High Holidays
High Holiday Seating and Ticket
Our Kol Nidre Service is open without restriction to all who wish to worship with us. Our members make a special Kol Nidre donation and we ask non-members to consider making a donation to help us maintain our egalitarian synagogue.
Seating at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services is a benefit of membership, but we are pleased to welcome non-members who purchase High Holiday tickets. You do not need to purchase High Holiday tickets if you meet the following three conditions:
1. If you are a student, no ticket is required with a student ID.
2. If you serve in the armed forces, no ticket is required with a military ID
3. If you are a member in good standing of another synagogue, please have your synagogue provide us with a confirmation of your membership by email, fax or letter. We will issue complimentary tickets to members in good standing of another synagogue.
Out of town family members of congregants may pre-purchase High Holy tickets for $100.
All other non-members may pre-purchase High Holiday tickets at $180.00 for a single and $360.00 for a family.
Tickets are issued in specific names and are not transferable. A “family” includes partners and dependent children living at home.
To purchase High Holiday tickets:
• Phone the Shaar at 902-444-4868 (Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Interac e-transfer is accepted - get the security question from the office.)
• Email the Shaar office to make arrangements.
• Go our donation page and select High Holiday Ticket from the drop-down menu (Visa, MasterCard and Amex are accepted.)
High Holiday tickets will be mailed to you. Tax receipts are provided upon request.
High Holiday Service Schedule
| Holiday / Service / Event | Date | Service Times |
| Selichot | Saturday, September 1 | 9:00pm |
| Erev Rosh haShanah | Sunday, September 9 | 7:15pm |
| Rosh haShanah Day 1 | Monday, September 10 | 9am Jr. Congregation at 10:30am |
| Tashlich Service (weather permitting) at Horseshoe Island Park | Monday, September 10 | 4pm |
| Rosh haShanah Day 2 | Tuesday, September 11 | 9am |
| Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv | Friday, September 14 | 6pm |
| Shabbat morning services | Shabbat, September 15 | 9:15am |
| Kol Nidrei | Tuesday, September 18 | 6:45pm |
| Yom Kippur morning services | Wednesday, September 19 | 9am Jr. Congregation at 10:30am |
| Yom Kippur afternoon Mincha / Neilah | Wednesday, September 19 | 5:50pm |
| Sukkot, Day 1 | Monday, September 24 | 9:15am |
| Sukkot, Day 2 | Tuesday, September 25 | 9:15am |
| Shabbat Chol haMoed morning services | Shabbat, September 29 | 9:15am |
| Shemini Atzeret morning services | Monday, October 1 | 9:15am |
| Erev Simchat Torah | Monday, October 1 | 6pm Special Children’s Procession |
| Simchat Torah morning services | Tuesday, October 2 | 9:15am |
| Shabbat morning services | Shabbat, October 6 | 9:15am |
How to Find Us
The Shaar Shalom Synagogue is located at 1981 Oxford Street in Halifax. It is situated on the corner of Oxford Street and Pepperell Street with entrance doors off both streets. The Oxford Street doors are normally locked except on High Holidays and when there are simchas and events. The Pepperell Street door is accessible for all services and during office hours.
Here is some information to help you find us:
If you are coming from the cruise ship terminal, we are 3.6km away. For most people, this is not walking distance so you may want to take a taxi.
If you are coming from a downtown Halifax hotel, we are approximately 3km away. For most people, this is not walking distance so you may want to take a taxi.
The closest hotel to the synagogue is the Atlantica Hotel. It is less than 1km away and within walking distance.
If you are coming from the Halifax Airport (Stanfield International Airport), we are approximately 40km away. The taxi fare is approximately $60 (Canadian).
Kol Nidre Appeal
Kol Nidre AppealOur Kol Nidre Service is open without restriction to all who wish to worship with us. We hope the experience is meaningful and meets your spiritual needs.
Our tradition is to appeal to our members to make a special Kol Nidre donation and we ask non-members to consider making a donation as well. We are an egalitarian synagogue with a vibrant congregation and we hope you will consider a donation to help us continue the outstanding educational, spiritual and social programming that has become the foundation of the Shaar Shalom. To read the 2017 Kol Nidre address presented by Jennifer O'Connor, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Shaar Shalom Synagogue, click Kol Nidre Address 2017.
If you do not wish to give to the Kol Nidre Appeal area, we encourage you to consider making a $72 donation to purchase a High Holiday mahzor for our synagogue, which you can personalize with a dedication. See details on how to do this below.
We thank you in advance for whatever donation you are able to make. A tax receipt will be provided upon request.
To make a donation:
Phone the Shaar at 902-444-4868 (Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Interac e-transfer is accepted - get the security question from the office.)
Email the Shaar office to make arrangements.
Go to our donation page and select Kol Nidre Appeal from the drop-down menu (Visa, MasterCard and Amex are accepted.)