Rosh-ha-Shana

21 september 2015, monday
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The holiday Rosh-ha-Shana was celebrated in Homyel's commonalty. It's accepted to make "prosbol" for people who lent money during the year. All wishers could make a needed letter and make clearing from the obeys due to rav David Kantorovich. There wasn't a place, some women needed to pray in the corridor. Despite of the scarcity of the place, near 90 people went to us, who were placed both in the synagogue and in the assembly hall according to the agreement with the secular commonalty. During one was clearing off the obeys another helped to bring the bags with food and served. More than hundreed guests from both Homyel and area and from Israel and Moscow.

Reb Yosef Zholudev, head of the community

Reb Yosef Zholudev, head of the community:The head of the community, Reb Yosef Zholudev, was born and raised in Gomel, Belarus. After graduating from University and getting a higher education in economics, he went into business. In 2005 he was elected as the chairman of the Beit Yackov community.

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