High Holiday Schedule

Temple B'Nai Israel of Anderson
1302 Oakland Avenue
Post Office Box 491
Anderson, South Carolina 29622
864-226-0310 / www.templeofanderson.com

Temple B'nai Israel of Anderson
Welcomes You to Our High Holiday Services

Unlike the other major Jewish holidays, the High Holidays - Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur - are not related to historical events. Nor are they joyous holidays. The Days of Awe, as they have come to be called, are purely religious holidays which celebrate G-d's role as Master of the Universe. They emphasize morality, self-examination, spirituality, and holiness.

Rosh Hashanah stresses the concept of "return to G-d," who in His mercy is willing to receive the penitent, forgive his sins, and offer him an opportunity to begin the New Year with a clean slate. The gates of repentance remain open until the Day of Atonement, at which time the final decree is established: "Who will live and who will die; who will be serene and who will be disturbed; who will be poor and who will be rich; who will be humbled and who will be exalted."

Yom Kippur is considered the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar, although in the Jewish legal system the Sabbath surpasses it in importance. Its five services, beginning with Kol Nidre service and ending twenty-four hours later with the Neilah service, bring to an end the Days of Awe. After the Neilah service ("the closing of the gates"), the shofar is sounded, and the congregation leaves to face another year.

SCHEDULE - 2025 / 5785 - 5786

All Services will be in person or on Zoom

Erev Rosh Hashanah	Monday 9/22	8:00 pm
Rosh Hashanah 1st Day	Tuesday 9/23	10:00 am
Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day	Wednesday 9/24	10:00 am
Shabbat Shuvah Service	Friday 9/26	6:30 pm
Erev Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre	Wednesday 10/1	7:30 pm
Day of Atonement	Thursday 10/2	10:00 am
Yizkor Service	Thursday 10/2	5:45 pm (approx)
Shofar Blowing	Thursday 10/2	7:30 pm (approx)
"Break the Fast"	Thursday 10/2	Just after Sundown

For questions, email: President@templeofanderson.com