{"id":596,"date":"2012-09-15T17:15:42","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T21:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=596"},"modified":"2014-08-28T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T13:54:51","slug":"rosh-hashana-the-jewish-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/rosh-hashana-the-jewish-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosh Hashana – The Jewish New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u05d3\u05b7\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc, \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05bc\u05c1\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1, \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05df–\u05d6\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4, \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0-\u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, \u2018In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there should occur for you a complete rest, a memorial by the trumpet blast, a holy convention.” – Leviticus 23:24<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> is celebrated as Jewish New Years Day. It is observed on the first two days of the Hebrew month of \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u200e<\/span> (i.e., the seventh “new moon”of the year) and is described in the \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u200e\u200e\u200e<\/span> as \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05e2\u05d4 <\/span>. This celebration marks the beginning of a ten-day period of prayer, self-examination and repentance, culminating on \u200e\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u200e\u200e<\/span>. These ten days are referred to as \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd\u200e<\/span>. Also commemorated is the \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd\u200e<\/span> by God.<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u200e\u200e\u200e<\/span> and \u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u200e<\/span><\/h3>\n

On the week before \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>, at the end of the month of \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u200e\u200e\u200e<\/span>, the atmosphere of repentance is intensified by the addition of \u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u200e<\/span>. These \u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u200e<\/span> are special prayers for forgiveness recited in the early hours of the morning at the \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05ea\u200e<\/span>.<\/p>\n

On \u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>) the \u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b9\u05db\u05b6\u05ea\u200e<\/span> in the synagogue is changed to a plain white cloth, indicating purity. It is traditional at this time to greet one another with \u05dc\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05ea\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d5\u200e<\/span> and respond with \u05d2\u05b7\u05bc\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8!\u200e<\/span>. The mood becomes festive but serious in anticipation of the new year and the synagogue services. Many Orthodox men immerse in a \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4\u200e<\/span> in honor of the coming day.<\/p>\n

The Liturgy and the Theme of \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span><\/h3>\n

According to Jewish tradition, on \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> the destiny of the righteous, the \u200e\u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>, are written in the \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd\u200e<\/span>, and the destiny of the wicked, the \u05e8\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05dd\u200e<\/span>, are written in the \u05e1\u05b6\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b5\u05ea\u200e<\/span>. However, most people will not be inscribed in either book, but have ten days — until \u200e\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u200e\u200e<\/span> — to repent before sealing their fate. Hence the term \u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c2\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span><\/em>. On \u200e\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u200e\u200e<\/span>, then, everyone’s name will be sealed in one of the books.<\/p>\n

Consequently, many synagogue prayers are invocations to be made worthy to be written in the \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd\u200e<\/span>. Sermons about the need for repentance and the themes of God’s judgment are often delivered during this time. The Kingship of God is stressed throughout the services as well.<\/p>\n

Torah Readings for \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span><\/h2>\n

Day 1<\/h3>\n

Torah Reading<\/strong> – Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6
\nHaftarah<\/strong> – 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/h3>\n

Torah Reading<\/strong> – Genesis 22:1-22:24; Numbers 29:1-6
\nHaftarah<\/strong> – Jeremiah 31:1-19<\/p>\n

Sounding the Shofar<\/h2>\n

The \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8\u200e<\/span> is the most-mentioned musical instrument in the Scriptures. It is blasted at least 100 times during a typical \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> service, thus satisfying the commandment to make \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>Teru’ah (“noise”) on this day. The sound of the \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8\u200e<\/span>, then, is meant to stir the heart to fear and to inspire \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>: “When the shofar is blown in the city, don’t the people tremble?” (Amos 3:6).<\/p>\n

There are four primary types of \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8\u200e<\/span> blasts (The general custom is to first blow tekiah, followed by shevarim, followed by teruah, and to close with tekiah hagadol):<\/p>\n

\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> – A long single blast (the sound of the King’s coronation)
\n\u200e\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> – Three short wail-like blasts (signifying repentance)
\n\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> – Nine staccato blasts of alarm (to awaken the soul)
\n\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u200e<\/span> – A great long blast<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2012\/09\/01shofarblasts.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

