Jewish Congregation Celebrates Rosh Hashanah

On Sunday evening, September 16th, at 8:15 pm, Congregation Etz Chaim of DuPage County will gather to observe the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah, literally “the head of the year,” begins the Jewish High Holy Days, also known as the “Days of Awe.” On the Jewish calendar, the New Year will be the year 5773. 

Rosh Hashanah observance will continue with 10:00 am services on both Monday, September 17th and Tuesday, September 18th. Special children’s services and babysitting will be available. Tickets are required for admission to High Holiday services.

The 10-day High Holiday period culminates in Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Services begin with the “Kol Nidrei” (“All Vows”) service at 8:15 pm on Tuesday, September 25th. Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, is a day of prayer, fasting, meditation, self-examination, and penitence. Services at Congregation Etz Chaim are held throughout the day, beginning at 10:00 am on Wednesday, September 26th, and ending with a final blast of the “shofar” (ram’s horn) at sunset.

Congregation Etz Chaim, the only Reform synagogue in DuPage County, has been serving the western suburbs for over 50 years. It is located at 1710 S. Highland Avenue, Lombard. Its membership includes over 550 families representing more than 50 different communities throughout DuPage and surrounding counties. 

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call the synagogue office at (630) 627-3912 or go to www.CongEtzChaim.org