Beth Am Temple Announces High Holy Days Services

Welcome the Jewish New Year 5776 at Beth Am Temple. The 200-family Reform temple in Pearl River has scheduled more than a dozen Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services for the September High Holy Days.

Erev Rosh Hashana services begin on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. and will continue at set times on Monday, Sept. 14 and Tuesday, Sept. 15. The Yom Kippur observance starts with the Kol Nidray service on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. The schedule for all High Holy Days services including those for Young Children and Pre-Teens, and information about which services require tickets for admission and ticket purchases can be found on the Temple’s website, www.bethamtemple.org.

The first day of Religious School for younger children is Sunday, Sept. 13 and includes the Young Children’s Rosh Hashana service at 9:45 a.m. The morning program is open to all interested families and registration is not required. After the 45-minute service, students and prospective members can visit classrooms and meet the teachers. Beth Am Religious School educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Through the month of September, Beth Am is offering new members a 50% reduction in their membership dues for the next 12 months. This is the first time Beth Am Temple has made this offer which is available to families, individuals and couples. Prospective members who purchase High Holy Days tickets and then decide to join the Temple will have the cost of the tickets deducted from their first year’s membership fees.

Please email info@bethamtemple.org, visit www.bethamtemple.org or call 845-735-5858 for more information about services, Religious School enrollment or membership incentives.

Beth Am Temple is a Reform temple which embraces tradition and draws its congregation from throughout Rockland County and northern Bergen County, NJ.