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Central Synagogue (formerly Congregation Ahawath Chesed Shaar Hashomayim; colloquially Central) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 652 Lexington Avenue, at the corner with 55th Street, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The current congregation was formed in 1898 through the merger of two 19th-century ...
However, the High Holy Days are usually peak attendance days for synagogues and temples, often filling or over-filling synagogues. [6] For this reason many synagogues issue tickets for attendance and may charge for them: practice varies on whether paid-up synagogue members must also buy these or whether it is included in the subscription.
The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה , Yōm Tərūʿā, lit. ' day of shouting/blasting ' ). It is the first of the High Holy Days ( יָמִים נוֹרָאִים , Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm , 'Days of Awe"), as specified by Leviticus 23:23–25, [ 1 ] that occur in the late summer/early autumn of the ...
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 ...
As Jews pause to celebrate the high holidays, it's important to remember that we have a right to live in peace in America.
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.
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]
The congregation was started in 1941 as a local minyan, led by several prominent Syrian Jewish families in home at 1756 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, New York. [1] Attendance was usually around 75 people, but the High Holidays, this increased to 750, and services were held at a nearby hall called Aperion Manor at 815 Kings Highway. [1]