"Lekach Lekach is a honey-sweetened cake made by Jews, especially for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Known in Hebrew as ""ougat dvash"" (literally, honey cake) the word ""lekach"" is Yiddish, perhaps from the Aramaic, ""lĕkhakh,"" meaning to mix thoroughly. Lekach is one of the symbolically significant foods traditionally eaten by Ashkenazi Jews at Rosh Hashanah in hopes of ensuring a sweet New Year. Recipes vary widely. Lekach is usually a dense, loaf-shaped cake, but some versions are similar to sponge cake or pound cake, with the addition of honey and spices, sometimes with coffee or tea for coloring. Other"
"begin on the evening of September 21 and end on the evening of the 22nd (if the 2% illuminated moon is sighted) or begin on the evening of the 22nd and end on the evening of the 23rd when the sign is fulfilled. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year celebration, in this case marking the end of the year 5777 (sometimes abbreviated to the significant number 777) and the beginning of 5778. The Feast of Trumpets in Jewish tradition is believed to be a day when the dead will be resurrected and judgement will begin while Christians believe the"
"of Jewish believers in Jerusalem on that same day. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated by a number of Christian denominations and unincorporated house church groups within the United States, including: Assemblies of Yahweh, Messianic Jews, some congregations of the Church of God (Seventh Day), some evangelical Protestant churches (mainly Baptist), as well as Seventh Day Pentecostals in Eastern Europe. This day of resounding is also known in Judaism by the name """"Yom Teruah"""" and in Christianity as the Feast of Trumpets. Gentile Christian and Messianic Jewish believers connect hearing ""the sound of the trumpet"" or ""shofar"", according to the First Epistle"
"the seventh month of the calendar year, and marks the beginning of a ten-day period leading up to Yom Kippur. According to one of two Talmudic opinions, the creation of the world was completed on Rosh Hashanah. Morning prayer services are lengthy on Rosh Hashanah, and focus on the themes described above: majesty and judgment, remembrance, the birth of the world, and the blowing of the ""shofar"". Ashkenazi Jews recite the brief ""Tashlikh"" prayer, a symbolic casting off of the previous year's sins, during the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah. The Bible specifies Rosh Hashanah as a one-day holiday, but it"
"Rosh Hashanah (tractate) Rosh Hashanah () is the name of a text of Jewish law originating in the Mishnah which formed the basis of tractates in both the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud of the same name. It is the eighth tractate of the order ""Moed"". The text contains the most important rules concerning the calendar year, together with a description of the inauguration of the months, laws on the form and use of the shofar and laws related to the religious services during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. The Mishnah commences with an account of the four"
"""Sabbath of Sabbaths"". Rosh Hashanah (referred to in the Torah as ""Yom Teruah"") is the first day of that month according to the Hebrew calendar. On this day forgiveness of sins is also asked of God. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days or ""Yamim Nora'im"" (""Days of Awe"") that commences with Rosh Hashanah. According to Jewish tradition, God inscribes each person's fate for the coming year into a book, the Book of Life, on Rosh Hashanah, and waits until Yom Kippur to ""seal"" the verdict. During the Days of Awe, a Jew"
"Jewish law appears to be that Rosh Hashanah is to be celebrated for two days, because of the difficulty of determining the date of the new moon. Nonetheless, there is some evidence that Rosh Hashanah was celebrated on a single day in Israel as late as the thirteenth century CE. Orthodox and Conservative Judaism now generally observe Rosh Hashanah for the first two days of Tishrei, even in Israel where all other Jewish holidays dated from the new moon last only one day. The two days of Rosh Hashanah are said to constitute """"Yoma Arichtah"""" (Aramaic: """"one"" long day""). In"
"first month Nisan, the passover month, is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman according to the Hebrew Bible, and the inauguration of humanity's role in God's world. According to one secular opinion, the holiday owes its timing to the beginning of the economic year in Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa, marking the start of the agricultural cycle. Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding the shofar (a hollowed-out ram's horn), as prescribed in the Torah, following the prescription of the Hebrew Bible to ""raise a noise"" on ""Yom Teruah"". Its rabbinical customs include"
