Rosh Hashanah Festival of Jews Celebrated
Rosh Hashanah Festival of Jews Celebrated from 25 to 27 September 2022. Rosh Hashanah is a special festival of the Jews, which marks the Jewish New Year. It is noteworthy that the festivals are celebrated by Jews according to the Jewish or Hebrew calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar.
One of the traditions of Rosh Hashanah is the blowing of a large horn called the Shofar. The Shofar is one of the oldest known wind instruments in the world. Special food is organized at this festival. This includes apples, honey cakes, pomegranates, Roti (or Allah), etc.
Rosh Hashanah begins a 10-day period of repentance and introspection, which ends with Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is also called the Day of Atonement and is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is a festival to reflect on the past year and ask for forgiveness for any wrong done by oneself.
According to Jewish belief, during the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, God evaluates the good deeds and bad deeds of the previous year and decides the coming year for them.
Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish festival that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. It literally means 'head of the year' in the Hebrew language. The festival lasts for two days and in 2023 it starts on Friday, September 15, and ends on Sunday, September 17.
Rosh Hashanah celebrates the creation of the world according to the Jewish faith. Jewish people believe that Rosh Hashanah commemorates the day God created the universe and the first human beings, Adam and Eve. During the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the festival lasts for ten days in preparation for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
Rosh Hashanah is celebrated with various customs and traditions, such as:
- Hearing the sound of the shofar, a hollowed-out ram's horn, on both mornings (except Shabbat) as a reminder of God's sovereignty and a call to repentance.
- Lighting candles each evening and reciting blessings.
- Eating festive meals with sweet delicacies during the night and day, which include round challah bread dipped in honey, apples dipped in honey, pomegranates, and other foods that symbolize wishes for a sweet year.
- Performing Tashlich, a brief prayer said at a body of fresh water, where sins are symbolically cast away.
- Attending services in synagogue and reciting special liturgy about teshuva, or repentance.
- Desisting from creative work.
Rosh Hashanah is a time of reflection and renewal for Jewish people. It is an opportunity to examine one's actions and deeds in the past year and seek forgiveness from God and others. It is also a time to express gratitude for God's creation and blessings and to pray for a good and prosperous new year.
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