High Holy Days
Join the CMI community for spiritual, fun and uplifting worship. Members will receive more information and tickets in the fall. If you are not yet a member and wish to join us, please contact the CMI office.
We welcome you to join us in person and via Livestream.
Selichot Community Program & Service
Saturday, September 9
7:00 p.m. B'nai Israel Southbury, 444 Main St N, Southbury, CT 06488
Memorial Service
Sunday, September 10
1:00 p.m. Memorial Service at CMI Cemetery - in person only
Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 15
8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Traditional Service
Saturday, September 16
9:15 a.m. Young Family Rosh Hashanah Service - in person only 10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
10:30 a.m. Youth Program & Service - in person only 2:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Family Service
Sunday, September 17
10:30 a.m. Second Day Rosh Hashanah Service & Learning at CMI 10:30 a.m. Second Day Rosh Hashanah Youth Service & Program at CMI
12:30 p.m. Tashlich - Bridge at the Eli Whitney Center, 915 Whitney Ave (in person only)
Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 24
8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
Monday, September 25 9:15 a.m. Young Family Yom Kippur Service - in person only 10:00 a.m. Yom Kippur Morning Service
10:30 a.m. Youth Program & Service - in person only
12:30 p.m. Yom Kippur Reflection Service
2:00 p.m. Adult Study TBD- in person only,
2:00 p.m. Yom Kippur Family Service 3:00 p.m. Adult Study with Confronting Racism -
3:30 p.m. Yom Kippur Afternoon Service
5:15 p.m. Yom Kippur Yizkor (Memorial) 6:00 p.m. Ne’ilah (Concluding) & Havdalah Services
Community Family Services
Family Services are held on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at 2:00 p.m. These services, led by Rabbi Ross and Cantor Giglio, are open to the community and are appropriate for individuals of all ages. We encourage you to bring family and friends.
Rosh Hashanah Family Service: Saturday, September 16, 2:00 p.m.
Yom Kippur Family Service: Monday, September, 2:00 p.m.
Second Day Rosh Hashanah Tashlich
Sunday, September 17 • 12:30 pm at Bridge behind Eli Whitney Center
Join us at CMI for a family friendly service as we cast our sins into the sea! The ritual of Tashlich being held at the bridge at Eli Whitney Museum involves throwing bread into a water where fish can eat it while we recount the ways in which we errored in the past year. This is open to the community, and all ages are welcome.
Yom Kippur Reflection Service
The lay-led reflection service on Yom Kippur afternoon provides an opportunity for individual reflection on the past, present, and future with the aid of original and thoughtfully selected writings and music. As an alternative to the Family Service, there is a group text study and discussion for adults.
Yom Kippur Adult Study
A meaningful and interesting group text study on Monday, September 25th at 2:00 p.m.
High Holy Day Memorial Service
Each High Holy Day season, a memorial service is held at the CMI Cemetery on the Sunday before Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Please join Rabbi Ross and Cantor Giglio in the beautiful CMI Cemetery to honor and remember our loved ones who are no longer with us. Your loved ones do not need to be buried at our cemetery in order for you to participate.
The CMI Cemetery is located at 701 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT 06515.
High Holy Day Tickets
We provide High Holy Days tickets to our current members at no charge. College and graduate students are invited to be our guests. We welcome you to bring family for a suggested donation, and additional guests may purchase tickets. Please submit a guest ticket request form or call the office at 203-288-3877.
Memorial book
Congregation Mishkan Israel’s Memorial Book has become the medium by which members of our Congregation and relatives of former members honor those loved ones who have passed away. The Memorial Book is distributed on Yom Kippur afternoon before the Yizkor (Memorial) Service and is a beautiful keepsake.
Please add your loved ones names in the desired order
Prayer books
We use the Reform High Holy Day prayerbook, Mishkan HaNefesh. We are grateful to everyone who dedicated a set for use at CMI.
Additional assistance
If you need transportation we can help! Submit a receipt to the office for your cab or uber fare for reimbursement. As always, we will have designated parking spaces for those who need it and if you require special seating, please call the office 203-288-3877 to request a reserved spot.
HHD Childcare
If you wish to take advantage of on-site childcare (provided for ages 3 months through Pre-K) during the High Holy Day services, Please register your children in advance using this Registration Form. It is important that we know exactly how many children will need childcare so we can prepare in advance and staff appropriately. The fee, regardless is $15/child each service.
We will provide a snack (e.g., graham crackers, goldfish, and apple juice). If your child needs a special snack, please bring it with you and give it to the child care providers.
Annual Food Drive
As is our annual custom, we will be conducting a food drive these High Holy Days. By donating food, we hope to help those whose fast will not end at sundown. Bags will be handed out at Rosh Hashanah for you to fill and return on Yom Kippur. Please also consider donating to our Hunger Fund online at cmihamden.org or by sending in a check to CMI.