Announcements

Dear Beth El Family:

It is hard to believe that even though we are still enjoying pool days, backyard barbeques, and the vibes of summer, the High Holidays will be here before we know it.  Rosh Hashanah begins on the evening of Monday, September 22nd.  At Beth El, the preparations are well underway.

This year, especially, the call to gather feels urgent. With the war in Israel and the rise in antisemitism across the globe, we look to the holidays for strength, solidarity, and spiritual grounding.  And as always, we look forward to coming together as a community to sing, to reflect, to be inspired and to pray.

As in past years, Beth El is offering a variety of ways to participate in the High Holiday services, including our Main Sanctuary services, contemplative services, a *new* alternative service, as well as services designed specifically for families, tots, pre-teens and teens. The services in the main sanctuary will be livestreamed throughout the holidays.

Please register by selecting the services that your family would like to attend, please complete this online form by Friday, August 22nd. All details about services are listed on the registration form and you can also find the information on services at bethelnr.org/highholidays.

Here are a few important points:

Ticket Information
Tickets will be physically mailed to your home address. The first batch of tickets will be mailed in late August.

Registration Reminders

• If you paid for Enhanced Membership ($750 for family/$450 for single) you will be assigned reserved seats in the Sanctuary for each member of your family up to age 21. If you did not purchase Enhanced Membership, each member of your family may sit in the open seating sections. 
• Family Membership entitles you to seats for two adults and Single Membership entitles you to a seat for one adult. All memberships include seats for your children up to age 21 to join you.
• Additional seats for family members and guests can be purchased for $175 per person, per holiday (both days of Rosh Hashanah count as “one” holiday, as do Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur). If you selected Enhanced Seating, your guests will be assigned seats with you. 

Get Involved
Our services are truly enhanced by community participation.

• If you are interested in reading Torah, please contact Cantor Gaby Schvartz at gschvartz@bethelnr.org.
• If you are interested in reading Torah and looking for a shorter Torah reading, consider signing up to read Torah in our Family Service by contacting Alyssa Berman at aberman@bethelnr.org.

Pay Your Dues
Please accept this gentle reminder that, in order to receive your tickets, you must pay at least 50% of the standard membership dues plus 100% of the enhanced membership supplemental fee (or have a payment plan in place) by Monday, August 25th.

To set up a payment plan, please contact Olivier Vogel in the accounting office at accounting@bethelnr.org.

Questions?
If you have any questions, please check our FAQs page, bethelnr.org/highholidays.

If you don’t find your answer there, please email us at highholidays@bethelnr.org or call the main office at (914) 235-2700, ext. 223, and we will do our best to answer your questions and address any concerns you may have.

We are looking forward to welcoming in 5786 together as a community.

Lauren Freeman-Bosworth
President