Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
(By: Robyn Kerachsky,
pictures from flickr.com)
Rosh Hashanah
- Rosh Hashanah is a religious Jewish holiday that celebrates the Jewish New Year.
- 'Rosh' means 'head' and 'Hashanah' means 'year', so 'Rosh Hashanah all together means 'head of the year'.
- Rosh Hashanah normally falls around the middle of September.
- On Rosh Hashanah, people blow a shofar, which is a ram's horn. There are 4 different kinds of blows to play:
1 . Tekiah : One long blast
2 . Shevarim : 3 medium length blasts
3 . Teruah : 9 short, light blasts
4 . Tekiah Gedolah : one very long blast
- On Rosh Hashanah, many Jews go to synagogue.
Yom Kippur
- Yom Kippur is always celebrated 10 days after Rosh Hashanah. - Yom Kippur is celebrated to start the Jewish New Year fresh by saying sorry for all of the bad things you have done in the past year.
- On Yom Kippur, again many Jews go to synagogue.
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