Yom Kippur Observances
Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, begins Tuesday evening. The Jewish Center of the Hamptons, Chabad of the Hamptons, Temple Adas Israel, and the Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons will hold services that evening and the next day.
At the Jewish Center, the Yom Kippur fast will begin with a Kol Nidre service at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Morning services will begin at 9:30 on Wednesday. Opportunities for learning with Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman will be offered between 1 and 2 p.m. that day. There will be a healing service and meditation with Cantor-Rabbi Debra Stein at 2, one for young families at 3, and then a Yizkor service at 4.
Tickets to High Holy Days observances are included for members of the center. Those who are not members can purchase tickets at jcoh.org or by calling 631-324-9858.
Tuesday observances at Chabad of the Hamptons in East Hampton begin with candle-lighting at 5:56 p.m., when the fast also begins. The Kol Nidre service will start at 6:15. On Wednesday morning, observances start at 9, the Torah reading is at 10:45, and the Rabbi’s sermon and Yizkor will be offered at 11:30. There will be a children’s service from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and others at 5 and 6 p.m. The day of fasting will end with a buffet breaking of the fast at 7:25 p.m.
At Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor, the Yom Kippur fast will begin on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m., followed at 7 by the Kol Nidre service for temple members and nonmembers. On Wednesday there will be a morning service at 10, one for families at 2 p.m., an afternoon service at 3:30, a Yizkor memorial observance at 5:15, and a concluding service at 6. The final shofar blast will happen at 6:45, followed by the breaking of the fast.
The Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons’ Yom Kippur observances will be held at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church. The Yom Kippur Kol Nidre service will begin at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Wednesday’s will be at 9 a.m., followed by Yizkor at 10:45. The afternoon service will start at 4, followed by closing services, and the final blowing of the shofar at 6:50. A catered breaking of the fast will follow.