This Week in Our Community

Weekday Morning Prayer (Zoom)Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30  Friday, 16 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom) Memorial Prayer on the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance (18 October 2020) & the Anniversary of the first deportation of Jews from Luxembourg (16 October 1941), followed by Kabbalat Shabbat. Ms. Claude Wolf, president of the Committee for the Remembrance of the WWII, willContinue reading “This Week in Our Community”

This Week in Our Community

Wednesday, 7 OctoberTea at the Community Sukkah (Esch) Wednesday, 7 October, 19:00-21:00 (Zoom)Introduction to Judaism Course  Thursday, 8 October, 10:00-10:40 (Zoom)Sukkot Chol-Hamoed Morning Prayer Friday, 9 October 10:00-10:40 (Zoom)Hoshanah Rabbah (Last Day of Sukkot) Morning Prayer Friday, 9 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)Shemini Atzeret – Simchat Torah Evening Service(Shemini Atzeret is celebrated one day as Simchat Torah)

Community Agenda October 2020

Weekday Morning Prayer (Zoom)Monday-Friday, 10:00-10:30 (for Chol Hamoed Sukkot see below) Friday, 2 October, 19:00-20:30 (Zoom)First Day of Sukkot Evening Service Saturday, 3 October, 10:30-11:30 (Zoom)First Day of Sukkot Morning Service Sunday, 4 October, 10:30-11:00 Sukkot Chol-Hamoed Morning Prayer Sunday, 4 October, 14:00-16:00 (duration depending on weather) Sukkot Celebration with Families in the SukkaPlease, drop us a message if you are planing toContinue reading “Community Agenda October 2020”

High Holidays 5781

Dear Friends, Below you will find explanations about how we are going to celebrate the High Holidays this year facing the challenges of the pandemic.  All synagogue services will be streamed via zoom and facebook, or EschTV. Please, make sure your Zoom App is up to date. While using zoom close all other programmes, that useContinue reading “High Holidays 5781”

Community Agenda for September 2020

Weekday Morning PrayerMonday-Friday, 10:00-10:30, Sunday 10:30-11:00 Wednesday, 2 September, 19:00-21:00Introduction to Judaism Course: Preparation for the High Holidays Friday, 4 September, 19:00-20:30Kabbalat Shabbat Sunday, 6 September, 11:00-13:00Annual General Meeting Friday, 11 September, 19:00-20:30Kabbalat Shabbat Saturday, 12 September, 21:00-21:30Leil Slichot – Songs of Forgiveness for the Season of Return Friday, 18 September, 19:00-20:30 Rosh Hashanah Evening  Continue reading “Community Agenda for September 2020”

Shavuot

The festival of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and encourages us to embrace the Torah’s teachings and be inspired by the wisdom Jewish tradition has to offer. Shavuot is the Hebrew word for “weeks,” and the holiday occurs seven weeks after Passover. This holiday marks the end of the counting of Omer (SefiratContinue reading “Shavuot”

Passover

Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is a major Jewish spring festival, celebrating freedom and family as we remember the Exodus from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The main observances of this holiday center around a special home service called the Seder (meaning “order”), which includes a festive meal; the prohibition on eating chametz (food made with leavened grains, including wheat,Continue reading “Passover”