From the Concord Pastor: All about the Jewish New Year: Rosh Hashana

Happy New Year! Rosh Hashana begins at sundown

 


  

A traditional greeting for Rosh Hashana:

A good and sweet year to you,
may you be inscribed and sealed for a good year!

Our Jewish neighbors and friends will begin their celebration of Rosh Hashana at sundown today, Wednesday, September 24.  The celebration will conclude at sundown on Friday of this week.  (The 10 days starting with Rosh Hashana and ending with Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) are kept as the Days of Awe.)

• For background on this celebration of the Jewish New Year, take a look at Judaism 101.

• For beautiful prayers for Rosh Hashana, go to my friend Alden Solovy's page, To Bend Light.

• Rosh Hashana FAQs:

• Ten Most Important Things to Know About Rosh Hashana
• Ten Step Guide to Celebrating Rosh Hashana
• Rosh Hashanah Glossary
• Rosh Hashana Prayers and Torah Readings
• About Shofar
• About Tashlich
• Rosh Hashana Food Customs
• Rosh Hashanah Recipes