High Holidays 5784

Dear Members,

The Yamim Noraim have always been a special time in our shul and we have continuously tried to make our davening and comfort equally as special. Over the past three years we have seen tremendous growth in the number of members and their families looking to spend the Yamim Noraim at CBY, and we have been fortunate to accommodate more than 1,600 seats each year.

Please note the following update:

Per our original schedule, we had planned to increase the price of seats for full members today and then open the reservation form to affiliate members and non-members beginning on August 24th. However, due to the overwhelming number of reservations we have already received to date, at this time, all of the indoor minyanim at CBY are completely full. As such, we will no longer be accepting reservations for any of the indoor minyanim, however we will still accept reservations for the Tent minyan, with an option to indicate a preference for one of the indoor minyanim should a seat become available.

Minyan Locations:
- New Main Shul
- Old Main Shul
- Beis Medrash (Nusach Sefard)
- Social Hall
- CBY Tent – this tent will be located in the paved parking lot and will be climate-controlled.
- Sephardic Minyan – for reservations at this minyan please contact SephardicMinyan@bnaiyeshurun.org

Reservations:
As in the past few years, reservations will be processed exclusively via an online form below. Immediate online payment (via credit card or e-check) will be required to submit the form. If you intend to pay via charitable trust, donor advised fund, etc. you must contact Elysia Stein in advance of completing your reservation form to make specialized arrangements.

As you fill out your reservations, please keep in mind the following:

• Due to space constraints, we intend to prioritize the location preferences of our members and those who reside with them over invited guests and family members who do not reside with a member (while we will do our best to group larger families together, we cannot guarantee more than 4 consecutive seats to any family grouping).
• Seats may only be reserved for children age 9 and above.
• Seats are non-transferable and we reserve the right to seat people in any open seats.
• We are pleased to announce we will once again offer High Holiday babysitting/groups for children (Pre-K through 4th grade). Separate registration will be sent for this later in the summer.

Reservations will be accepted provided that:

1. FULL PAYMENT ACCOMPANIES ALL APPLICATIONS
2. THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (INCLUDING DUES, BUILDING FUND, ETC.) TO THE SHUL

Members who require financial assistance to cover the cost of seats or to satisfy their obligations with the shul must be in touch with Elysia Stein or Treasurer Paul Rolnick in advance of submitting their reservation. As always, we will make every effort to accommodate the needs of our members in full confidentiality. Please bear in mind that financial arrangements are made on the basis of the shul’s fiscal year, which began on June 1st and that such arrangements must be renewed annually.

Deadlines, Pricing, & Refunds:

Through Monday, July 24th
- Indoors - Full Members and their immediate families: $175
- Tent - Full Members and their immediate families: $150
As a reminder, we cannot guarantee availability of seats in any of our minyanim for reservations placed after Monday, July 24th.

Beginning Tuesday, July 25th
- Indoors - Full Members and their immediate families: $250
- Tent - Full Members and their immediate families: $225

We will begin accepting reservations, if space permits, from Affiliate Members and non-members on Thursday, August 24th
- Indoors - Affiliate Members and non-members: $300
- Tent - Affiliate Members and non-members: $275

- Seats for Yom Kippur only, accepted ONLY after Rosh Hashanah, and ONLY based on availability: $115 (all locations)

Please understand that no exceptions will be made to these deadlines. Additionally, our refund policy is as follows:
- Cancellations made before Thursday, August 17th will receive a 35% refund, as credit on your CBY account.
- No refunds will be issued for cancellations after Thursday, August 17th.
Please do not pressure the Shul office or Seating Committee to make any exceptions to this policy.

We urge you to complete your online reservation form as soon as possible so that we can best accommodate our members’ needs.

We remind all members that our tefilot will be heard from every location and that all our minyanim will be conducted in a manner that befits the holiness and dignity of the Yamim Noraim.

Thank you,
High Holiday Seating Committee

As we announced earlier this week, the CBY High Holiday indoor minyanim are currently closed out.

In order to see if we can accommodate additional seating, and in order for us to allow for Youth Educators to work at High Holiday babysitting, CBY is prepared to offer a small Hashkama minyan during the Yamim Noraim, that would take place in the lower level of our Ogden Building (normally housing our Sephardic Minyan). By having this Minyan on-site we intend to staff it with Bnai Yeshurun rabbanim and baalei tefillah. Seats will be offered at the discounted rate of $150 (of note: seats for Youth Educators committed to work at High Holiday babysitting will be offered free of charge). Shacharit would begin at 6:45 am on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

If you would be interested in a reservation at this Hashkama minyan please complete the form below no later than Thursday, August 10th. We will hold your current seats for you until we can confirm sufficient registration for the Hashkama minyan and will then confirm your desire to move forward with the change.

High Holiday Committee