Category: Announcements

Dear Members and Friends,

The Jewish Center of Jackson Heights will return to in-person services starting on Passover.

Services will be held on:

• Saturday, April 16th
• Sunday, April 17th
• Friday, April 22nd
• Saturday, April 23rd

Yizkor will be held during services on Saturday, April 23rd.

All services will begin promptly at 9:30am.

We will continue with in-person services every Shabbat morning at 9:30am.

We suggest you wear a mask vaccinated or not.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Passover.

We are excited to celebrate the high holidays in person!

The Jewish Center of Jackson Heights will offer in-person services for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. The schedule of services is:

• Rosh HaShanah Day 1 – Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 9:30 a.m.
• Rosh HaShanah Day 2 – Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 9:30 a.m.
• Kol Nidre – Wednesday, Sept.15 at 6:15 p.m.
• Yom Kippur – Thursday, Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m.

To keep our members and community safe, we are taking the following precautions:

• Masks are required in the Jewish Center.
• Everyone attending services must be fully vaccinated if they are eligible.
• Our sanctuary will be arranged with socially distant seating.

We are asking everyone who wishes to attend services to register in advance so we can collect proof of vaccination. 

When you register, we ask that you make a sliding-scale contribution to support the Jewish Center. Your donation allows us to continue serving the Jackson Heights community. We recommend a donation between $18 and $180 per person. We are particularly grateful for your support this year, because your support will help offset increased cost from the pandemic.

We regret to inform you of the passing of beloved husband and loving friend Steven B. Knobel, President of the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights.

For anyone interested in paying their respects, his wife Suzanne and the Jewish Center will be holding a Zoom Shiva on Tuesday, January 12th 2021 at 8 p.m. for our beloved Steve.

If you would like to attend, the Zoom information is as follows:

• Meeting ID: 987 1534 5075
• Passcode: steve

You can also click here at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Steve was a loved and cherished member of the community. Everywhere he went, people gravitated toward him.  He will forever be remembered in our hearts.

May his memory remain for a blessing.

The Jewish Center of Jackson Heights wishes everyone a Happy Chanukah. We hope everyone is Healthy and Safe.

May this Festival of Lights, light the way for Health, Happiness, Peace and Harmony for everyone.

Our Zoom services continue every Shabbat morning at 10. Take Care and Be Well.

Chag Sameach!
Zei Gezunt!

Steve Knobel

Elul is the period before the High Holidays when we take time to reflect.

This year has given us a great deal to reflect on. COVID-19 has turned the world upside down! It has affected everyone on every level of everyday life. I hope that all our members and their family and friends have managed to stay safe and healthy.

On Rosh HaShanah, we will ask the almighty to grant us a year of peace, prosperity and blessing. This year we will also ask for good health and safety for everyone; a return to “some kind of normal” and hopefully a safe and effective vaccine and treatment. Also a special blessing for all the healthcare and emergency workers who have worked so tirelessly through these harrowing times. And for the business owners and their employees for keeping their stores on 37th Avenue open.

Though we have not been together (in person) for service since March, we have been together on Zoom for Shabbat. We will be “together” for the High Holidays on Zoom this year. It will not be the same as greeting each other in person, but it’s the best we can do under the circumstances.

May we all enjoy good health, good humor and strength to continue.

Suzanne and I wish all our members, their family and and friends, and our Jackson Heights community a shanah tova tikvatevu v’ techatemu.

May you be inscribe for a happy, health and good year.

Shalom & Zei Gezunt,

Steve Knobel

The world is upside down: As are our lives and routines. It is a terrible time for everyone. We are stressed, depressed and scared. I hope that all our members, their families and their friends; are safe and following social distancing.

Of course, Passover will be very different this year. Do the best you can. I hope that we will be together at The Jewish Center very soon.

Sending wishes for a Chag Pesach Kasher Ve’sameach ! Zei Gezunt !  Gut Yom Tov !                                  

Shalom, Steve

Friends,

We wanted to share an update about how the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights is responding to the outbreak of coronavirus disease.

Until further notice, we will be suspending Shabbat services.

For those who are comfortable with traveling and/or turning on electrical devices on Shabbat, here is some information regarding how some other local synagogues are reacting to this pandemic:

• Central Synagogue is going almost completely virtual–services will be livestreamed.
• Shabbat service attendance at B’nai Jeshurun will be limited to prayer leaders, Torah readers, and B’nai Mitzvah families. All services will be livestreamed.
• As of 3/11/2020, Park Avenue Synagogue is still holding services, and is also livestreaming.
• Temple Emanu-El is now (as of about 30 minutes ago) closed–services will be online.
• Romemu is taking precautions, but is not closed (as of 11:44 AM 3/13).

We will post to the website and send email updates when we resume services. Click here to sign up for our mailing list to receive those updates.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Shabbat Shalom!