Ohel Ayalah

On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Monday, September 17, services will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end about 12:15 p.m. Reservations will be taken for 100 seats. All the rest are for walk-ins. After services, there will be a (free) light lunch. Following lunch, people are welcome to join the Rabbi and Cantor on a walk to the East River to perform Tashlich (Tashlich details at the Tashlich tab above. Read more about tashlich).

On Kol Nidrei night, Tuesday, September 25, there will be a choice of two services. The first will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end about 8:15 p.m. The second will begin at 8:30 p.m. and end about 10:15 p.m. The second service is all walk-in. For the first service, 100 reservations will be taken.

There will NOT be a service in Manhattan on Yom Kippur morning. There WILL be a Yom Kippur morning service in Brooklyn, 227 Fourth Ave. (Brooklyn Lyceum), and in Queens, 1105 44th Road (Attic Studios, Long Island City) at 9:30 a.m. The Queens venue is just one stop by train outside Manhattan. See below to make a reservation and for directions.

On Yom Kippur afternoon, Wednesday, September 26, at 4:30 p.m., there will be a Yizkor Memorial service, followed by a Study Session at 5:00 p.m., and Ne’ilah, the last prayer service of Yom Kippur, at 5:45 p.m. A (free) break-fast follows. No reservations necessary. The fast ends at 7:29 p.m.

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Rabbi Judith Hauptman, Service Leader
Josh Gorfinkle, Cantorial Soloist
Stan Alpert, Hazzan Sheni

Join us after services and after Kiddush/lunch, at 1 p.m., on Monday, September 17, as we walk from 15 E. 27 St. (Prince George Ballroom) to the East River for a short Tashlich ritual. A one mile trek. The word itself means, Cast away!, and is addressed to God, asking God to hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.

As of Sept 2: Reservations for Manhattan Rosh Hashanah are closed. Consider reserving in Queens or Brooklyn. OR SHOW UP AS A WALK-IN. 125 seats are set aside for walk-ins.
Click here to make a reservation for Rosh Hashanah, Manhattan »

As of Sept 6: Reservations for Manhattan Kol Nidrei at 6:30 pm are closed. 125 seats are set aside for walk-ins. Consider reserving in Queens or Brooklyn. Or show up as A WALK-IN. Second Kol Nidrei at 8:30 pm IS ALL WALK-IN. ALL 250 SEATS.
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Address
Prince George Ballroom
15 E 27 St.
Subway Directions
6,N,R to 28rd Street
F to 23rd Street-6th Avenue

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On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Monday, September 17, services will begin at 9 a.m. and end about 12:15 p.m. Reservations will be taken for 100 seats. The rest are for walk-ins. After services, there will be a (free) light lunch. Following lunch, people are welcome to join the Rabbi on a walk to the nearby Gowanus Canal to perform Tashlich (read more about tashlich).

On Kol Nidrei night, Tuesday, September 25, there will be a Kol Nidrei service at 7:30 pm. 100 seats may be reserved. The rest are for walk-ins.

On Wednesday, September 26, there will be a Yom Kippur morning service at 9:30 a.m. Kol Nidrei moved you? Come back for more. Reservations will be taken for 100 seats. Rest of seats are for walk-ins.

At the end of Yom Kippur, on Wednesday, September 26, the Yizkor Memorial Service will begin at 4:30 p.m. followed by a Study and Reflection session at 5:00 p.m. and concluding with Ne’ilah at 5:45 p.m. A (free) break-fast follows. No reservations necessary. The fast ends at 7:29 p.m.

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Rabbi Aviva Richman, Service Leader

Join us after services and after Kiddush/lunch, at 1 p.m., on Mon Sept 17, as we walk from Fourth Avenue to the nearby Gowanus Canal for a short Tashlich ritual.. The word itself means, Cast away!, and is addressed to God, asking God to hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.

Reservations are closed. Show up as a walk-in!

Click here to make a reservation for Rosh Hashanah, Brooklyn »
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Click here to make a reservation for Yom Kippur Morning, Brooklyn »

Address
The Brooklyn Lyceum
227 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Subway Directions
R to Union St;
N, Q, R, M, B, D, 2,3,4,5 to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street; 10 min. walk

On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Monday, September 17, services will begin at 9 a.m. and end about 12:15 p.m. Reservations will be taken for 75 seats. The rest are for walk-ins. After services, there will be a (free) light lunch.

On Tuesday night, September 25, there will be a Kol Nidrei service at 7:30 pm. 75 seats may be reserved. The rest are for walk-ins.

On Wednesday, September 26, there will be a morning service on Yom Kippur at 9:30 a.m. Kol Nidrei moved you? Come back for more. Reservations taken for 75 seats.

In the afternoon of Yom Kippur, Wednesday, September 26, there will be a Yizkor Memorial service at 4:30 p.m., a study session at 5:00 p.m., and Ne’ilah, the last prayer service of Yom Kippur, at 5:45 p.m. A (free) break-fast follows. No reservations necessary. The fast ends at 7:29 p.m.

Read testimonials from prior years »

Rabbi Elianna Yolkut, Service Leader
Myron Yolkut, Cantorial Soloist (Father of the rabbi!!!)

Reservations for Kol Nidrei are still open. Reservations for Yom Kippur morning are closed. Show up as a walk-in!

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Click here to make a reservation for Yom Kippur Morning, Queens »

Address

1105 44th Road, Third Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101

Take the 7, E, M, or G to Court Square, one (or two) stops out of Manhattan. On the 7, E, or M get off at the back of the train and go to closest exit. A five-minute walk to Attic Studios.

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