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[[File:IMG-20240925-WA0001.jpg|thumb|Shana Tova - Apple in honey]]
[[File:IMG-20240925-WA0001.jpg|thumb|Shana Tova - Apple in honey]]
'''Rosh Hashanah''' is a holiday marking the beginning of the [[Jewish]] new year. The holiday is celebrated in a solemn manner beginning at sunset the night before. In the Hebrew calendar, the first day of each year is called "Tishri".<ref>Leviticus, 23, (as Nissan is the first and Tishri the 7th).</ref> Traditionally Rosh Hashanah lasted for two days, but Reform Jews now typically celebrate it for only one day.
'''Rosh Hashanah''' is a holiday marking the beginning of the [[Jewish]] new year. The holiday is celebrated in a solemn manner beginning at sunset the night before. In the Hebrew calendar, the first day of each year is called "Tishri".<ref>Leviticus, 23, (as [https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2263462/jewish/Tishrei.htm its]
the 7th, the first being [https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2164005/jewish/Nisan.htm Nisan]).</ref> Traditionally Rosh Hashanah lasts for two days.
Recognition of this [[Holy Day]] consists of saying prayers for God's forgiveness and requesting a good year. 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.
Recognition of this [[Holy Day]] consists of saying prayers for God's forgiveness and requesting a good year. 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.
(It's the first of the [https://www.chabad.org/holidays/JewishNewYear/template_cdo/aid/36130/jewish/High-Holidays-2024.htm High Holidays]).
Special dishes are usually prepared in served on the first night of Rosh Hashanah, often using honey to represent the request to [[God]] for sweetness in the coming year.
Special dishes are usually prepared in served on the first night of Rosh Hashanah, often using honey to represent the request to [[God]] for sweetness in the coming year.
<ref>[https://aish.com/jews-dont-say-happy-new-year/ Jews Don’t Say Happy New Year | Aish].</ref>
<ref>[https://aish.com/jews-dont-say-happy-new-year/ Jews Don’t Say Happy New Year | Aish].</ref>
[[Image:Rosh-Hashanah.jpg]]
[[Image:Rosh-Hashanah.jpg]]
Reform Jews now typically celebrate it for only one day.
Although it is not a Federal holiday, in [[Texas]] (which does not have a large Jewish population) it (along with [[Yom Kippur]]) is an "optional holiday" which state employees may observe (subject to staffing needs).
Although it is not a Federal holiday, in [[Texas]] (which does not have a large Jewish population) it (along with [[Yom Kippur]]) is an "optional holiday" which state employees may observe (subject to staffing needs).
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/holiday2.html Rosh Hashanah at the Jewish Virtual Library]
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/holiday2.html Rosh Hashanah at the Jewish Virtual Library]
*[http://www.history.com/minisites/roshhashanah/ Rosh Hashanah at History.com]
*[http://www.history.com/minisites/roshhashanah/ Rosh Hashanah at History.com]
== References ==
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[[Category:Jewish Holidays]]
[[Category:Jewish Holidays]]