"from the last Sunday (or Saturday night) preceding Rosh Hashanah that allows at least four days of recitations. According to oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה) (lit., ""Head of the Year"") is the Day of Memorial or Remembrance (יום הזכרון, ""Yom HaZikaron""), and the day of judgment (יום הדין, ""Yom HaDin""). God appears in the role of King, remembering and judging each person individually according to his/her deeds, and making a decree for each person for the following year. The holiday is characterized by one specific mitzvah: blowing the ""shofar"". According to the Torah, this is the first day of"
"Jerusalem, and in major cities across the United States. Several prominent Masorti and Open Orthodox rabbis have since lent their support for reviving the festival, including Adam Frank, Yitz Greenberg, Jonathan Wittenberg, David Wolpe, and Shmuly Yanklowitz. Rosh Hashanah L'Ma'sar Behemah coincides with Rosh Ḥodesh Elul. Commencing the first of Elul (and continuing throughout the month), the shofar is blown at the end of the shacharit morning service in anticipation of Rosh Hashanah. The period of ""heshbon hanefesh"" (the traditional accounting for one's relationships during the month of Elul) begins on this day. (This period of self-reflection and relationship repair"
"Jewish holidays are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah. Passover and Yom Kippur in addition to Rosh Hashannah and Hanukkah are recognized as an optional state level holiday in Texas All Jewish holidays start the night before, as that is when the Jewish day begins. According to various sources, the major holidays of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, and Eid al-Adha have been recognized in the United States. Awareness of these holidays can be found in calendars published by major calendar manufacturers. According to Al-Jazeera, schools in New York and Michigan (mainly Dearborn) may begin to close in observance of all Muslim"
"never falls on a Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday. The Torah defines Rosh Hashanah as a one-day celebration, and since days in the Hebrew calendar begin at sundown, the beginning of Rosh Hashanah is at sundown at the end of 29 Elul. The rules of the Hebrew calendar are designed such that the first day of Rosh Hashanah will never occur on the first, fourth, or sixth day of the Jewish week (i.e., Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday). Since the time of the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 70 CE and the time of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, normative"
"of repentance, on which Jews are stirred up from forgetfulness, and for this reason the shofar is blown on that day. According to Maimonides, Rosh Hashanah is a preparation for and an introduction to Yom Kippur, as is plain from the tradition about the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Maimonides taught that Sukkot (discussed in ), which is a feast of rejoicing and gladness, is kept seven days, so that the festival may be more noticeable. It is kept in the autumn because, as says, it is “When you have gathered in your labors out of the field,”"
"11 annual holidays on dates determined using the Bahá'í calendar. Jews have two holiday seasons: the Spring Feasts of Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Weeks, called Pentecost in Greek); and the Fall Feasts of Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Tabernacles), and Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly). See for complete listings of holidays associated with particular religions. Holiday A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or"
"""Rosh HaShanah"" in both the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud. This also contains the most important rules concerning the calendar year. The shofar is blown in long, short, and staccato blasts that follow a set sequence: The shofar is blown at various instances during the Rosh Hashanah prayers, with a total of 100 blasts over the day. The evening before Rosh Hashanah day is known as ""Erev Rosh Hashanah"" (""Rosh Hashanah eve""). As with Rosh Hashanah day, it falls on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, since days of the Hebrew calendar begin at sundown. Some"
"in The Mishnah taught that the jubilee year had the same ritual as Rosh Hashanah for blowing the shofar and for blessings. But Rabbi Judah said that on Rosh Hashanah, the blast was made with a ram's horn shofar, while on jubilee the blast was made with an antelope's (or some say a goat's) horn shofar. The Mishnah taught that exile resulted from (among other things) transgressing the commandment (in and ) to observe a Sabbatical year for the land. And pestilence resulted from (among other things) violation of the laws governing the produce of the Sabbatical year. A Midrash"
