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Central Synagogue started publishing a monthly calendar in 2004 to replace its newsletter, [270] and it began hosting a concert series, Prism Concerts, in 2005. [271] The synagogue had reached its capacity of 2,000 families by 2007, [ 226 ] and it was known as a "mega-shul".
The Yizkor prayers are intended to be recited in a synagogue with a minyan; if one is unable to be with a minyan, one can recite it without one. Still, this practice is a custom and historically not regarded to be obligatory. [9] In some congregations, Yizkor begins with responsive verses and may also include Psalm 91. [10]
In the Hebrew calendar, the ninth day of Tishrei is known as Erev Yom Kippur (Yom Kippur eve). Yom Kippur itself begins around sunset on that day and continues into the next day until nightfall, and therefore lasts about 25 hours. [5] Observant Jews will fast throughout Yom Kippur and many attend synagogue for most of the day.
Ess-a-Bagel’s High Holiday Nosh Package Family-owned for over 35 years, Ess-a-Bagel is beloved for its big, chewy, crusty hand-rolled and kettle-boiled bagels made the old-fashioned way.
Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season. Among the topics: How to respond ...
A central feature of these Reform services is the rabbinic sermon. "For more than a century and a half in the Reform Movement," writes Rabbi Lance Sussman, "High Holiday sermons were among the most anticipated events in synagogue life, especially on the eve of Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre night." [116]
After a New York State court ruled in July that the dispute was outside of its jurisdiction, followers of Aaron, who, in previous years, had been excluded from main Satmar institutions—including the main Satmar synagogue on Rodney Street—and celebrated the High Holy Days in a large tent, started plans to build an alternative main synagogue. [1]
The Queens Jewish Center, also known as Queens Jewish Center and Talmud Torah or QJC, is an Orthodox synagogue in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, United States. The synagogue was established by a dozen families in 1943 to serve the growing central Queens Jewish community. [2] The current spiritual leader is Rabbi Judah Kerbel.