Rosh Hashanah, The Jewish New year literally means "The head of the year" or "First of the year". The ceremony takes place in the first or second day of the Tishri. Many Americans use the New Year as a time for a better life, making "Resolutions'. Likewise, the Jewish new year is also time to begin introspection, Looking back at the mistakes and planning to be made in future.The name "Rosh Hashanah" is not used in the Bible to discuss this holiday. The Bible refers to the holiday as Yom Ha-Zikkaron (the day of remembrance) or Yom Teruah (the day of the sounding of the shofar). The holiday is instituted in Leviticus 23:24-25. |