What is Rosh Hashanah? | Rosh Hashanah for Kids | Jewish New Year

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13 Sept 202302:46

Summary

TLDRRosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time of reflection and celebration marked by synagogue attendance, prayer, and the sounding of the shofar, a ram's horn. Families gather for meals featuring symbolic foods like apples and honey, and pomegranates, symbolizing good deeds. A special ritual involves visiting bodies of water to symbolically cast away sins. This period culminates in Yom Kippur, a time for atonement and reconciliation.

Takeaways

  • 📅 Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish New Year festival celebrated in autumn.
  • 🕍 Jewish people typically do not work and visit the synagogue for prayers during Rosh Hashanah.
  • 📣 A 'shofar', a ram's horn, is blown up to 100 times a day to mark the new year.
  • 🏡 If someone is ill, they might have the shofar blown at their home.
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family meals are significant, with candles lit and prayers said together.
  • 🍎 Symbolic foods like apples and honey are eaten to symbolize a sweet new year.
  • 🍞 Challah bread is dipped in honey as part of the Rosh Hashanah meal.
  • 🍇 Pomegranates are consumed to express the hope for many good deeds in the coming year.
  • 🌊 On the first afternoon, Jewish people visit bodies of water to say prayers and symbolically cast away their sins.
  • 📆 Yom Kippur, a significant Jewish festival of atonement, follows 10 days after Rosh Hashanah.
  • 🕊 The period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is for Jewish people to be kind and resolve disputes.

Q & A

  • What is Rosh Hashanah?

    -Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish festival that celebrates a new year and new beginnings, and its name means 'Head of the Year.'

  • When is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?

    -Rosh Hashanah is celebrated in the autumn.

  • Why do Jewish people not go to work during Rosh Hashanah?

    -Jewish people typically do not go to work during Rosh Hashanah to devote their time to religious observances and family activities.

  • What is the significance of the shofar in Rosh Hashanah?

    -The shofar, a special horn made from a ram's horn, is blown to signal the start of the new year and is an important part of the celebration.

  • How many times can the shofar be blown each day of Rosh Hashanah?

    -The shofar can be blown up to 100 times each day of Rosh Hashanah.

  • What is the purpose of blowing the shofar at someone's house if they are ill?

    -If someone is ill and cannot get to a synagogue, they might ask someone to visit their house to blow the shofar to ensure they hear it as part of the celebration.

  • How do family meals play a role in Rosh Hashanah?

    -Family meals are an important part of Rosh Hashanah, where families eat together, light candles, and say prayers.

  • What symbolic foods are eaten during Rosh Hashanah?

    -Symbolic foods eaten during Rosh Hashanah include sweet foods like apples and honey, which represent the hope for a sweet new year, and pomegranates, symbolizing the wish to do many good deeds.

  • Why do Jewish people visit a body of water on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah?

    -Jewish people visit a lake, river, or the sea on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah to say special prayers and symbolically 'cast away' their sins into the water.

  • What is the relationship between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

    -Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is another important Jewish festival that occurs 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, and the time in between is for reflection, kindness, and resolving disputes.

  • What does 'Shana Tova' mean and when is it said?

    -'Shana Tova' is a Hebrew phrase wishing someone a good year, typically said during Rosh Hashanah.

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