Rosh Hashanah (The Jewish New Year) By brother dino The Bible refers to this Holy-Day as Yom Ha-Zikkaron (The Day of Remembrance) or Yom Teruah (The Day of The Sounding of The Shofar). The name Rosh Hashanah (The Head of The Year) does not appear anywhere in God’s Word, because the name was adopted much later. The Holy-Day was instituted by God in Leviticus 23:24-25. As it is written: 24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (Leviticus 23:24-25 KJV) This year Rosh Hashanah begins as the sun sets on Wednesday, September 24th and ends in the evening of Friday, September 26th. The Holiday is widely known and celebrated as The New Year’s Day of The Jewish calendar, but actually Rosh Hashanah has a Fourfold Meaning - It is The Jewish New Year, The Day of Judgment, The Day of Remembrance, and The Day of Shofar Blowing. It is The Day of Judgment As Jews worldwide examine their past deeds and asks for forgiveness for their sins It is The Day of Shofar Blowing As the Shofar (the rams horn) is blown in temple to herald the beginning of the 10 day period known as the High Holy Days It is The Day of Remembrance As Jews review the history of their people and pray for Israel And of course it is New Years Day Celebrated with its holiday greeting cards, special prayers, and festive and sweet Foods (to ensure sweetness in the New Year) For Followers of Y’Shua HaMashiach (Jesus The Messiah aka Christ) this Holy Day also symbolically represents The Rapture, when Adonai Y’Shua (our Lord Jesus) returns to catch up His Bride in His arms and take Her to The Place He has prepared for Her! So there is a Fivefold Meaning and Five is the number of Grace! Rosh Hashanah is observed the first and second day of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar, Tishri. Coming in the Fall season of the western calendar, usually in September. In Israel Rosh Hashanah is the only holiday kept for 2 days as it is considered too important to be observed for only 24 hours. Both days are considered one long day of 48 hours. The traditions of Rosh Hashanah are simple, as the only commandment specified for the holiday is the blowing of the shofar. In Temple The Shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah to herald the beginning of the period known as The High Holy Days. It is believed that on Rosh Hashanah the destiny of all mankind is recorded by God in The Book of Life. The traditional greeting for this Holy-Day is “Lshanah tovah!” (For a good year!) After Rosh Hashanah services, as the congregants leave The Synagogue they say to each other May you be inscribed in the Book of Life. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, after the afternoon services, Jews visit a body of water or pond, containing live fish, to symbolically cast away their sins into the river. The fishs dependence on water symbolizes the Jews dependence on God, as a fishs eyes never close, Gods watchful eyes never cease. On Rosh Hashanah it is customary for families to gather together for The Holiday Meal. Traditional foods sweetened with honey, apples and carrots are served, symbolizing sweetness, blessings, abundance and the hope for a sweet year ahead. The first nights meal begins with apple dipped in honey. Challah, the bread usually eaten on the Sabbath (not braided as at regular meals, but instead baked in a circle - a wish that the coming year will roll around smoothly without unhappiness or sorrow) is also dipped in honey before eating. Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) begins in the evening of Tuesday, September 13, 2013, and ends in the evening of Wednesday, September 14, 2013. The Jewish High Holy Days are observed during the 10 day period between the first day (Rosh Hashanah) and the 10th day (Yom Kippur) of Tishri, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the most important of all Jewish Holidays and the only holidays that are purely religious, as they are not related to any historical or natural event. Yom Kippur, (The Day of Atonement) is the most solemn day of the Jewish year and is observed on the tenth day of Tishri. It is a day of fasting, reflection and prayers. Hope you were blessed beyond measure to learn about The One True Faith that we have been engrafted into! LShanah Tovah! (For A Good Year!) May your name be inscribed in The Lamb’s Book of Life!
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:43:16 +0000
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