Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is Hebrew for the new year, or more literally, "rosh" means head, the prefix "ha" means the, and "shana" means year, so the phrase means [the] head [of] the year. The square brackets indicate implied words. There is a convention in Hebrew that noun pairs have an implied [of] between them, and a convention in Hebrew that, in a noun pair, the definite article "ha" in front of the second noun in the pair implies [the] in front of the first noun as well.

Pray. Contemplate the meaning of the new year and our actions of the past year. Prepare to atone.

Different religions have different religious new years. e.g. Chinese new year is usually in February and sometimes, religious new years change months like in Islam.

Rosh Hashanah is on Rosh Chodesh. What you mean to ask is, What are the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These are the Aseret Yemai Teshuvah, the Ten Days of Repentance.

It is called a shofar, and may be made from the horn of just about any ruminant except a cow. The minimum dimension is that if you hold it in your fist, the mouthpiece must protrude on one side and the "bell" of the horn on the other side. Bigger ones sound better!

Rosh Hashanah is the first two days of the month of Tishrei, and is the Jewish New Year. Our traditions state that at that time the world is judged for the coming year (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a); and we read the Torah and say prayers which ask for a good year and which declare God's kingship over the world. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown (Leviticus 23:24; Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33b-34a), symbolically heralding God's kingship, and calling to mind the covenant of Isaac (see Genesis ch.22). Festive meals are held in the home, and traditional foods (such as the well-known apple dipped in honey) are eaten to symbolize a sweet year.

There is a tradition of eating pomegranates during Rosh Hashana because of the many seeds they contain. Some people have the tradition that they contain 613 seeds which matches the 613 mitzvot in the Torah. Also, on Rosh Hashana, Jews eat apples dipped in honey, to symbolize a sweet new year.

Please see the related link for an alternate explanation regarding pomegranates and Rosh Hashana.

Traditionally, no. The holiday is a time to refrain from work and typical activities to focus on the meaning of the day, the beginning of the days of awe, and the importance of the new year.

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Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year and Yom Kippur is the day of atonement.

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Judaism

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.

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Aseret Yemei Teshuva, or the Ten Days of Penitence

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Rosh HaShanah means the "Head of the Year". Rosh HaShanah is actually the first day of the 7th Month of the Jewish Calendar. It is the first day of the Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe). It begins the 10 days of preparation for Yom Kippur. It is the day that God created the world.

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year which leads into the Days of Awe to be followed by Yom Kippur which is the Day of Atonement.

Ther is no special name for the week before Rosh Hashanah. - Rosh Hashanah is preceded by the month of Elul, during which Jews are called to begin the process of self examination and repentance. - The day before Rosh Hashanah is called Erev Rosh Hashanahin Hebrew, and is on the 29th day of Elul. - Rosh Hashanah itself, which is a day of rest. - The following 10 days are called Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) and they end with the holiday Yom Kippur. RelatedLinks:http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/holydays/awe.shtml (BBC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_Hashahanna

The festivals of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah both bring the Jewish community together because you do everything together throughout these two festivals. Examples of this are like going to Shul for longer than usual and spending more time doing Tefillah(praying) to God. You also try to be as nice as possible to people because you know that God is judging you so you want to be seen as good. One of the Mitzvot that I didn't mention above is Tzedaka which is giving to charity and this is something that you can do collectively by all doing a fundraising event for a chosen charity. These festivals are good because they help us to interact with each other as we normally wouldn't and it comes only once a year so we like to make the most of it. This can also be a time when the Jewish community come together because you give each other advice and want to spend time together and talk about the things you have done and give each other advice or comfort each other if you feel bad about something you have done.

The shofar (also known as a ram's horn).

The traditional Yiddish greeting for all Jewish festivals is "good yuntof," where "yuntof" is the Yiddish word for "holy day," This word comes from the Hebrew, "yom tov," where "yom" means day, and "tov" means "good." So, somewhat laughably, "good yuntof" means literally "good good-day." The other common Yiddish greeting is "shana tova," which comes from the Hebrew "shanah" for "year," and "tovah" for "good" (with a feminine ending). The Yiddish pronunciation puts the emphasis on the first syllable, so it's "SHAna TOva" where in Hebrew, it would be "shanAH tovAH."