Welcome Center: High Holy Days 5781 | 2020

Livestreaming Services
Service/Programming Schedules
Livestreaming FAQs
Sermon / Service Recordings
Calling In to Services (in lieu of streaming)
Livestream Services on TV
Zoom FAQ
Digital Machzor / Prayerbooks
High Holy Day Resources
Need Help?
Non-Member Registration
Beth Am Book of Memory

Livestreaming Services
For Yom Kippur, we have updated the way attendees access the livestream services to make it easier. Please click on either of the buttons below to launch a service livestream at the start time of each service.

Note: Music at streamed events is licensed via JLicense.com.

Service / Programming Schedules
(Download the High Holy Days Schedule At-A-Glance)
Not sure when a particular service is being held? Look no further:

• High Holy Days Schedule At-A-Glance
• Yom Kippur Schedule
• Other Holiday Events

Livestreaming FAQs
As we do with our our Erev Shabbat services, our High Holy Day services are all being livestreamed this year. Learn more about livestreaming on our Livestraming High Holy Day FAQs page.

Sermon / Service Recordings
Our High Holy Day services and sermons are being recorded and made available online. S'lichot and Rosh Hashanah recordings are currently available:

• Sermon recordings only are available in our HHD sermon archive.
• Sermon and service recordings are available in our High Holy Day Sermons and Services YouTube playlist.

Calling In to Livestream Audio of Services
Instead of streaming services, you may choose to call in to hear the livestream audio. To do so:

1. Call (669) 900-6833 and follow the verbal instructions.
2. Enter the meeting ID for our High Holy Day streamed services (875 7525 4867) followed by the # key.
3. You will be asked to enter your participant ID. If you do not know your participant ID, simply press the # key.
4. If you are asked to input a passcode, please enter 986204.
5. That's it! Enjoy the livestream audio.
    

Livestream Services on Television
Please note that these are references only and that Beth Am cannot provide any technical support.
Want to watch on your television? If you have a TV that includes the YouTube app, our livestream will be shown live on Beth Am's YouTube channel. Search for "CongBethAm" on YouTube at the scheduled service times.

For advice on how to connect your computer screen to your television, please refer to 7 Ways to Get Your Computer Screen On Your TV  by David Nield, which appeared on Gizmodo.com on 7/16/20. Additionally, see Tips for Watching Livestreams on Your TV, with thank to Hershey Felder. 

Zoom FAQs
New to Zoom? Learn more about Zoom in preparation for the Yom Kippur Afternoon Study Sessions.

Digital Machzor / Prayerbooks FlipBooks for the Days of Awe
Below are CCAR digital FlipBooks for our Days of Awe. If you need help using these, please visit the How to Use FlipBooks page:

• Rosh Hashanah (gold)
• Yom Kippur (silver)
• Mishkan HaNefesh for Youth

High Holy Day Resources
Check out these holiday resources:

• The Ten Days of Repentance, a collection of activities and meditations that you can use during the Ten Days of Repentance to help guide you through the act of Teshuva (returning).
• While  gathering as a community is not advisable, everyone is encouraged to observe Tashlikh in a way that is personally meaningful. Here's a printable Beth Am Taschlikh guide to lead you through the ceremony.
• High Holy Day Reflections from ReformJudaism.org
• Video with Beth Am's Rabbi Sarah Weissman and Executive Rachel Tasch on How to Create Sacred Space at Home (including answers to some commonly asked tech questions)
• Recommendations from Reform Judaism for space preparations
• Creative, beautiful Jewish ideas from Rebeka Lowin's home to yours
• Rosh Hashanah seder sheet to add more meaning to your holiday table
• OFJCC's High Holy Day Toolkit that includes easy and meaningful projects, tools and content for you to use as a family, community or for your own personal journey.
• High Holy Days coloring book for kids
• For more meditative activities, check out Seeker Season: A High Holiday Guidebook for the Curious and Courageous

Need Help?
If you have questions, please email helpdesk@betham.org. (Please keep in mind that we are also observing the holidays with our loved ones. We will respond as soon as we can.)

Non-Member Registration (Ordering "Tickets")
Non-members are encouraged to register for High Holy Day services before livestreaming.

Book of Memory
Beth Am's Book of Memory is digital this year. This book is a Beth Am tradition and a way of honoring relatives and friends who have died either in recent months or in past years. See the digital Book of Memory.

Learn more about High Holy Days with Beth Am.