Yom Kippur 5787 · September 20–21, 2026
Yom Kippur 2026 in Boca Raton
יום כיפור
Congregation Bircat Shalom keeps Yom Kippur at Embassy Suites by Hilton Boca Raton, Yamato Road at I-95. Sephardic nusach from Kol Nidre through Neila, rooms for the family so nobody drives on the fast, a children's program through the day, and a full break-fast the moment the shofar sounds.
When
Sunday September 20 – Monday September 21, 2026
Check in Sunday Sept 20 · check out Tuesday Sept 22
Where
Embassy Suites by Hilton Boca Raton
661 NW 53rd St, Boca Raton, FL 33487 · Yamato Road at I-95
DirectionsCost
$375 per room
Flat total for the whole event — 2 nights, hotel taxes and fees included, plus the card or bank fee at checkout
$180 per adult
Includes your seat for every tefillah and the break-the-fast buffet. Children come at no charge.
The order of the day
Last Minha at the hotel — 6:00 PM
Erev Yom Kippur, after the seudah mafseket
Candle lighting — before 7:01 PM
On the ladies' side; candles, matches and blessings provided
The fast begins — 7:01 PM
More than twenty-five hours until the shofar
Kol Nidre & Arbit — 7:05 PM
The annulment of vows before the open Ark, then the piyutim of the night
Shaharit — 7:45 AM
Korbanot at 7:45, Hodu at 8:00; Torah reading at 10:50 AM
Yizkor — 12:30 PM
Come with the exact Hebrew names of those you remember
Musaf & Seder Ha'Avodah — 12:50 PM
The service of the Kohen Gadol in the Beit HaMikdash
Minha & Sefer Yonah — 4:10 PM
After the break from 3:20 to 4:10 PM
Neila — 6:30 PM
The closing tefillah; the shofar sounds at 7:52 PM and the fast ends
Break-fast buffet — after Habdala
Arbit and Habdala at 7:55 PM, then the full buffet in the dining room
Exact times are confirmed by email to everyone who has reserved, a few days before the fast.
What the room includes
- A suite for the family for both nights — sofa bed included
- Seats together for every tefillah, Kol Nidre through Neila
- Supervised children's program with meals and snacks
- Full break-the-fast buffet after Neila
- Free parking on site — no driving on the holy day
- Armed security on site throughout
Full payment is required with your reservation. For everyone's safety, only prepaid reservations are honored.
Who leads the tefillot
Rabbi Mordekhay Shushan
Renowned Rabbi & Hazan
Nathaniel Abitbol
Hazan, Montreal
Gabriel Cohen
Hazan, Montreal
Meir Azoulay
Our own community hazan
Looking for Yom Kippur services near you?
Whether you spell it Yom Kippur, Yom Kippour or Yom Kipur, this is the Day of Atonement — the holiest day of the Jewish year, a full 25-hour fast that begins with Kol Nidre and closes with Neila and the shofar. Families drive to us from across south Palm Beach and north Broward, and because the whole event is under one hotel roof off Yamato Road at I-95, nobody has to drive once the fast begins.
Our own synagogue on Courtside Lane in West Boca Raton simply cannot seat everyone who comes for these days, which is why Yom Kippur moves to the hotel. Rosh Hashanah is held at the Rotunda on the Boca Raton JCC campus — see the Rosh Hashanah details.
Rooms are limited every single year
Reserve online in a few minutes — card, bank transfer or Zelle. Questions? Call a gabbai or send us a note.
Reserve for Yom Kippur 2026Congregation Bircat Shalom · 10300A Courtside Ln, Boca Raton, FL 33428
Stay in touch
Shabbat times and shul news, by email
Candle lighting, holiday schedules and announcements from Congregation Bircat Shalom. A few emails a month — never your details to anyone else.