If \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> happens to fall on a \u200e\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea <\/span>Shabbat, no blasts from the \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8\u200e<\/span> will be heard (since carrying a \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8\u200e<\/span> is considered work) but it will be sounded on the Second Day of \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> (this holiday, like most Jewish holidays, lasts for two days because of the difficulty of determining the exact time of the new moon).<\/p>\n

Minhagim (Customs)
\nof \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span><\/h3>\n

Candle lighting and \u200e\u05e7\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9<\/span><\/strong> – As with all the Jewish holidays, candles are lit just before the start of the holiday. Kiddush is also said over the wine. Dipping apples (or challah) in honey before eating the holiday meal offers up the wish for a “sweet year” ahead.<\/p>\n

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Round \u200e\u05d7\u05dc\u05d4<\/span> sweetened with honey and raisins<\/strong> shaped like crowns to suggest the Kingship of God and as a reminder of the crown of righteousness that comes to those who obey God.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0<\/span><\/strong> is performed on the afternoon of the first day of \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>. Walking to flowing water, (either a creek or river), prayers are recited and the person’s sins are symbolically cast into the water. Some communities may use bread or pebbles to symbolize their sins and cast them in the water.. If the first day of \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> occurs on \u200e\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea <\/span>, then \u200e\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0<\/span> is postponed until the next day.<\/p>\n

The traditional service for \u200e\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 <\/span>\u200e is recited individually and includes the prayer “Who is like unto you, O God…And You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea”, and Biblical passages including Michah 7:18-20, Isaiah 11:9 and Psalms 33, 118:5-9, 121 and 130, as well as personal prayers are recited during the \u200e\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0<\/span> ceremony. Though once considered a solemn individual tradition, it has become an increasingly social ceremony practiced in groups.<\/p>\n

\u05e2\u05e9\u05e8\u05ea \u05d9\u05de\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4\u200e<\/span> – The Ten Days of Repentance<\/h3>\n

As mentioned above, on \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>, not everyone is considered entirely \u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd\u200e<\/span> nor entirely \u200e\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>. The \u05e2\u05e9\u05e8\u05ea \u05d9\u05de\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4\u200e<\/span>, or Ten Days of Repentance, provide a time for repentance and turn whole-heartedly to God in order to be sealed into the Book of Life. These days set the tone for the coming most holy Day of Atonement. \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>, \u200e\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4<\/span>, and \u200e\u05e6\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – are the spiritual virtues of the High Holidays, and the mood of the \u200e\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0<\/span> ceremony is based upon their heightened observance.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/h3>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – repentance, an “answer” to a shelah, or a question. It is a response to the call of God…<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05d7\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b6\u05bc\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1<\/span> – Self-examination and soul searching for purposes of performing confession. A sin must be recognized as a sin (hakarat chata’ah [\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05b8\u05bc\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4]). We must show remorse and regret for the sin (charatah [\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d4]). This is an emotional response in light of the harm our actions have caused others and ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – The custom of first asking a wronged person’s pardon in order to be forgiven by God on the Day of Atonement.<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc<\/span> – The month preceding the month of Tishri and set apart as a season of repentance and preparation for the Days of Awe.<\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span> – Penitential prayers said during the last week of Elul. Often these prayers are found in a \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> prayerbook.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> – High Holiday prayer book (like a siddur, but for the Holidays). The word machzor means “cycle.”<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4)<\/span> – The evening before \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> marked by additional services at the synagogue.<\/p>\n

