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Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is both a joyous time and a period of serious religious reflection. One of the common customs of Rosh Hashanah is to eat apples dipped in honey and to wish others a “sweet” New Year. The preeminent symbol, however, is that of blowing the shofar — a “trumpet” generally made from the horn of a ram (because of its association to the binding of Isaac, the Torah portion read for Rosh Hashanah). The shofar also should be bent or curved in a shape to symbolize the bent and humbled spirit appropriate on Rosh Hashanah.
Temple Emanu-El offers a number of service options:

September 29, 2019

5:30 PM — EVE OF ROSH HASHANAH SERVICE
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
Reserved seating.
8:00 PM — SHIR CHADASH SERVICE
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
For adults; children welcome. Contemporary liturgy, participatory music.
Open seating, tickets required.

September 30, 2019

9:00 AM — YOUNG FAMILIES SERVICE
Greenwald Chapel (One East 65th Street)
For toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners and their parents.
Open seating, tickets required.
10:00 AM — ROSH HASHANAH MORNING SERVICE
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary/Leon Lowenstein Sanctuary
Reserved seating, both locations.
12:30 PM — TEEN WORSHIP SERVICE
Leon Lowenstein Sanctuary
For teens; teen friends and parents welcome.
Open seating, tickets required.
2:30 PM — FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE AND RECEPTION
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary
For elementary children and pre-teens, their families and their guests.
Open seating, tickets required.
4:15 PM — TASHLICH
The Pond in Central Park
Symbolic ritual in which we “cast away” our sins, acknowledging
the importance and complexity of repentance in a tangible way. All are welcome.
We will gather in the 66th Street lobby and proceed to The Pond in Central Park.

For more information, consult our High Holy Days Guide.