Together with all community of Almaty also we celebrated, members of Day centre of Hesed "Polina", Jewish New year - Rosh-ha-Shana. This is time of new hopes and new accomplishments. Each of us very much would like, that the forthcoming year became for us happy and safe.

About 50 men, the members of our club, gathered at the celebratory table. Well-dressed, with the joyful persons, vigorous mood far not young people came to celebrate a holiday in a circle of the friends. They came to execute commandments of meeting Rosh-ha-Shana.

In the head of a table - is head of fish. On a table - there were apples, honey, pomegranates, fruits, wine, drinks, and around only good mood. The chief of the Day centre Natalie Kriventsova with assistants Lara Inger and Olga Drobnokhod told about the basic Traditions of Rosh-ha-Shana, about the form of its realization, about essence of a holiday, and have given the historical information. Then they carried out quiz. Friendly party was accompanied with performance of ensemble "Nekhama". The personal congratulations, verses songs sounded also.

Such charge of vivacity for the next year. It is impossible to measure by any units of measurements! Such attention to us, old men costs expensive! End of year and beginning of the next - most suitable time for summarizing of past and acceptance of the decision for the future.

The everyday life makes us constantly to watch and to check, what from dreams and plans were embodied lately in life, to reduce balance of disappointments and achievements, hopes and real businesses.

Let come New 5768 year become year of goods and good luck; - Year of good interrelations with the people close and far; - Year of our material well-being; - Year of fulfillments of our most secret desires!

Ludmila Brodskaya