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The purpose of Rosh Hashana is to declare God king, because recognition of Him as king is a prerequisite to accepting His judgment on Yom Kippur.

Answer:getting rid of our sins Answer:The Festival of Rosh Hashana is the Jewish new year.

The Jewish calendar is a lunar-based calendar (29/30 days in a month, based on a lunation of 29 days, 12 hours and 44 minutes). In order to keep the months of the lunar year in correspondence with the seasons of the solar year there is a leap month added every two or three years.

Tishrei, the month starting with Rosh Hashanah, is actually the seventh month of the year; Nisan in the Spring is the first month (Exodus 12:2). Tishrei was also the month from which a king's reign was counted (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 2b).

Answer:Our tradition is that the world is judged for the coming year on Rosh Hashanah (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a). We pray on Rosh Hashanah to be judged favorably.
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The central theme of the Rosh Hashanah prayers is proclaiming the kingship of God. Tradition states that the world is judged on Rosh Hashanah (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a); and the second theme of the prayers is asking God for favorable judgment. Also central is the blowing of the shofar and the prayers surrounding that.

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It is the day of New Year of the Jewish calendar.

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