Rosh Hashanah FAQ

September 25, 2019 5:36 am

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A Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed

Here are some facts about Rosh Hashanah: 1. The conventional meaning of the two Hebrew words Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is the beginning (Rosh...

September 20, 2017 12:12 pm

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Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2017

1. Rosh Hashanah (“the beginning of the year” in Hebrew) is celebrated on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (תשרי). Tishrei was...

September 24, 2014 11:13 am

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The Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2014

Happy, healthy, challenging, and rewarding new year! 1. Rosh Hashanah is a universal, stock-taking, renewal, and hopeful holiday, celebrated on the 6th"Ž day of The Creation, which produced the first human being,...

September 19, 2014 7:31 am

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Great Quotes on the Meaning of Rosh Hashanah

Sundown on Wednesday, September 24, marks Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and millions of Jews around the world will congregate for the beginning of...

September 3, 2013 10:14 am

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Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2013

1. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah - "the beginning of the year") is compatible with the agricultural calendar. It commences with the planting of seeds...