Still weather gives us a treat with warm days, there are flowers around and violence of paints, though on a calendar for a long time is an autumn! For the average man it is strange at this time to hear congratulations "With New year!" However, for the man knowing the Jewish Traditions, there is nothing surprising. The time of Rosh-ha-Shana came.

To meet Rosh-ha-Shana in Taraz cafe "Elba" gathered the whole community. The director of Hesed Helena Dmitrieva has congratulated the Jews of Taraz on New 5768 year, told about customs of a holiday, and, together with well-dresses children of the program "Mazal Tov" began the congratulatory program.

Then, the small statement "Fairy Tale of holiday Rosh-ha-Shana " was pre-sented to attention of the spectators. In it children told to the spectators, how the boy and girl, walking and reading verses about a holiday, suddenly have heard, about what speak stars. It is a fairy tale, about how in the visitors to Princesses - asterisks empress Saturday has come, checking their readiness for a holiday. It has looked, whether scales are ready to weigh, how many people kind, and how many malicious acts people have to define, what destiny expects each man for the year. Whether the Miracle - tree is ready to help the people be happy. Whether people are ready to meet a holiday. Presenter of the evening Alla Koroleva began the entertaining program, in which all hall, all "boys" and "girls" took part: "We are glad to meet always, our holiday …"." Rosh-ha-Shana!" - Visitors loudly answered. "That all year was sweet, apple dip into …" "in honey!" And as the readiness was "number one" and all looked forward, that expects them this year (you see in a holiday everything is symbolically) - the non-risk lot-tery began. The director Helena Dmitrieva entrusted prizes.

The holiday passed cheerfully and easy. A lot of kind wishes to a community came from the friends from Israel: "Shana Tova Umetuka, ve Amon Amon aklaha ve brira!" The most active participants of competition on best toast became Vera Grinberg, Vitally Anashkin and Luba Panayotidis.

And concert began, in which our youth showed their talents: the participants of the International festival with the dancing and vocal program acted. After presenter conducted comic quiz "Do you know the Jewish traditions ", and for each correct answer the spectators were awarded with chocolate-"gold" medals, foretoken to the winners success in New Year. Then the spectators were invited to a miracle - tree, and each of the visitors learned, what expects him this year.

Alla Koroleva