We look forward to welcoming you to KBI for the High Holy Days! If you haven’t yet renewed your membership, you can easily do so – click here. For any questions or assistance, feel free to reach out to our office.
To see the full High Holy Days brochure – click here.
10 Days of Repentance
September 25th – October 1st
7:30 am Weekday Morning Services
8:30 am Sunday Morning Services
6:00 pm Weekday Evening Services
Tzom (Fast of) Gedaliah
Thursday, September 25th
5:26 am Fast begins
7:30 am Fast-day Morning Services
1:30 pm Fast-day Minchah-only (afternoon) Service
Note: no ma’ariv Service today
7:30 pm Fast ends
Shabbat Shuvah / Ha’azinu
Friday, September 26th
5:30 pm Friday Evening Service
6:34 pm Candle Lighting
Saturday, September 27th
9:00 am Torah Study in the Simcha Room
9:00 am Main Services begin (Sanctuary)
Note: no afternoon/Evening Services
7:32 pm Havdallah time / Shabbat ends
Wednesday, October 1st
5:00 pm Family Kol Nidre Service (chapel) with Cantor Green and Sasha Kathron (ends 5:45 pm)
6:00 pm Erev Yom Kippur Minchah (Sanctuary)
6:24 pm Candle Lighting & Fast begins
6:15 pm Kol Nidre Service led by our clergy with participation of the choir
8:35 pm Service ends
Thursday, October 2nd
Morning Services – Main Sanctuary
led by our clergy with the participation of our choir
8:30 am Yom Kippur Morning Services
9:30 am Torah Service
10:30 am Rabbi’s Sermon
10:50 am Yizkor
11:20 am Cantor’s Hin’ni/Musaf
1:10 pm End of Morning Services
Evening Services
4:45 pm Yom Kippur Minchah Service
6:20 pm N’ilah Service
7:24 pm Final Shofar
7:25 pm Ma’ariv
7:37 pm Break-fast snack in foyer
Break Fast, 2 Locations – 8 PM
Ottawa South & Ottawa West
Monday, October 6th – Sukkot Evening 1
6:00 pm Weekday Minchah / Erev Sukkot 1 Ma’ariv Services
6:15 pm Evening 1 begins / Candle Lighting
Tuesday, October 7th – Sukkot Day 1
9:00 am Morning Services including Lulav & Etrog
6:00 pm Minchah / Erev Sukkot 2 Ma’ariv Services
7:13 pm Erev Sukkot Evening 2 begins / Candle Lighting
Wednesday, October 8th – Sukkot Day 2
9:00 am Morning Services including Lulav & Etrog
6:00 pm Sukkot Minchah only / Psalm instead of Ma’ariv
7:11 pm Havdallah time (“Hagafen” & “Hamavdil” only)
Chol HaMo’eid Sukkot – Thursday, October 9th
7:15 am Sukkot Day 3 Morning Services (Chol HaMo’eid 1) with Lulav & Etrog
6:00 pm Sukkot afternoon & Evening Services (Chol HaMo’eid 1&2)
Friday, October 10th – Sukkot Day 4
7:15 am Sukkot Day 4 Morning Services (Chol HaMo’eid 2) with Lulav & Etrog
5:30 pm Sukkot Day 4 (Chol HaMo’eid 2) Minchah, Abbreviated Kaballat Shabbat, and Shabbat/Sukkot Day 5 (Chol HaMo’eid 3) Ma’ariv Services.
6:07 pm Shabbat begins/Candle lighting
2nd Annual KBI Sukkah Hop – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Saturday, October 11th – Sukkot Day 5
9:00 am Shabbat/Sukkot Day 5 (Chol HaMo’eid 3) with Megillat Kohelet (No Lulav or Etrog)
7:06 pm Havdallah time / Shabbat ends
Sunday, October 12th – Sukkot Day 6
8:30 am Sukkot Day 6 (Chol HaMo’eid 4) Morning Service
6:00 pm Sukkot Day 6 (Chol HaMo’eid 4) Minchah, and Sukkot Day 7 (Chol HaMo’eid 5) Ma’ariv Services (chapel)
Monday, October 13th -Hoshanah Rabbah
7:15 am Sukkot Day 7 (Chol HaMo’eid 5) Hoshanah Rabbah Morning Services with Lulav/Etrog, Hoshanot (Chapel)
6:00 pm Sukkot Day 7 Mincha, Sh’mini Atzeret Ma’ariv Services (Chapel)
6:02 pm Sh’mini Atzeret begins / Candle lighting
Tuesday, October 14th – Sh’mini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
9:00 am Sh’mini Atzeret Morning Services, including Geshem & Yizkor
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Young Families interactive Torah demo: “The Great Unfurling” with Cantor Green, followed by a dairy dinner with Sasha Kathron
6:15 pm Simchat Torah Ma’ariv Service, Hakafot with the Torah scrolls honouring our youth and our volunteers, delicious buffet dinner and l’chayims
7:01 pm Simchat Torah begins / Candle Lighting
Wednesday, October 15th
9:00 am Simchat Torah Morning Services with Hakafot, dancing with the Torah scrolls, and celebrating our 5786 honourees
6:00 pm Simchat Torah Minchah (only) service. Psalm instead of Ma’ariv
6:59 pm Havdallah time / Simchat Torah ends