High Holy Days Schedule

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.

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S'lichot

Saturday, September 13th

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7:59 pm Shabbat ends

8:45 pm Refreshments & Havdallah

9:15-10:30 pm Choral S’lichot

Rosh Hashanah - Day 1

Tuesday, September 23rd

Morning Services – Main Sanctuary

led by our clergy with participation of our choir

8:30 am Main Services Begin
9:10 am Torah Service
10:15 am Shofar Blowing Service
10:45 am Cantor’s Hin’ni/Musaf
12:45 pm End of Services


Morning Services – Chapel Services 

led by Dr. Andrea Wershof Schwartz and congregants

9:20 am Torah Study
9:50 am Torah Reading
10:50 am Shofar Blowing Service
12:45 pm End of Services


Tashlich & Minchah

Tuesday, September 23rd

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Westboro Beach – feel free to bring a picnic dinner/snack (led by Cantor Green and Rav Baruch Frydman-Kohl.)

Rosh Hashanah - Day 2

Wednesday, September 24th

Morning Services – Main Sanctuary

led by our clergy with the participation of our choir

8:30 am Main Services Begin
9:10 am Torah Service
10:05 am Shofar Blowing Service
10:40 am Cantor’s Hin’ni/Musaf
12:45 pm End of Services


Morning Services – Chapel Services 

9:20 am Torah Study
9:50 am Torah Reading
10:45 am Shofar Blowing Service
12:45 pm End of Services


Evening Services – Chapel Services 

6:00 pm Minchah only


Aseret Y’mei T’shuvah

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

Kol Nidre

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

Yom Kippur

Thursday, October 2nd

Morning ServicesMain 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

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Sukkot

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