Temple Sinai members with an active 2026–2027 membership will receive High Holy Days admission cards in the mail.

If you are not a member, are unable to make a pledge, or are requesting extra admission cards for family or friends, please complete the High Holy Days registration form.

Due to space constraints, we require all members and non-members attending Tot and Family Youth Services to fill out the registration form in advance.

Click here for the High Holy Days registration form.

Please note: Everyone who fills out the online registration form before August 28 will receive admission cards in the mail. After August 28, admission cards will no longer be mailed. Instead, you may pick them up at the Temple office (on Sewall Ave) on Tuesday, September 1, from 9:00am–5:00pm or Tuesday, September 8, from 9:00am–5:00pm. You may also pick them up at the Main Sanctuary entrance (on Charles St) when you arrive for services. Please do not come to the Religious School entrance to pick up admission cards on the day of services.

Click here to join all sanctuary services for Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Day, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur Day.

Click here to join the Yom Kippur Healing Service.

We welcome members and non-members to join us for the High Holy Days, in person, or on Zoom. Unlike in previous years, registration is not required to join services on Zoom.

Please consider making a gift to Temple Sinai at this season. Contributions are an important part of our fundraising, and help enable us to be a welcoming and inclusive community and support programming throughout the year. 

We warmly welcome both members and non-members to join us for our Tot Services (ages 0–5 and family) and Family Services (ages 6–12 and family), led by Rabbi Stein. We offer these services on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

These engaging, family-friendly experiences are open to all seeking meaningful connection. Seating is limited, so pre-registration is required.

Please register to reserve seats here.

Machzorim (High Holy Day prayer books) will not be shown on screen during services. We encourage those who will participate in High Holy Day services online to obtain their own set or, if Sinai members, to borrow our prayer books. We use URJ’s two-volume Mishkan HaNefesh machzor book.

Click here for more information about our “Borrow-a-Machzor” program.

The Hebrew month of Elul is a time of personal preparation and reflection before the beginning of the Jewish New Year. During the entire month before Rosh Hashanah, Jewish tradition invites us to start the process of cheshbon ha’nefesh, developing “spiritual accountability,” with prayer, music, study and the sound of the Shofar, so that we may look within to be more fully transformed when the High Holy Days arrive. 

Once again this year, Temple Sinai provides these Elul opportunities to help us come together as a community and prepare our hearts for the Jewish New Year 5787:

Outdoor Shofar Blowing Gatherings

• Tuesday, August 18, 5:30pm: The Minot Rose Garden in Brookline
• Thursday, September 3, 5:30pm: Arboretum, Peter’s Hill, in Roslindale
• Tuesday, September 8, 5:30pm: Sanctuary steps at Religious School pick up

Book Group with Rabbi Talia Stein
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation by Alan Lew

• Tuesday, September 1, 7:00pm
• Tuesday, September 8, 7:00pm

The Memorial Book is a special opportunity to recall your departed loved ones in the New Year. Please respond to this year’s mailing, or contact the Temple office for further information. The Scroll of Remembrance booklet will be distributed at the Yizkor Memorial Service on Yom Kippur afternoon.

For over 30 years, Temple Sinai has participated in the nationwide effort to collect food for those in need during the High Holy Days through our Annual Food Drive with Boston Medical Center’s Grow Clinic. This unique and vital program serves over 5,000 malnourished people each year.

Jewish tradition teaches: Tzedakah tatzil mimavet – Tzedakah saves from death. Rising temperatures and food costs have ballooned the Grow Clinic roster, as have the number of asylum seekers—many of whom are banned from federally funded food programs—making the need for philanthropic efforts like the Grow Clinic and the Preventive Pantry a literal matter of life or death.

Donations can be dropped off when you come for High Holy Days services (greeters will direct you), or anytime by September 27. Your contributions are deeply appreciated.

You can click here for a list of suggested donation items, or click here to support the Grow Clinic Food Pantry with a monetary donation.

We welcome children ages 2-6 to join us for babysitting while their parent(s) are enjoying services in the main sanctuary. While we are unable to accommodate diaper changes, there is a changing table available for parents to use in the restroom next to the Weintraub Community Room.

Babysitting Schedule:
Saturday, September 12, Rosh Hashanah Day – First Day: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Monday, September 21, Yom Kippur: 10:30am – 12:30pm

Pre-registration is required. We are unable to accommodate walk-ins.
For any questions about babysitting, please contact Nessa Goldhirsch Brown.

Q: How can I join services on Zoom?

A: Click here to join all sanctuary services for Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Day, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur Day.

Click here to join the Yom Kippur Healing Service.

Q: Who needs to register for services?

A: All non-members who wish to attend in person need to register for services. Non-members who wish to attend on Zoom do not need to register.

Due to space constraints, we require all members and non-members attending Tot and Family Youth Services to fill out the registration form in advance.

If members would like extra tickets for friends or family, please fill out the registration form.

Q: How do I receive admission cards?

A: Everyone who fills out the online registration form before August 28 will receive admission cards in the mail. After August 28, admission cards will no longer be mailed. Instead, you may pick them up at the Temple office (on Sewall Ave) on Tuesday, September 1, from 9:00am–5:00pm or Tuesday, September 8, from 9:00am–5:00pm. You may also pick them up at the Main Sanctuary entrance (on Charles St) when you arrive for services. Please do not come to the Religious School entrance to pick up admission cards on the day of services.

Temple Sinai members who renew their 2026-2027 SinaiPromise membership by August 1 will automatically be mailed High Holy Days admission cards. If you have not yet made your pledge, please do so here!

Q: How do I attend Tot/Family Youth Services?

A: Tot and Family services are in person only, in the Weintraub Community Room. Due to space constraints, we require that all members and non-members please register in advance.

Q: Do you offer babysitting services?

A: Click here to register for babysitting. Babysitting is open to members and non-members. Pre-registration is required! We will be unable to accommodate walk-ins.

Q: Do I have to be a member to attend High Holy Days services?

A: No, we welcome all who wish to attend! Non-members, please register here. There is no cost to attend, however we welcome donations so we can continue to be a welcoming and inclusive community, and support programming throughout the year. 

Q: Are High Holy Days services accessible?

A: Yes, Temple Sinai is wheelchair accessible. There are accessible entrances on both Charles St at the main sanctuary doors, and on Sewall Ave at the Religious School entrance. Greeters will be available to answer questions and help when you arrive for services. 

Q: How can I donate to the Grow Clinic food drive?
A: Please drop off donations anytime before September 27. If you are dropping off donations during regular business hours, please bring them to the main office at the religious school entrance. If you are bringing your donations when you come for services, please bring them with you to the main sanctuary entrance, and greeters will direct you where to put them.

You can click here for a list of suggested donation items, or click here to support the Grow Clinic Food Pantry with a monetary donation.