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What is Yom Kippur?
The Day of Atonement… Nine days after the shofar awakens us at Rosh Hashanah, we will arrive at one of the most sacred days of the Hebrew calendar. Whether you’re planning to count down these Days of Awe with anticipation or you’re just learning about this holy day for the first time, Yom Kippur offers something every heart needs: the promise of complete…
What is Rosh Hashanah?
The sound of the shofar… Following Shavuot, we have a long summer before the next holiday arrives in the fall…kicking off what we call the Fall Feasts. On the first day of Tishri (the seventh month in the Jewish calendar), we observe the Feast of Trumpets, which is also known as “Yom Teruah”— the Day of Blowing, or the Day of Trumpet Blasts. However, you might…
Foods of Rosh Hashanah
Are you wondering what to serve when we celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)? We all know that it’s not really a Jewish Festival without food… unless, of course, it’s Yom Kippur and we’re instructed to “afflict ourselves” by fasting. But even then, a fair bit of thought goes into what will be served at the break-fast after…
Yom Teruah
So our Fall Festivals, or High Holy Days, are almost upon us. Here we are past halfway through the month of Elul and fast approaching the 1st of Tishrei, the first of our Feasts. So here is the question—is that first holy day Yom Teruah, Feast of Trumpets, or is it Rosh Hashanah, New Year? The answer is YES! The 1st of Tishrei is, in fact, both of these things, together,…
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