Dear Kadima Members,
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have chosen to move our Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services away from Plymouth Church UCC. Our commitment to accessibility has guided us in making this decision as we learned earlier this week that due to facility changes, Plymouth would not be able to accommodate our accessibility needs at this time. We apologize for the last minute nature of this change and hope you feel you are able to enter the holidays in community with ease and support.
Kadima High Holiday services – Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur – will instead be taking place in the First Hill neighborhood at Seattle First Baptist Church (1111 Harvard Ave, 98122). Register here now if you have not yet.
On Monday evening, 9/22, we will have Erev Rosh HaShanah Services in the Seattle First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall through their ADA sliding-door entrance on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. A welcome table will greet you on the sidewalk outside. Transportation and accessibility details are below.
On Tuesday morning, 9/23, we will have Rosh HaShanah Morning Services in the Seattle First Baptist Church Main Sanctuary which can be accessed through their ADA sliding-door entrance on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets and taking the elevator immediately to the right upon entry or by walking up the external staircase immediately north of the sliding doors on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets and entering through the sanctuary foyer. Transportation and accessibility details are below.
Our Rosh HaShanah Family Service will take place in the Chapel, on the other side of the hallway from the main sanctuary, on the same floor.
On Wednesday, 10/1, Kol Nidre Services and on Thursday, 10/2, Yom Kippur Morning Services, Afternoon Workshops, Yizkor, and Ne’ilah & Havdalah will all take place in the Main Sanctuary.
Childcare will be available during our morning services in a room designed for children adjacent to the Fellowship Hall.
We ask for your grace and forgiveness in this last-minute change, and please look out for one another by forwarding this to anyone you believe to be joining us for High Holidays.
Getting There
Seattle First Baptist Church is located at 1111 Harvard Avenue, and the entrances for Kadima services are on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. Public transit is a great option both for the environment and to not worry about parking. The #2 bus line stops at Seneca/Boylston just next to the church and the Rapid Ride G line and First Hill Streetcar stops are within two blocks. The Capitol Hill Link light rail station is about a half-mile from the church.
Parking can be limited in the neighborhood and street parking is paid from 8am-8pm. There are two ADA parking spots immediately outside of the church’s ADA entrance on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. There are several pay lots within 2 blocks of the church. Parking near the church can also be found through bestparking.com.
If you previously registered for High Holidays paying an extra $10 for parking and require a refund, please email [email protected] and we will process your refund after the holidays. We are sorry we are unable to move faster on that.
Accessibility
The church’s ADA entrance is located on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. There are two ADA street parking spots located immediately outside these doors.
To the Fellowship Hall, take the elevator down and follow the hallway to the ramp into the Fellowship Hall. Alternatively, go straight ahead from the ADA entrance and ramps will navigate you internally in the building down to the Fellowship Hall. One of these ramps we recognize as being steeper than ADA guidelines. Please contact us if you think you may need assistance navigating this ramp with the day and time you expect to arrive, and we will have someone meet you there. It is only for Erev Rosh HaShanah services that our main service will be in the Fellowship Hall.
To the Main Sanctuary (where Rosh HaShanah morning and all Yom Kippur services will take place), enter the building at the ADA entrance described above and take the elevator immediately to your right to the Sanctuary. To access the sanctuary by stairs, ascend the outdoor stairs immediately north of this ADA entrance on Harvard Avenue.
The church has a state-of-the-art hearing assistance system in their Main Sanctuary for hearing-impaired folks. You can let us know you need such assistance at the Registration & Accessibility tables when you arrive. Unfortunately, this will not be available during Erev Rosh HaShanah services.
The church has three all-gender restrooms. One is located at the back of the sanctuary, one on the floor below in the Harvard Avenue foyer outside the Fellowship Hall, and one near the Women’s Restroom on the Seneca Street side of the Fellowship Hall.
We continue to require masking for all indoor events and gatherings, noting that our Yom Kippur Vegetarian Nut-free Potluck Break-fast may be mainly indoors this year due to the change in location and we ask that folks mask when not actively eating or drinking during the Break-fast. It is also fine to grab-and-go and perhaps a sidewalk-breakfast could emerge organically.
Finally, all services are in a hybrid format (except the family service). Find our handy guide to logging into online services here.
We are grateful to be in community and excited to bring in the new year together. Let the year and its curses be done, let the year and its blessings begin!
