Festivals and Holidays
Among the especially festive and communal times at The Emanuel are:
- Sukkot: October 3-10, 2009 / 15-22 Tishre 5770
- Simhat Torah: October 11, 2009 / 23 Tishre 5770
- Hanukah: December 12-19, 2009 / 25 Kislev-2 Tevet 5770
- Purim: February 28, 2010 / 14 Adar 5770
- Pesah: First Seder March 29, 2010, March 30-April 6, 2010 / 14-22 Nisan 5770
- Shavuot: May 18-19 2010 / 6-7 Sivan 5770
All holidays begin the evening before the secular dates.
Our holiday services feature traditional liturgy with a warm participatory tone. Congregants take an active part alongside our rabbi and cantor. Congregants read Torah, chant Haftarah, and lead portions of the service as sh’lihei tzibbur (prayer leaders). On Simhat Torah night, all ages join in dancing with the Torah scrolls during the seven Hakafot.
Click here for more information about the holidays and their significance in Conservative Judaism,
We welcome lay participation in our services! Please contact us if you would like an aliyah, to read Torah or Haftarah, or have any other honor. If you would like to give a D’var Torah, contact Rabbi Small.
CONTACT Ritual Director Moshe Pinchover, (860) 236-1275, mpinch@emanuelsynagogue.org
Rabbi Small, (860) 236-1275