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classes for Hesed clients on Jewish culture were conducted a long before the
holiday. The clients were told about traditions of Rosh-Ha-Shannah, how to celebrate
it, how to lay the table and what prays to read during the Days of Penitence.
Vladimir Zitser, Yelena Levina and Tamara Sattarova conducted the classes.
A big hall in cafe "Parthenon" was rented for the whole
community to celebrate the New Year. More than 300 people came there.
And now the sound of Shofar was heard. Yelena Kuklina and Tamara
Sattarova told briefly about the tradition of celebrating Jewish New Year. Vladimir
Zitser director of the Republican branch of Jewish Religious Association said
the prayer "Amida", blessed the wine and challah. According to the
tradition of celebration of Rosh-Ha-Shannah the challahs were dipped in honey
three times. After that everybody dipped pieces of apples in honey and ate them
to the accompaniment of song of vocal group "Feigale":
Take apples and dip them in honey,
We are asking Ashem to make our New Year sweet!
The Chairman of Jewish Community Alexander Varshavskiy, director
of Hesed Faina Vladimir Lebedev and the Chairman of Board Of Jewish Community
Naum Stuchevskiy celebrated the guests.
The members of Jewish Community and actors of JCC participated
in the concert dedicated to the Holiday. Vocal group "Feigale" sang
songs and Sergey Churkin sang the pray "Every morning".
Vocal group "Ester" consisting of Hesed clients became
more confident. This time they presented the song "Be Rosh-Ha-Shannah ",
and they are planning to study 2-3 new songs for next holidays.
The real gift for volunteers was "Cha-cha-cha" performed
by Roma Gridnev (he is a grandson of volunteer Haim Vant) and his partner Alyona
Kantserova.
The performance of string quarter under the direction of Olga Shtraub
received an enthusiastic welcome. The ensemble performed "Hava Nagila",
"Festive song", "Rabbi told to have a fun" and "Violinist
on a roof".
Irina Khardina sang songs: "Jewish eyes", "My Jews"
and others. The audience liked her very much. Irina Murashkina - a young singer
made her debut at the holiday very successfully.
Jewish dances performed by a few groups undoubtedly beautified
the concert; the public liked danced ensemble "Evalansh" and youth
dance group of Art College (dance with champagne) the most.
The members of the community participated in drawing of the lottery.
All tickets became lottery tickets. An iron, hair drier and other "funny"
things were lottery prizes.
There was a "New Year" mail at the holiday. Young girls
wearing smart suits delivered letters with good wishes to the guests.
At the end of the evening the comperes wished everybody to be written down to
The Book of Life and this note to be countersigned and to be at the head of
the year not at the tail!
The evening was finished with danced and games and everybody was
sure that the holiday turned on well.
Tamara Sattarova
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