FOR WRT MEMBERS:
We are pleased to offer High Holiday Tickets to all members who are current with their financial commitments to the Temple and have no outstanding balances due. To review your account, please log in to the LINKS portal or contact Linda Zarra at (914) 723-2391.
Tickets are included in your Membership Dues at no extra charge (except for Non-Resident Members) for the primary adults in your household, and your children and/or guests aged 30 and younger.
Individual tickets are per person/per day and are available for purchase for your adult children aged 31 and older, their significant others aged 31 and older, and/or adult extended family members and their significant others.
Once you have renewed your WRT Membership for the new year, reserve your High Holiday Tickets here through your WRT LINKS account.
FOR NON- WRT MEMBERS
Community-wide Services: WRT offers certain services for the community (Members and non-Members are welcome) to attend at no charge (see the schedule of services). Registration is required for anyone who wishes to attend.
ABOUT OUR SERVICES:
Adult Services: This service is recommended for adults and teens ages 14 and older. Enhanced by our professional choir and instrumentalists, our worship experience utilizes the Reform Movement’s High Holiday machzor (prayer book), Mishkan HaNefesh. The prayers of Yizkor will be recited at the morning service of Yom Kippur. However, names will only be read at the Yom Kippur Afternoon concluding service.
Intergenerational Services – NEW FOR 5785/2024: This early afternoon, approximately 90-minute service, is recommended for adults with children ages 10+, and features the essential prayers of the Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur daytime services. Held in WRT’s beautiful Beit Midrash, our new Intergenerational Service will feature uplifting music and Visual Worship (projected on large screens). Rabbi Blake will offer the same sermon he is delivering at morning Adult Services in the sanctuary.
Family Services: Led by our clergy, this prayer service is designed for elementary school-aged children and their families and uses Visual Worship that is projected on large screens.
Tot Services: Preschool-aged children and their families will love celebrating the High Holidays at this bite-sized service, led by our clergy, and featuring sing-along songs, stories, and shofar!
Yom Kippur Afternoon: Conclude the Days of Awe at WRT with a stirring Service of Mourning, Solidarity, Healing, and Hope, commemorating October 7th. Cantor Kleinman will present a tapestry of music and poetry composed since October 7th, and our full Clergy Team and special guests will open our hearts to remember and renew our commitment to Israel, the Jewish People, and Peace. This service will feature Yizkor memorial prayers and end with Ne’ilah. Open to the community; Photo ID required.
HELPFUL INFORMATION:
Parking: There is off-site parking at the Scarsdale Pool, where we provide two comfortable Shuttle Buses for the quickest and most hassle-free way to get to and from services. Shuttle buses will be available for all services, for both Holidays (not for Selichot nor Rosh HaShanah Second Day).
Security: Have your High Holiday Ticket and Photo ID (for adults) ready to show at the entry. Leave bags and packages at home; security will need to inspect any that you bring with you. Please avoid bringing unnecessary items into the building.
Community-wide Services: WRT offers certain services for the community (Members and non-Members are welcome) to attend at no charge (see the schedule of services). Registration is required for anyone who wishes to attend.
Childcare: Available at no charge for children 2-5 years old during the following services: Rosh HaShanah morning and Yom Kippur morning. Sign-up is requested in advance, so that we may plan appropriately. Signup at https://bit.ly/HHDchild
Reserved Accessible Seating: Available for all Sanctuary services. There is a 2-seat request limit. If you have additional family members who would like to sit with you, please have them arrive early to find seating near your reserved placement. Signup at https://bit.ly/HHDrequests or call the Temple office at 914-723-7727.
Large Print PrayerBooks: Reserve at https://bit.ly/HHDrequests
Prayer books: Prayer books will be provided at services. Unfortunately, prayer books are not available for lending out (for live streaming from home). You may purchase e-books via these links: Rosh Hashanah: https://amzn.to/3bgokMF and Yom Kippur: https://amzn.to/3vgeL79 . Alternatively, anyone who wants to buy their own physical prayer books from the publisher may do so using this link: https://bit.ly/3vFDHmh
Assistive Listening: Available within our Sanctuary. Listen to the services directly from your smart device. Full directions on how to download and use the app are near the entrance of the Sanctuary.
ASL interpretation: Available upon request. Please contact the temple office at 914-723-7727 by September 2 with the date and time of the services you will be attending.
Reciprocals: WRT members in good standing may request tickets to attend services at other Reform congregations without charge. To place a request for a reciprocal letter, please contact the Temple office at 914-723-7727 or https://bit.ly/HHDreciprocal. You will need the name and address of the congregation, with whom you will be seated, and if attending services on Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, or both.
Similarly, your guests who are members in good standing at other congregations may request to attend at WRT at no charge. It is the responsibility of your guests to contact their congregation and have them send a reciprocal letter to the WRT office. Guest High Holiday Tickets issued without a reciprocal letter will be charged to the WRT member’s account.