Chabad of Penn State and State College will welcome all members of the local Jewish community to free Yom Kippur services on Friday and Saturday.
Services will take place at Scholar Hotel, 205 E Beaver Ave. beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
Known as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year, marked by fasting and prayer for forgiveness of misdeeds.
In addition to prayer, services will include a Yizkor ceremony remembering departed loved ones at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The Yom Kippur services will culminate with the neilah final service of the day at 6 p.m. Saturday followed by a break-fast reception.
RSVP is requested at www.chabadstatecollege.com/highholidays.
Chabad expects a larger turnout for Yom Kippur services this year, “as many are making sure to attend services in a show of Jewish pride and confidence, pushing back against rising antisemitism nationwide,” according to a news release.
“This year’s Yom Kippur services will be especially meaningful,” Rabbi Nosson Meretsky, director of Chabad of Penn State, said. “As we gather on the holiest day of the year to pray for the future and also to remember our loved ones, we will also be expressing our unshakeable Jewish pride.”