\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> – “The Head of the Year.” The Jewish New Year. Celebrated on Tishri 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – The “Feast of Trumpets” and progenitor of \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/span> – the “Day of Remembrance” (Lev. 23:24) in reference to the commandment to remember to blow the shofar (teruah) to coronate God as King of the Universe. The blast of the shofar is meant to jolt us from our sleep.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05df<\/span> – The “Day of Judgment” when all creatures stand before God. According to rabbinical tradition, on \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> God opens three books. In the first, the righteous are inscribed for life in the coming year; in the second, the wicked are inscribed for death; but in the third, the names of those who are not easily classified (i.e., most people) are temporarily inscribed. These people then have ten days to repent before their fates are sealed on Yom Kippur (\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> 16b).<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> – A ram’s horn blown on the Jewish New Year and other special occasions. There are four primary types of shofar blasts:<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – A long single blast (the sound of the King’s coronation)<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> – Three short wail-like blasts (signifying repentance)<\/p>\n

\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – Nine staccato blasts of alarm (to awaken the soul)<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc<\/span> – A great long blast<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – One who is expert at sounding the shofar during the \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> services.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> – The sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn) at the beginning of the New Year services and at the conclusion of the Day of Atonement.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0<\/span> – lit. “Casting off.” A traditional ceremony in which individuals symbolically cast their sins into a body of water. We walk to flowing water, such as a creek or river, on the afternoon of the first day of \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> and empty our pockets into the river, symbolically casting off our sins.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c2\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – The Ten Days of Repentance from \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> to Yom Kippur, otherwise called the “Days of Awe” (Yamim Nora’im).<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> – The (ten) Days of Awe or the High Holy Days.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – The Sabbath that falls during the Ten Days of Repentance, usually observed by listening to sermons about repentance in the synagogue. Shabbat Shuvah is called the “Shabbat of Return” because its special haftarah reading begins with the words from Hosea’s prophecy “Shuvah Yisrael” (Return O Israel).<\/p>\n

\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d2\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – the Fast of Gedaliah, one of the minor fast days, held during the Ten Days of Repentance before Yom Kippur.<\/p>\n

\u200e\u200e\u200e\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d7\u05b5\u05d8\u05b0\u05d0<\/span> – The recitation of sin during the Yom Kippur service. Viduy (confession) is made in the plural (“we have\u2026”) enumerating every conceivable sin that may have been committed by the Jewish community. Chet \u200e\u200e\u200e\u05d7\u05b5\u05d8\u05b0\u05d0<\/span> means “missing the mark” and is the general Hebrew term for sin.<\/p>\n

\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05e4\u05bb\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> – The Day of Atonement and Judgment on Tishri 10.<\/p>\n

Traditional Greetings<\/h3>\n

\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05b5\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc<\/span> – This phrase is a customary greeting before the Jewish New Year and means “May you be inscribed for a good year (in the Book of Life)!” and is often shortened to \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>: Note that this phrase is sometimes lengthened to: \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05b5\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d7\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05de\u05d5\u05bc<\/span>, “May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year (i.e. in the Book of Life). It is also common to bless others by saying, \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>, “A good inscription (in the Book of Life).”<\/p>\n

“May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year!”<\/p>\n

To a man: \u05dc\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05ea\u05db\u05ea\u05d1 \u05d5\u05ea\u05d7\u05ea\u05dd<\/span>
\nTo a woman: \u05dc\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05ea\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d5\u05ea\u05d7\u05ea\u05de\u05d9<\/span>
\nTo a mixed group of men and women: \u05dc\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05ea\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d5 \u05d5\u05ea\u05d7\u05ea\u05de\u05d5<\/span><\/p>\n

You might also add: “Immediately, for a good life and for peace.”
\n\u05dc\u05d0\u05dc\u05ea\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd<\/span><\/p>\n

The most common form of \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e<\/span> greeting is simply: \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05b5\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc<\/span> (“May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year!”) and to respond with \u05d2\u05dd \u05dc\u05da<\/span> or simply \u05d2\u05de\u05d6<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u05d3\u05b7\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc, \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05bc\u05c1\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1, \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05df–\u05d6\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4, \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0-\u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1. “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, \u2018In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there should occur for you a complete rest, a memorial by the trumpet blast, a holy convention.” – Leviticus 23:24 \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u200e is celebrated as…<\/p>\n

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