Rosh Hashana

Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana [rōsh′ hə shô′nə, həshä′nə; ] Heb [ rōsh′ hä shä nä′]
n.
Heb rosh-hashana, lit., head (or first) of the year
the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the 1st and 2d days of Tishri: also sp. Rosh Hashona or Rosh Hashanah

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(Hebrew: “Beginning of the Year”), Hashana also spelled  Hashanah, or Ha-shanah,  also called  Day Of Judgment, or Day Of Remembrance,  

      a major Jewish observance now accepted as inaugurating the religious New Year on Tishri 1 (September or October). Because the New Year ushers in a 10-day period of self-examination and penitence, Rosh Hashana is also called the annual Day of Judgment; during this period each Jew reviews his relationship with God, the Supreme Judge. A distinctive feature of the liturgy is the blowing of the ram's horn ( shofar) as prescribed in Numbers 29:1; the notes of the shofar call the Jewish people to a spiritual awakening associated with the revelation to Moses on Mount Sinai. During the Additional Service in the synagogue, the shofar is sounded after the recital of each of three groups of prayers.

      Rosh Hashana is also known as the Day of Remembrance, for on this day Jews commemorate the creation of the world, and the Jewish nation recalls its responsibilities as God's chosen people.

      On the first night of Rosh Hashana a New Year's custom dictates that delicacies be prepared as omens of good luck. On the following night bread and fruit, dipped in honey, are customarily eaten, and a special blessing is recited. Rosh Hashana is the only festival observed for two days in Israel.

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