Chabad of Greenwich Announces High Holiday Services Open to All

GREENWICH, CT, September 19, 2017 – The Rabbis, staff and lay leadership at Chabad of Greenwich have announced its synagogue’s doors are open to the public for free seating at the annual High Holiday Services at Carmel Academy, at 270 Lake Avenue in Greenwich. This year’s High Holidays will see an expansion in programming for adults and children of all ages. Tickets, reservations and donations are not necessary to attend, but participation in the Membership Drive is appreciated to sustain the Synagogue.

“At Chabad, we celebrate the high holidays in a warm and family-friendly atmosphere, with programming for all ages,” says Chabad Rabbi Yossi Deren. “Our services are accessible to both beginner and advanced, and we keep tots engaged to allow parents to attend services separately if they so choose.”

Services for Rosh Hashana—the Jewish New Year—begin Wednesday, September 20th at 6:45 P.M. with a family service, and continue Thursday and Friday, September 21-22, each day with an 11 A.M. family service & CTeen program and a 12pm CTeen Jr. program, and Tashlich at 4:30 P.M. on September 21st.

Kol Nidrei, the opening prayer of Yom Kippur—the Jewish Day of Atonement—begins with a 6:30 P.M. family service on Friday, September 29th, and services continue the next day with family services at 11 A.M. and 5:30 P.M., ending with a shofar blowing and a break-fast for all. For the full holiday schedule, visit www.chabadgreenwich.org and click on “Upcoming Events” and “High Holiday Schedule.”

About Chabad of Greenwich
Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich, a branch of the worldwide Chabad Lubavitch movement, welcomes all Jewish backgrounds and ages. Its vibrant synagogue center provides educational opportunities and social services in an inclusive, nonjudgmental environment. The guiding principles of the Chabad movement, and its thousands of centers worldwide, are “Torat Chayim”—Judaism is a fountain of eternal wisdom for meaningful living, and “Ahavat Yisrael”—unconditional love for our fellow man and woman. Every Chabad center is financially self-supporting, and funding for Chabad of Greenwich comes solely from generous donors in Greenwich.

The Chabad Center for Jewish Life, located in the heart of Greenwich at 75 Mason Street, houses weekly Sabbath services for all ages, Mommy & Me classes, adult learning classes, and off-site offices for the Preschool and Summer Camp. Visit www.chabadgreenwich.org for more about these programs, upcoming events, the Gan of Greenwich Preschool, the Chabad Hebrew School, Bar & Bat Mitzvah preparation and celebration, CTeen’s and CTeen Jr.’s Greenwich Chapters, and Camp Gan Israel of Greenwich at Carmel Academy.

Contact: Bentzi Shemtov, (203) 629-9059, bentzi@chabadgreenwich.org