Services For Yom Kippur, Holiest Day Of Jewish Year, In Glen Cove

GLEN COVE, NY — Jewish people in Glen Cove will celebrate Yom Kippur from sunset Wednesday until the same time Thursday, a high holiday of atonement marked by fasting and reflection.

The holiday is considered the most important in the Jewish faith.

Synagogues and Jewish groups across the city will host services Wednesday evening to mark the start of Yom Kippur, many offering remote options and safety precautions to accommodate for COVID-19. The holiday is a time to atone for sins committed in the past year and involves prayer, fasting, and reading scripture.

Here's a look at what local synagogues and centers have planned:

Congregation Tifereth Israel (40 Hill St., Glen Cove)

• Sept. 15 @ 6:35 p.m. — Pre-Kol Nidre Cello Prelude
• Sept. 15 @ 6:45 p.m. —Kol Nidre Services
• Sept. 16 @ 9:45 a.m. — Services Begin
• Sept. 16 @ 10:30 a.m. — Torah Service
• Sept. 16 @ 11 a.m. — Family & Children's Programs
• Sept. 16 @ 11:45 a.m. — Blessing of the Children
• Sept. 16 @ 12 p.m. — Youth Service
• Sept. 16 @ 12 p.m. — Rabbi's Sermon
• Sept. 16 @ 12:30 p.m. — Cantor's Prayer (Hineni)
• Sept. 16 @ 6 p.m. — Afternoon Service (Mincha)
• Sept. 16 @ 6:30 p.m. — Closing Service (Neila)
• Sept. 16 @ 7:45 p.m. — Shofar Blowing, Break Fast

North Country Reform Temple (86 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove)

• Stay tuned for updated holiday services schedule (click link)

Chabad of Brookville (1447 Cedar Swamp Rd., Brookville)

• Stay tuned for updated holiday services schedule (click link)

The Community Synagogue (160 Middle Neck Rd., Port Washington)

• Sept. 15 @ 8 p.m. — Kol Nidre
• Sept. 16 @ 9 a.m. & 12 p.m. — Yom Kippur Morning Services
• Sept. 16 @ 3 p.m. — Family Services
• Sept. 16 @ 5 p.m. — Yom Kippur Afternoon, Yizkor, and Neilah

Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore (1001 Plandome Rd., Plandome)

• Sept. 15 @ 7:15 - 9:45 p.m. — Erev Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre Services (in-person & virtual)
• Sept. 16 @ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. — Yom Kippur Adult Service (in-person & virtual)
• Sept. 16 @ 2 - 2:30 p.m. — Yom Kippur Tot family Services Outdoors (in-person & virtual)
• Sept. 16 @ 3 - 4:30 p.m. — Yom Kippur Family Services Outdoors (in-person & virtual)
• Sept. 16 @ 5 - 7 p.m. — Yom Kippur Yizkor & N'eilah

Temple Judea of Manhasset (333 Searingtown Rd., Manhasset)

• Sept. 15 @ 8 p.m. — Evening Services, Kol Nidre
• Sept. 16 @ 10 a.m. — Morning Services
• Sept. 16 @ 1 p.m. — Family Services
• Sept. 16 @ 3 p.m. — Afternoon Services
• Sept. 16 @ 4:30 p.m. — Yizkor & N'eilah

Patch's Adam Nichols contributed to this report.