In 5786 (Fall 2025), Segulah will be meeting for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur! As in past years, we’ll be doing morning services on both days of Rosh Hashanah, and all services on Yom Kippur. We will be using the Birnbaum Machzor, and there will be enough copies for all participants.
We are planning to hold services indoors in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington, DC. The exact location will be sent to confirmed attendees via e-mail. It will not be Segulah’s regular Shabbat location. If you need more information about the location before registering, please email [email protected].
Children of all ages are an integral part of our community! Babysitting will be available at all times for kids ages 0 through 12. We expect to organize one or more mornings of a tot age (0-5) service and an elementary-age (6-11) service. There will also be opportunities for older children to take leadership roles, to volunteer, to help with younger children, and to participate as a cohort in the adult services.
In order to plan for the correct number of people, we ask you to register for all High Holiday events by 11:59 PM ET on Monday, September 1. While late registrations will be considered as long as space permits, we appreciate your effort to register by September 1st if at all possible
Please register regardless of whether you can make a financial contribution.
We anticipate that holding these services will cost about $22,000. In order to cover the costs, which include two catered meals and generous compensation for educators, childcare providers, and lead organizers, we suggest a donation of at least $75 per person (child or adult) for Rosh Hashanah, and of at least $75 per person (child or adult) for Yom Kippur. Based on attendance expectations, $110 per person per holiday is more likely to result in costs being covered, so if you are able to contribute at that level or higher, please do so.
We want Segulah services to be financially accessible to everyone, and we appreciate your gift of any size. Minyan Segulah is incorporated as a religious corporation in the state of Maryland, and all donations are tax-deductible.
You will be given an opportunity to pledge a donation on the registration form, and you can make that donation via PayPal before completing the registration form. (You do not need to pledge a donation in order to complete registration.) There will be no additional solicitation of donations during the holidays.
Schedule
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Tuesday, September 23
- Morning services (Pesukei d’zimrah, Shacharit, Musaf): 8:45 AM – approx. 1:00 PM
- Vegetarian potluck meal following services
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 – Wednesday, September 24
- Morning services (Pesukei d’zimrah, Shacharit, Musaf): 8:45 AM – approx. 1:00 PM
- Catered vegetarian and kosher certified lunch following services
Yom Kippur Evening – Wednesday, October 1
- Evening services (Kol Nidrei, Ma’ariv): 6:15 PM
Yom Kippur Day – Thursday, October 2
- Morning services (Pesukei d’zimrah, Shacharit, Musaf): 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Afternoon services (Minchah, Neilah): 4:20 PM
- End of fast: 7:28 PM
Learn
Audio files of some of the melodies that have been used during our services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in past years can be found on our High Holidays melodies page.
Donate
Click here to donate with PayPal:
Or mail a check (made out to “Minyan Segulah”) to:
Minyan Segulah
c/o Joel Kramer
54 Ridge Rd Unit L
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Minyan Segulah is incorporated as a religious corporation in the state of Maryland, and all donations are tax-deductible.
Find out more
Click here for Segulah High Holiday FAQs. If you still have questions, please email the High Holiday coordinating team.