From UPI:
"Rosh Hashanah celebrated globally, as Jews usher in the Hebrew New Year"
World leaders, celebrities and major corporations have come together to wish the world "Shana Tova," or "a good year," in recognition of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year celebration.
Marking the end of the Hebrew calendar, Wednesday's Rosh Hashanah festivities and observances will bring the Hebrew year 5774 to a close and kick off 5775 at sunset on Friday with the sound of a Shofar, a hollowed ram's horn blown throughout the new year to remind believers to consider the year gone by. Celebrants will spend the week with friends, family and in synagogue, solemnly reflecting on the past year and seeking forgiveness from those they have wronged. But Rosh Hashanah isn't only about introspection and anticipation -- it's also about honey! In the hopes of a sweet year, Jewish people around the world will enjoy honey cake and honey-dipped treats like apples and challah. They will then reflect for 10 days until Yum Kippur, when they will fast for 25 hours.
^ It occurred to me that I usually post things for Christmas and Easter, but not Rosh Hashanah. So Happy New Year! (L'Shanah Tovah!) ^
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/09/24/Rosh-Hashanah-celebrated-globally-as-Jews-usher-in-the-Hebrew-New-Year/7551411587454/
"Rosh Hashanah celebrated globally, as Jews usher in the Hebrew New Year"
World leaders, celebrities and major corporations have come together to wish the world "Shana Tova," or "a good year," in recognition of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year celebration.
Marking the end of the Hebrew calendar, Wednesday's Rosh Hashanah festivities and observances will bring the Hebrew year 5774 to a close and kick off 5775 at sunset on Friday with the sound of a Shofar, a hollowed ram's horn blown throughout the new year to remind believers to consider the year gone by. Celebrants will spend the week with friends, family and in synagogue, solemnly reflecting on the past year and seeking forgiveness from those they have wronged. But Rosh Hashanah isn't only about introspection and anticipation -- it's also about honey! In the hopes of a sweet year, Jewish people around the world will enjoy honey cake and honey-dipped treats like apples and challah. They will then reflect for 10 days until Yum Kippur, when they will fast for 25 hours.
^ It occurred to me that I usually post things for Christmas and Easter, but not Rosh Hashanah. So Happy New Year! (L'Shanah Tovah!) ^
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/09/24/Rosh-Hashanah-celebrated-globally-as-Jews-usher-in-the-Hebrew-New-Year/7551411587454/
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