Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur 2023 • 5784

Fall High Holidays sign up is open!

Advanced sign-up is highly encouraged for services and required for all meals

Below is an overview of what will be offered:

  • 45-Minute Highlights Service with Rabbi Ari: Join Rabbi Ari as he guides you through the quintessential prayers from the service in 45 minutes.
  • Reform: Reform Service with Ruach
  • Conservative: Egalitarian Conservative services with Neshama.
  • Orthodox: Traditional Orthodox services with Kedma.

See high holiday full schedule here

Rosh Hashana Schedule

Rosh Hashana will take place on September 15-17

Erev Rosh Hashana – Friday, September 15
Reform Service 7:00 PM Multi-purpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Orthodox Service 7:05 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Conservative Service 7:05 PM Conference Room – Maryland Hillel
Dinner 7:45 PM Dining Hall – Maryland Hillel
Rosh Hashana Day 1 – Saturday,  September 16
Orthodox Morning Service 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Conservative Morning Service 9:30 AM – 1:15 PM UMD Memorial Garden Chapel
Reform Service 11:00 AM – 1:15 PM Multi-purpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Highlights Service with Rabbi Ari 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM Conference Room – Maryland Hillel
Lunch 1:15 PM Dining Hall – Maryland Hillel
Orthodox Evening Service 6:55 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Conservative Evening Service 7:00 PM Conference Room – Maryland Hillel
Dinner 8:15 PM Dining Hall – Maryland Hillel
Rosh Hashana Day 2 – Sunday, September 17
Orthodox Morning Service 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Traditional Conservative Morning Service 9:30 AM- 1:15 PM Multipurpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Lunch 1:15 PM Dining Hall – Maryland Hillel
Dinner 6:00 PM Dining Hall – Maryland Hillel
Traditional Conservative Evening Service 7:00 PM Multipurpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Orthodox Evening Service 7:00 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel

  • Coming soon

Yom Kippur Schedule

Yom Kippur will take place on September 24-25

Kol Nidre – Sunday, September 24
Pre-Fast Meal 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM Dining Hall – Maryland Hillel
Fast Begins 6:43 PM
Orthodox Service 6:55 PM Multipurpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Conservative Service 7:15 PM UMD Memorial West (Garden) Chapel
Reform Service 7:30 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Yom Kippur – Monday, October 25
Orthodox Morning Service 9:00 PM- 2:15 PM Multipurpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Orthodox Yizkor Service Approx. 11:15 AM Multipurpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Conservative Service 9:30 AM- 2:00 PM UMD Memorial Chapel
Conservative Yizkor Service Approx. 11:15 AM UMD Memorial Chapel
Reform Service (Early Option) 9:30 AM- 11:30 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Reform Yizkor Service Approx. 11:45 AM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Reform Service (Late Option) 12:30 PM- 2:30 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Highlights Service with Rabbi Ari 12:15 PM- 1:00 PM Dining Hall – Maryland Hillel
Orthodox Evening Service 5:00 PM Multipurpose Room – Maryland Hillel
Conservative Evening Service 5:15 PM UMD Memorial West Chapel
Reform Evening Service (Neilah) 7:00 PM Synagogue – Maryland Hillel
Fast Ends 7:41 PM
North Campus Break Fast 7:30 PM Outside Football Stadium by Elliott
Hot Break Fast 8:15 PM Dining Hall- Maryland Hillel

  • Coming soon

Dine with us for the High Holidays!

Register for High Holy Day meals: OPEN

Meal registration is required

Register Here

High Holiday exemption letter

You should make appropriate arrangements with your professors, prior to missing class. Please allow 3-5 days for requests to be processed and prepared.

Click here for the form