Chabad Jewish Center of Tamarac Welcomes All to Celebrate High Holidays

by Sharon Aron Baron September 29, 2024

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Rabbi Kopel Silberberg of the Chabad Jewish Center of Tamarac.

The Chabad Jewish Center of Tamarac invites the community to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with special services, including the “Shofar and Tashlich at the Park.”

The shofar, ram’s horn, is the central symbol of Rosh Hashanah, and synagogues blast the shofar every day for a month leading up to the holiday, culminating with a sequence of one hundred blasts during the Rosh Hashanah services.

Shofar and Tashlich at the Park

“Shofar and Tashlich at the Park” is a short outdoor service that includes the primary observances of the holiday, activities, and treats for the kids.

“This is an annual tradition and a real crowd favorite,” said Rabbi Silberberg, who adds the service is open to all and will take place at Veteran Park on Thursday, October 3, at 5 p.m.

He said the park event lets the broader community join the central observance of Rosh Hashanah, the shofar sounding.

He explained that Tashlich is a practice rich in symbolic and mystical meaning. A brief prayer is recited near a body of water, preferably containing live fish, in which Jews express prayerful hope that their indiscretions will be cast into the depths of the sea and that they will be granted a good and sweet new year filled with abundant blessings.

To reserve your space, visit jewishtamarac.com.

Rosh Hashanah

An evening service will be held on Wednesday, October 2, at 6:45 p.m., followed by a dinner to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. To RSVP for the dinner, please visit JewishTamarac.com.

On Thursday and Friday, October 3 and 4th, Rosh Hashanah services will be held at 9:45 a.m., followed by a children’s program at 11:00 a.m. and an 11:30 a.m. shofar sounding.

Yom Kippur

To celebrate Yom Kippur, Chabad Jewish Center is holding a candle lighting to commemorate the beginning of the fast on Friday, October 11, at 6.38 p.m., followed by Kol Nidrei at 6:45 p.m.

On Saturday, October 12, services start at 9.30 a.m., followed by the sermon and Yizkor service at 11:15 a.m., Mincha Service at 5.15 p.m., Neilah Service at 6.15 p.m., final shofar blowing at 7.30 p.m., and a break the fast buffet at 7:45 p.m.

“Our goal is to ensure that each and every Jewish person has access to the means to celebrate and usher in the New Year meaningfully and with joy,” said Goldy Silberberg, Co-Director of Chabad Jewish Center of Tamarac.

To reserve your space for Yom Kippur, visit jewishtamarac.com.

Chabad Jewish Center of Tamarac is located at 8100 N. University Drive.

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