Rosh Hashanah
By Elliot Edwards, Amogh Bharadwaj, and Charlie Baleno
The Jewish New Year
The history of the Holiday and connections to major events and beliefs
Rituals of Rosh Hashanah
In Rosh Hashanah people will throw bread into water while reciting
prayers. This is a ritual called Tashlich. The bread symbolizes the sins of the past
year so when they throw the bread the sins are cleared and they are spiritually
forgiven. Jews greet each other on Rosh Hashanah with the phrase “ L’Shana tovah” which means for a good year. One of the most popular Rosh Hashanah customs involves eating apple slices dipped in honey after saying a prayer sometimes. Ancient Jews believed that apples had healing properties and ate the honey to hope that the new year will be sweet. Baking delicacies is considered lucky on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, but on the next continuing days people participating in Rosh Hashanah eat bread and fruit dipped in honey, and blessings are given to them. Rabbis and their religious followers read from a prayer book called the Mahzor. Work is not allowed and people pray in the synagogue. Jews take ten days of solitude during this period. Solitude is the act of remaining alone or peaceful.Shofar, Apples, and Honey
This is the Shofar that the Jews created from a rams horn. Also during Rosh Hashanah they eat apples and honey. These are some rituals the the Jews perform during the holiday.
Jews throwing bread and reciting prayers
Ancient Jews
Rosh Hashanah 2015
Sunday, Sep 13, 2015, 07:00 PM
All over the world
DID YOU KNOW?
The Shofar is blown 100 times a day.
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