Rosh Hashanah

new year (Rosh Hashanah). Celebrated on the 10th of Tishri (September or October),Yom Kippur allows people to ask for forgiveness from the previous year. Although Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are very similar, today I am going to share some information on Yom Kippur. Along with general information, I will also share its history, religious customs, and some other information. So as they say in yiddish, “lozn 's onheybn!”. (Lets begin!) Yom Kippur is celebrated 7 days after Rosh Hashanah ends. The

message ---------- From: Amanda Dolis Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Subject: Cardinal Dolan Refelction To: Marcella Syracuse Amanda Dolis Religion Mrs. Syracuse 10/4/16 Rosh Hashanah: Cardinal Dolan Reflection Jewish people have many holidays just like us but the holidays that we do not celebrate are Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, Yom Kippur, and the Day of Atonement, they celebrate all of these holidays in fall. Cardinal Dolan says that we are constantly on a journey of birth, growth, love

celebrating these holidays, Jewish people celebrate different ones such as Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur. Hanukkah is the eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights”, celebrated with a menorah lighting, special prayers, and fried foods. Passover is celebrated with the seder, and during the whole holiday, it is forbidden to eat leavened food products such as bread and pasta. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated with candle

well as special event. Some major holiday celebrated and taken seriously in the Jewish belief is the Passover, Rosh

Chief Rabbinate of Israel. A1: Hello. This is Srinidhi! A2: This is Meenakshi! And today we are going to talk about Judaism. Hey Srinidhi, do you know what today is? A1: Yes! Today’s segment is a special in celebration of Rosh Hashanah. If you didn’t know already, Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Many people celebrate it by spending the whole day in the synagogue in prayer. A2: You got that right! Well, we have a scholar from the Association for Jewish Studies to tell us about Judaism and the

Judaism was developed among the ancient Hebrews found in the Middle East. It is considered one of the oldest monotheistic religion. Judaism is told in the first five books of the Hebrew bible (Old Testament). They believe they have a covenant with one God. Jews trace their history back to Abraham but Judaism was found by Moses. Followers of Judaism, focus on the relationship between the land of Israel, mankind and the relationships between the Creator. There is no formal set of beliefs. Followers

Judaism is one of the world’s oldest religions founded 3500 years ago in the Middle East and remains an important faith today. Judaism encompasses the religion, philosophy, culture and way of life of the Jewish people. The history of the Jewish people begins with Abraham. Abraham was the first to forsake polytheism and idol worshipping for the belief in one God. Abraham descendants lived in peace until a new Pharaoh in Egypt felt threatened by the Jews so he made them slaves. It is said that

Judaism is a religious custom with origins going back about four thousand years, established in the old close eastern region of Canaan. Starting as the convictions and practices of the general population known as "Israel," traditional, or rabbinic, Judaism did not rise until the first century C.E. Judaism follows its legacy to the covenant God made with Abraham and his heredity, that God would make them a sacred people and that God would provide them with Holy land. The basic people of Israelite

Holidays of Judaism Sabbath is playing an important role in the daily life of Jewish people. Sabbath is the Hebrew word for resting. Celebrating the Sabbath is commanded by God, which mentioned in the Ten Commandments. The rest idea of the Sabbath came from the story of the Creation book when God created the universe and rested on the seventh day of the week. Every week religious Jews observe the Sabbath which begins at nightfall on Friday and lasts until nightfall on Saturday. This holy day is a

to change inwardly, by looking at their mistake of the past year, and forward to the year about to come. The most important Jewish holy days are; the Sabbath, the three pilgrimage festivals Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot and the two High Holy Days Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. According to Fisher (285-286),the spiritual year for Judaism begins, with the new year, the Sabbath is a joyful day of celebration and rest, of all the Jewish holidays, Shabbat is considered the most important of all even more