Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Joint High Holy Days Services for
Hollywood Temple Beth El and Congregation Beth Israel
The oldest existing synagogue of Los
Angeles once again invites the oldest
existing synagogue of Hollywood to usher in the new Jewish Year of 5786,
starting with Rosh Hashanah eve, Monday, September 22, 2025
Cantor Steven Walfish and Rabbinical Scholar Michael Jacoby and the members
of Congregation Beth Israel welcome Rabbi
Norbert Weinberg and the members of Hollywood Temple Beth El for joint
services. The style will be a blend of the unique liturgy and centuries old
cantillation by Cantor and 4-Voice professional choir, together with
contemporary readings and inspirations for the period of internal examination
and communal cohesion.
The services include contemporary
readings, translations, and transliterations, alongside the ancient Hebrew
liturgy to address the spiritual search of the contemporary Jew, with the classic Jewish soul music of the season to
elevate the mood.
This year, services will be held at this temporary location:
8338 Beverly Blvd, 2nd floor,
between Kings and Flores, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Street parking is available as Los
Angeles waives restrictions on the High Holy Days.
Admission to services is based on
pre-registration for security and safety of all concerned and a donation to
help us meet our costs and to continue to provide Jewish teaching is highly
welcome.
To register through Hollywood Temple Beth El, online to
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosh-hashanah-and-yom-kippur-2025-tickets-1555186156659
or mail to : Hollywood
Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046.
To register through Congregation
Beth Israel, mail to 8338 Beverly Blvd, 2nd floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048 or call to 323-651-4022 and leave name and
phone number.
Services Schedule
Rosh Hashanah Eve: Monday, September 22, 6:15 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah, 1st Day: Tuesday, September 23, 9:30 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah, 2nd Day: Wednesday, September 24, 9:30 a.m.
Yom Kippur Eve, Kol Nidrei: Wednesday, October 1: 6:15 p.m. Time?
Yom Kippur Day, Thursday: October 2: 9:30 a.m.
Yizkor: 11:30a.m. Neilah: 6:00 p.m.
About:
Rabbi Norbert Weinberg has served as Rabbi of Hollywood Temple since the
1990’s. He is also President of Memory in Action, a research project preserving
the story of Los Angeles Jewry with implications for the future, www.pastfuturememory.org . Weinberg has run educational services, both general and Jewish,
in the US and Israel, and has published a volume on 20th century
European Jewish history, Courage of the Spirit. He blogs at
www.rabbiweinberg.com.
About:
From the time he could stand, Cantor
Steven Walfish was on the Bima singing with his father, renowned
Cantor Hershel Walfish at Congregation Beth Israel, acting as
assistant Cantor by Bar Mitzvah age. Walfish joined the cantorial staff at
Stephen S. Wise Temple from 1999 till
2007, when he returned to Congregation Beth Israel as Executive Director
and Cantor. He spearheaded the redevelopment of Congregation Beth Israel,
including a senior housing project planned for 2025.
About Michael Jacoby
Scholar Michael Jacoby received his early
education at Emek and Rambam Torah Institute, and then continued Judaic studies
in Talmud and Jewish history at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel and at
Brandeis University, He has been active in Zionist youth movements, and has led Hebrew and Jewish literature seminars at
Camp Ramah. He has been serving as scholar in residence at Congregation Beth Israel for the past six
years.
