Photos and article by Larry Oskin, Congregation Sinai of Central Florida
Congregation Sinai of Central Florida plans to observe the Jewish High Holidays with special services. Congregation Sinai has been serving the Jewish Community of Central Florida since 2003. This year, Congregation Sinai will again share special prayer sessions with members and non-members via virtual services.
High Holy Days: Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year holiday. It is a time for rejoicing as well as for serious introspection. It is a time to celebrate the completion of another year while taking stock of one’s life. These two days of Rosh Hashanah usher in the Ten Days of Repentance. These Ten Days of Awe culminate on the major fast day of Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement. The shofar which is a ram’s horn that sounds like a trumpet, is sounded as a special wake-up call to prepare for the Tishrei holidays. Rosh Hashanah is respected as the Day of Judgment for our Books of Life and Death; which are then sealed for us on Yom Kippur.
Join Sinai For The High Holidays 2026 / 5786 — 5787!
Saturday Night, September 5
7:00 pm Selichot Service
Friday Night, September 11.
6:30 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Tuesday Morning, September 15
10 am to Noon Saturday Rosh Hashanah Service — Day One
2 pm– Rosh Hashana Tashlich Service
Wednesday, September 16
10 am to 11:30 am – Rosh Hashanah — Day Two
Sunday, September 20
6:30 am – Sunday Erev Kol Nidre Service
Monday, September 21
10 am– Yom Kippur Service
Noon – Yizkor Service
5:30 pm – Neilah Service
Following: Break The Fast
Friday, September 25
6 pm – Sukkot Service
Weekly Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat Services
7 pm – Open to everyone
Join Congregation Sinai! Joe Goldovitz provides unique spiritual leadership. Congregation Sinai serves as a house of prayer and study in which the spectrum of Jewish expression is cultivated, protected and nurtured. With educational programs for children, adult education, bible study groups and bar/bat mitzvah study; they strive to educate their members and our community in Judaism’s rich heritage with contemporary significance, while sharing Jewish culture, rituals, traditions and values. Interfaith families are welcome.
Observe the High Holidays at Sinai! Celebrate all of the Jewish holidays with Jewish friends, holidays and traditions. Congregation Sinai is located at: 1200 West Broad Street, Groveland, FL 34736. For more information, membership, reservations and tickets to their upcoming High Holiday services, Friday night Shabbat services, educational programs, Torah Study, special events and for how to log-in online for their services, contact: Congregation Sinai by mail at: 4327 South Highway 27, Box 315, Clermont, FL 34711. Phone 352-243-5353. Email info@congregation-sinai.org. Visit them at: www.congregation-sinai.org. and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2022346804470513/?ref=bookmarks. Affordable High Holiday and Annual Memberships are available.
