Rosh HaShanah

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Happy New Year!!

Praising the Lord with the blowing of the shofar (Psalm 150:3)
 

L'Shanah Tovah,
May you have a blessed Jewish New Year 5777!

"On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.  It is a day for you to sound the trumpets
[Yom Teruah]."  (Numbers 29:1)
 

The High Holy Days have once again arrived, and the two-day holiday of Rosh HaShanah (traditional Jewish New Year) has begun.


Biblically speaking, Rosh HaShanah is called Yom Teruah, the day of sounding the shofar.  (Leviticus 23:24)

 

A Jewish girl dips apples in honey on Rosh HaShanah.

 

Holiday Traditions

One of the best known symbols of the Jewish New Year is dipping apples in honey.  This wonderful Rosh HaShanah tradition symbolizes our hope that the new year will be sweet.

Apples are not the only fruit eaten during Rosh HaShanah.

Tomorrow night, on the second night of this high holy day, we will eat pomegranates.  One explanation for the tradition of eating this fruit is that it was once thought to have 613 seeds, which reminds us of the Torah's 613 commandments.

The pomegranate, therefore, symbolizes our hope that our actions will be in line with the Word of God and that our righteous deeds will increase in the year to come.

Eating pomegranates on New Year's symbolizes our desire to fulfill God's commandments.

 

"With trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn [shofar]—shout for joy
before the LORD, the King."  (Psalm 98:6)

 

 

"Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble.  Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon."  (Isaiah 58:10)

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The Most Important Thing You Need to Know about Rosh Hashanah

How to show God you’re a worthy investment this New Year.

http://www.aish.com/h/hh/video/The-Most-Important-Thing-You-Need-to-Know-about-Rosh-Hashanah.html?s=mm

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Blessings and Prayers for Rosh Hashanah

Celebrate this sacred holiday with these traditional prayers and blessings. 
Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/religious-observances/rosh-hashanah/blessings-and-prayers-for-rosh-hashanah.aspx