Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Jewish New Year, observed on the first day or the first and second days of Tishri and marked by solemnity as well as festivity.
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- proper noun The Jewish holiday marking the start of the liturgical year, taking place on the first two days of
Tishrei , 163 days after the first day ofPassover . - noun A specific occurrence of this holiday.
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- noun (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar
Etymologies
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The day before Rosh Hashanah is known as Erev Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew "Rosh Hashanah eve".
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Philo, in his treatise on the festivals, calls Rosh Hashanah the festival of the sacred moon and feast of the trumpets, and explains the blowing of the trumpets as being a memorial of the giving of the Torah and a reminder of God's benefits to mankind in general "De Septennario," § 22.
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And let's talk about this for just a second: the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, that is under way as we speak.
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It is a time of penance, with "The Ten Days of Penitence" beginning on Rosh Hashanah, which is the Day of Judgment, and ending on [[Yom Kippur]], which is the Day of Atonement.
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It is a time of penance, with "The Ten Days of Penitence" beginning on Rosh Hashanah, which is the Day of Judgment, and ending on
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It is a time of penance, with "The Ten Days of Penitence" beginning on Rosh Hashanah, which is the Day of Judgment, and ending on [[Yom Kippur]], which is the Day of Atonement.
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It is a time of penance, with "The Ten Days of Penitence" beginning on Rosh Hashanah, which is the Day of Judgment, and ending on
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With the Jewish new year, also known as Rosh Hashanah, comes a table full of symbolic foods.
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Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, are occasions of peak attendance at synagogues.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local <B>By Electa Draper </B><br><I>The Denver Post</I> 2009
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Beginning tonight, Friday September 18th, the Jewish New Year or "Rosh Hashanah" begins, and tomorrow, the first day of Navaratri.
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