Beth Jacob Congregation of Kitchener-Waterloo
Beth Jacob Congregation has been serving the Jewish community of Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge for more than a century. Founded in 1908, Beth Jacob is a modern Orthodox synagogue with congregants from different observances.
Regular minyan times (other minyanim may vary):
Thursday mornings at 7:15 AM
♦ 7:00 AM on Rosh Chodesh or Chol HaMoed
Shabbat & Yom Tov mornings at 9:30 AM
♦ Children's service at 10:45 AM
♦ Kiddush lunch every week at 12:30 PM
The office is on Summer Hours for August:
Mondays to Thursdays, 9:00am to 12:00pm
YizKor Book --- NAME Order Form
Please submit the names of those you wish to be memorialized in the upcoming Yizkor Book. You can now submit your names and make the donation entirely online. Alternatively, you can print a PDF to fill out and return to the Beth Jacob office.
FINAL DEADLINE FOR ALL YIZKOR BOOK SUBMISSIONS IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH. THANK YOU.
2018 high holiday schedule at beth jacob
Beth Jacob Congregation
2018 High Holiday Timetable Schedule
Sunday, September 9, 2018
07:25P 1st night of Rosh Hashanah evening services
07:25P Candle lighting before this time
Monday, September 10, 2018 – Rosh Hashanah Day 1
08:30A 1st Day Rosh Hashanah morning services
10:30A Shofar & Children’s Service begins (approximate)
06:30P Community Tashlich ritual (meet behind the shul)
07:00P 2nd night of Rosh Hashanah evening services
08:24P Candle lighting after this time
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 – Rosh Hashanah Day 1
08:30A 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah morning services
10:30A Shofar & Children’s Service begins (approximate)
07:00P Mincha evening services
08:22P Havdalah
Sunday September 16, 2018
11:00A Community Holocaust Memorial Service at the Cemetary
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 – Erev Yom Kippur
06:50P Erev Yom Kippur Mincha, Ma’ariv including Kol Nidre
07:09P Fast begins and candle lighting
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 – Yom Kippur
09:00A Yom Kippur morning services
11:00A Childrens’ service begins
11:15A Community Yizkor Service (approximate)
05:30P Yom Kippur Mincha, reading of the book of Jonah
07:00P Ne’ila service, followed by Ma’ariv
08:07P Fast Ends and Havdallah
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