Today is Jewish New Year, although we are not from a particular faith this was a great time to show appreciation for other faiths. We learnt that, "Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, begins Friday at sundown. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day period that culminates with Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashana is “a time of prayer, self-reflection and t’shuvah,” or new beginnings, according to the Union for Reform Judaism. It’s celebrated in synagogues and Jewish homes across the globe. This year’s celebration will begin at sunset on Friday, Sept. 15 ... and continue through sundown on Sunday, Sept. 17,” USA Today reported. Rosh Hashana begins the High Holidays, which is an opportunity for Jews to reflect on the past year, as well as the year ahead.Rosh Hashana involves “candle lighting in the evenings, festive meals with sweet delicacies during the night and day (and) prayer services that include the sounding of the ram’s horn,” or shofar, according to Chabad.org. Prayers and readings associated with Rosh Hashana deal with themes like creation, transformation and, perhaps counterintuitively, death. In addition to reciting special prayers or poems and blowing the shofar, Jews celebrate Rosh Hashana by eating special foods, like apples and honey. "Some Jewish people eat apples and honey together to represent a sweet new year,” USA Today reported. “People may also eat challah, a braided bread. Some phrases you can use to share Rosh Hashana greetings with members of the Jewish community: Happy Rosh Hashana. Happy new year. Shanah tovah (This means “good year” in Hebrew, according to USA Today.) Source: https://www.deseret.com/faith/2023/9/15/23874982/what-is-rosh-hashanah-how-to-celebrate
We found a lovely craft for a Hope Tree for this New Year from the genius folks at https://artsycraftsymom.com/rosh-hashanah-crafts/. Below is a picture of our tree with our family's name along with pictures of Barron eating some dried apple-strawberry fruit and some cheese bread:
May the kindness you give be returned to you throughout this new year.
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