The Jewish Holidays Begin
The Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons will hold Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, beginning Sunday at 6:30 p.m. with the Rosh Hashana evening service. On Monday and Tuesday, the New Year services, including the blowing of the shofar, will begin at 9 a.m., followed on Tuesday by a potluck lunch.
Tashlich, a service dedicated to the casting away of sins that takes place at a body of water, will be held at the Nature Center on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike following the Monday morning service.
Yom Kippur will begin on the evening of Sept. 22, with the Kol Nidre service at 6:45. Day services will take place Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., the latter followed by the blowing of the shofar at 7:30 and a community meal to celebrate the breaking of the fast.
All services will be led by Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Michael Boino, a rabbinic intern, and Anna Silverman, a cantatorial student from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor will begin its Rosh Hashana evening service at 8 on Sunday. Monday’s 10 a.m. service will be followed at 11:30 by a “Birthday of the World Celebration” for children 8 and under. A family service will take place Monday at 4 p.m., and Tashlich will happen at Havens Beach at 5:15. Tuesday’s morning service at 10 will be followed by Kiddush.
For Yom Kippur, the Kol Nidre service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 22. The 10 a.m. service on Sept. 23 will be followed by a service for children 8 and under at 11:30. Other services on the same day will include a family service at 2:30, an afternoon service at 4, memorial services at 5:45, and a concluding service at 6:30.
The final shofar blast will take place at 7:15, followed by Havdalah and the breaking of the fast.