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Yom Kippur Services on the South Fork

Thu, 09/24/2020 - 09:06
Rabbi Joshua Franklin of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons blew the shofar during Rosh Hashana services at Main Beach in East Hampton last weekend.
Durell Godfrey

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, begins at sundown on Sunday. The day focuses on atonement and repentance and traditionally includes a daylong fast and intensive prayer. 

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton and Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor will live-stream Yom Kippur services on Sunday evening and Monday, the Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons, based in Bridgehampton, will hold its services via Zoom, services at Chabad of the Hamptons in East Hampton will be held outdoors in a spacious tent, and Chabad of North Haven will hold its services outside and in. 

On Sunday, the Jewish Center's Kol Nidre service will be from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. On Monday, there is a Haftarah on the lawn and food drive from noon to 12:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to wear masks and take a bag full of nonperishable food items to donate to local food pantries. The Yom Kippur family service will be on Monday from 2 to 2:45 p.m. on the front lawn. There will be live streams of Yizkor at 3 p.m., Torah and Haftarah readings at 4 p.m., and a Neilah service at 5:30 p.m. 

Temple Adas Israel's Kol Nidre service will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday. On Monday, there will be a morning service at 10, one for families at 2 p.m., the Mincha service at 4 p.m., the Yizkor memorial service at 5:45 p.m., and the Neilah service, final shofar blast, and Havdalah at 6:30 p.m. Links to each are on the synagogue's website.ÿ

Reservations are required for Chabad's services, held outside at 13 Woods Lane. The Kol Nidre service will be on Sunday at 13 Woods Lane in East Hampton and the lighting of the holiday candles will be at 6:19 p.m. On Monday, the Yizkor memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. The Mincha and Neilah services will be followed by a communal break-fast at 7:16 p.m. 

Chabad of North Haven's services will be held at John Steinbeck Park in Sag Harbor and indoors at its Center for Jewish Life at 24 Long Island Avenue in Sag Harbor, with limited capacity and reservations required. On Sunday, the Kol Nidre service will be held indoors at 6:15 p.m. On Monday, the morning service will be at 9:30 a.m., Yizkor Memorial Prayer will be at 11 a.m, Mincha and Neilah will be at 5 p.m., all outside, and a community break-fast will be at 7:16 p.m. 

The Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons will hold its services via Zoom. On Sunday, the Kol Nidre service will be at 6:10 p.m. On Monday, Shacharit will be at 9 a.m., the Torah service will be at 10:45 a.m., Musaf at 12:30 p.m., Yizkor at 2:30 p.m., Minchah at 5 p.m., Neilah at 6:15 p.m., and blowing of the shofar at 7:16 p.m.

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