On behalf of Kadima’s Beit Avodah – Our Ritual & Liturgy Team,
R’ David
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have chosen to move our Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services away from Plymouth Church UCC. Our commitment to accessibility has guided us in making this decision as we learned earlier this week that due to facility changes, Plymouth would not be able to accommodate our accessibility needs at this time. We apologize for the last minute nature of this change and hope you feel you are able to enter the holidays in community with ease and support.
Kadima High Holiday services – Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur – will instead be taking place in the First Hill neighborhood at Seattle First Baptist Church (1111 Harvard Ave, 98122). Register here now if you have not yet.
On Monday evening, 9/22, we will have Erev Rosh HaShanah Services in the Seattle First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall through their ADA sliding-door entrance on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. A welcome table will greet you on the sidewalk outside. Transportation and accessibility details are below.
On Tuesday morning, 9/23, we will have Rosh HaShanah Morning Services in the Seattle First Baptist Church Main Sanctuary which can be accessed through their ADA sliding-door entrance on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets and taking the elevator immediately to the right upon entry or by walking up the external staircase immediately north of the sliding doors on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets and entering through the sanctuary foyer. Transportation and accessibility details are below.
Our Rosh HaShanah Family Service will take place in the Chapel, on the other side of the hallway from the main sanctuary, on the same floor.
On Wednesday, 10/1, Kol Nidre Services and on Thursday, 10/2, Yom Kippur Morning Services, Afternoon Workshops, Yizkor, and Ne’ilah & Havdalah will all take place in the Main Sanctuary.
Childcare will be available during our morning services in a room designed for children adjacent to the Fellowship Hall.
We ask for your grace and forgiveness in this last-minute change, and please look out for one another by forwarding this to anyone you believe to be joining us for High Holidays.
Getting There
Seattle First Baptist Church is located at 1111 Harvard Avenue, and the entrances for Kadima services are on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. Public transit is a great option both for the environment and to not worry about parking. The #2 bus line stops at Seneca/Boylston just next to the church and the Rapid Ride G line and First Hill Streetcar stops are within two blocks. The Capitol Hill Link light rail station is about a half-mile from the church.
Parking can be limited in the neighborhood and street parking is paid from 8am-8pm. There are two ADA parking spots immediately outside of the church’s ADA entrance on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. There are several pay lots within 2 blocks of the church. Parking near the church can also be found through bestparking.com.
If you previously registered for High Holidays paying an extra $10 for parking and require a refund, please email [email protected] and we will process your refund after the holidays. We are sorry we are unable to move faster on that.
Accessibility
The church’s ADA entrance is located on Harvard Avenue between Seneca and Spring Streets. There are two ADA street parking spots located immediately outside these doors.
To the Fellowship Hall, take the elevator down and follow the hallway to the ramp into the Fellowship Hall. Alternatively, go straight ahead from the ADA entrance and ramps will navigate you internally in the building down to the Fellowship Hall. One of these ramps we recognize as being steeper than ADA guidelines. Please contact us if you think you may need assistance navigating this ramp with the day and time you expect to arrive, and we will have someone meet you there. It is only for Erev Rosh HaShanah services that our main service will be in the Fellowship Hall.
To the Main Sanctuary (where Rosh HaShanah morning and all Yom Kippur services will take place), enter the building at the ADA entrance described above and take the elevator immediately to your right to the Sanctuary. To access the sanctuary by stairs, ascend the outdoor stairs immediately north of this ADA entrance on Harvard Avenue.
The church has a state-of-the-art hearing assistance system in their Main Sanctuary for hearing-impaired folks. You can let us know you need such assistance at the Registration & Accessibility tables when you arrive. Unfortunately, this will not be available during Erev Rosh HaShanah services.
The church has three all-gender restrooms. One is located at the back of the sanctuary, one on the floor below in the Harvard Avenue foyer outside the Fellowship Hall, and one near the Women’s Restroom on the Seneca Street side of the Fellowship Hall.
We continue to require masking for all indoor events and gatherings, noting that our Yom Kippur Vegetarian Nut-free Potluck Break-fast may be mainly indoors this year due to the change in location and we ask that folks mask when not actively eating or drinking during the Break-fast. It is also fine to grab-and-go and perhaps a sidewalk-breakfast could emerge organically.
Finally, all services are in a hybrid format (except the family service). Find our handy guide to logging into online services here.
We are grateful to be in community and excited to bring in the new year together. Let the year and its curses be done, let the year and its blessings begin!
On behalf of Kadima’s Beit Avodah – Our Ritual & Liturgy Team,
R’ David
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