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 complete schedule & what to know
Erev Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 20 — 9th of Tishrei
- 6:00 PMLast Minha at the hotel
- before 7:01 PMCandle lightingOn the ladies' side only — candles, matches and the blessings are provided
- 7:01 PMThe fast begins
- 7:05 PMKol Nidre & Arbit
Yom Kippur
Monday, September 21 — 10th of Tishrei
- 7:45 AMShaharit — korbanotHodu at 8:00 AM
- 10:50 AMKeriat HaTorah
- 12:30 PMYizkorCome with the exact Hebrew names
- 12:50 PMMusaf
- 3:20 – 4:10 PMBreak
- 4:10 PMMinhaWith the haftarah of Yona
- 6:30 PMNeila
- 7:52 PMShofar — the fast ends
- 7:55 PMArbit & Habdala
- after HabdalaSeuda — breaking of the fastFull buffet in the hotel dining room
- 8:10 PMBircat HaLevana
Arriving at the hotel
Rooms are prepaid and pre-assigned
Give the front desk your family name and they will hand you the keys. The hotel cannot change room assignments. We have tried our best to honour every request, but the hotel's availability is limited.
Check in at 4:00 PM, check out Tuesday at 11:00 AM
Please arrive at your assigned hotel lobby at 4:00 PM for check-in. Rooms are paid for two nights, so you are welcome to stay until Tuesday morning. To check out, simply return your keys to the front desk. Mini bar drinks and any incidentals are charged to you by the hotel — please check the room before you leave.
Please do not light candles in your room
Candles are set up on the ladies' side, and we provide candles, matches and the blessings. Lighting must be finished before 7:01 PM.
Bring your own head covering, siddur and tallit
We keep only a limited number and cannot promise there will be enough for everyone. Please do not take the sidurim that belong to the synagogue.
Yizkor is Monday at 12:30 PM
If your parents or other family members have passed, please come prepared with their exact Hebrew name and their father's or mother's Hebrew name, according to your custom. See Michel Maman privately for an honorary donation.
The hazanim are conducting the service
Please do not interrupt them. Keep conversations outside the sanctuary and let everyone daven in quiet.
Three armed guards for the whole holiday
They are there for your safety and can also help open your room with the electronic key. If you see anything out of place, tell a guard or the hotel staff straight away.
Any trouble with your room during the holiday: Michel Maman — michelmaman04@gmail.com or 561-866-4404.
Children’s program
Babysitting hours
- Sunday evening — 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Monday — 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Meals & snacks
- Erev Yom Kippur snacks — 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Breakfast — 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- Snacks — 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Lunch — 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Snacks — 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Babysitters watch children aged 5 and up. There is a separate room for parents to play with children 4 and under.
- Three playrooms, signposted by age, on the far side of the hotel behind the lobby and dining area, so the noise stays away from the sanctuary.
- Meals and snacks are set up in the older children's playroom. You may carry food to the younger room, but please keep all food out of the sanctuary.
- Everything is strictly kosher and nut free — please do not bring outside food into the playrooms or the sanctuary.
- Food and snacks are for children under 13 only. Older children should bring their own food or wait for the break-fast buffet.
- Food allergies stay the parent's responsibility. We buy allergen-free snacks where we can, but please check every item yourself. Babysitters cannot be responsible for allergic reactions.
- Toys and games are provided. Please leave electronic, musical or light-up toys, paint and messy art supplies, and anything that encourages fighting at home.
- Please do not let children run around the hotel lobby unsupervised, and check on them often. Children are only released to an adult.
Breaking the fast
The full buffet opens in the hotel dining room only once all the prayers have concluded. The security guards have been asked to hold the doors until then — please be patient with them, there is plenty of food for everyone.
Security & quiet
Three armed guards are on the property for the entire holiday. Please treat them and the hotel staff with patience. Inside the sanctuary, keep conversations outside so everyone can daven in quiet.
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
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