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Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah (
Hebrew:
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, literally "head of the year") is the
Jewish New Year. The Biblical name for this holiday is
Yom Teruah (
Hebrew:
יוֹם תְּרוּעָה, literally "day [of] shouting/raising a noise") or the
Feast of Trumpets. It is the first of the
High Holy Days or יָמִים נוֹרָאִים
Yamim Nora'im ("Days of Awe") which usually occur in the early autumn of the
Northern Hemisphere. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration, which begins on the first day of
Tishrei. Tishrei is the first month of the Jewish civil year, but the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year.
The day is said to be the anniversary of the creation of
Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, and their first actions toward the realization of humanity's role in
God's world. Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding the
shofar (a hollowed-out ram's horn) and eating symbolic foods such as apples dipped in honey to evoke a "sweet new year".
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Cherise, the Mompreneur
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