HOLIDAY
At Temple B’nai Or, High Holy Day preparation begins with Elul, the month leading up to the Chagim. Rabbi Satz will be teaching a course titled, “Chesbon HaNefesh: Accounting of the Soul, Intro to Mussar.” Rabbi Emeritus Rossoff is returning over ZOOM to teach a class titled, “The Binding of Isaac in Art.”
S’lichot is the service during Elul and before the Chagim that includes study and prayer that uses the High Holy Day “tunes” or trope. This year, we will continue our tradition of doing a joint S’lichot service with the Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael at their facility.
During the High Holy Days, our congregation ensures that there is something for everyone, from our youngest members on up. We hold special services Erev Rosh HaShanah and Erev Yom Kippur for our families with young children, our Torah Explorer crowd, High Holidays B’yachad: A Family Journey Through the Days of Awe. Join us B’yachad – together -as we welcome the sacred High Holidays in a warm, joyful, and meaningful way designed especially for families with young children age 0-7. Unlike other Torah Explorer events, no food will be served.
HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE AT TBO 2025/5786
HOW DO I ORDER TICKETS?
Tickets will be emailed automatically to members who are in Good Standing and to their children ages 26 and under.
What is in Good Standing! Make your annual pledge AND pay in full OR have a payment plan that has been shared with the office.
If you did not complete your 2025-2026 pledge form and pay in full or have a payment plan in place, please contact Barbara Kavadias.
WHERE CAN I FIND MY PLEDGE FORM?
Your pledge form was emailed to you from execdirector(at)templebnaior.org and, if you have requested paper billing, it was mailed to you back in July. If you do not find it, look in SPAM/Junk. If you still do not find it, please contact Barbara Kavadias.
HOW DO I ORDER TICKETS FOR CHILDREN OVER 26?
Tickets are $180 for members’ adult children over age 26. Purchase here.
HOW DO I ORDER TICKETS FOR OTHER GUESTS?
If your guests belong to another Jewish congregation, you do not need to buy a ticket for them, they can receive a reciprocal ticket. Their member congregation should send us a note of good standing, and we will send their tickets to their email address. By the same token, if you want to attend another congregation to be with family, and they want a letter of good standing from us, write Barbara Kavadias and she will send it out, copying you.
If they are not members of another congregation, tickets are $180 for guests over 18. Purchase here. Tickets are complimentary for guests who are children under 18.
WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY TICKETS?
Be in Good Standing or purchase by…
… Fri Sept 5 at 3pm, receive your tickets on Fri Sept 12.
… Wed Sept 17 at 3pm, receive your tickets on Fri Sept 19.
Tickets for Rosh Hashanah will not be issued after Sept 19. Please plan accordingly.
WHAT IF I PLEDGE & PAY AFTER ROSH HASHANAH AND BEFORE YOM KIPPUR? Be in Good Standing by Fri Sept 26 at 3pm, receive your tickets on Mon Sept 29.
Tickets for Yom Kippur will not be issued after Mon Sept 29. Please plan accordingly.
HOW WILL I RECEIVE MY TICKETS?
Each ticket will be sent in one message to your email address on file. If you and your spouse have individual emails on file, please check both your INBOXes.
WHERE WILL MY CHILDREN’S TICKETS BE EMAILED?
Your children’s tickets will be sent to the email address on file for either adult member of your household. Please check both your INBOXes.
WHERE WILL MY GUESTS’ TICKETS BE EMAILED?
If you purchased a ticket for a guest, it will be emailed to you, not to your guest.