Services

Religious services, led by the community’s Chief Rabbi, Chazanim and Gabbais, maintains an active services calendar accessible to both the community’s members and all fellow Jews, so that each person can practice as a Jew.  We welcome all Jewish visitors, whether her for a day, a week or longer, to join us for services.

Religious worship services ensure that community members and all fellow Jews have access and support for all life-cycle events:  daily services, Shabbat, holidays, commemorations, births, Bar and Bat- Mitzvas, weddings as well as attending to the needs of those who have lost loved ones.

The Chief Rabbi is the resident authority for our community as well as with the many other religions and religious bodies present in Geneva.

He works together with the Chazzans, Gabbais and others to serve the community’s members’ Jewish spiritual life needs.

This ensures that the people and material resources are in place to ensure the following:  daily services, all Jewish holidays and commemorations in both Beth Yaacov and Dumas synagogues, the weekly courses at both synagogues, Jewish education programs, Torah studies, a functioning Mikva , Kosher supervision of the CIJ’s restaurant, Talmud Torah for our youth, the religious program for the children at GAN Yeladim as well as caring for the needs of members of our community at all stages:  from birth, to their wedding, as well as their needs as they leave the material world.

Worship leads and flavors the life of our community through the organization of study groups and topics, community Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations and all other religious events.  We also ensure links with the other Jewish communities of Geneva and the surrounding areas.

We coordinate with the CCJJ (Youth Groups) to foster transmission of Jewish values and knowledge to the next generation, and encourage our youth’s synagogue attendance.   We are naturally always in touch and work with all other departments of the community.