5787 · Houston
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah begins Friday evening, September 11 and ends Sunday night, September 13. Yom Kippur begins Sunday evening, September 20 and ends Monday night, September 21.
Services are open to everyone. No tickets, no membership. Walk in, sit anywhere, stay as long as you can — whether you have been to services a hundred times or never. An RSVP is not required for services, though it helps us prepare. The holiday dinners do need one, and you can RSVP for everything in one place.
This year is different
The shofar is on Sunday.
The first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, so the shofar is not sounded on Saturday, September 12. Every shofar blowing — in shul, at Hermann Park, and at the bedside — happens on Sunday, September 13. Tashlich moves to Sunday as well.
| Where | 1955 University Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 A short walk from the TMC campus. |
| RSVP | Required for the holiday dinners so we can set the table. Not required for services, though it still helps us plan. RSVP for everything on the High Holidays reservations page. |
| Questions | Call 713-522-2004 or email [email protected] |
Rosh Hashanah
| Friday, September 11 Erev Rosh Hashanah | |
|---|---|
| Hatarat Nedarim (annulment of vows) | After morning services |
| Mincha & Maariv | 7:00 PM |
| Candle lighting Shabbat begins. Light before this time, not after. |
7:13 PM |
| Community holiday dinner | Following services · RSVP required |
| Shabbat, September 12 Day One | |
|---|---|
| Shacharit | 9:00 AM |
| Children's program | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM |
| No shofar and no Tashlich today. Both take place tomorrow. | |
| Kiddush lunch | 1:30 PM |
| Mincha & Maariv | 7:15 PM |
| Candle lighting for day two Light from an existing flame. Do not strike a match. |
After 8:06 PM |
| Community holiday dinner | Following services · RSVP required |
| Sunday, September 13 Day Two · Shofar | |
|---|---|
| Shacharit | 9:00 AM |
| Children's program | 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Sounding of the shofar The first shofar of 5787. Come for this if you come for nothing else. |
11:30 AM |
| Kiddush lunch | 1:30 PM |
| Shofar & Tashlich at Hermann Park Meeting place and details |
4:30 PM |
| Mincha & Maariv | 7:00 PM |
| Rosh Hashanah ends | 8:05 PM |
Between the holidays
| Fast of Gedaliah Monday, September 14 — the morning after the holiday ends. |
5:51 AM – 8:03 PM |
| Shabbat Shuvah Friday, September 18 into Saturday, September 19. |
Candles 7:05 PM |
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur falls on a Monday this year. If you work in the medical center, put in for the day now rather than later.
| Sunday, September 20 Erev Yom Kippur | |
|---|---|
| Mincha | 3:00 PM |
| Pre-fast meal | Finish before 7:02 PM |
| Candle lighting & the fast begins | 7:02 PM |
| Kol Nidrei | 7:10 PM |
| Children's program | 7:15 – 8:15 PM |
| Monday, September 21 Yom Kippur | |
|---|---|
| Shacharit & Mussaf | 10:00 AM |
| Children's program | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Yizkor If you can only get away once, come for this. |
12:30 PM |
| Mincha | 5:15 PM |
| Neilah | 6:45 PM |
| The fast ends · Maariv & Havdalah | 7:54 PM |
| Break-fast buffet | Following · RSVP |
Spending the holidays at the hospital?
You do not have to miss them. Tell us what floor you are on and we will come to you.
| Shofar at the bedside — Sunday, September 13. Request a visit |
| Kosher holiday meals — delivered to patient rooms. Request kosher food Please send holiday requests before the holiday begins. |
| A place to stay — Aishel House hosts families who need to be close by. |
| A chaplain can come by — Aishel House chaplains visit patients and families across the Texas Medical Center, holiday or not. Request a visit |
Still to come
| Sukkot | Friday, Sept 25 – Friday, Oct 2 |
| First lulav & etrog Day one is Shabbat, so the lulav waits a day. |
Sunday, Sept 27 |
| Shemini Atzeret · Yizkor | Saturday, Oct 3 |
| Simchat Torah · hakafot | Saturday night, Oct 3 & Sunday, Oct 4 |
Full Sukkot schedule posted after Yom Kippur.
Chabad House at the Medical Center
1955 University Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 · 713-522-2004