Sunday, August 7, 2011

Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New Year, the first high holidays which is the Day of Awe celebrated 10 days before Yom Kippur
Falls once a year during the month of Tishrei (September)
They observe the sounding of the shofar, which is the rams horn trumpet, the shofar is  not blown if the holiday falls on Shabbat
Lasts 1-2 days
One of the main reasons the apple is used is because of its sweetness. Coupled with the added sweetness if the honey, it is symbolic of the ultra-sweet year they hope God will grant them.
The greeting is “L’shanah tovah!”, which means ‘for a good year’

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