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Chabad of Orange County announces High Holiday services and children’s programs

| 10 Sep 2012 | 04:16
    Students of Chabad Hebrew Schoolís First Taste class (ages 5-6) learn to blow their own toy shofars. From left to right: Isabella Houck of Middletown, Rachel Murphy of Cornwall, Rivkah Burston, Sivan Kalkstien (in back) and Sammy Greenbaum, all of Monroe.
    Students of Chabad Hebrew Schoolís First Taste class (ages 5-6) learn to blow their own toy shofars. From left to right: Isabella Houck of Middletown, Rachel Murphy of Cornwall, Rivkah Burston, Sivan Kalkstien (in back) and Sammy Greenbaum, all of Monroe.
    Zachary Freedman, 8, of Warwick diplays the honey dish he created in Chabad Hebrew School as he studied the Rosh Hashanah tradition of dipping apples in honey. Eating apples dipped in honey is cutomary on Rosh Hashanah to symbolize the hope for a sweet year.
    Zachary Freedman, 8, of Warwick diplays the honey dish he created in Chabad Hebrew School as he studied the Rosh Hashanah tradition of dipping apples in honey. Eating apples dipped in honey is cutomary on Rosh Hashanah to symbolize the hope for a sweet year.
    Rabbi Pesach Burston, director of Chabad of Orange County, demonstrates the blowing of the Shofar to a group of Hebrew School students. The Shofar (ramís horn) is sounded on both days of Rosh Hashanah. The shofar is the central symbol of Rosh Hashanah, which is celebrated near the beginning of each fall. Synagogues blast the shofar every day for a month leading up to the holiday, culminating with a sequence of 100 blasts during each of Rosh Hashanahís two days - this year on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 17 and 18. The sound of the shofar is also a reminder of G-dís kingship and a call to repentance.
    Rabbi Pesach Burston, director of Chabad of Orange County, demonstrates the blowing of the Shofar to a group of Hebrew School students. The Shofar (ramís horn) is sounded on both days of Rosh Hashanah. The shofar is the central symbol of Rosh Hashanah, which is celebrated near the beginning of each fall. Synagogues blast the shofar every day for a month leading up to the holiday, culminating with a sequence of 100 blasts during each of Rosh Hashanahís two days - this year on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 17 and 18. The sound of the shofar is also a reminder of G-dís kingship and a call to repentance.

CHESTER — Chabad of Orange County will host services on Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year (Sept. 16-18) - as well as Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement (Sept. 25-26) - at its center on Route 17M in Chester.
“All are welcome regardless of experience or affiliation,” Rabbi Pesach Burston, director of Chabad of Orange County, said in his press release announcing the services.
There is no charge and memberships are not required. “Your soul is your ticket,” the rabbi added.
“Whether your background in Jewish prayer and practice is extensive or limited,” Burston added, “the services at Chabad – where the warmth and authenticity of the traditional are blended with the comfort and practicality of the contemporary – will leave you feeling enriched, connected, uplifted, and energized to start the New Year on a high note!
Chabad’s services are “user-friendly,” making it accessible or both the beginner and the advanced. Song, commentary and the use of English-Hebrew prayer books enable those of all levels to become active participants in the services.
There will be interactive services for children with story time, toys, snacks and games.
“This will be a fun way to introduce the wonderful world of the Synagogue to children while giving the parents a chance to enjoy the services,” said Chana Burston, the rabbi’s wife and co-director of Chabad.

More information

Chabad of Orange County is a non-for-profit Jewish educational organization whose mission is to promote and strengthen Jewish awareness, pride, and observance, by providing educational, cultural, and social activities to all Jewish individuals and families regardless of background or affiliation.
Visit the special holiday section at www.ChabadOrange.com for more information about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, candle-lighting times and dates, how-to-guides, recipes, essays and insights as well as videos and games.