SHALOM!

We are a small community, but we will try to make you feel at home during your staying in Florence, carrying out our best to make your permanence in town pleasurable and satisfactying. We consider your presence in our community and synagogue very important and precious for us and we hope that the memory of the days spent here will be in your minds and hearts forever.

Here you can find some useful information about us:

SYNAGOGUE – This is an orthodox Synagogue. We have services on Sabbath and holidays. On Saturday morning the Synagogue is open from 8.45 a.m. until 11.45 a.m.- Following services there is a public Kiddush and we hope you will join us. For the timetable of services, please contact the Community Office.- The entrance for the synagogue during Holydays is free, but you may reserve seats at the cost of 50 euro each. To reserve seats send an email or a catifax (+39.055.241811) communicating your credit card number (Visa or MasterCard) with the date of expiration as well as a list of the people attending, separating men from women.

THE SYNAGOGUE and THE JEWISH MUSEUM – Via L.C. Farini 6

are open from:

- April to September: Sunday / Thursday: 10 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.

- October to March: Sunday / Thursday: 10 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.

Friday always 10 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.; Saturday closed (open only for Services).

Admission: Adults 5,00 Euro, Group 4,00 Euro – Students 3,00 Euro – Groups are kindly requested to book in advance. For further information and booking, please contact the administration office of the Cooperativa Servizi Culturali Sigma (+ 39 055.2346654; fax + 39 055 244145 e-mail: itinerariebraici@cscsigma.it ; city transportation: Bus 6, 31, 32 or C.-

PRIVATE TOUR – If you prefer a private Tour Guide for the Jewish area and the city and province of Florence please contact Giovanna Bossi Rosenfeld – Via degli Artisti 29 – 50129 Florence – phl/fax: +39.055.5532949 – mobile: +39.335.6781831 – e.mail: info@jewish-florence.com – www.jewish-florence.com (tour available in Italian, English and French) – Matthias Feldmann phone +39.055.355541- +39.339.6330090 – email m.feldmann@tin.it (tour available in Italian, English and Deutsch).

COMMUNITY OFFICE – Via L.C. Farini 4 – 50121 Firenze; From Sunday to Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (closed Sunday in July and August) (+39.055.245252; Fax+39.055.241811; E-mail: info@firenzebraica.it

DONATIONS: You can send us an offer communicating your credit card number (Visa or MasterCard), EXP DATE and your address where the Community will send you a confirmation receipt of your offer within few days

KOSHER FOOD:

- “Kosher Market” – Via dei Pilastri 7r – ph.055.240508 – http://www.koshermarket.it/ – info@koshermarket.it – For large orders, booking in advance is strongly suggested;

- Kosher Butcher shop: FALSETTINI S.Ambrogio Market – ph.055.2480740 -from 8.00 a.m. to 10 a.m. ;

- Kosher meals: “RUTH’S KOSHER VEGETARIAN FOOD” – Via Farini 2/a ph. 055.2480888 – http://www.kosheruth.com/ info@kosheruth.com – Open from 12.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and from 7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. – Kosher Le Mehadrin, supervision of Rav Joseph Levi. Special dinner and lunch after Shabbat service. “Take away” and delivery to all hotels in Florence is available. Booking required for Shabbat meals and groups.-

Other Products : see http://www.morasha.it/pagineoro/prodotti.html and http://web.tiscali.it/jwishenetit/ListaKasher.html

JUDAICA – Synagogue Gift Shop – Souvenirs: Via Farini 6 ph. 055.245252

MIKWE: to reserve phone to the secretary office (Irene ph. 055.245252 – email: info@firenzebraica.it – price 20,00 euro)

HOTELS: The following hotels are located near the Synagogue:

***** REGENCY – Piazza d’Azeglio n.3 – ph. 055.245247; E-mail: info@regeny-hotel.com www.regency-hotel.com

**** J and J – Via di Mezzo 20 – ph 055.263121; fax 055.240282; E-mail jandj@dada.it; www.jandjhotel.com

**** MONNA LISA – Borgo Pinti n. 27 – ph. 055.2479751; fax 055.2479755; E-mail: hotel@monnalisa.it www.monnalisa.it

*** ARIZONA – Via Farini n. 2 – ph. +39.055.245321- fax +39.055.2346130; E-mail info@arizonahotel.it – www.arizonahotel.it

***IL GRANDUCA – Via Pier Capponi 13 – ph. 055.572803; fax 055.579252; E-mail info@ilgranduca.it www.ilgranduca.com (single 55-90, double 80-130 euro). May request kosher breakfast

***LE DUE FONTANE – P.zz SS.Annunziata n.14 – ph. 055.210185; fax 055.294461; E-mail leduefontanel@dada.it www.leduefonatne.it .(single 104, double 147 euro)

*** LIANA – Via Alfieri 18 – ph. 055.245303; fax 055.2344596; E-mail hotelliana@dada.it www.venere.it/firenze/liana

** VILLA IL CASTAGNO – Via A. del Castagno 31 – 50132 Firenze – tel 055571701 – fax 055572027 – E-mail villailcastagno@virgilio.it – www.hotelvillailcastagno.com

** ARISTON – Via Fiesolana n.40 – ph. +39.055.2476980; fax: 055.2476693; E-mail info@hotelaristonfirenze.it – www.hotelaristonfirenze.it –

** RITA MAJOR – Via della Mattonaia n.43 – ph. +39.055.2477990/91; Fax.+39.055.2478358 E-mail: info@hotelrimajor.it www.hotelritamajor.it

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Rosh Hashanà 5770: 1° day – september 9th- 2010
2° day – september 10th – 2010
Yom Kippur 5770: Saturday september 18 – 2010