St. John's Wood Synagogue

High Holy Days 5765 - 2004

Times of Services - (All times are British Summer Time)

Selichos Days (September/October) Motzoei Shabbos Choral Selichos Service..... Sun 12th ..................................... Mon 13th .................................... Tues 14th ................................... Wed 15th (erev R"H)..................... Mon 20th & Thurs 23rd ................ Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd. Friday 24th (Erev Yom Kippur).....	11.30pm 8.00am 6.50am 7.00am 6.40am 6.45am 6.55am 7.10am	Fast of Gedaliah Sunday 19th September Fast begins...................................... Shacharis........................................ Mincha followed Maariv...................... Fast ends ........................................	5.01am 7.45am 6.30pm 7.47pm	Second Day - Friday 1st October Shacharis....................................... Children's Services.......................... Baby Blessing Ceremony followed by Kiddush/Buffet Lunch...................... Mincha followed by Kabbalos Shabbos... Shabbos Candles to be lit by................. Shabbos Chol Hamoed - 2nd October Reading of Megillas Koheles.............. Shacharis followed by Kiddush........... Youth and Children's Services............. Mincha followed by a Shiur................. Maariv when Shabbos ends................. Chol Hamoed (followed by Breakfast)	9.00am 11.00am 11.45am 6.30pm 6.24pm 8.30am 9.00am 11.00am 6.15pm 7.23pm
		Erev Yom Kippur - Friday 24th Sept
		Selichos and Shacharis..................... Mincha.............................................. Fast begins and Shabbos/Yom Tov Candles to be lit by.... Kol Nidrei..........................................	7.10am 2.00pm 6.40pm 6.45pm
Rosh Hashanah				Shacharis - Sunday 3rd October Shacharis - Mon 4th & Tues 5th Oct	8.00am 7.00am
Wed 15th September (Eruv Tavshillin) Yom Tov begins....... Mincha followed by Choral Maariv............	7.01pm 7.00pm			Hoshanah Rabboh - Wednesday 6th October Shacharis...................................... Shemini Atseres - Wed 6th October (Eruv Tavshillin) Yom Tov Commences Mincha followed by Maariv	6.30am 6.13pm 6.15pm
		Yom Kippur - Shabbos 25th September Shacharis......................................... Children's and Junior Services............. Reading of the Torah.......................... Sermon............................................. Yizkor............................................... Explanatory Service........................... Youth Service.................................... Musaph (main Shul)...........................	8.45am 11.00am 11.15am 11.55am 12.15pm 12.15pm 12.15pm 12.45pm
First Day - Thursday 16th Sept Shacharis................................... Reading of the Torah.................... Sounding of the Shofar................. Explanatory andYouth Services..... Children's and Junior Services....... Sermon (after Musaph)................. Mincha, Dvar Torah & Choral Maariv.. First Day ends............................... Candles for 2nd day lit after..........	7.45am 9.15am 10.05am 11.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm			Shemini Atseres - Thursday 7th October Shacharis......................................... Youth & Children's Services................ Yizkor followed by Geshem................. Mincha and Maariv............................. followed by Hakafos for Simchas Torah and Reception Candles lit for Simchas Torah after.................................................	8.45am 10.45am 11.00am 6.15pm 7.12pm
		Mincha............................................... Youth Services.................................... Sermon.............................................. Neilah followed by Maariv..................... Fast ends .......................................... Succos (Eruv Tavshillin) Friday 29th September Yom Tov begins................................. Mincha followed by Maariv................... Communal Dinner in the Shack Family Succah	4.15pm 4.30pm 5.30pm 5.45pm 7.39pm 6.29pm 6.30pm
Second Day - Friday 17th Sept Shacharis................................... Reading of the Torah.................... Sounding of the Shofar................. Explanatory and Youth Services.... Children's and Junior Services....... Sermon (after Musaph)................. Mincha followed by Kabbalos Shabbos..................................... Shabbos Candles to be lit by..........	7.45am 9.30am 10.05am 11.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 7.00pm 6.56pm			Simchas Torah - Friday 8th October Shacharis......................................... Hakafos and Reading of the Torah Mincha.............................................. Candles for Shabbos to be lit by.......... Kabbolas Shabbos and Maariv............	8.45am 10.00am 6.15pm 6.08pm follows Mincha
				Shabbos Bereishis - 9th October Shacharis.......................................... Mincha followed by a Shiur................. Maariv when Shabbos ends.................	9.00am 6.00pm 7.07pm
		First Day - Thursday 30th September Shacharis............................................. Children's Service.................................. Dedication of the Shack Family Succah Mincha, followed by a Dvar Torah and Maariv................................................... Candles for 2nd day lit after ....................	9.00am 11.00am 6.30pm 7.27pm
Shabbos Shuva Fri 17th & Sat 18th September Shabbos commences........................ Mincha, Kabbolas Shabbos & Maariv.............................................. Shacharis......................................... Shabbos Shuvah Discourse.............. Mincha followed by a Shiur................ Maariv when Shabbos ends................
	6.56pm 7.00pm 9.00am after Musaph 6.45pm 7.55pm

For more information about seats for the above Services or for further information, please contact the Synagogue office by email at office@shulinthewood.com or by telephone during office hours on 020 7286 3838.

For security reasons, admission to the Synagogue is by membership only. Please call the Synagogue Office to reserve your seat prior to any Shabbos or Yom Tov attendance if you are not a member.

The above times are for reference only and the Synagogue reserves the right to alter or amend any times of services at any time.