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This Sunday, as the day draws to a close, the Jewish community will ring in year 5773 as part of their celebration of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year. The festivities will continue until nightfall on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Temple Sholom of West Essex, 760 Pompton Ave. in Cedar Grove will be holding services Sunday Sept. 16, at 7:45 p.m., Monday Sept. 17, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., as well as Tueday Sept. 18, at 9 a.m. Congregation Beth Ahm, located at 56 Grove Ave. in Verona, will hold their services Sunday Sept. 16 at 8 p.m., Monday September 17, Family Service at 9 a.m., traditional service at 11:15 a.m., Tashlikh service at 2:15 p.m., and Tuesday Sept. 18, at 9:45 a.m. Rosh Hashanah, which literally means “head of the year,” signals the …
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Rash of anti-Semitic crimes across the state prompts Paramus meeting next Thursday.
Synagogues in Essex County have asked for permission to attend an upcoming synagogue security meeting in Bergen County following a rash of anti-Semitic crimes across the state. According to a report in the Verona-Cedar Grove Times Friday, the security meeting will take place next Thursday in Paramus and may include Temple Sholom of West Essex, located in Cedar Grove, and Congregation Beth Am of West Essex in Verona. Both synagogues were “dismayed” at not being invited to the security meeting, according to the newspaper. For more on the story, please click here.
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barbara silber
8:23 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
It's unfortunate that the Cedar Grove school district does not give either the first day of Rosh Hashanah or the day of Yom Kippur off as a holiday - as most other school districts do. more ›