High Holiday Services at Beth Tikvah Synagogue

Come join Beth Tikvah Synagogue for the High Holidays! Our warm, inclusive, egalitarian, and fully participatory independent congregation offers a full schedule of High Holiday services at 45 Oak St., Westborough. Our schedule is as follows:

Rosh Hashanah

Oct. 2, Sunday, Erev Rosh Hashanah 6:00 PM

Oct. 3, Monday, 1st Day Rosh Hashanah 9:30 AM

Babysitting (2 yrs.-K) 9:30-1 PM

Children’s service (grades K-6) 10:30-12 PM

Torah reading 10:30 AM

Sermon 11:30 AM

Taschlich 1:30 PM

(at nearby Lake Chauncy following services. Bring walking shoes)

Oct. 4, Tuesday, 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah 9:30 AM

Torah reading 10:30 AM

Sermon 11:30 AM

(Note: no reservations required for second day, also no babysitting or children’s service)

Yom Kippurt

Oct. 11, Tuesday, Kol Nidre 5:45 PM

Oct.12, Wednesday, Yom Kippur day 9:30 AM

Babysitting (2 yrs – K) 9:30-1 PM

Children’s Service (grades K-6) 10:30-12 PM

Torah reading 10:30 AM

Sermon/Yizkor 11:30 AM

Break 1:30 PM

Mincha/Neilah 5:00-7:00 PM

Shofar Blowing/Break-fast Pot Luck 7:00 PM

Free babysitting is available from 9:30 to 1:00 pm for children under age 6 on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Day, but, we do request that you make reservations in advance.

Beth Tikvah synagogue has always had a policy of welcoming anyone to services regardless of ability to pay. However, the costs of running a synagogue are significant, and we ask that people who attend, who are not members, help support the synagogue. For this reason, we have established recommended donations for High Holiday seats. In addition, tickets are complimentary for college students, military personnel, and families who are new to the area.

For security purposes, we ask that guests who come to our High Holiday services please contact us in advance to arrange for seats. You may make reservations on line or download a reservation form on our website, www.bethtikvahsynagogue.org. Please send the form, with a check payable to: Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Memo: HH Tickets, to Shelley Dubin, 71 Crawford St., Northborough, MA 01532. As part of our “green initiative” we will not mail out “tickets”. We will send confirming emails.

At Beth Tikvah Synagogue we no longer charge set dues rates for membership. Our pledge based system, called Terumah, is a "free-will" offering, not a required one. Your Terumah is your membership pledge, an annual voluntary financial commitment that is used for our operating budget. If you are interested in joining the Beth Tikvah family, please email Abbe Allexenberg at alevin1011@aol.com or go to www.bethtikvahsynagogue.org/join for more information.

Please call Shelley Dubin, High Holiday Coordinator, at 508-616-9037, if you have any questions, or check out our website, www.bethtikvahsynagogue.org for more information on the High Holidays and Beth Tikvah. Come join our inviting, joyful and spirited community for the High Holidays!