"communities perform Tashlikh on the day before Yom Kippur. The Hebrew common greeting on Rosh Hashanah is ""Shanah Tovah"" () (), which translated from Hebrew means ""[have a] good year"". Often ""Shanah Tovah Umetukah"" (), meaning ""[have a] Good and Sweet Year"", is used. In Yiddish the greeting is אַ גוט יאָר """"a gut yor"""" (""a good year"") or אַ גוט געבענטשט יאָר """"a gut gebentsht yor"""" (""a good blessed year""). The formal Sephardic greeting is ""Tizku Leshanim Rabbot"" (""may you merit many years""), to which the answer is ""Ne'imot VeTovot"" (""pleasant and good ones""). Less formally, people wish each"
"Western Ashkenazi pronunciation, like ""kroyt mit vasser (קרויט מיט וואסער),"" Yiddish for ""cabbage with water"". Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz taught that one should bake an apple with the Hoshana branch in it to ward off tooth aches in the coming year. Hoshana Rabbah The seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, 21st day of Tishrei, is known as Hoshana Rabbah (Aramaic: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא, ""Great Hoshana/Supplication""). This day is marked by a special synagogue service, the Hoshana Rabbah, in which seven circuits are made by the worshippers with their lulav and etrog, while the congregation recites ""Hoshanot"". It is customary"
"Where the danger to life is present but less immediate, there is some preference to minimize violation of Shabbat work restrictions where possible. The laws in this area are complex. The Torah specifies a single date on the Jewish calendar for observance of holidays. Nevertheless, festivals of Biblical origin other than Shabbat and Yom Kippur are observed for two days outside the land of Israel, and Rosh Hashanah is observed for two days even inside the land of Israel. Dates for holidays on the Jewish calendar are expressed in the Torah as ""day x of month y."" Accordingly, the beginning"
"appointed times (Leviticus 23:4). Attention, Gentlemen! Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. (Amen) On Rosh Hashanah, the night Kiddush is similar to that of the other festivals. Where it differs, it is usually to follow the pattern of middle blessing of the Amidah. (An example is the concluding formula ""Blessed are You, the LORD, King over the entire world, Who sanctifies [the Sabbath,] Israel, and the Day of Remembrance."") During the day, the verses Psalms 81:4-5 are recited prior to the blessing over wine. Many also say the festival"
"as Rosh Hashanah, cancel the mourning period completely. The thirty-day period following burial (including ""shiva"") is known as ""shloshim"" (). During ""shloshim"", a mourner is forbidden to marry or to attend a ""seudat mitzvah"" (religious festive meal). Men do not shave or get haircuts during this time. Since Judaism teaches that a deceased person can still benefit from the merit of ""mitzvot"" (commandments) performed in their memory, it is considered a special privilege to bring merit to the departed by learning Torah in their name. A popular custom is to coordinate a group of people who will jointly study the"
"prefer the term High Holy Days over High Holidays because the former emphasizes the personal, reflective, introspective aspects of this period. By contrast, Holidays suggests a time of communal celebrations of events in the history of the Jewish people. The Hebrew month preceding Rosh Hashanah, Elul, is designated as a month of introspection and repentance. In preparation for the Jewish New Year, special prayers are recited. is added at the end of morning and evening prayers, and the shofar (ram's horn) is blown at the end of morning services on weekdays (except for the eve of Rosh Hashanah itself). Among"
"added, relating to the holiday. (The Mussaf Amidah on Rosh Hashanah is unique in that apart from the first and last 3 blessings, it contains 3 central blessings making a total of 9.) Historically (and currently in Orthodox services), the middle blessing focuses on the special Mussaf sacrifice that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, and contains a plea for the building of a Third Temple and the restoration of sacrificial worship. The biblical passage referring to the Mussaf sacrifice of the day is recited. The Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism has devised two forms for the Mussaf Amidah"
"a fast over two days. Adherents of Reform Judaism and Reconstructionist Judaism generally do not observe the second day of festivals, although some do observe two days of Rosh Hashanah. Jewish law ""(halacha)"" accords ""Shabbat"" (שבת) the status of a holiday, a day of rest celebrated on the seventh day of each week. Jewish law defines a day as ending at either sundown or nightfall, when the next day then begins. Thus, The fundamental rituals and observances of Shabbat include: In many ways, ""halakha"" (Jewish law) sees ""Shabbat"" as the most important holy day in the Jewish calendar. Rosh Chodesh"
"the cantor wears a kittel as on the High Holidays. Since Hoshana Rabbah blends elements of the High Holy Days, Chol HaMoed, and Yom Tov, in the Ashkenazic tradition, the cantor recites the service using High Holiday, Festival, Weekday, and Sabbath melodies interchangeably. Among Sephardi Jews, prayers known as Selichot (forgiveness) are recited before the regular morning service (these are the same prayers recited before Rosh Hashanah). In the different prayers of this day, Syrian Jews pray in the same maqam (melody) as on the high holidays. In Amsterdam and in a few places in England, America, and elsewhere, the"
