There is a touching custom of visiting the graves of loved ones in anticipation of the New Year. Some do this the day before Rosh Hashanah (cf. the gloss of the Rema to the SA Orah Hayyim 581:4), but many go at any convenient time throughout this period from Elul through Yom Kippur. Visiting the graves of one’s parents and grandparents helps establish a sense of continuity between the sacred past and the unborn future and fosters a sense of oneself as the vital link between the two. Even if you do not have a relative at the BHA cemetery join us as we remember and honor the people that established our community and those that gave so much of themselves to sustain the community through almost 100 years of our existence.