Yom Kippur 2020 Services & Programs

Yom Kippur Services

Sunday, September 27

4:00pm: The first of two identical opportunities to recite personal Yizkor prayers – both will include Yizkor Remarks by Rabbi Arnowitz. This pre-holiday Yizkor service will be an open Zoom session so those who wish to feel their community around them will have that experience.
Zoom Meeting ID: 893 2841 8209

6:00pm: Zoom “Meet and Greet” for congregants and clergy to greet each other before Yom Kippur starts.
Zoom Meeting ID: 824 4161 1519

6:30pm: A traditional 90-minute Kol Nidre service with a limited number of people attending in person. Others will attend by live stream at www.wjcenter.org/wjclive

Please Note: If for any reason the Live Stream Service cannot be accessed through https://www.wjcenter.org/wjclive/, please try using this emergency back up web address:  https://venue.streamspot.com/f8b82702

Monday, September 28 – Yom Kippur

9:00am: Yom Kippur services begin with a small minyan comprised of those who are leading parts of the service.

11:15am: Group of pre-registered congregants joins the room. This 90-minute service will be crafted to be as meaningful as possible for both attendees and those viewing remotely. It will include the sermon, familiar prayers, and elements of the lay-led study service. We will also recite Yizkor prayers for the victims of the Shoah and other martyrs. www.wjcenter.org/wjclive

1:30pm: The second of two identical opportunities to recite personal Yizkor prayers – both will include Yizkor Remarks by Rabbi Arnowitz. This Yizkor service on the holiday itself will be on the live stream from the sanctuary for those who wish to have a more intimate Yizkor experience on the holiday itself. www.wjcenter.org/wjclive

2:15pm: Live Streamed Yom Kippur Programming Cheryl Brause will offer a meditation. www.wjcenter.org/wjclive

3:15pm: Live Streamed Yom Kippur Programming Rabbi Dalton will talk about “Seeking Righteousness and Justice in a Broken World.” www.wjcenter.org/wjclive

4:15pm: Live Streamed Yom Kippur Programming Rabbi Arnowitz will talk about “Depression and the Book of Jonah.” www.wjcenter.org/wjclive

5:00pm: Mincha services will commence at 5:00pm with a small minyan comprised of those who are leading parts of the service.

6:00pm: An expanded group of pre-registered congregants join for the Neilah concluding service, which will end at 7:30pm. www.wjcenter.org/wjclive

Post-Neilah Break Fast Greetings on Zoom

September 28 at 7:45pm
Share a L’Chaim and a L’Shanah Tovah after the services are all over.
Join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084643811
Meeting ID: 820 8464 3811