Two sets of services to mark the Jewish high holidays are planned in the Midcoast.
Bowdoin College
BRUNSWICK — Yom Kippur services will be held on the Bowdoin College campus this weekend. All services are open to the public.
Services will be held in Thorne Hall, Daggett Lounge. The schedule is as follows:
— Tuesday, 7 p.m., Yom Kippur service.
— Wednesday, Yom Kippur morning service, 10:30 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.; study service 4 p.m.; afternoon and Ne’ila services 5-6:45 p.m.
Beth Israel Congregation
BATH — Beth Israel Congregation continues its high holidays celebration next week.
An Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre service is planned Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.
On Wednesday morning, at 9 a.m., there will be a Yom Kippur morning service, followed by a youth service at 11 a.m. A 30-minute Yizkor service starts at 12:30 p.m., and is followed at 4 p.m. by a Torah study and at 4:45 p.m. with Mincha and Neila services.
On Oct. 7, a progressive Sukkot celebration is planned from noon to 2 p.m.
A Simchat Torah service rounds out the holiday season at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 10.
Beth Israel Congregation is located at 862 Washington St. For more information, visit www.bethisrael-maine.org.
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