CHABAD OF THE MAIN LINE
High Holiday Schedule of Services
5787 / 2026
Join us for meaningful, welcoming, and uplifting High Holiday services. Every Jew is welcome, regardless of background or level of observance.
SERVICES HELD AT
625 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station, PA 19066
[email protected] • 610-660-9900
Holiday Prayer Schedule
Welcome to the High Holiday service at Chabad, where every Jew is welcome, regardless of background and affiliation.

Celebrate the holidays among friends and connect with your inner self. Services will include explanations and page guidance, with a simultaneous children's program during designated services.
 
Pre-High Holidays
Farbrengen, Selichos, and weekday services
Sunday, September 6
12:00 AM Farbrengen
1:00 AM Slichos
September 7–11
6:30 AM Slichos
7:10 PM Mincha / Maariv
 
Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 13, 2026
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 11
6:05 AM Slichos
7:00 AM Shacharis followed by Hataras Nedarim
6:58 PM Candle Lighting/Evening Services
Rosh Hashanah — Day One
Shabbos, September 12
9:00 AM Morning Services
11:15 AM Shofar Service followed by Alternative Class
  Light Kiddush following davening sponsored by Bob and Francine Lipstein in memory of Irwin and Joan Lipstein A"H, Howard Brett Lipstein A"H and Ira and Sally Chase A"H.
6:58 PM Afternoon Services
7:55 PM Evening Services
Rosh Hashanah — Day Two
Sunday, September 13
9:00 AM Morning Services
11:15 AM Shofar followed by Alternative Class with Stacey Goldman
  Light Kiddush following  davening is sponsored anonymously in memory of Mordechai Yitzchak ben Mayer HaLevi ah" and Hanna bas Schmuel ah".
6:35 PM Afternoon Services
6:50 PM Tashlich at 421 Maplewood Road, Merion Station
7:53 PM Maariv
Tzom Gedaliah
Monday, September 14
6:30 AM Shacharis
6:35 PM Mincha
7:26 PM Maariv
September 15–17
7:00 AM Shacharis
7:00 PM Mincha / Maariv
Shabbos Shuva
Shabbos, September 19
9:00 AM Chassidus
9:30 AM Morning Services
6:40 PM Mincha
 
Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 20 – Monday, September 21, 2026
Erev Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 20
8:00 AM Morning Services
3:00 PM Afternoon Services
6:45 PM Kol Nidrei
Yom Kippur
Monday, September 21
9:00 AM Morning Services
11:30 AM Yizkor (approx. time)
4:45 PM Class with Rabbi Shraga Sherman
5:30 PM Afternoon Services
6:35 PM Neilah
6: 35 PM Kindershul supervised play
7:40 PM Shofar, Break Fast
The Break Fast is sponsored by the Matityahu Family in memory of Mordechai ben Natan z”l, who's yahrzeit is on Yom Kippur.
September 22–24
7:00 AM Shacharis
6:50 PM Mincha / Maariv
 
Sukkot
Friday, September 25 – Thursday, October 1, 2026
Erev Sukkot
Friday, September 25
7:00 AM Shacharis
6:35 PM Candle Lighting/Mincha/Kabbolos Shabbos
Sukkot — Day One
Shabbos, September 26
9:00 AM Chassidus
9:30 AM Shacharis
6:30 PM Mincha
Sukkot — Day Two
Sunday, September 27
9:30 AM Shacharis
6:35 PM Mincha
7:30 PM Maariv
Chol Hamoed
Monday–Thursday, September 28–October 1
7:00 AM Shacharis
6:35 PM Mincha / Maariv
Hoshana Rabbah
Friday, October 2
12:50 AM Reading the entire Book of Tehillim
7:00 AM Shacharis
 
Shemini Atzeres & Simchas Torah
Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2026
Erev Shemini Atzeres
Friday, October 2
6:24 PM Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos
7:30 PM Yom Tov Reception in the Sukkah
8:15 PM Hakafos (approx. 10:00 PM finish)
8:30–9:30 PM Children’s Hakafos and activity
Shemini Atzeres / Erev Simchas Torah
Shabbos, October 3
9:30 AM Shacharis
11:00 AM Yizkor
6:25 PM Mincha
7:20 PM Maariv, deli sandwiches, Hakafos, and additional refreshments
8:00–9:00 PM Children’s Hakafos and activity
Simchas Torah
Sunday, October 4
9:30 AM Shacharis and Hakafos with Kiddush refreshments
6:25 PM Mincha
7:18 PM Maariv
 
After the Holidays
Weekday services and Shabbos Bereishis
Monday–Thursday, October 5–8
7:00 AM Shacharis
6:25 PM Mincha / Maariv
Friday, October 9
7:00 AM Shacharis
6:12 PM Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos
Shabbos Bereishis
Shabbos, October 10
7:30 AM Reading the Book of Tehillim
8:40 AM Begin Book Four
9:30 AM Shacharis
6:05 PM Mincha
Begin 5787 with your community.
Reserve your place and join Chabad of the Main Line for meaningful, welcoming, and uplifting High Holiday services.
Chabad of the Main Line  •  625 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station, PA 19066  •  610-660-9900