ROSH HASHANAH Significance: New Year Observances: Sounding the shofar (ram’s horn trumpet) Length: 2 Days (Some: 1 Day) Customs: Dipping apples in honey; Casting off "sins" into a river Greeting: L’shanah tovah! (For a good year!) Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishri. In Hebrew‚ Rosh Hashanah means‚ literally‚ "head of the year" or "first of the year." Rosh Hashanah is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. The Jewish New Year is a time to begin introspection‚ looking
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Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is a day to celebrate the Jewish New Year it is observed in the first two days of Tishri; Tishri is the seventh month of the Jewish year‚ the month where Jews believe God created the world. Rosh Hashanah translates into “head of year” or “first of the year”. The holiday has four major an interconnected themes‚ The Jewish New Year‚ The Day of Judgment‚ The Day of Remembrance and the Day of Shofar Blowing. During the first and second day of Rosh Hashanah no work
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19 November 20 Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is about giving peace‚ forgiveness‚ and hope; it is the Jewish New Year. The book Night‚ Rosh Hashanah is a cursed year. It is between “life and death”. It’s referred to one of the high holy days. It is the last year of the others. The word “last” had an odd ring to it. They always asked what if it is the last day of the year. Rosh Hashanah is a very important holiday‚ It is where everyone comes together
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kuppur in the Jewish Community Mini-Ethnography ANTH 100 SEC 2 FALL 2012 In this paper‚ I will be describing to you the life and customs of a person of Jewish decent here in America. I will tell you about the first hand research I conducted while participating in the two most important holidays of the Jewish year‚ Rash Hashanah and Yom Kuppur. I will also describe to you my experience with the Jewish holidays. Through the anthropological study of the Jewish customs and
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described further in this paper is Rosh Hashanah‚ also known as the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah‚ or in literal translation- “head of the year”‚ is the first of the high holidays which is celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur (Bamberger‚ B. J. 2010). History and celebration of Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is observed in the early fall‚ during the first two days of Tishrei- otherwise known as the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. In Israel‚ Rosh Hashanah is the only holy day that is kept for
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Rosh Hashanah The Jewish holiday that I chose to talk about is Rosh Hashanah. After reading what this holiday is‚ I found it very interesting. There are over five different types of Jewish holidays that Jewish people celebrate. Every holiday has a different meaningful meaning that helps people out or brings joy to their life. Rosh Hashanah is new years for the Jewish community‚ it is the time that people think about their mistakes they did in the past and try not do it again in the future. This
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Important Jewish Objects and Symbols Tallit A Tallit is a four cornered garment that is worn during the morning prayers. The important part of a tallit is the tzitzit‚ or fringes‚ tied onto each of the corners. The commandment to attach tzitzit to the corners of clothing comes from the Shema. The three paragraphs of the Shema contain the most important statement of belief in Judaism. Here is a portion of the third paragraph of the Shema‚ Numbers 15:37-41: The Lord said to Moses: Instruct
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Jewish Festivals 1. Rosh Hashanah-Jewish New Year Date: The first and second days of Tishri Reasons: The Jewish New Year is a time to begin self-examination‚ looking back at the mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the new year. The Bible refers to the holiday as Yom Ha-Zikkaron (the day of remembrance) or Yom Teruah (the day of the sounding of the shofar). The holiday is instituted in Leviticus 23:24-25. No work is permitted on Rosh Hashanah. Much of the day is spent
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Religion Origin of All Things Nature of God View of Human Nature View of Good and Evil View of “Salvation” View of After Life Practices and Rituals Celebrations and Festivals Week 1 Indigenous Peoples Bursts of Cosmic Energy creates everything God is in everything Humans should be in touch with nature and all that is around them Good and Evil is in everyone and everything They must choose which one they act upon Balance with Nature and everything in it Most have no specific mention of the afterlife
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Jewish Holy Days Essay "Rosh Hashanah" Antonio Lucero REL/134 April 18‚ 2013 Ray Paul Bitar Jewish Holy Days Essay "Rosh Hashanah" The Jewish religion has many holy days‚ but the one focused in this paper is “Rosh Hashanah”‚ “new year”. In this holy day we will talk about the significance‚ observances‚ length‚ customs‚ greeting. There are some similarities to our new year and there are some differences‚ main in point is that some of their traditions are very interesting. We will discuss what
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