Kehilla High Holydays 5771  

We warmly invite you to join us for our High Holydays.  Services will be held on September 8 & 9, and September 17 & 18 at the Scottish Rite Center on Lake Merritt in Oakland.

Our theme this year:
"Radical Joy:  The Deep Practice of Simcha."

UPDATE 9/8: Tickets are still available for all services. Online registration for Rosh Hashanah tickets is now closed.  They can be purchased at the door.

View the High Holydays Schedule

REGISTRATION FOR HIGH HOLYDAYS SERVICES:

NEW!  We are offering a DUES-FREE first time membership this year to those who purchase a full set of High Holydays tickets. Learn more... 

NOTE:  We ask that you please come fragrance-free to services, for the health of our congregants with chemical sensitivities, fragrance-induced asthma and related health conditions. Please also avoid wearing freshly dry cleaned clothes, because of their chemical emissions.

ONLINE REGISTRATION: 

Order Tickets and Register Online NOW for Kehilla's High Holydays Services

 

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION:

For registration forms that you can print out and mail to us, along with a check or credit card number, click here.     

KEHILLA MEMBERS:

If you are a Kehilla member in good standing, you will automatically be sent an All-Services Ticket for each adult over 17 in your household when you renew your membership (No need to order them!)  You will not get a separate admission ticket for youth or children: they are welcome to enter with an adult who has a ticket.  However, we strongly urge you to register your children for Childcare (ages 2-grade 6) and the Youth Lounge (grade 7-age 17). This ensures that your child(ren) will have a safe, engaging place to be when they choose to leave the main service. As always, children and youth may not hang out in the hallways, staircases or lobbies during services. 
  If you haven't yet renewed your membership for 2010-11, you can renew it now.

You will be mailed Childcare, Youth Lounge, Tzedakah, Volunteer, and Special Needs registration forms along with your tickets.  You can also register online for Childcare, the Youth Lounge, to make Tzedakah donations, and to request Special Needs accommodations, or You can download the mail-in forms here.

COST OF TICKETS:

Adults: $80 per Adult Service (to a maximum of $260 per person). Kehilla members free.
Young Adults (under 30):  $30 per service (to a maximum of $100 per person).
Preschool Family Services:  $30 per family, Kehilla members free.
Elementary School Age Services: no fee; no ticket required. Parent may attend with child, but not required.
Middle and High School Age Services: no fee; no ticket required.
Youth/Teen Lounge (7th grade-age 17) per service:  $10 Kehilla members, $18 nonmembers
 

Important Note: It is a core Kehilla value that no one will be turned away for financial reasons. If you are unable to afford the full cost of tickets, please contact our Executive Director, Sandy Bredt, at Sandy@KehillaSynagogue.org, or call (510) 547-2424 x101, with a brief explanation of your situation.  Your request will be handled with confidentiality and respect.

LOCATION OF SERVICES & DIRECTIONS:

Our services will be held at the Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive in Oakland (on Lake Merritt.)  Click here for directions.

PARKING:

Our generous friends at Douglas Parking are once again offering parking as follows: Parking is free after business hours.  This applies to Rosh Hashanah Evening (Sept. 8), Kol Nidre (Sept. 17) and Yom Kippur Day Services (Sept. 18).  The only day you will need to pay for parking is on Rosh Hashanah Day, Sept. 9.

Parking is located as follows:

Harrison & 15th Streets (Lot 69) (North side of street)
Harrison & 15th (Lot 46) (South side of street)
Harrison & 17th (Lot 36)
Harrison & 19th  (Lot 8)

It is about a 4-5 block walk from the parking lots to the Scottish Rite Center.  (Click here to see a Google map of the area.) 

Please note that parking at the Scottish Rite Center is entirely reserved for those with disabilities.

PREPARATION FOR THE DAYS OF AWE

Read our guidebook to to help you prepare for the High Holydays: Preparation for the Days of Awe.

HAVE QUESTIONS? Please email HHD@KehillaSynagogue.org or call (510) 547-2424 x211 and leave a message.