Rosh Hashana begins, holiday continues until Friday
Rosh Hashana began after sundown on Wednesday and continues until nightfall Friday, Sept. 10.
Rabbi Yossi Labkowski of the Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral said Rosh Hashana is the beginning of a new year.
It’s a time when God judges every individual on how the year is going to go, he said.
“We pray for a good year,” Labkowski said, adding “not only for ourselves, but for all mankind.”
Labkowski said the Shofar blowing is to repent on the way the year went and take new resolutions to work on for the next year.
“Everybody should utilize that day,” he said.
Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral celebrated the holiday with evening services Wednesday. Morning services will be provided on Sept. 9 and 10 at 9:30 a.m. with a Shofar blowing at 11:30 a.m. followed by a kiddush luncheon.
Temple Beth Shalom will began its services for the new year at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Services at the temple will continue on today at 10 a.m. with a light lunch. A special Taschlich service, a ceremony done on flowing water, will follow.
Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral also will hold services for Yom Kippur on Friday, Sept. 17, at 6:45 p.m. for Col Nidrei.
Saturday’s services will include morning services at 9:30 a.m., a Yizhor Service at 11:30 a.m., Mincha/Neilah at 6 p.m. and Shofar Sounding at 8:02 p.m. It will be followed by refreshments.
Yom Kippur services will begin on Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m at Temple Beth Shalom. The morning service on Saturday will begin at 10 a.m. with afternoon services including Mincha from 4 p.m.-4:45 p.m., Yizkor Memorial from 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Neilah from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Reservations are required for A Break the Fast, which will conclude the services.
For more information about Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral services, call (239) 541-1777.
For more information about Temple Beth Shalom services, call (239) 772-4555.