Claudio Epelman, executive director of the Latin American Jewish Congress; Jorge Knloblovits, President of DAIA; and Amos Linetzky, President of AMIA, hosted a toast to the Jewish community to begin 5785
Rabbi Ioni Shalom of the Bet Hillel community concluded the ceremony with a solemn sound of the shofar, a symbol of renewal and spirituality. The shofar is a Jewish liturgical instrument made of ram’s horn that has been in use for over 3,000 years.
Minister of Justice Mariano Cúneo Libarona. The Latin American Jewish Congress, AMIA and DAIA organize an annual celebration of the beginning of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah
Vice Chancellor Leopoldo Sahores with Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela
Fabián Perechodnik with Jorge Knoblovits, Amos Linetzky and Claudio Epelman
National MP Diego Santilli. “May all Argentinians be able to turn the bitterness of the year that is ending into the sweetness of the year that is beginning, and may the tears that have sprinkled us with sadness become drops of honey that sweeten us with joy,” said Claudio Epelman, the company’s executive director. Latin American Jewish Congress
Federal judge Mariano Borinsky together with businessman Adrián Werthein
Minister of Culture Leonardo Cifelli. Between apples with honey, the round bread typical of the holiday called Chalá Agulá and the blowing of the shofar, Argentina’s Jewish community celebrated its strong ties.
Federal Judge of the Criminal Cassation Chamber Mariano Borinsky
Romain Nadal, Ambassador of France. More than 200 people gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires to welcome the Jewish New Year 5785, which begins on Wednesday 2
Ricardo Gil Lavedra, President of the Public Bar Association of Capital Federal
Judge Franco Fiumara and prosecutor Alberto Gentili together with the authorities of the Jewish community
Ambassador of Brazil, Julio Glinternick Bitelli
Vice Chancellor, Leopoldo Sahores
Guillermo Yanco, Vice President of the Holocaust Museum and Board Member of the Political Club; Inés Weinberg de Roca, Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of the City of Buenos Aires; and entrepreneur Adrián Werthein
Ariel Sujarchuk, Mayor of Escobar. “We know how hard it is to celebrate in times of pain, but continuing our traditions is what makes us stronger as a people. That’s why we say THANK YOU to all the people who came to celebrate with us,” said Amos Linetsky, President of AMIA.
National MP Diego Santilli and Fabián Perechodnik together with Jorge Knoblovits and Claudio Presman, President of the Economic and Social Council of the City of Buenos Aires
UAE Ambassador Saeed Abdulla Saif Joula Alqemz
Daniel Petrone, Judge of the Chamber of Cassation. DAIA President Jorge Knoblovits, glass in hand, said loud and clear, “We demand that all hostages return home. To do this, we must remain united as a community and not lose hope. This toast is it, it’s a toast of hope”
Imam Marwan Gill of the Islamic Community at a toast in early 5785
Sergio Torres, Judge of the Superior Court of the Province of Buenos Aires, and Adam Levene, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Israeli Embassy
Court of Cassation Judge Carlos Alberto Mahiques along with Federal Prosecutor Cecilia Incardona; and former head of the Association of Judges and Civil Servants of Justice, Marcelo Gallo Tagle, President of the Latin American Federation of Judges (FLAM)
Christian Hooft, President of the Alliance of Evangelical Churches of Argentina; and Viki Lovenberg, Head of the Economic and Trade Section at the Delegation of the European Union
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela
Daniel Pomerantz, Executive Director of AMIA
Pamela Malewicz, Deputy Minister of Culture and Human Rights of the city
Minister of Justice Mariano Cúneo Libarona. This meeting reaffirmed the ties of the Jewish community in Argentina and its commitment to the values of union and spiritual renewal, at a key moment in the Jewish calendar.
Claudio Epelman with his father, Carlos White
Claudio Epelman and Diego Santilli embrace while Ariel Sujarchuk and Fabián Perechodnik look on
DAIA Executive Director, Victor Garelick, with Jorge Knoblovits, DAIA President
Claudio Avruj, former Minister for Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism
Marcelo Stubrin, founding member of the UCR National Coordinating Council, together with Brazilian Ambassador Julio Glinternick Bitelli and Vice-Chancellor Leopoldo Sahores
The Jewish community celebrated the beginning of the year 5785
Daniel Reposo, Marcelo Stubrin and Diego Marías
Gustavo Boquin, Vice Chancellor for Comprehensive Training at UCA
Chief Superintendent of Safety and Security, Commissioner General Alejandro Patricio O’Donnell
Jaime Garbarsky, Alejandro Dosoretz and Fernando Boulin
Jorge Knoblovits, Amos Linetzky and Claudio Epelman with representatives of the Argentine Federal Police
National MP Cristian Ritondo
Federal Prosecutor Ricardo Sáenz
María Teresa Bertotto from the Attorney General’s Office
Mariano Cúneo Libarona, Minister of Justice, greets Claudio Epelman of the Latin American Jewish Congress
Romanian Ambassador Dan Petre toasted the Jewish community
The authorities of the Supreme Court accompanied the Jewish community at the beginning of the new year
Guests shared some of the traditions of this festival, such as eating an apple with honey and reciting a wine blessing /// Photo: Courtesy of CJL
