Thursday, September 13, 2007
Rosh Hashana, commonly referred to as the Jewish new year, began Wednesday night at sundown. This began the Jewish Year 5768.
Services began last night in the Burge Union. Thursday and Friday services begin at 10 a.m. in the Burge. Rosh Hashana ends Friday at sundown.
The Chabad Jewish Center, 1203 W. 19th St., is hosting High Holiday Celebrations and Services on campus. Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, Chabad’s executive director, said that during the new year the doors of heaven are open and God accepts all prayers.
“You may see yourself as unaffiliated, Reform, Conservative or Orthodox. At Chabad, we see you as Jewish,” Tiechtel said. “No labels. No differences. Chabad is a home for every Jewish student.”
Max Schnepper, Chicago junior and vice president of Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity, said he usually returned home for the holiday but would attend services on campus this year.
“It’s a joyous time,” Schnepper said. “It’s my duty to my relatives and to my culture to go to services.”
Schnepper said teachers were generally positive about excusing absences of Jewish students who attended daytime services. No work is permitted on Rosh Hashana.
Schnepper said Jewish students would use the new year’s services to repent for their sins.
“It’s basically just starting off the new year on a good note,” Schnepper said. “It’s similar to the regular new year where you make resolutions and try to make up for what you did last year and try to better yourself.”
Students interested in the Chabad Jewish Center or Jewish activities on campus during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, which begins Sept. 21, can visit www.jewishku.com.
— Edited by Rachel Bock
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