High Holidays
Hundreds of Gorsky Kavkazi Jews join for the high holidays from the tristate area. Celebrate the holiest days of the year with your community
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Schedule for Rosh hashanah 5785
Join the prayer services and listen to the shofar. A special shofar blowing and ice cream party takes place in the afternoon for children.
Preparations for High Holidays
Major preparations take place a month before the High Holidays as we get ready to host hundreds of Gorsky Kavkazi Jews during this season. If you’d like to participate, please contact us at info@gorskyjews.com
Schedule for Rosh hashanah 5785
Join the prayer services and listen to the shofar. A special shofar blowing and ice cream party takes place in the afternoon for children.
Save the date: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Preparations for High Holidays
Major preparations take place a month before the High Holidays as we get ready to host hundreds of Gorsky Kavkazi Jews during this season. If you’d like to participate, please contact us at info@gorskyjews.com
Community Calendars
Community calendars are customized and published annually. Over 5,000 copies are proudly distributed to community members. To advertise your business in the calendar, or for a free copy of the calendar please contact info@gorskyjews.com
Rosh Hashana Shofar Blowing
Join the prayer services and listen to the shofar. A special shofar blowing and ice cream party takes place in the afternoon for children.
Save the date: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Tashlich
On the afternoon of Rosh HaShana and ideally before Yom Kippur, it is customary to go to a flowing body of water, and recite special prayers to symbolically “throw out” our sins into the water.
Kaparot
It is customary to do Kapparot before Yom Kippur either with chicken or money. The members have the opportunity to do it in the synagogue by circulating 3 times the pledged amount, and after that, placing it to charity box that will be used for the needs of the community.
Yom Kippur
Join beautiful prayer services for the community on the holiest day of the year.
Save the date: Friday, October 11
Community Calendars
Community calendars are customized and published annually. Over 5,000 copies are proudly distributed to community members. To advertise your business in the calendar, or for a free copy of the calendar please contact info@gorskyjews.com
Rosh Hashana Shofar Blowing
Join the prayer services and listen to the shofar. A special shofar blowing and ice cream party takes place in the afternoon for children.
Save the date: Thursday, October 3
Tashlich
On the afternoon of Rosh HaShana and ideally before Yom Kippur, it is customary to go to a flowing body of water, and recite special prayers to symbolically “throw out” our sins into the water.
Kaparot
It is customary to do Kapparot before Yom Kippur either with chicken or money. The members have the opportunity to do it in the synagogue by circulating 3 times the pledged amount, and after that, placing it to charity box that will be used for the needs of the community.
Yom Kippur
Join beautiful prayer services for the community on the holiest day of the year.
Save the date Friday, October 1st.
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