Christian and Jewish Congregations Come Together in Historic Place of Worship [SERVICES SCHEDULES]
Jewish “high holiday” services to be held at the former Temple Beth El building for first time in more than 40 years.
With Rosh Hashana beginning at sundown tonight and Yom Kippur next Saturday, the Jewish “High Holidays” are upon us. Celebrations will be held all over metro Detroit. Inside the city, one set of services will be held where a Christian congregation currently worships.
Breaker’s Covenant Church International owns and worships at the Bethel Community Transformation Center in the city’s north end. This year the church is partnering with the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Congregation T’chiyah and the Reconstructionist Congregation of Detroit to host high holiday services in their building, which has historic ties to the Jewish community. From 1922 – 1974 the temple, then known as Temple Beth El, was a Jewish place of worship. Yet this will be the first time that services have been held in the building in more than 40 years.
WDET’s Laura Herberg sat down with the Aramis Hinds, senior pastor at Breaker’s Covenant Church, as well as Ariana Silverman, rabbi at the Downtown Synagogue, to learn more about the partnership between their communities of faith. In the interview, Herberg addresses Rabbi Silverman first.
Click on the audio player above to hear the conversation. Scroll down for photos and a calendar of high holiday services in Detroit.
A Look Inside the Bethel Community Transformation Center
Schedule of High Holiday Services in Detroit
Sept. 20
Erev Rosh Hashanah 6:15pm
Bethel Community Transformation Center
8801 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Sept. 21
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 9:00am
Bethel Community Transformation Center
8801 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Sept. 22
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 9:00am
Bethel Community Transformation Center
8801 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Shabbat Shuvah 7:00pm
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
1457 Griswold St.
Detroit, MI 48226
Sept. 24
Rosh Hashanah on the River 2:00pm-5:00pm
Bell Isle Boat House
E. Picnic Way
Detroit, MI 48207
Sept. 29
Kol Nidre 6:45pm
Bethel Community Transformation Center
8801 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Sept. 30
Yom Kippur 9:30am
Bethel Community Transformation Center
8801 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Neilah 6:30pm
Bethel Community Transformation Center
8801 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
More information and a detailed schedule can be found here. We invite you to add information on other Detroit high holiday events in the comments section below.
