High Holidays

We’re looking forward to ringing in the new Jewish year together! See below for information about meals, services and holiday-themed experiences across campus. This year Rosh Hashanah begins on Sunday, September 25.  Yom Kippur begins on Tuesday, October 4.

All students are welcome to attend services with Columbia/Barnard Hillel and should complete the form below. Graduate students looking for meals and additional holiday celebrations are invited to join The Grad Network. Graduate students can reach out to [email protected] for more information.  Columbia University affiliates and their guests, including alumni, may purchase tickets here. 

Holiday meals are a free gift for Columbia/Barnard/MSM undergraduates. You can RSVP for any holiday meal by texting the keywords below to 917-717-5528 – this is KraftTexts, our new texting RSVP service. If it’s your first time using KraftTexts, text “hi” to that number and it’ll start by asking you a few short questions.  After you get a message that says “Woohoo!” you’re ready to go! Simply reply with the keywords for the meals you’d like to sign up for and you’ll get a confirmation that you’re all set. For general questions about meals, email [email protected].

  • Sun, 9/25/22, 8:15pm – Rosh Hashanah dinner in Rennert (lower level of the Kraft Center). KraftTexts keyword: apples
  • Mon, 9/26/22, 12:30-2:30pm – Rosh Hashanah drop-in lunch on the 3rd floor terrace of the Kraft Center. KraftTexts keyword: lunch
  • Mon, 9/26/22, 6:30pm – Rosh Hashanah sunset dinner on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center. KraftTexts keyword: sunset
  • If you’re going to services on Monday night: Mon, 9/26/22, 8:15pm – Rosh Hashanah dinner on the 3rd floor terrace of the Kraft Center. KraftTexts keyword: honey
  • Wed, 10/5/22, 7:25pm – Yom Kippur Break Fast at the Kraft Center. KraftTexts keyword: bagels

  • High Holiday Campus Pump Up ~ Wed, 9/21/22, 11:30am-2:30pm, outside Milstein. Get excited for the High Holidays on campus with snacks and intention setting for the new year!
  • Rosh Hashanah Campus Pop Up ~ Mon, 9/26/22, 11:30am-2:30pm, Furnald Lawn (outside Joe’s Journalism). Enjoy a holiday apple orchard right here on campus! In addition to apples there will be honey and more sweet treats and kavanot (thoughtful intentions) to start this New Year.
  • Tashlich ~ Tues, 9/27/22, 3:00-4:30pm, meet outside the Kraft Center and walk to the edge of the water in Riverside Park together. Whether you do tashlich every year or this will be your first time, join the Hillel community for this beautiful ritual where we will ritually cast away mistakes and missteps from the past year to enter the New Year with a clean slate.
  • Pre-Yom Kippur Campus Pop Up ~ Tues, 10/4/22, 12pm-3pm, Milstein. Stop by for some spiritual and nutritional nourishment to get ready for Yom Kippur!
  • More to Yom Kippur ~ Tues, 10/4/22, after Kol Nidre services at the Kraft Center. Choose from different options including traditional learning, a discussion about reproductive rights and Judaism, candlelight meditation and more on the evening of Yom Kippur.

For questions about High Holiday experiences around campus, reach out to Rabbi Leah.

Join us for Reform, Orthodox, and Traditional Egalitarian/Conservative services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Sign up below for High Holiday services. For questions about services, email Rabbi Hain.

Sun, 9/25/22 ~  Rosh Hashanah Evening

  • Conservative – 6:35 PM on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center
  • Reform – 6:35 PM in Rennert (lower level of the Kraft Center)

Mon, 9/26/22 ~ Rosh Hashanah Day

  • Conservative – 9:30 AM on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center; 6:35 PM on the 6th floor of the Kraft Center
  • Reform – 10 AM in Rennert (lower level of the Kraft Center)

Tues, 9/27/22 ~ Rosh Hashanah Day 2

  • Conservative – 9:30 AM on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center

Tues, 10/4/22 ~ Erev Yom Kippur ~ Kol Nidre

  • Conservative – 6:15 PM on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center
  • Orthodox – 6:15 PM in Rennert (lower level of the Kraft Center)
  • Reform – 6:15 PM in the James Room (4th floor of Barnard Hall)

Wed, 10/5/22 ~ Yom Kippur

  • Orthodox – 9:00 AM in Rennert (lower level of the Kraft Center); 4:45 PM in Rennert
  • Conservative – 9:30 AM on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center; 5:00 PM on the 5th floor
  • Reform – 10:00 AM in the James Room (4th floor of Barnard Hall); 5:45 PM on the 6th floor of the Kraft Center
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