Rosh Hashanah, celebrating this weekend the Jewish New Year...very interesting how they celebrate.

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       ​I am posting this article about Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year.  What I just realized Jesus would have celebrate this with his Jewish upbringing.  It is very interesting how it is celebrated.  One of the foods is apples and honey. 
I am posting this in memory of a very good friend, Ruth Newman, who followed all the faith of the Hebrews.  I wish I could say this but “Shana Tova”  Miss you my dear friend. 
The traditional way to wish someone a Happy New Year in Hebrew is by saying “Shana Tova.” In Hebrew this means “A Good Year.”
Rosh Hashanah Date, Meaning, and Traditions  by Catherine Boeckmann
Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the year according to the traditional Jewish calendar. In 2023, Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Friday, September 15. Learn more about how Rosh Hashanah is celebrated with traditions and sweet symbolic foods—and listen to the sound of the shofar!
What Is Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah, literally “Head of the Year” in Hebrew, is the beginning of the Jewish new year. It is the first of the High Holidays or ”Days of Awe,” ending 10 days later with Yom Kippur.
This two-day festival marks the anniversary of human creation—and the special relationship between humans and God, the creator.
Rosh Hashanah begins with the sounding of the shofar, an instrument made of a ram’s horn, proclaiming God as King of the Universe, just as a trumpet would be sounded at a king’s coronation. In fact, Rosh Hashanah is described in the Torah as Yom Teru’ah, a day of sounding (the Shofar).
The sound of the shofar is also a call to repentance—to wake up and re-examine our commitment to God and to correct our ways. Thus begins the “Ten Days of Repentance” which ends with Yom Kippur, the “Day of Atonement.”
When Is Rosh Hashanah?
In 2023, Rosh Hashanah starts at sunset on Friday, September 15, and will run through nightfall on Sunday, September 17.
Note that the Jewish calendar differs from today’s civil calendar (the Gregorian calendar). It is a “Luni-Solar” calendar, established by the cycles of the Moon and the Sun, so the lengths of days vary by the season, controlled by the times of sunset, nightfall, dawn, and sunrise. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, occurs on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar.
Rosh Hashanah Traditions
The traditional way to wish someone a Happy New Year in Hebrew is by saying “Shana Tova.” In Hebrew this means “A Good Year.”
There are many traditions associated with Rosh Hashanah, including the following:
Attending synagogue and spending time with family and friends.
Reflecting on the year before and repenting for any wrongdoings and then reflecting on the year ahead to start afresh.
Wear white and new clothes, symbolizing purity.
As mentioned above, there is the sounding of the ram’s horn (shofar) on both mornings.
Every evening, candles are lit. Candles are often a symbol of remembrance.
On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Tashlich ceremony is performed. This involves visiting a body of fresh water to symbolically cast past sins away.
Spicy, sharp, or sour foods are avoided in favor of sweet delicacies, representing wishes for a sweet and pleasant year (not a bitter year). Nuts are also avoided.
pomegranate, honey and apples on a white table.
Rosh Hashanah Foods
Food plays a large role in Rosh Hashanah tradition. Some of the symbolic foods include:
Apples dipped in honey (eaten on the first night)
Round challah (egg bread) dipped in honey and sprinkled with raisins. Try our delicious challah recipe.
A new seasonal fruit (on the second night).
Pomegranates (as its many seeds symbolize the hope that the year will be rich with many blessings).
The head of a fish (or ram) asking God that in the coming year we be “a head and not a tail.”
Apples Dipped in Honey and Nuts
Make this simple Rosh Hashanah dish of apples dipped in honey and nuts!
Taken from https://www.almanac.com/content/when-is-rosh-hashanah
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa 641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365