Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are approaching, and there many kid-friendly services and celebrations happening in our neighborhoods. There are also some pre-Rosh Hashanah events coming up to help get ready for the holidays! Our overview includes event dates and times, recommended ages and how to RSVP.
Chabad of DUMBO | DUMBO
Celebrate Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur with Chabad of Dumbo! No appeals, no membership, just come and connect!
- Rosh Hashanah Special Kids Program | Thursday, October 3 | 9:30-10:30am | Entertainment, crafts, shofar blowing, apples in honey
- Rosh Hashanah Shofar Blowing by Jane’s Carousel | Thursday, October 3 | 4pm
- Rosh Hashanah Kids Program followed by Shofar Blowing | Friday, October 4 | 11am & 12pm
Costs: FREE
Address: 205 Plymouth Street | DUMBO
RSVP: No RSVP required
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.858.1232
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | Brooklyn Heights
Celebrate the High Holy Days with BHS! Join us for Tot Services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for families with children ages 0 to 5 years old (older siblings welcome). No RSVP required! Looking forward to celebrating the High Holy Days with you all! Shanah tovah!
- Rosh Hashanah | Thursday, October 3 | 2:00-2:45pm
- Yom Kippur | Saturday, October 12 | 2:00-2:45pm
Costs: FREE
Address: 131 Remsen Street | Brooklyn Heights
RSVP: No RSVP required
Contact: Website | [email protected]
Kane Street Synagogue | Cobble Hill
Kane Street Synagogue has a large and active community of families with children and will offer a variety of family services and kid-friendly events for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur this year.
- Candy Apple Bash | Sunday, September 22 | Ages 0-3: 10:30-11:25am | Ages 4-11: 11:30am-12:30pm | Get ready for Rosh Hashanah with great activities and lots of yumminess! | Tickets here
- Reverse Tashlih | Sunday, September 29 | Ages 1-7 | Before real Tashlich, this event allows us to compensate by taking impurities OUT of the water and cleaning up our environment as a way to celebrate the creation of an amazing world. Join us for a clean up of the area on the streets and tree-beds near the Gowanus Canal | FREE, register here
- Rosh Hashanah Youth Services | Thursday, October 3 | 9am-1:35pm | Services by age groups, infants through teens | Services on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. On the second day, there will be games, singing, a play and a story to highlight the meanings and purposes of Rosh Hashanah. Children get apple and honey candy! | Full schedule here and tickets here
- Yom Kippur Youth Services | Saturday, October 12 | 9am-1:35pm | Services by age groups, infants through teens | Full schedule here and tickets here
Costs: Candy Apple Bash is $15 for members/$35 for non-members. Family services are ticketed by family: $200/family for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, $125/family for either Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
Address: 236 Kane Street | Cobble Hill
RSVP: Purchase Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur tickets here
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.875.1550
Dirah Brooklyn | Carroll Gardens
In preparation for the Jewish new year, ‘Rosh Hashana’, kids will craft their very own Shofar from a ram’s horn at our hands-on “Shofar Factory”. Children will help to cure, measure, saw, drill, and sand a real ram’s horn to transform it into a working Shofar instrument – and learn about the High Holidays along the way.
Dirah is excited to offer a fun and engaging children’s services for the High Holidays!
Children will enjoy songs, games, crafts and holiday fun, and special entertainment. Services will be held at Hannah Senesh Community Day School at 342 Smith Street. RSVP here!
Park Slope Jewish Center | Park Slope
Park Slope Jewish Center will offer youth and family services throughout the Jewish High Holy Day season. Services are grouped by age, see below for full schedule.
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | Thursday, October 3
- Stories and Songs for the New Year | 9:30-10:15am | Designed for up to age 7, open to all who want to start the year singing!
- Kulanu Service | 10:30am-12:15pm | A taste of the high holy days for all ages and stages, including singing, stories, interactive Torah service, sounding the Shofar, and a special snack!
- Teen Discussion | 12:30pm | 8th Grade and up | A discussion on the themes of the new year for PSJC teens.
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | Friday, October 4
- Tot Tefillah | 9:30-10:15am | Designed for ages 0 – 8, open to all who want to start the year singing!
- Stories and Songs for the New Year Part 2 | 10:30-11:15am | Designed for preK – 2nd grade, open to all who want to start the year singing!
- Rosh Hashanah Games & Songs | 11:00am-12:30pm | A taste of the high holy day service for 3rd – 7th graders and our own Shofar Service. Parents welcome, though not required.
Yom Kippur | Saturday, October 12
- Stories and Songs for the New Year | 10am | Designed for up to age 7, open to all who want to start the year singing!
- Kulanu Service | 10:30am | A taste of the high holy days for all ages and stages, including an interactive Torah service.
- Teen Discussion | 12:30pm | 8th Grade and up | A discussion on the themes of the new year for PSJC teens.
Costs: Youth and Family Services are $36 (suggested donation per household)
Address: 1320 8th Avenue | Park Slope
RSVP: Purchase Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur tickets here
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.768.1453
Chabad of Fort Greene | Fort Greene
Join for High Holiday Services with Chabad of Fort Greene! Convenient neighborhood location, comfortable family-friendly environment, traditional melodies, Hebrew and English, filled with commentary and explanation, at no charge.
- Pre-Rosh Hashanah trip to Urban Farm | Sunday, September 22nd | 11:00am | All ages
- Rosh Hashanah Service | Wednesday, October 2 | 6:30pm
- Thursday, October 3 | Rosh Hashanah Services & Shofar
- 10:30 am | Morning Service
- 11:30am | Shofar in Fort Greene Park | Lawn Near Dekalb/S. Oxford
- 4:00pm | Tashlich At The Water at John St. & Jay St. (near Manhattan Bridge)
- 5:30 pm | Community Dinner | RSVP required: [email protected]
- Friday, October 4th | Rosh Hashanah Services & Shofar
- 10:30am | Morning Service
- 11:30am | Shofar
- Yom Kippur Service details to follow
Costs: FREE; no membership or affiliation required.
Address: 324 Grand Avenue | Fort Greene
RSVP: To make a reservation email [email protected] or call 718.974.9472
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.974.9472
Romemu Brooklyn | Park Slope
Join Romemu Brooklyn for their spiritual, healing, and uplifting High Holy Days services, led by Hazzan Basya Schechter. Kohenet Elna Brody, Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein and Rabbi Annie Lewis. Their services are known for their exquisite music and include a full band with electrified sound. You will hear a thoughtful blend of traditional and innovative prayers and melodies, as well as inspired teachings of clergy and community members. Along with the main services, they offer multiple kids’ services for both 2-6 and 7-12 years old kids, led by Stav Meishar, as well as educational and experiential themed activities and child supervision. Romemu Brooklyn is a Renewal, Neo-Hasidic, dynamic, inclusive and egalitarian congregation, where all are welcomed. No need to be members in order to join their High Holy Days services.
- Wednesday, October 2 | 7:00pm
- Thursday, October 3 | 9:00am
- Friday, October 11 | 6:00 pm
- Saturday, October 12 | 9:00am
- Saturday, October 12 | 5:00pm
Costs: $100 for members per event/$180 for non-members per event; $300 bundle for members/$540 bundle for non-members; $50 for members’ kids/$100 for non-members’ kids per service
Address: Greenwood Baptist Church | 461 6th Street | Park Slope
RSVP: Tickets for High Holy Days here
Contact: Website
Updated: September 17, 2024. Main Image: Rosh Hashanah at Kane Street Synagogue.
