High Holy Days 2025/5786
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Cheshbon HaNafesh — Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days
September 3rd, 10th, and 17th | 6:00 PM
Elul, the month that proceeds the High Holy Days, is a period for us to look inward and reflect so we can show up for the Days of Awe as our most authentic selves. Join our clergy for a three-week series where we will offer texts, conversations, and practices that can support your spiritual work.
Register for this year's Elul Learning Series
Ticketing & Service Information
High Holy Day tickets can be ordered online through Eventbrite and emailed to you if you are ordering for your immediate household (including unmarried children under 30 years old who live at home). Each ticket will contain a unique QR code, and every member of your household will need their own ticket. If you prefer to have paper tickets, you may print them at home or you can first complete online registration through Eventbrite and then email the office.
If you plan on attending services virtually, you do not need to register online nor complete any paperwork. Simply make sure your membership commitment to BJBE is in good standing by emailing Larisa Rozman at lrozman@bjbe.org. Service links and streaming information will be sent at a later date.
Ticket orders for members and their guests are due by September 8th.
Payment for guest tickets is due within five (5) days of placing your order.
To ensure ticket availability for our members and their guests, tickets for non-members will become available after the September 8th deadline. If you are not a member at BJBE, you may contact Larisa Rozman at lrozman@bjbe.org or Paula Cooper at pcooper@bjbe.org after September 8th to receive details on how to purchase tickets.
This year's service schedule Service Descriptions
Memorial Book
Honoring the memory of a loved one is a powerful and important tradition in Judaism. We publish our memorial book each year for distribution at the afternoon Yizkor service on Yom Kippur and our Festival Yizkor services throughout the year.
It includes an alphabetical listing of all Yahrzeit plaques in our Memorial Alcove, members and the loved ones of members who have passed since the last High Holy Days, and a listing of members who died in active military service.
Please click the button below to download the printable form to submit names to our memorial book. Submissions and payment are due by September 8th.
Contact Trisha Agrest with any questions at tagrest@bjbe.org.
Accessibility Seating
Accessibility seating can be arranged to accommodate a disability or other physical challenge. Due to capacity restrictions and other health and safety measures, we are only able to accommodate accessibility seating for the following: wheelchair accessible or aisle seat (cannot maneuver through a row.)
If you require accessibility seating or parking, please fill out the form linked below. We cannot process requests in other forms for accessibility seating, nor can we guarantee that all requests will be fulfilled (due to limited capacity). Please submit your requests on the linked form by September 8th.
Contact Trisha Agrest at tagrest@bjbe.org with questions.
Parking
BJBE parking lots (1201 and 1141 Lake Cook Road) will be reserved for handicap parking and security vehicles. Limited parking is available at Rochelle Zell Jewish High School next door. If you require handicap parking, email Trisha Agrest at tagrest@bjbe.org by September 8th and/or, when you arrive for services, make sure your handicap placard is visible to the parking attendants.
Lulav and Etrog Orders
BJBE facilitates orders for lulav and etrog sets each year. If you are interested in ordering a set, please click the button below and fill out the online form. Orders are due by September 8th. You will be contacted to arrange pickup once your order arrives. Contact Larisa Rozman at lrozman@bjbe.org with any questions.
FAQs
BJBE members in good standing: your High Holy Day tickets are included with your membership!
Non-members: Tickets are $175 per person, per service. You can also purchase the ticket set for $575 which includes tickets to all four services that require them (Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Day, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur Day).
Yes. Please call the office at (847) 940-7575 and ask to speak to Larisa about reciprocity.
Yes, we do. Please see one of our checkout volunteers after you get your ticket(s) scanned by our ticketing volunteers.
We request that you use any online method provided to order your tickets and submit any forms. However, if you would prefer to submit all information on paper versions of our forms, please stop by the office or give us a call at (847) 940-7575 to request paper forms.