Program

Kosher Holiday Resort (KHR) is pleased to announce it will be hosting Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur 2021 at the beautifully renovated Hilton Bahia Mar in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

Guests will have a choice to join already for the Shabbos before Rosh Hashana for a special pre-

Rosh Hashana weekend with YY Jacobson. Or guests can join just for Rosh Hashana and or Yom Kippur. 

KHR’s unsurpassed Rosh Hashana program at Bahia Mar offers a luxurious beachfront setting for guests to enjoy and celebrate the High Holidays in a most beautiful and comfortable setting. Each guest is warmly welcomed and given the finest holiday accommodations including enjoyable services, three daily gourmet meals and a sumptuous tea room freshly prepared by South Florida's most incredible team of kosher culinary chefs at Executive Caterers.

The Rosh Hashana program will be taking place at the luxurious Hilton Bahia Mar in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. 

Centrally located between Miami and Boca Raton, minutes away from Fort Lauderdale (10 miles) International Airport, the beautifully renovated beachfront resort will offer a beautiful setting for high holiday services overlooking the magnificent ocean. 

Hosted by Rabbi Pinny and Gitty Andrusier, the Bahia Mar will be converted into a Glatt Kosher High Holiday Paradise. Every detail is taken into consideration to provide a memorable Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, with beautiful services, scrumptious dining, inspiring lectures, incredible youth program and engaging activities for the entire family.

Rosh Hashana begins Sunday eve, September 25. However, guests can choose to arrive from Thursday, September 22 to enjoy the hotel's and beach amenities plus an extraordinarily inspiring pre Rosh Hashana Shabbos with Rabbi YY Jacobson.

Two Services will be taking place.

Accompanied by a chassidic choir, Chazzan Yossi Baumgarten will lead the main service. Rabbi Amram Amelem will lead the Sefardic Minyan.

Services are assured to be truly enjoyable and inspirational as Chazzan Baumgarten will integrate traditional High Holiday melodies with many of the most popular contemporary Jewish tunes.  

Highlighting this year’s program will be world renowned lecturer Rabbi YY Jacobson.

Offering Chassidus before davening, dynamic sermons during davening, afternoon lectures and late-night “crossfire” with the rabbis, KHR’s High Holiday Program is renowned and unique for offering continuous inspiring lectures throughout the entire Yom Tov. 

KHR is especially excited to announce that Rabbi YY Jacobson will be joining once again for Rosh Hashana.

One of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, Rabbi YY (Yosef Yitzchak) Jacobson is one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world. He is considered to be one of the most successful, passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Judaism today, culling his ideas from the entire spectrum of Jewish thought and making them relevant to contemporary audiences.

His annual “Crossfire” session, where he takes any question from the audience is extremely popular, especially with the teens and young adults, and usually goes till the wee hours of the morning. 

We are excited to announce that Kosher Holiday Resort is teaming up with former White House Kosher Culinary Chef, Gary Rubin and the incredible team of culinary experts from  Executive Catering to ensure the finest Gourmet Dining. Each meal is freshly created and elegantly decorated.

Many young families return every year mainly due to the well-organized youth program and our energized team of counselors, led by skilled head staff who have a stellar reputations for years of directing exciting youth programs. 

The children will be under great care thus allowing the parents to focus on their prayers and attend the lectures.

The Youth program is divided into four age groups offering youth prayer services, stories and games for the younger guests. At the conclusion of each holiday a grand raffle takes place with the exuberant youngsters celebrating their well-earned rewards. During services, babysitting is available for infants and younger children and is included in the package.

For more information or to reserve: Please visit KosherHolidayResort.com or call 954.252.1770.
*Late check out available on Wednesday eve, after Rosh Hashana or next day check out on Thurs.