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Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year

By Leslie Blumenstein

A New Year celebration provides the opportunity to reflect on the past and make a fresh start for the future. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebration, begins with the blowing of the shofar (the ram's horn) in synagogue. This marks the start of the ten High Holy Days of the Jewish calendar. The Jewish New Year, unlike many cultures, it isn't celebrated with wild partying. This holiday is a time of prayer and reflection shared with one's family and friends. It's a time to ask for forgiveness for one's actions over the past year, and to commit to a fresh start in the coming one. There are many traditions and symbolic foods associated with it. Several traditional recipes for this holiday incorporate honey, representing the hope ...

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Rosh Hashanah Fun Facts

  • Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is one of the most important holidays of the Jewish religion.
  • Rosh Hashanah marks the start of the High Holy Days. It is a10-day period of self-reflection and prayer.
  • In the Bible, Rosh Hashanah is called Yom Teruah which means Day of the Shofar orYom Ha-Zikkaron which means Day of Remembrance.
  • According to the Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. The Jewish calender is called Tishri.
  • Rosh Hashanah means, "head of the year" or "first of the year" and is decided by the new moon.
  • One of the classic features of Rosh Hashanah is the blowing of the shofar. It is a hallowed out ram's horn.
  • According to traditions, the blowing of the horn calls worshipers to prayer and serves as a symbolic "wake-up call".
  • Traditionally fish is a part of the Rosh Hashanah meal because it is a symbol of fertility and prosperity.

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