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High Holidays at JCP
High Holidays at JCP

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"The highest and most difficult of all moral lessons is to forgive those we have injured."
- Joseph Jacobs
High Holidays 5769, Sept 30 and Oct 8,9

Join us for something unique and special this year as we celebrate the High Holidays together. Pathways of Return - A prayer service for the Day of Awe - will be held this year at the Tribeca Rooftop and will include services for families, child care, meals, and study sessions.

Rosh Hashanah
September 30, 2008
9:30 AM Doors open, childcare drop off begins in the Art Studio
10:00 AM Services in the Main Hall
12:00 AM Torah Dedication and Family Blessings
12:30 AM Community Luncheon
2:00 PM Taschlich on the Hudson River

Yom Kippur
October 8, 2008
7:00 PM Doors Open
7:30 PM Kol Nidre Evening Services

October 9, 2008
9:30 AM Doors open, childcare drop off begins in the Art Studio
10:00 AM Yom Kippur Morning Services in the Main Hall
3:00 PM Two Jewish Learning options in the Main Hall
*Atonement: A rabbi and a priest debate the meaning
*Text Study of the Book of Jonah
3:30 PM Family Movie in Art Studio
4:30 PM Afternoon Servie
5:00 PM Yizkor, Neila,Havdala
6:00 PM Community Break-Fast

Reservations: $100 per person per holiday (seated children also need a ticket) must be purchased thru the website
Babysitting available on-site for day time services

Services, childcare, and community luncheon held at Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Debrosses St.
Limited Childcare spots available. Make your reservations now!

If you have any questions, need special assistance, or would like to participate or volunteer this year, please give us a call. We'd like to hear from you. 212-334-3522

JCP is grateful to the following families who made these holiday celebrations possible for our community:
Lisa Applebaum and George Haddad, Tracie Golding Gerson and Brian Gerson, Katrin and Tony Sosnick, Deborah Weinswig and Max Kahn

High Holiday Committee: Lauren Cramer, Lori Fineman, Melani Scnoll-Begun, Molly Snyder, Kat Sosnick, Marnee Spierer