Community guest tickets
Congregation Beth David is happy to provide donation-based tickets to High Holy Day services.
Please stop by the check in table outside of the building on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur for a walk up ticket. Each adult (18+ years) in your party must present a valid photo ID.
Reciprocity is available for members of other synagogues whose membership includes tickets to High Holy Day services – email info@beth-david.org for more information.
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member guest tickets
Congregation Beth David offers guest tickets for the High Holy Days as a benefit of membership.
Please stop by with your guests at the check in table outside the building on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur and we will provide you with tickets for them.
Covid Guidelines Update
If you have any symptoms of Covid or any illness, or you have been exposed to Covid, even without symptoms, in the past 10 days, please, for the safety of the congregation, stay home and join us on You Tube.
https://www.youtube.com/c/congregationbethdavid
Santa Clara County Covid 19 Health Guidelines
While Beth David does not require the wearing of masks, we do provide KN95 masks for your use. Additionally, while you may sit anywhere during services, we do have a mask only section.
ADMIN OFFICE OPENS AT 11AM
TOT CHAG (Beit T’fillah)
Wednesday, October 2, 5:15 – 6:00pm
Join Rabbi Roller as we welcome Shabbat and the New Year! Focusing on tots (5 and under) and their families but open to all who are young at heart! Songs, stories, movement and more.
SERVICE (Sanctuary/YouTube)
Wednesday, October 2, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Join us for in-person services or watch on YouTube.
SERVICE (Sanctuary/YouTube)
Thursday, October 3, 8:30am – 12:45pm
Join us for in-person services or watch on YouTube.
YOUTH SERVICE (Beit T’fillah)
Thursday, October 3, 10:00 – 11:00am
Enjoy an interactive and informal High Holy Day service experience. Youth participate in traditional prayer, games &/or discussions. Adults/parents welcome.
NETIV HATESHUVA (Rooms 15-17)
Prayers of Awe: “Who shall live and who shall die,” Really? Led by Sheryl Rattner
Thursday, October 3, approx. 11:00am – 12:30pm
In this Netiv session, concurrent with the Musaf service in the sanctuary, we will be examining the traditional text of Un’taneh Tokef, one of the most inaccessible parts of the High Holy Day Mazhor. For most Conservative Jews, the idea of a God who metes out life or death, reward or punishment, according to one’s deeds and/or merit feels doubtful, as we can all think of numerous counter-examples, wicked individuals who are successful, righteous individuals who suffer. In this session, we will consider alternative approaches to this key part of the liturgy, including interpretations which do not depend on a belief in pre-determination. Commentary from a variety of scholars will be presented, including contemporary voices found in the Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman book, Prayers of Awe: Who by fire, who by water, and medieval figures as well.
TOT SERVICE (Beit T’fillah)
Thursday, October 3, 11:15 – 11:45am
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, High Holy Day program for tots and their families. Enjoy singing, stories, movement and more. Grandparents welcome too!
YOUNG ADULT/TEEN BRUNCH (Teen Lounge)
Thursday, October 3, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Teens & young adults ages 22 – 30 join us for a Rosh Hashanah brunch reception. This is a great opportunity to meet, greet and reconnect!
Free, but please sign up.
SERVICE (Sanctuary/YouTube)
Friday, October 4, 8:30am – 12:30pm
Join us for in-person services or watch on YouTube.
CONVERSATIONAL MUSAF (Beit T’fillah)
Friday, October 4, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Join us for the majestic Rosh Hashanah Musaf service led by Michael Leitner. This prayer experience will be accompanied by facilitated conversation on the themes of the liturgy.
TASHLIKH AT VASONA (Offsite)
Sunday, October 6, 10:00 – 11:00am
Please join us at the Lakeview site in Vasona Park for this meaningful experience as we symbolically cast our sins into the water, as a physical gesture of our sincere desire for repentance and renewal. We will provide the birdseed which is safe for the fish and wildlife. Please bring a dairy or pareve snack for your family as we’ll have some social time after Tashlikh. $6 parking fee. Map of Vasona Park
FAMILY LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT VASONA (Offsite)
Sunday, October 6, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Join Rabbi Roller, at the Lakeview Site in Vasona Park for learning experiences with games, music, art and food! $6.00 parking fee. More information: Email Rabbi Nathan Roller, Rabbi Educator Map of Vasona Park
KEVER AVOT V’IMAHOT (Offsite)
Sunday, October 6, 1:00 – 2:00pm
We invite you to share in the tradition of visiting the graves of loved ones. This memorial service evokes a wealth of memories and emotions, reconnecting with the past at a time of spiritual soul-searching and renewal.
Beth David Memorial Garden
Led by Rabbi Kunin
Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Avenue, San Jose
Chapel of the Roses
Led by Rabbi Magat
Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Avenue, San Jose
Shalom Gardens
Led by Rabbi Berkenwald
Los Gatos Memorial Park, 2255 Los Gatos Almaden Road, San Jose
TOT SHABBAT (Sukkah Patio)
Wednesday, October 2, 5:15 – 6:00pm
Join Rabbi Roller as we welcome Shabbat and the New Year! Focusing on tots (5 and under) and their families but open to all who are young at heart! Songs, stories, movement and more.
