High Holy Days

Our High Holy Day Guide includes everything on this page plus articles by our clergy, president, executive director, and more!

Guest tickets are available for a suggested donation of $36 for family or out-of-town guests of members.

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A full schedule of High Holy Day services can be downloaded here. We’ve also highlighted several below which are coming up soon and/or required reservations.

• S’lichot-A-Saurus: Night at the Museum—Saturday, September 5—@ Carnegie Museum of Natural History
• Cemetery Services of Remembrance—Sunday, September 6
• Tashlich—Sunday, September 13—@ Chatham University
• Tot Services
• Youth Program

Babysitting is available during morning services on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur for children who are preschool age or younger. Reservations are required.

Please be aware of the Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur parking plans. Parking at Carnegie Mellon on Yom Kippur (Monday, September 20) will change due to school being in session.

BEIT KULANU PARKING LOT

The Beit Kulanu parking lot is primarily reserved for congregants with disability placards, with difficulty walking, or who need more time to walk.

We have hired a Valet Parking company to park cars for you. Most of the parking lot will be reserved for this purpose. If you feel you need valet parking due to difficulty or needing more time walking, please reserve your space HERE. If you already registered for Rosh HaShanah parking, we still have your name on our list, and you do not need to register again.

The parking lot IS available for you to drop off guests so they do not need to walk long distances while you then park off site.

STREET PARKING

We have received City of Pittsburgh parking variances for the following streets. (Click for map.)

• Devonshire Street (east side of street only) to Centre Avenue (DO NOT PARK ON THE WEST SIDE OF DEVONSHIRE STREET OR YOUR CAR WILL BE TOWED. This is a very narrow street. There will be no exceptions made by the City of Pittsburgh, and we will not be able to help you.)
• Morewood Avenue (east side of street only) from Castleman Street to Center Avenue
• Castleman Street
• Clyde Street
• Ellsworth Avenue from Clyde Street to Amberson Avenue
• Bayard Street from Neville Street to Amberson Avenue

It is very important that you DO NOT PARK ON THE WEST SIDE of Devonshire Street. Allowed street parking is ONLY ON THE SIDE CLOSEST to Beit Kulanu. If you park on the opposite side of Devonshire Street, YOUR CAR WILL BE TOWED by the City of Pittsburgh. We, Beit Kulanu, CANNOT STOP THE CITY FROM TOWING CARS.

CARNEGIE MELLON PARKING—KOL NIDRE

For Kol Nidre, we have an arrangement with Carnegie Mellon University to use their Morewood Parking Lot (behind the Tepper School of Business), which has 250 parking spaces. You can access the lot via a driveway off of Morewood Avenue between Forbes Avenue and Fifth Avenue. When you enter the Morewood Parking Lot, a security officer will be at the gate to let you in. There is no charge for you to use this parking lot.

After parking, you can either walk the short distance to Beit Kulanu and enter through the Fifth Avenue entrance or get a ride with the parking shuttle that will drive you to and from Beit Kulanu. If you are walking, a security officer will be present to help you cross at the Morewood Avenue and Fifth Avenue intersection. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR TICKET WITH YOU WHEN LEAVING YOUR CAR.

CARNEGIE MELLON PARKING—YOM KIPPUR

Because Carnegie Mellon is in session on Yom Kippur, the Morewood Parking Lot is not available. Instead, Beit Kulanu members have access to the large East Campus Parking Garage at 5040 Forbes Avenue near the soccer field. There will be a shuttle to transport everyone between the parking garage and Beit Kulanu. The shuttle will pick up and drop off on Forbes Avenue outside the west end of the garage across from Devon Road (see map). Reserve a parking place HERE and receive a reduced parking rate of $8.00 for the day.

After parking, you can either walk to Beit Kulanu and enter through the Fifth Avenue entrance or get a ride with the parking shuttle that will drive you to and from Beit Kulanu. If you are walking, a security officer will be present to help you cross at the Morewood Avenue and Fifth Avenue intersection. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR TICKET WITH YOU WHEN LEAVING YOUR CAR.

We hope you can join us for dinner on Erev Rosh HaShanah and Kol Nidre. Please be mindful of the registration deadlines so we can give our caterers plenty of time to shop and prepare for our meals.

• Erev Rosh HaShanah Dinner
• Kol Nidre Dinner
• Young Adult Rosh HaShanah Dinner

We have two options for watching High Holy Day services remotely. You can watch on our YouTube channel or on Zoom. For security reasons, the Zoom links will be emailed to members a few days before the services.

Food drive donations support the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry. While attending High Holy Day services, pick up an empty bag in our lobby and return it filled by Simchat Torah. Please donate unopened, unexpired items in cans, boxes, packages, etc. Please no glass jars or bottles.

Greeters and ushers are needed to help make Beit Kulanu a welcoming place. To greet, all it takes is your smiling face and a few warm, caring words before or after services. Ushers help direct congregants to seats, pass out hearing devices, and answer questions.

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