Shaharit Service - in-person and streaming
9:00 AM Shaharit Service begins
Sounding of the Shofar approximately 11:00 AM
4:30 PM Family Seder – Walnut Creek Civic Park (Picnic Tables by Trail)
5:00 PM Tashlikh - Walnut Creek Civic Park
Youth Education Services
Youth programming K-6 (alongside adult services) 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Babysitting 8:45 AM -1 PM
Friday, September 18: Shabbat Shuvah
6:15 PM Shabbat Evening Service
Saturday, September 19: Shabbat Shuvah
9:30 AM Shabbat Shaharit Morning Service
Sunday, September 20: Kever Avot
1:30 PM Gan Shalom Cemetery, Briones
Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette
Sunday, September 20: Kol Nidre
6:37 PM Candle Lighting (at home)
6:40 PM Sharp Kol Nidre – in-person and streaming
Babysitting 6:40 PM – end of service
Monday, September 21: Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Shaharit Service – in-person and streaming
9:00 AM Shaharit Service begins
Youth Education Services
Young Children’s Service 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Families with young children service (preschool-2nd)
Youth programming K-6 (alongside adult services) 10 AM -12:30 PM
Babysitting 8:45 AM - 1 PM
Alternative Service– in-person and streaming
Inclusive and Accessible Service for adults and families
10:00 AM Alternative Service begins
Monday, September 21: Yom Kippur Afternoon: Yizkor, Learning, and Minhah
Yizkor, Learning, and Minha
3:30 PM Learning with Rabbi Emeritus Gordon Freeman
4:30 PM Yizkor & Martyrology at B’nai Shalom, in-person and streaming
5:00 PM Minhah at B’nai Shalom, in-person and streaming
N’ilah and Ma’ariv
6:15 PM In-person and streaming
7:45 PM Havdalah and Final Sounding of the Shofar
Anyone who wishes may bring a shofar for the final t’kiah gedolah. Our children are invited to join us for a special blessing as they lead Havdalah.
Friday, September 25: Erev Sukkot
Salmon in the Sukkah Dinner / Family Shabbat / Kindergarten Consecration
6:29 PM Candle lighting (at home)
6:00 PM service with dinner following
Saturday, September 26: Sukkot - Day 1 Morning
Sukkot Shaharit Service – in-person and streaming
9:30 AM Shaharit Service begins
7:30 PM Candle lighting for the second night of Sukkot (at home)
Sunday, September 27: Sukkot - Day 2 Morning
Sukkot Shaharit Service – in-person and streaming
9:30 AM Shaharit Service begins
7:28 PM Holiday ends
Friday, October 2: Shabbat Hol Hamoed Sukkot
Sukkot Service – in-person and streaming
6:00 PM Evening Service begins
6:17 PM Candle lighting (at home)
Saturday, October 3: Shabbat Hol Hamoed Sukkot
9:30 AM Shabbat Shaharit Morning Service
Saturday, October 3: Shmini Atzeret
9:30 AM Festival Shaharit Morning Service
11:00 AM Yizkor
7:18 PM Holiday ends
Saturday, October 3: Erev Simhat Torah
5:00 PM Dinner
5:30 PM Services and Dancing
7:18 PM Candle lighting for Simhat Torah (at home)
Sunday, October 4: Simhat Torah
9:30 AM Morning Service
12:00 PM Dedication ceremony