FAQ

Yes, if you daven Nusach Sefard at the amud.

If more than one person wants the amud, priority is generally given in this order:

1. A member with a yahrtzeit
2. A member who is a chiyuv
3. A frequent congregant with a yahrtzeit
4. A frequent congregant who is a chiyuv
5. Any congregant with a yahrtzeit
6. Any congregant who is a chiyuv
7. A member
8. A frequent congregant
9. Any congregant

If multiple people fall into the same category, please consult the Shul.

The downstairs space may be available for a seudas mitzvah after a weekday bris when the sponsor is a member or frequent congregant with no outstanding pledges, and the event does not create additional cost for the Shul.

The Shul recommends making the bris upstairs immediately after the second minyan. Monday through Thursday, the second Shacharis is at 8:15, so a bris would generally be at 9:00. Sunday, the second Shacharis is at 9:15, so a bris would generally be at 10:00.

Please contact the Shul before making arrangements.

The Shul is not for rent. No events may be held upstairs with food, with speakers or electronic sound systems, or during regularly scheduled Shul activities.

The downstairs social hall may be available for smaller weekday community events when the event is for the community, the sponsor is a member or frequent congregant with no outstanding pledges or balances, North Rockland Safety Patrol is consulted, and there is no additional cost to the Shul.

For Shabbos simchas, the downstairs social hall may be available when the sponsor is a member with no outstanding pledges or balances, there is no additional cost to the Shul, and the sponsor sponsors all Shabbos activities.

The downstairs social hall is not available during the week for formal simchas, family gatherings, or fundraisers that attract a large crowd from outside the community, including dinners, birthday parties, upsherins, bas mitzvahs, bar mitzvahs, engagement parties, weddings, and sheva brachos.

Please contact the Shul before planning an event.

Yes. Please contact the Shul to arrange a Kiddush sponsorship. You may request a Shabbos up to a year in advance. If there are multiple sponsors for the same week, the Shul will do its best to accommodate everyone.

Yes. Please send the Gabbai a message by Thursday. The Kiddush sponsor receives priority for aliyos. Otherwise, aliyos are assigned by the Gabbai on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Shul hosts an active Hatzalah ambulance in a central community location. Please do not park next to the ambulance, including in front of it or alongside it.

No outside food may be brought to Shul without express permission from the Shul.

The Shul appreciates donations, but please contact us before bringing anything to the building.

Please do not leave personal items in Shul. The building is used by different groups throughout the day. If you cannot find something you left in Shul, check the bookcases and all three coat closets, then contact the Shul if needed.

The davening schedule is updated weekly. Visit the Schedule page for current Shacharis, Mincha, Maariv, Shabbos, and zmanim information.

You can donate by credit card at cc.PomonaHeights.org, by Zelle or QuickPay to Shul@PomonaHeights.org, or by check made out to Congregation Pomona Heights and mailed to 60 Halley Drive, Pomona, NY 10970. Receipts are sent by email, so please make sure the Shul has your current email address.

Congregation Pomona Heights is located at 60 Halley Drive, Pomona, NY 10970.

WhatsApp, call, or text 845-367-9167, or email Shul@PomonaHeights.org.