Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Times
Friday, October 9 – Hoshana Raba
- 05:53 pm – Candle lighting
- 07:02 pm – Earliest Kiddush for Shemini Atzeret
Saturday, October 10 – Shemini Atzeret
- 09:41 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema
- Candle lighting and preparations for Simchat Torah may not be done before 7:00 pm. Candles must be lit from an existing flame.
Sunday, October 11 – Simchat Torah
- 09:41 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema
- 06:58 pm – Yom Tov Ends
Repeat Kriat Shema After
- 07:02 pm
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Service Schedule
All services will be held in the Main Sanctuary until further notice. Reminder: You may attend any and all services, but you must sign up to do so. Regrettably, we can’t permit anyone to come to services unannounced.
Friday, October 9 – Hoshana Raba
- 05:50 pm – Mincha
- 05:53 pm – Candle lighting
- 06:30 pm – Ma’ariv
- 07:02 pm – Earliest Kiddush for Shemini Atzeret
Saturday, October 10 – Shemini Atzeret
- 08:45 am – Shacharit
- 09:41 am – Latest time for kriat shema
- 10:45 am – Yizkor
- 05:45 pm – Mincha
- 06:30 pm – Ma’ariv
- Candle lighting and preparations for Simchat Torah may not be done before 7:00 pm. Candles must be lit from an existing flame.
- There will be no kiddush
- 06:45 pm – Auction of Honors
- 07:00 pm – Hakafot
- 08:45 am – Shacharit
- 09:41 am – Latest time for Kriat Shema
- 10:00 am – Hakafot (approximately) followed by Torah Reading and Mussaf
- 03:00 pm – Socially Distanced Candy Throw for Children at Amerige Park
- 05:50 pm – Mincha followed by Ma’ariv
- Men’s shiur in Chovot HaLevavot will take place after ma’ariv. Those staying to participate should remain in their seats for the class.
- 06:58 pm – Yom Tov ends
- Even though ma’ariv is davened early, Yom Tov does not end until 6:58 pm
- Monday and Thursday – 06:40 am
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday – 06:50 am
- 05:45 pm