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Manhattan

12 W 12 St, Greenwich Village

Rosh Hashanah Mon 9/17
Services, lunch, tashlich

Yom Kippur Tue 9/25 and Wed 9/26
Kol Nidrei, Yizkor, Study, Ne’ilah, break-fast

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Brooklyn

227 Fourth Ave (Brooklyn Lyceum)

Rosh Hashanah Mon 9/17
Services, lunch, tashlich

Yom Kippur Tue 9/25 and Wed 9/26
Kol Nidrei, YK Morning service, Yizkor, Study, Ne’ilah, break-fast

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Queens

1105 44th Road, LIC (Attic Studios)

Rosh Hashanah Mon 9/17
Services, lunch, tashlich

Yom Kippur Tue 9/25 and Wed 9/26
Kol Nidrei, YK Morning service, Ne’ilah, break-fast

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Cost?

ABSOLUTELY FREE.
Please bring your current photo I.D.
More than half the seats at all services are walk-in.

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When?

First Night Seder For All Ages
Friday, April 6, 6:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m.

Second Night Seder for 20s and 30s
Saturday, April 7, 7 p.m.
Wine-tasting at 6:30 p.m.

NEW!!! Brooklyn Seder for families
Friday, April 6, 5:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5 p.m.

Advance payment necessary.
Reservations are now closed.
Join our e/m list (above right) to be reminded of when to sign up!

Where?

AMAZING NEW VENUE in Manhattan!
Prince George Ballroom
15 East 27^th Street, near Fifth Avenue
1, 6, N, or R to 28th St; F to 23rd Street; any train to 34th Steet

BROOKLYN Seder at Windsor Terrace Y,
1224 Prospect Ave., at Vanderbilt St
F or G to Fort Hamilton; one minute walk to venue

Cost?

MANHATTAN
$40 p/p, First Night Seder for All Ages
$38 p/p, Second Night Seder for 20s and 30s

BROOKLYN
Adults, $30; Children (3-12), $10
Please bring your current photo I.D.

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Manhattan

12 W 12 St, Greenwich Village

Rosh Hashanah Thu 9/29
Services, lunch, tashlich

Yom Kippur Fri 10/7 and Sat 10/8
Kol Nidrei, Yizkor, Study, Ne’ilah, break-fast

Schedule details, directions, and more »

Brooklyn

227 Fourth Ave (Brooklyn Lyceum)

Rosh Hashanah Thu 9/29
Services, lunch, tashlich

Yom Kippur Fri 10/7 and Sar 10/8
Kol Nidrei, YK Morning service, Yizkor, Study, Ne’ilah, break-fast

Schedule details, directions, and more »

Queens

1105 44th Road, LIC (Attic Studios)

No Rosh Hashanah services in Queens (this year!)

Yom Kippur Fri 10/7 and Sat 10/8
Kol Nidrei, YK Morning service, Yizkor, Study, Ne’ilah, break-fast

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Cost?

ABSOLUTELY FREE.
Please bring your current photo I.D.
More than half the seats at all services are walk-in.

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Monday, Sept 17 (and Friday, Sept 30)
Rosh Hashanah

Tuesday, Septemberr 25
Kol Nidrei night

Wednesday, September 26
Yom Kippur

Our services are absolutely FREE.
More than half the seats at all services are walk-in.

Join our e/m list (above) to be reminded when the time comes!

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“I am so grateful to have found services geared toward people like me, who otherwise, would have no place to go for the holidays.”

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The seders combine traditional texts with stimulating activities, contemporary musings, and plenty of seder songs. We will read (sometimes in Hebrew and sometimes in English), sing, discuss, and debate. And also shmooze. Dinner will be served buffet style.

The first night Seder is reaching out to people of all ages. This means that you fit the age parameters(!). The second night Seder is only for people in their 20s and 30s.

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Listen to pesach melodies

Read about how Ohel Ayalah got started and what it hopes to accomplish.

At Ohel Ayalah, it is possible for a Jew to wake up on Rosh Hashanah morning and say, “I feel like going to the synagogue today and being with other Jews.”

The free, walk-in service at Ohel Ayalah means that a Jew can join a celebration of the High Holidays without having to decide in advance.

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First Night Seder for All Ages,
Mon., April 18, 6:30 p.m..

Second Night Seder for 20s and 30s, Tues., April 19: wine-tasting at 6:30 p.m.; seder begins at 7 pm.

Seder reservations are open. Join our e/m list (above) to be reminded of future events.

Venue: Great Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 12 W 12 St., Lower Manhattan

“I was really glad to learn about the services last minute, and very much enjoyed your approach and delivery. Thank you for making it possible and for creating a welcoming community for those who may not have a place to go and worship.”

“The no obligations, relaxed nature of the services that Ohel Ayalah puts on help to encourage me to attend as much as possible – no matter if I have not planned ahead months in advance.”

“I just wanted to send a thank-you to all who made possible the free services you offer.  This was my first year attending your High Holiday services and I actually enjoyed myself!”

“Your boundless energy seemed to get everyone inspired, and it was refreshing to observe the holiday at a place that as open and welcoming to all.  My girlfriend is not Jewish, but she was moved by the service and was able to relate to it.”

“I am so grateful to have found services geared toward people like me, who otherwise, would have no place to go for the holidays.”

“I think you provide a wonderful, generous, educational and spiritual service and fill a great void for those of us unaffiliated Jews in the five boroughs.”

“I thought that the service was excellent. I was thrilled when my cousin informed me about the “affordable” (FREE!) services offered by OhelAyalah.  What a mitzvah!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!”