"2013. The latest Gregorian date that Rosh Hashanah can occur is October 5, as happened in 1815, 1929 and 1967, and will happen again in 2043. After 2089, the differences between the Hebrew calendar and the Gregorian calendar will result in Rosh Hashanah falling no earlier than September 6. Starting in 2214, the new latest date will be October 6. Although the Jewish calendar is based on the lunar cycle, so that the first day of each month originally began with the first sighting of a new moon, since the fourth century it has been arranged so that Rosh Hashanah"
"the day of rest of Passover, the day that they brought the sheaf of barley for waving. Similarly, directs counting seven weeks from when they first put the sickle to the standing barley. refers to the Festival of Rosh Hashanah. In the Hebrew Bible, Rosh Hashanah is called: Although instructs that the spring month of , Aviv (since the Babylonian captivity called , Nisan) ""shall be the first month of the year,"" and also reflect an ""end of the year"" or a ""turn of the year"" in the autumn harvest month of , Tishrei. refers to the Festival of Yom"
"fall on a Sunday. This leaves only four days on which Rosh Hashanah can fall: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, which are referred to as the ""four gates"". Each day is associated with a number (its order in the week, beginning with Sunday as day 1). Numbers in Hebrew have been traditionally denominated by Hebrew letters. Thus the ""keviyah"" uses the letters ה ,ג ,ב and ז (representing 2, 3, 5, and 7, for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) to denote the starting day of the year. The postponement of the year is compensated for by adding a day to"
"the anniversary of the Lawgiving. The Revelation at Mount Sinai was the object of the Exodus from Egypt, and thus God said in “I brought you to myself.” As the Revelation at Mount Sinai took place on one day, so Jews keep its anniversary only one day. Maimonides wrote that Jews likewise keep Rosh Hashanah (mentioned in ) for one day, for it is a day of repentance, on which Jews are stirred up from forgetfulness, and for this reason the shofar is blown on that day. According to Maimonides, Rosh Hashanah is a preparation for and an introduction to"
"For example, Rosh Hashanah is said, within Humanistic Judaism, to be a time for renewal and reflection, focusing on the affirmation of human power and human dignity. Yom Kippur is, according to Wine and his movement, a celebration of inner strength and a time of self-forgiveness. Prayers and references to God are excluded from the services even for these holidays. The Torah and other traditional Jewish religious texts are, for Wine, important historical documents that need to be evaluated scientifically to determine their origins and degree of factuality. For him, writings of the Jews of the past 250 years have"
"On most days Mussaf is recited, the Amidah contains seven blessings - the three at the beginning and three at the end of every Amidah, and one in the middle in regards to the particular day. But on Rosh Hashanah, the Amidah contains nine blessings. The three middle blessings are in reference to ""Kingship"", ""Remembrance"", and the ""Shofar blowings"". While not required, the shofar is traditionally blown during Mussaf as well as Shacharit in order to confound the Satan. On most Jewish holidays in the Diaspora, Birkat Kohanim is recited during the chazzan's repetition during Mussaf. But on Simchat Torah,"
"Rosh Hashanah for worship services. The prayer philosophy of Reform, as described in the introduction of the movement's High Holy Day prayerbook, ""Mishkan Hanefesh"", is to reflect ""varied theological approaches that enable a diverse congregation to share religious experience... with a commitment to Reform tradition, as well as [to] the larger Jewish tradition."" A central feature of Reform these services is the rabbinic sermon. ""For more than a century and a half in the Reform Movement,"" writes Rabbi Lance Sussman, ""High Holiday sermons were among the most anticipated events in synagogue life, especially on the eve of Rosh Hashanah and"
"Reform Judaism, while most congregations in North America observe only the first day of Rosh Hashanah, some follow the traditional two-day observance as a sign of solidarity with other Jews worldwide. Karaite Jews, who do not recognize Rabbinic Jewish oral law and rely on their own understanding of the Torah, observe only one day on the first of Tishrei, since the second day is not mentioned in the Written Torah. On Rosh Hashanah day, religious poems, called ""piyyutim"", are added to the regular services. A special prayer book, the mahzor, is used on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (plural ""mahzorim"")."