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High Holidays

We look forward to an inspiring High Holidays 5786/2025!  Below you will find resources and calendar information.

High Holiday Calendar

View all holiday zmanim here. 

All Events

 

Elul Checklist

  • Membership & High Holiday Seats: Have you renewed your membership yet and signed up for high holiday seats?  If not, you can do so here.  
  • Yom Kippur Memorial Book: see below
  • Lulav and Etrog: see below

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur Memorial Book

Have you submitted names for your loved ones for our annual Yom Kippur Memorial Book?  If not, you can do so here.  The deadline is September 4th.

Yom Kippur Appeal

Yom Kippur is the culmination of another year of study, prayer & meaningful social & chessed activity at BDJ. It is the day for increasing our commitment to the shul that has made all of this possible & ensuring that we will be strong in the year ahead. We thank you in advance for your generosity & support of our BDJ community.  Click here to donate.

Sukkot

Lulav and Etrog

The Chessed Etrog project is proud to support the Gaza Periphery farmers who have been severely impacted by the events of the past couple of years. Click here to order a Lulav/Etrog set that was grown in the Gaza Periphery. Pickup is at 9031 Pico Blvd (not BDJ). Prices and pickup days and times are listed on the landing page.

 

YP Potluck Lunch
Tuesday afternoon, October 7

Join BDJ YPs for a dairy/pareve potluck lunch on the first day of Yom Tov in the Blumofe Family's sukkah! Children are welcome! 

Register here.

 

Rechov Yeladim Sukkah Hop
More info coming soon!

Sukkot Meals

If you are interested in hosting or being a guest for Sukkot meals, please email membership@bnaidavid.com.

High Holiday Resources

  • Machzor Minutes 5785: Coming soon!
  • Halacha How Tos: View Halacha How To's for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot here.  
  • Relaxed Parking: Thank you to the OU for arranging relaxed parking restrictions over the high holidays. The Department of Transportation will relax enforcement of street cleaning, time limit and preferential parking restrictions during Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah.  More info. coming soon.
  • Yeshiva University's Benjamin and Rose Berger Torah To-Go will be available here.

Resource Archive

Looking for more inspiration?  Check out some of these resources from years past.

  • Machzor Minutes 5784: Get some Elul inspiration from our very own Rav Yosef and Rav David: 
    (1) Dibarnu Dopey (2) The Power of Speech (3) Banging on an Open Gate
  • Machzor Minute 5783: Get some Elul inspiration from our very own Rav Yosef and Rav David:  (1) HaMelech (2) Hineni (3) God Should be Happy (4) Imagine (5) And This Is Your Glory (6) Let's Dance
  • Leil Shira ðŸŽ¶: Get in the mood for the high holidays!  View our video from 2021 here with music from our High Holiday davening.  
  • BDJ Youth Machzor: View our BDJ Youth Machzor from 2020 here.
  • Book by Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig on Mental Health and the High Holy Days: Halachic and Philosophical Guidance. Free for download here.
Thu, August 14 2025 20 Av 5785