Congregation Beth Israel

Congregation Beth Israel

Home to the Jewish Community of Lebanon, Pennsylvania

High Holiday Services 2025

~All of our services are Hybrid (a combination of in-person and zoom attendance)~

**Any person(s) interested in participating on zoom platform will need to contact the office**

**Any adult(s) &/or child(ren) who are members of CBI are entitled to seats as a courtesy of their membership.**

ALL GUESTS must PRE-REGISTER on the front page and follow the guidelines below:

In-Town Members who bring guests — $100/ guest

Out-of-Town Members who bring guests (or non-relative)– $50/ guest

Non-affiliated guests– $200/ guest (must pay & register in advance) 

Checks payable to Congregation Beth Israel & include names of guest(s) in memo

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Selichot Hybrid Services

  • Evening Service– Saturday, September 13th at 8:00 PM
  • Liz Feller-Ballot will present In Remembrance of Vera: A Story for Selichot Evening followed by a short service to start off the high holiday season.

Rosh Hashanah Hybrid Services

  • Evening Service (Day 1) – Monday September 22nd at 7:00 PM
    • Morning Service (Day 1) – Tuesday, September 23rd 9:00 AM (Including Torah Services, Shofar, Sermon & Tashlich; entire service will last about 5 hours)
        • Tashlich following Day 1 services (meet at the Quittapahilla Creek and ritually toss away our sins!) Parking at the Lebanon City Library or on the street.
    • No Evening Service Day 1
  • Morning Service (Day 2) – Wednesday, September 24th at 9:00 AM (Including Torah Services, Shofar & Sermon; entire service will last about 4.0 hours)

Shabbat Shuvah Hybrid Services

  • Friday Evening- Regular Shabbat–September 26th 7:30 PM
  • Saturday Morning- Shabbat — September 27th 9:30 AM

Yom Kippur Hybrid Services

  • Pre-Kol Nidre Dinner – Wednesday, October 1st at 4:00PM Promptly
      • Registration & Payment Due September 25th! $26.50/per person
  • Kol Nidre Service – Wednesday, October 1st at 6:00 PM sharp
  • Thursday, October 2nd
    • 9:00 AM– Yom Kippur Morning Service (Including Torah Services, President’s Message, Yizkor & Sermon; entire service will last about 5 hours)
      • 10:00 AM– Torah Services
      • approx. 10:45 AM– President’s Message
      • 11:00 AM–Yizkor & Sermon
    • Short Break, resume at 4:30 PM (Including Online Study Session, Mincha, Neilah, Shofar Blowing & Break Fast!)
      • 4:30 PM– Online Study Session
      • 5:45 PM– Mincha
      • 6:15 PM– Neilah
      • 7:26 PM– Shofar Blowing
        • Afterwards– Break Fast
          • Come Break the Fast with fellow congregants!

Sukkot Event

  • Sunday, October 5th 10AM-2PM– Build & Decorate the Sukkah!

Sukkot Hybrid Services

  • Tuesday, October 7th at 9:00 AM (Service Day Only)
  • Friday, October 10th at 7:30 PM (Shabbat)
  • Saturday, October 11th at 9:30 AM

Sukkot Smorgasbord!

  • Sunday, October 12th at 5:30 PM

Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Hybrid Services

  • Tuesday, October 14th at 9:00 AM– Shemini Atzeret w/ Yizkor
  • Tuesday, October 14th at 7:00 PM– Simchat Torah