Jewish Historical Origin/ Time of Year
The Jewish religious tradition of Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of the world and a time of divine judgment. It is then followed by another holiday, called Yom Kippur ten days later. These two traditions are called the High Holidays. Rosh Hashanah encapsulates four major and interconnected themes, which are: The Jewish New Year, The Day of Shofar Blowing, The Day of Remembrance, and The Day of Judgment (Layton, 2014). This is the most significant time in the Jewish year, as it marks the chance for repentance and forgiveness in the eyes of God. During the High Holidays, Jews cleanse their soul and get the chance to start fresh with an unburdened conscience and the intention of doing better in the coming year (Layton, 2014).
Before Rosh Hashanah begins, members of this Jewish tradition make amends for the wrong doing that may have occurred during the previous year. Rosh Hashanah allows for reflection and setting forth a path of ethical and spiritual purity for the New Year (Rosh Hashanah, 2014). The phrase Rosh Hashanah literally translates to "Head of the Year." Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (which usually falls in September or October). As the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah is a celebratory holiday but there are also deeper spiritual meanings connected to the holiday (Pelaia, 2014). The traditional Rosh Hashanah greeting appropriate for Jewish friends on Rosh Hashanah is "L'Shana Tovah" or simply "Shana Tovah" which loosely translates as "Happy New Year." For a longer greeting you can use "L'Shana Tovah u'Metukah," wishing someone a "good and sweet year" (Pelaia, 2014).
Rosh Hashanah In The Community
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... of life. This particular religious tradition is definitely no exception in this regard. Rosh Hashanah certainly carries great responsibility in the Jewish religion as a tradional, soul cleansing, and though provoking holiday.
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...ithdraw from the tradition because they do not know any other way. Can you imagine what life would be if there were no Christmas or Thanksgiving? For many cultures, tradition is the basis for their history. One example to this being the Hawaiian culture whose history was destroyed when they were forced to stop their ancient dances which told stories of their past. Adversely, tradition has played negative roles in society as well with the battle between the Muslims and Christians in many middle-eastern countries. Tradition plays many roles in today's society. Our goal should be to grasp the idea of what they really mean. We must not isolate ourselves to what we think we know, but instead allow ourselves to comprehend.
Theory, History, Community. Ed. Lois Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris. Durham, N.C.: Duke UP, 1995: 145-159.
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Hass, M. E., & Sunal, C. S. (2011). Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle Grades.
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