Rosh Hashana services to be held at area synagogues

Jewish congregations will celebrate the New Year, Rosh Hashana, beginning at sundown on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The following is a list of services in the area: • Congregation B’nai Torah, in Greenwood Lake will hold services at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, Thursday, Sept. 13, at 9:30 a.m., and Friday, Sept. 14, at 9:30 a.m. Free. Services will be held at the American Legion Hall, Monroe Road., Greenwood Lake. • Congregation Eitz Chaim will hold services at its synagogue in Monroe. Also offered is “Preparing for Awe-An evening of Personal Writing,” on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. For more information, call 783-7424. • Chabad of Orange County, under the direction of Rabbi Meir Borenstein, will hold services at various times at The Harness Racing Museum, 240 Main Street, in Goshen. For more information call 291-0514. • Chabad of Orange County, under the direction of Rabbi Pesach Burston, will hold services and children’s programs at the American Legion Hall, 532 Lakes Road, in Monroe. To reserve or for more information, call 782-2770, or e-mail RSVP@ChabadOrange.com, or visit www.ChabadOrange.com. •Temple Bethel, 314 North Main Street, in Monroe will hold services at the temple. Babysitting is available. For information, call 783-2626. • For information about services at Temple Beth Shalom, 13 Roosevelt Ave., Florida , call 651-7817 or visit www.tbsny.org.