TOT SERVICE (Beit T’fillah)
Thursday, October 3, 11:15 – 11:45am
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, High Holy Day program for tots and their families. Enjoy singing, stories, movement and more. Grandparents welcome too!
FAMILY LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT VASONA (Offsite)
Sunday, October 6, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Join Rabbi Roller, at the Lakeview Site in Vasona Park for learning experiences with games, music, art and food! $6.00 parking fee. More information: Email Rabbi Nathan Roller, Rabbi Educator Map of Vasona Park
TOT SERVICE & PRE-FAST POTLUCK (Sukkah Patio)
Friday, October 11, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Roller for an Erev Yom Kippur learning experience with games, music, art and food! Open to the whole community, this is geared to families with tots and school-aged kids. Grandparents welcome! We will provide a main dish of spaghetti, as well as challah and grape juice. Please bring a dairy or pareve item to share! RSVP HERE
TOT SERVICE (Beit T’fillah)
Saturday, October 12, 11:15 – 11:45am
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, High Holy Day program for tots and their families. Enjoy singing, stories, movement and more. Grandparents welcome too!
YOUTH SERVICE (Beit T’Fillah)
Thursday, October 3, 10:00 – 11:00am
Enjoy an interactive and informal High Holy Day service experience. Youth participate in traditional prayer, games &/or discussions. Adults/parents welcome.
YOUTH SERVICE (Beit T’Fillah)
Saturday, October 12, 10:00 – 11:00am
Enjoy an interactive and informal High Holy Day service experience. Youth participate in traditional prayer, games &/or discussions. Adults/parents welcome.
YOUNG ADULT/TEEN BRUNCH (Sukkah Patio)
Thursday, October 3, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Teens & young adults ages 22 – 30 join us for a Rosh Hashanah brunch reception. This is a great opportunity to meet, greet and reconnect!
Free, but please sign up.
ADMIN OFFICE OPENS AT 12pm
TOT SERVICE & PRE-FAST POTLUCK (Sukkah Patio)
Friday, October 11, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Roller for an Erev Yom Kippur learning experience with games, music, art and food! Open to the whole community, this is geared to families with tots and school-aged kids. Grandparents welcome! We will provide a main dish of spaghetti, as well as challah and grape juice. Please bring a dairy or pareve item to share! RSVP HERE
SERVICE (Sanctuary/YouTube)
Friday, October 11, 6:15 – 8:35pm
Join us for in-person services or watch on YouTube.
SERVICE (Sanctuary/YouTube)
Saturday, October 12, 9:00am – 2:00pm
Join us for in-person services or watch on YouTube.
NETIV HATESHUVA (Sukkah Patio)
Jonah – a Mysterious Book (In Russian)
Led by Rabbi Ilana Baird
Saturday October 12, 10:00 – 11:30am
Do you also think that Yom Kippur is one of the most important days for Jews? If so, we invite you to get together for a conversation about the prophet Jonah (the book that is read on every Yom Kippur). Many Jews believe that the honor of reading this book on Yom Kippur will bring them happiness throughout the year. But what is this book about? Join Rabbi Baird on Yom Kippur to uncover the mysteries and questions of the Book of Jonah. Perhaps this coming year we will see happier days because we studied this book together.
YOUTH SERVICE (Beit T’fillah)
Saturday, October 12, 10:00 – 11:00am
Enjoy an interactive and informal High Holy Day service experience. Youth participate in traditional prayer, games &/or discussions. Adults/parents welcome.
TOT SERVICE (Beit T’fillah)
Saturday, October 12, 11:15 – 11:45am
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, High Holy Day program for tots and their families. Enjoy singing, stories, movement and more. Grandparents welcome too!
NETIV HATESHUVA (Rooms 15-17)
Kabbalah As a Tool Toward Spiritual Transformation and Teshuvah Led Joseph Bendahan
Saturday, October 12, approx. 12:00 – 1:30pm
The days leading to Yom Kippur give us a special opportunity to cleanse our souls, mend the barriers between ourselves and God, and elevate our spirits. In Kabbalah, the emphasis is on returning to God, involving three key elements: recognition of wrongdoing, remorse for actions taken, and resolve for future change. In this Netiv session, Joseph Bendahan will present and discuss some basic but important concepts of Kabbalah that will facilitate our embarking on a journey toward self-improvement. The session will include a short meditation as one tool towards this transformation. (This Netiv will be held in Rooms 15-16, concurrently with Yom Kippur Musaf in the sanctuary.)
RABBI STUDY SESSION (Sanctuary)
Saturday October 12, 3:00 – 4:10pm
Join the Rabbis for a study session on the afternoon of Yom Kippur.
MINHA AND N’ILAH (Sanctuary/YouTube)
Saturday, October 12, 4:25 – 7:20pm
Join us for in-person services or watch on YouTube.
BREAK THE FAST (Rooms 15-17/Sukkah Patio)
Saturday, October 12, 7:45 – 9:45pm
Wouldn’t it be great to go directly from Yom Kippur services to a break the fast meal at Beth David? No muss, no fuss, no driving! Everyone is welcome to attend. For questions, please contact Barbara Biran (408) 366-9106.
- $30/adult; $20/youth 6-12; Free/5 and under
- Family Max: $100 – includes 2 adults and all children under 12; additional adults are $30 each