Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By admin on July 14, 2022

Special to Seacoastonline| Portsmouth Herald

DURHAM -This summer, New Hampshire will celebrate its diversity through a new music and cultural event, the New Hampshire Jewish Festival. The festival will offer a unique recognition of the music, traditions and foods that Jewish people celebrate and enjoy.

The festival will be held Sunday, Aug. 14 from noon to 3 p.m. outdoors at Great Island Commons, 301 Wentworth Road, New Castle.

According to organizerSeacoast Chabad Jewish Center, the festival will join the line-up of other cultural festivals in the state with a focus on highlighting Jewish life and traditions and is geared to be enjoyed by a broad audience.

Headlining the music portion of the festival will be a folk-rock duo Rogers Park Band,which specializes in Chasidic Jewish folk music. Their song lyrics, which are in both English and Hebrew, bring an upbeat message of love and joy. Additionally, the brand-new New Hampshire Klezmer Band will have its first appearance.

The festival will also include family entertainment and traditional Jewish foods, including kosher deli by the famous Chanis Kosher Deli from Worcester, Massachusetts available for purchase.Admission, musicand kids activities will be at no charge.

The goal is to bring the state together for an upbeat Jewish experience, said Rochy Slavaticki, who directs the Seacoast Chabad Jewish Center together with her husband, Rabbi Berel Slavaticki, and directs the Seacoast Hebrew School of the Arts.

What better way to come together as a community, she said. This festival is open to all, and there will be something to enjoy for everyone; there is no charge to attend.

According to the most recent community study, there are nearly 15,000 Jews in the State of New Hampshire, with over 4,000 living in the Seacoast region and 38 percent of Jewish households in the region have at least one child living at home.

The festival will highlight a message of optimism and positivity, as taught by the Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, the most influential rabbi in modern history. The Rebbe taught us to live positively and to recognize opportunity for growth in every situation, said Rochy Slavaticki. Were excited to share this message as our community continues to grow and blossom.

Throughout the year, the Seacoast Chabad Jewish Center offers family Shabbat and holiday celebrations, childrens programming, and adult education classes in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. A popular annual, community-wide event is Chanukah on Ice, an outdoor menorah lighting at Strawberry Banke Museum marking the wintertime holiday of Chanukah.

For more information and to secure tickets, visit NHJewishFestival.com.

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