The Ohel Minyan is excited to celebrate the High Holiday season with you! 

If you didn't sign up for services with the Ohel Minyan yet this year and would like to join us for any part of Yom Kippur, sign up here to let us know when you will be joining us for the holidays.

Information about Selichot, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur davening is below. 

Location and cost

All services listed below (besides Tashlich) will take place at the Water Building: 237 Prospect Street, Northampton, MA.

Ohel Minyan services are free of charge. In order to defray costs associated with running the minyan and especially High Holidays, we are asking for a donation of $36-$72 per adult.  If you are joining us, please make a donation here for the High Holidays if you are able.  

Making the holidays happen is an all-volunteer team effort. Sign up here to help!

Schedule of services

Selichot

Saturday night, September 28 

10:00 PM 

In keeping with Ashkenazi tradition, we recite selichot (special penitential prayers for the period of repentance leading up to and including the High Holidays) starting the Saturday night before Rosh Hashana. The service is full of music and song. It lasts approximately one hour.

Services for Yamim Nora'im/High Holidays:

Rosh Hashana

Wednesday, October 2: Mincha-Ma’ariv: 6:00 PM  

Candle lighting: 6:11 PM

Thursday, October 3: Shacharit begins at 9:00 AM. Torah service begins ~10:30 AM. Musaf ~11:45 AM. Hot fleishik kiddush will be served after the conclusion of davening (~1:00 PM).

The Ohel Minyan will join with CBI for tashlikh at the Mill River at 4:00 PM. Follow Washington Ave. to where it dead-ends. Take the path down to the river and make a right.

Candle lighting for second day: no earlier than 7:10 PM 

Friday, October 4: Shacharit begins at 9:00 AM. Torah service begins ~10:30 AM; Musaf ~11:45 AM. A milkhik kiddush will be served after the conclusion of davening (~1:00 PM).

Yom Kippur

Friday, October 11: Kol Nidrei begins promptly at 5:30 PM. 

Candle lighting: 5:56 PM

Saturday, October 12: Morning davening begins at 9:00 AM. Mincha starts at 4:00 PM; Ne'ilah will start at 5:30 PM

Fast ends: 6:54 PM

A small break-the-fast follows the final shofar blast and ma’ariv.  

Accessibility and the space:

The Space:

The Ohel Minyan's High Holiday services will be held in the Water Building garage on the CBI campus. The room is on street level and has a concrete floor. The entrance has a 1-inch lip off of a paved (but bumpy) driveway. Moveable folding chairs will be set up indoors and outdoors. One side of the room will be open to the outside, with some chairs for people to sit outdoors if they prefer. There will be a masked-only section. 

Bathrooms

Bathrooms in the water building are up a flight of stairs with a railing. A single occupant, gender-neutral bathroom with grab bars and a roll-under sink is available at CBI. From the water building to CBI is about 600 ft away on paved driveway and sidewalk. 

Questions about access? Ask us here and let us know what you need to participate. We want you to be comfortable.

Would you like to become part of the Ohel community beyond the fall holidays? 

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