NEW YORK – Kehila Keodsha Janina Synagogue and Museum (KKJ), 280 Broome Street in New York City, shared the upcoming events for April and May, including Passover services and the 10th Annual Greek Jewish Festival on May 11
“This year Pesah (Passover) begins the evening of Saturday, April 12th and ends at sundown on Sunday, April 20th,” KKJ noted in their email. “This year both Greek Easter and the Easter celebrated by other Christian denominations falls on April 20th. Therefore, all will be gathering with their families passing on heritage and celebrating with traditional foods. Among Greek Jews, both Sephardic and Romaniote, lamb is the traditional main course, much like our Greek Orthodox Christian friends, another example of how much we share in common. May this Pesah holiday inspire us to appreciate our freedom, and may this holiday herald the end of oppression and captivity for all our brothers and sisters.”
“Join us at KKJ as we celebrate Pesah in the Romaniote tradition. At the same location on the Lower East Side for the past 98 years, KKJ is the last remaining Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere conducting services in the Judeo-Greek Romaniote Minhag (tradition).”
Please RSVP to [email protected]
The full holiday schedule is available online: https://shorturl.at/j61JI.
On Sunday, April 27, 1 PM, KKJ and the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America host their annual Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony with a special film screening in memory of the Jewish Communities of North Macedonia. “We invite you to join us to remember all who perished in the Holocaust, especially our brethren from Greece and the Balkans,” KKJ said. “Following the ceremony there will be a screening of the acclaimed short film ‘The Monopol’ about the experience of the Jews of North Macedonia during the Holocaust. Afterwards we will have a special Q&A with the Israeli filmmakers. Refreshments will be served.”
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The 10th annual Greek Jewish Festival takes place on Sunday, May 11, 12-6 PM. Experience a feast for the senses including authentic kosher Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries, traditional dance performances with live Greek and Sephardic music, an outdoor marketplace full of vendors, arts and educational activities for kids, Sephardic cooking demonstrations, and much more!
More information is available online: https://www.kkjfestival.com/.
On Sunday, May 18 the Israel Day Parade takes place in New York City. KKJ will have its own Community Float ride up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan with live Greek, Israeli, and Sephardic music, too! Registration in advance is required to participate: https://shorturl.at/NFNWg.
