High Holiday Seating

Welcome to Yomim Noraim at Ohr Hachaim

We're so glad you'll be joining us for the Yomim Noraim. Please continue reading below for important information regarding this year’s High Holidays at Ohr Hachaim and to reserve your seats.

Minyanim

• Ohr Hachaim will be offering the following minyanim for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur:
  • Netz Minyan in the Social Hall beginning at 6:15 AM. 
  • Main Minyan in the Main Shul beginning at 8:00 AM.
• All seat reservations are for all 3 days.
• There will be tables & chairs available in both minyanim.
• There will be women’s seating available in both minyanim. 

Babysitting

There will be babysitting available for toilet-trained children ages 3-8 from 9-1 on Rosh Hashana and 9-2 on Yom Kippur. 

Seating

• Please use the seating chart below to request your preferred seats (click for a zoomable PDF). You may include any special notes on the form below and we will do our best to accommodate. 
• Early Minyan: Mispallelim in the Early Minyan are welcome to join the Main Shul for other tefillos but will not have reserved seating. To guarantee preferred seating in both minyanim, one is encouraged to submit separate seat reservations for both locations.

Appeal & Fees

• Membership
  • Ohr Hachaim offers three membership tiers to our kehillah. After 7 years of conscientious effort to keep our fees static, we have rebalanced our dues structure that better fits the makeup of our Shul body. 
  • All families can find their current balance or scheduled payments in your account. Payment plans do not renew automatically. You can start a new plan for this year's dues in your account. 
  • Please note that in order to reserve Yomim Noraim seats your account must be in good standing with all balances paid or on an active payment plan. If you need to resolve a billing issue, please click here to contact our office.
• Yomim Noraim Seats
  • This year, Yomim Noraim seats will be priced as follows:
    • Member Seating: $180 each
    • Guest Seating: $250 each
    • Students/Children: Discounted seats for self-supporting students and those under Bar/Bat Mitzvah available for $100 upon request
    • Note that you must be logged in to your family account in order to receive the member pricing. If you are not already, click here to login.
• Financial Assistance
  • No one will ever be denied membership/seats for financial reasons. Contact our office at office@baishaknesses.com or Rabbi Weiss at rabbi@baishaknesses.com if you would like to confidentially discuss any special circumstances.

Arba Minim

• We are excited to announce that once again, Ohr Hachaim will be selling Arba Minim sets out of the Social Hall as an added convenience for the community.
• Each set will have been individually checked and graded by Rabbi Weiss. 
• We will be offering contact-free ordering and same-day delivery to enable a frictionless process to secure your Arba Minim from the comfort and safety of your home.
• Stay tuned for details on the sale, which will be open beginning Motzei Rosh Hashanah and remain open through Erev Sukkos.

Fill out the form below to reserve your seats:

We eagerly look towards the feelings of unity and uplifting friendship that we experience when we gather together every Rosh Hashanah. We pray this year brings only nachas, gezunt, and bracha for us and all of Klal Yisrael. From Rabbi Weiss and all of us at Ohr Hachaim, we wish you and your family a wonderful Elul season and כתיבה וחתימה טובה for the coming year.